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Pastor Okotie rules out future marriage

FUNSHO AROGUNDADE Twice divorced flamboyant Lagos pastor, Chris Okotie, has ruled out getting married in future. Okotie dropped the hint…

EFFC arrests Soludo, ex- CBN governor

Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja Nigeria’s anti graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday afternoon arrested Professor Charles Soludo…

Nigerian Baby Kidnapped In S/Africa

A six-month-old Nigerian baby has been kidnapped by his parent’s neighbours in South Africa. A couple, believed to be  Pakistanis, …

Activists Move Against Absentee Gov Chime

Prominent Enugu state indigenes across Nigeria are currently mobilising to fight against the continued absence of the state Governor, Sullivan…

Ayo Ositelu Dies Watching Nigeria/Cape Verde Match

Veteran Nigerian journalist and former  Chairman of Ejigbo Local Council Development Area, Deacon Ayo Ositelu is dead. The foremost journalist…

Lagos House To Reduce Banned Routes For Motorcyclists

The Lagos State House of Assembly is considering the reduction in the list of restricted 475 routes to be plied…

Amosun spares TASUED, appoints new VC

An indication that Governor Ibukunle Amosun may have changed his mind about merging Tai Solarin University of Education, Nigeria’s first…

Fire guts Oyo monarch’s palace

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN The Palace of Nigeria’s Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III was today gutted by fire, which…

Gov Fayemi Dissolves Cabinet

The Governor of Ekiti State, southwest Nigeria, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has dissolved the state executive council. The dissolution took place…

Alleged HIV/AIDS Breakthrough: UNIBEN Disowns Don

Authorities of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), have disowned the Dean of School of Basic Medical Sciences of the University,…

Abuja Residents Troop To Fetch “Kerosene” From Well

There was commotion in Kuje, one of the six Area Councils in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, over the discovery of petroleum…

Bode George To Reform PDP

Ex-convict, Chief Olabode George was on Tuesday night named among six members of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Board of Trustees,…

Fire Guts MRS Tank Farm

Fire has gutted MRS petroleum tank farm at Tin Can Island, opposite PPM Terminal, in Apapa, Lagos, southwest Nigeria. Unofficial…

Okonjo-Iweala denies blocking oil subsidy payments

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has refuted media reports which alleged that her ministry was blocking verified payments…

Boko Haram: Obasanjo faults Jonathan’s approach

Nigeria’s former leader, Olusegun Obasanjo has faulted President Goodluck Jonathan’s approach in resolving the menace of the Boko Haram insurgency.…

Dele Giwa’s Mom Dies At 87

Elekiya Ayisat Giwa, the mother of the founding Editor-In-Chief of Newswatch magazine, Dele Giwa, who was killed in 1986 by…

Food Aid Pillaged In Central Africa

Hundreds of tonnes of food aid have been stolen from warehouses across the restive Central African Republic, the UN’s World…

Jonathan, OBJ Clash Over BoT Chair

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan and his political godfather, former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo will today engage each other in a…

Panel uncovers N24b fraud in Abia

The judicial panel of inquiry set up by Nigeria’s eastern state of Abia to probe the Abia Physical Planning and…

Messi wins record 4th Ballon d’Or

Lionel Messi, Barcelona’s amazing striker has won a record fourth Ballon d’Or, beating team mate Iniesta and Real Madrid’s Cristiano…

2 pastors jailed over N1 billion deposit scam

A Nigerian High Court has sentenced two ‘men of God’, Pastor Glory Abrefera and Reverend Vincent Okpogo to 10 years…

Oshiomhole knows Fate on Friday

Nnamdi Felix/Abuja Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Monday fixed Friday 11 January, 2013 to deliver judgment on whether Edo State Governor,…

Nigeria Police Launches New Code Of Conduct

The Nigeria Police will launch the special ‘Code of Conduct and Professional Standards for its officers on Thursday at International…

Ghana’s President Mahama sworn in

Ghana’s John Dramani Mahama was sworn in as president on Monday at a ceremony attended by thousands in the capital…

Nigerian Governors Missing In Action

Apart from the power plays that are consequent upon the illnesses of the governors of Taraba, Cross River and Enugu…

Nigeria’s Subsidy Thief Stole The Headlines In 2012

By Funsho Balogun The shocking New Year gift of an increase of pump price of the premium motor spirit (petrol)…

Atiku’s Aides Expose Obasanjo’s Corruption

A new book published by the media aides of Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has detailed the high handedness…

Ghana’s leader, Mahama to be sworn in today

Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama will be sworn into office today following last month’s polls. But the ceremony will be…

News Analysis: Nigeria’s byzantine drug problems

President Jonathan will need to declare an emergency to deal with the country’s drug epidemic, writes Bayo Onanuga Nigeria’s anti-drug…

Okorocha’s daughter marries his commissioner

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Nigeria’s eastern state of Imo, has given out his first daughter, Uloma away in marriage to…