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Two men with monkey tails

Akin Obasa Two men are being worshipped in India as incarnations of Hanuman the monkey deity because they have tails…

Court bars Nigerian Police, SSS from arresting Sanusi

Akin Kuponiyi A Nigerian Federal High Court in Lagos has barred the agents of the Nigerian police and State Security…

Arowolo Sentenced To Death For Killing Banker Wife

Henry Ojelu & Irene Nwaro Justice Lateefat Okunnu of the Ikeja High Court Friday sentenced Akolade Arowolo to death over…

PDP’s Plot To Capture Ekiti Will Spell Doom, says Fayemi

In this interview published in TheNEWS magazine this week, Governor of the western Nigerian state of Ekiti, Dr. Kayode Fayemi…

Video: I will challenge my suspension in court, says Sanusi

Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, removed today by President Goodluck Jonathan as governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank says he will mount…

Profile: Sarah Alade, acting CBN governor

Dr. Sarah Omotunde Alade (OON), appointed acting governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, by President Goodluck Jonathan today, has…
Sanusi Lamido

Breaking news: President Jonathan suspends Lamido Sanusi, CBN Governor

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday morning sacked Lamido Sanusi, as Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. The President…

Shekau in new video, threatens to bomb Nigeria’s refineries

.Nigeria’s most wanted man also threatens to kill Shehu of Borno and Emir of Kano The leader of Boko Haram,…

Bama: Witness says soldiers flee on sighting Boko Haram gunmen

A survivor of the attack on Bama today by Boko Haram militants said the Nigerian soldiers on guard duty fled…

Boko Haram militants suffer heavy losses in Bama

Suspected Boko Haram militants armed with explosives attacked Bama, a troubled spot in Nigeria’s northeast on Wednesday, sparking a battle…

Arowolo gets judgment day over wife’s murder

Henry Ojelu A Nigerian high court in Ikeja, capital of Lagos State, has fixed Friday, 21 February for judgment in…

Nigerian dad sues police over son’s lost limb

A Nigerian Federal High Court in Jos, in the central state of Plateau, has fixed March 26, to hear a…

Rapists Deflowered Me, Says Foluke Daramola

Yoruba actress, Foluke Daramola-Salako, has made a shocking revelation on how she lost her virginity to rapists. Foluke, who is…

Burkina Faso: Compaore may make it Africa’s next flash point

Any move by Burkina Faso’s veteran President Blaise Compaore to tweak the constitution and run for office a fifth time…

APC hires AKPD for 2015 polls

Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the engagement of international political consultants AKPD Message and Media to boost its…
Vice President Kashim Shettima

Boko Haram better armed than Nigerian soldiers

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State said members of the insurgent group, Boko Haram seem to be more…

Ethiopia reels in shock over plane hijack

Ethiopia’s government on Monday named the co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines flight who hijacked his aircraft, describing him as “medically…

Obasanjo Receives Rousing Welcome In Port Harcourt

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Former President Olusegun Obasanjo received a rousing welcome on Monday when he arrived Port Harcourt International Airport,…

Snake-Handling Pastor Dies From Snake Bite

A snake-handling pastor who appeared on the National Geographic television reality show “Snake Salvation” has died after being bitten by…

Church Where Members Worship Naked

A weird church known as White Tail Chapel is doing the unthinkable by inviting all worshippers to come as they…

Crocodiles can climb trees

Most people entering crocodile territory keep a wary eye out on water and land, but research suggests they need to…

Unarmed co-pilot hijacks Ethiopian Airlines plane

The man who hijacked an Ethiopian Airlines flight en route from Addis Ababa to Rome on Monday was the co-pilot,…

Dame Jonathan steps out to squelch health rumours

Dame Patience Jonathan, wife of Nigeria’s president has stepped out of Aso Rock Villa to douse recent rumours about her…

Boko Haram gunmen massacre 60 villagers, in fresh raid

Dozens of people, mostly Christians, in Izaghe village in rural Borno state, northeast Nigeria, have been massacred by gunmen suspected…

Sierra Leone’s leading varsity honours Tinubu

Njala University, Sierra-Leone’s best rated University has honoured Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the former governor of Lagos State with a…

In Pictures: Jonathan in charm offensive to Kano, South West

In one day, President Goodluck Jonathan, hopped from one major Nigerian city to the other, certainly in search of political…

Valentine: US Singer, Kelly Rowland, Arrives Lagos

Funsho Arogundade All is set for Saturday 15 February date of Darey Art Alade’s Love Like A Movie 2: Love…

Contract Scam: Court Frees Bankole

Nnamdi Felix/Abuja A Federal High Court siting in Abuja on Friday discharged and acquitted former Speaker of the House of…

How P-Square, Damasus, Tatafo, Others Celebrate Val

Bayo Adetu & Funsho Arogundade Nigerian celebrities, like their counterparts in other parts of the world, have concluded plans to…

Jonathan rewards bronze-winning Super Eagles

Bronze-winning Super Eagles at the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in South Africa, two weeks ago, got their reward today, as…