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GDP Figure: Beyond Belief

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Why Nigeria’s new GDP figure may not mean much for average Nigerians beyond being an indication of developments…

Abuja bomb blasts: Survivors recount lucky escape

Some of the survivors of the twin bomb blasts at Nyanya Bus Station, Abuja have spoken about their lucky escape.…

Jonathan visits bomb blast scene, hospital

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday urged Nigerians to be conscious and observant of possible security threat around them, to reduce…

Jehovah’s Witnesses Decry Marriage Restriction

Cyriacus Izuekwe Some Jehovah’s Witnesses have decried the restriction on them not to marry Christians of other denominations. Members of…

Abuja Bus station blasts came from 2 bombs, 71 killed

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja with agency reports The confirmed toll from the twin bombing of a bus station near the capital Abuja…

Polio: Nigeria 2nd Largest Country With Unimmunised Kids

Eromosele Ebhomele Nigeria accounts for 3.8 million of the estimated 22.6 million unimmunised children against polio living in different countries…

At least 20 dead in Abuja bomb blast

A bomb blast at a bus depot on the outskirts of the Nigerian capital Abuja killed at least 20 people…

Bomb blast at Abuja bus stop, many injured

A loud bomb blast has rocked a bus station on the outskirts of Abuja, the Nigerian capital. The station at…

APC accuses Jonathan of violating Nigeria’s electoral law

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused President Goodluck Jonathan and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of engaging…

Sultan Abubakar: ‘No one can Islamise Nigeria’

The Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on Sunday said there were no plans to turn Nigeria into an Islamic…

Easter Week kicked off by Pope with Palm Sunday mass

Pope Francis kicked off weeklong observances leading up to Easter by celebrating Palm Sunday mass with some 100,000 pilgrims in…

We’ll deliver Kwara totally to APC – Bukola Saraki

Stephen Oni/ Ilorin For the umpteenth time, leader of the Kwara State All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Bukola Saraki, has…

Three-year old baby, three others dead in military helicopter crash in Namibia

Four people including a three-year old boy have died after a military helicopter crashed in north-east Namibia, the defence ministry…

Barack and Michelle Obama earned $503,183 in 2013

United States president and his wife, reportedly earned a total income of $503,183 (N80, 509, 280) and paid tax of…

Only PDP can rescue Nigeria – President Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has said only the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) can save Nigeria. He said this at the South-East…

EFCC has executed 773 convictions since inception – Lamorde

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it had secured more than 773 convictions and recovered billions of…

Woman throws shoe at Hillary Clinton in Vegas

A woman threw an object — reported to be a shoe — at Hillary Clinton during a speech in Las…

Corruption: Nigeria protests Mugabe’s attack

Nigeria’s Federal Government on Thursday summoned the Zimbabwean Head of Chancery over remarks credited to President Robert Mugabe, which depicted…

10 Africans Win Innovation Prize

Eromosele Ebhomele The African Innovation Foundation, AIF, has announced 10 finalists of the prestigious Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2014.…

London court considers confiscation of Ibori assets

Jailed James Onanefe Ibori, former governor of Nigeria’s Delta state has been facing a confiscation hearing at Southwark Crown Court.…

Oscar Pistorius Tells How He Killed Steenkamp

Oscar Pistorius, on Tuesday, broke down as he told South African court how he accidentally killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp…

North East Governors Appeal To INEC On 2015 Poll

Governors of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states  facing the challenges of Boko Haram insurgency on Wednesday urged the Independent National…

Lagos Shuts Illegal Orphanage, Removes 5 Kids

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has shut down an illegal orphanage and rescued five children at Agbado area of…

CBN Suspension: Sanusi gets judgment on May 20

A Federal High Court in Abuja has reserved judgment until May 20 in the case by Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi,…

Gunmen kill 10, burn 20 houses in Taraba

The Police Command in Taraba has confirmed that gunmen on Tuesday killed 10 people in Jibu village in Wukari Local…

Pension fraud thieves to get 10 years imprisonment

The Senate has passed the Pension Reform Bill which prescribes a minimum of 10 years imprisonment for any person found…

Pistorius breaks down in court, forcing trial adjournment

Oscar Pistorius broke down in tears in the dock today, forcing an adjournment in his murder trial, as he recalled…

Maryam Abacha: I Brought Buhari Into Politics

She hardly speaks to the press. Since her husband died in 1998, she has been living a very quiet life,…