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Bad day for Kano terrorists as 2 self-destruct

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Two terrorists died Saturday morning as they attempted to bomb a checkpoint manned by soldiers of the Joint…

Lights Out as world marks ‘Earth Hour’

Sydney’s skyline plunged into darkness on Saturday as the city cut its lights for the “Earth Hour” campaign against climate…

Nobel laureates Soyinka, Gordimer mourn Achebe

Africa’s first Nobel literature laureate Wole Soyinka and a renowned poet, John Pepper Clark, said Friday they have lost “a…

Abductors of female journalist want N8m

Four gunmen on Thursday in Akure, capital of the western Nigerian state of Ondo, abducted Olubunmi Lawal Oke, a journalist…

Torrents of tributes pour for Chinua Achebe

President Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday that late Prof. Chinua Achebe will be greatly missed for his immense patriotism and…

West Ham Move To Britain’s Olympic Stadium

West Ham United football club are to become the main tenants of London’s Olympic Stadium, the BBC reported on Friday…

Guests Storm Dubai For Tuface’s Wedding

Hundreds of guests are already in Dubai,  United Arab Emirates, UAE, to witness the wedding of music star, Tuface Idibia…

Christendom Mourns Prophet Obadare

The Christendom in Nigeria rose in unison today to mourn the demise of famous evangelist and founder of the World…

Prof. Chinua Achebe, Nigeria’s Novelist Dies

Nigeria’s literary icon, Professor Albert  Chinualumogu Achebe is dead. He died last night in a hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, United…

Lifestyle changes in Cuba as socialism relaxed

HAVANA(AFP) – Aging Chevys and Pontiacs are a familiar symbol of life in Cuba, but many of the vehicles clogging…

Emir Bayero: Kano bombing meant to split Nigerians

The Emir of Nigeria’s largest northern city of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero has described Monday’s bomb attack on a luxury…

Police Warn Motorists Against Use Of Tinted Glass Vehicles

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar has warned motorists to desist from indiscriminate use of vehicles with tinted glasses. He…

Igbo Angry With Kano Government

The Igbo in Kano say they have lost confidence in the way Kano State government is handling last Monday’s bombing…

Fire Burns Mother, 5 Children To Death

A mother, Mrs Zuwaira Yakubu, and her five children were burnt to death in the early hours of Tuesday in…

No Going Back On Oil Subsidy Removal —Jonathan

The President Goodluck Jonathan-led Federal Government has restated its plan to fully deregulate the downstream oil sector, despite the aversion…

Judge Rejects Okah’s Plea

Justice Neels Claaseen of the South Gauteng High Court, in Johannesburg on Wednesday refused to grant the application filed by…

Imoke Splashes N25m, Land On Eagles

Members of the Super Eagles, who won the South Africa 2013 African Cup of Nations, AFCON, have been rewarded by…

Al-Qaeda Bloodthirsty, Kills French Hostage

The French government was scrambling Wednesday to verify a claim by Al-Qaeda’s north African branch that it has executed a…

Fresh Shooting In Kano Triggers Pandemonium

There was pandemonium at the Sabon Titi axis of Sharada Phase 111, in  Kano today, following sporadic shooting in the…

W/Cup Qualifier: Kenya Land In Lagos

Players and officials of the Harambee Stars of Kenya landed in Lagos Wednesday morning at 11:10hrs (13:10hrs EAT) ahead of…

Christmas Day Bomber’s Trial Stalled

The alleged mastermind of 2011 Christmas Day bombing of St. Theresa’s Catholic church in Madala, Niger state, Mr. Kabiru Umar,…

Obama sets off for first Israel tour

US President Barack Obama was on his way to Israel Wednesday for the first time, hoping to ease past tensions…

Judgement Day for Henry Okah

Justice Neels Claaseen of the South Guateng High Court, Johannesburg, says he will deliver judgment in Henry Okah’s case on…

Bomb Survivors: ‘We saw a Golf car speeding towards us’

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano As relations of the dead scout around morgues in Nigeria’s Kano hospitals in search of their own, survivors…

Kano bombing: Police under-report casualties

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano As the Nigerian authorities evaluate Tuesday’s bombing of the luxury bus terminal in Kano, in terms of the…

KANO BOMB BLASTS: Death Toll Rises

The death toll arising from a series of blasts targeting buses full of passengers in Nigeria’s second largest city of…

Car Thieves Arrested At Press Centre

Two suspected car snatchers were this morning arrested by heavily armed operatives of Nigeria’s Department of State Security Services (SSS),…

Man Gunned Down By Drunken Cops

A 46-year old man, Eze Okoro, has been shot dead by drunken policemen in front of his house  at 1,…

Pope Vows To Embrace The Poorest

Pope Francis knelt at the tomb of St. Peter and donned the symbols of papal power at a sumptuous inauguration…

BIAFRA: Ogbemudia Clarifies US Secret Files

At 80, Brigadier Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia (retd.) is in good health except for a recent accident, which warranted his use…