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Oshiomhole sacks another permanent secretary

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Nigeria’s Edo state has ordered the immediate retirement of Mr Alhassan Ikeloa, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry…

Aregbesola unveils symbol of Yoruba culture

Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Nigeria’s state of Osun on Saturday in Ile-Ife unveiled an Ife ancestral monument, popularly called Ori-olokun,…

Sunny Ade’s ex-guitarist, Fatoke Caught with Cocaine

Simon Ateba/Lagos Fatoke Abiodun, Nigeria’s veteran guitarist, who played alongside legendary musician, King Sunny Ade for three decades, has been…

Giant tuna sells for $1.8million

A monster bluefin tuna sold for a record-breaking $1.8 million in the year’s first auction at Japan’s Tsukiji fish market…

In Pictures: Nollywood Komolafe’s Final Exit

It was an emotional farewell in Ibadan, capital of Oyo state in western Nigeria, as popular Nollywood actress, Bisi Komolafe…

Jonathan: A preview of what to come in 2015

They apparently came when no one was looking and carried out what some now say was an evil deed around…

Nigerian sworn in as Belgian Councillor

Nigerian-born Collins Nweke, was on Friday sworn in as Councillor of West- Flanders Constituency in Belgium. Europe. Nweke, a member…

20 prisoners bolt away from Sagamu prison

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Twenty inmates of the Nigerian prison in Sagamu, Ogun State, Western Nigeria have escaped. Prison authorities claimed…

How Generator Fume Wiped Out Family Of 5

The cause of death of five members of a family in Robiyan, Ijoko, Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State,…

Nollywood Actress, Bisi Komolafe Goes Home

Bisi Komolafe, the Yoruba movie actress, who died in the early hours of 1 January at the University College Hospital,…

EFCC seizes 48 ex-governor Sylva’s houses over theft

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, January 3, 2013 took possession of 48 properties of the former…

7 die in another day of Boko Haram terror

Nigerian soldiers said they have killed five gunmen believed to belong to the Islamist group Boko Haram while losing a…

Nigerian Police Ready To Fight Crime

Lagos State Police Commissioner, Umaru Manko, says the Lagos State Police Command is ready to fight crime this year. The…

Balotelli’s Sister Pregnant For Martins?

Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins may not be scoring goals for Nigeria in South Africa, having been overlooked by Coach Stephen…

Nigeria’s Eagles edge out Catalonia, lift trophy

Tunde Oyedele/Sports editor Nigeria’s Super Eagles played 1-1 with Catalonia, that paraded about ten Barcelona stars in a pre-African Cup…

Dana Air Back In The Skies Friday

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Six months after it was grounded by the Nigerian government following the 3 June plane crash in…

Kumuyi, Adeboye, Predict Better Year

The General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, and the General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG,…

Sea Waves Sweep Away Nigerian Pastor’s Son

Samuel, the teenage son of Pastor Owulo Obu, has drowned at Lekki Beach, Lagos Nigeria, where he and others went…

View from abroad: Nigeria where every problem too hard to fix

By Gwynne Dyer It is not known if the word “dysfunctional” was invented specifically to describe the Nigerian state –…

Governors’ Forum tool of oppression, says Senator Aminu

Senator Jubril Aminu, on Tuesday described the Nigerian Governors’ Forum as strange and an instrument of oppressing the Federal Government…

Pope, Nigerian cleric pray for gift of peace in 2013

Pope Benedict XVI, continuing his Christmas message theme, during which he appealed for the end of violence in Nigeria and…

60 die in Ivory Coast’s New Year tragedy

At least 60 people died and at least dozens were injured in Abidjan, Ivory Coast’s commercial capital, as crowds stampeded…

15 Christians killed in fresh Nigerian massacre

In another deadly move portraying Nigeria’s Borno state as a killing field for Nigerian Christians, attackers have stormed a church…

Governor Wada to be discharged soon

Idris Wada, governor of Nigeria’s central state of Kogi, who was critically injured in an accident a few days ago,…

Jonathan outlines priorities in 2013

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan in his new year message to Nigerians has outlined the priorities of his government and at…

Jonathan: Boko Haram killings signs of end times?

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has questioned whether deadly Islamist attacks on churches in his country and other violence worldwide could…

Nigerian Town Marks Third Year In Darkness

For the people of Epe, Lagos, western Nigeria, it is another New Year celebration in darkness as they have had…

Chidinma shines in Kora Award Night of hitches

The Kora Awards finally took place Sunday night in Abidjan, with a cascade of hitches. The great festival of African…

Obasanjo: Don’t write off Nigeria yet

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has expressed optimism about the ability of the country to rank among the greatest…

Mercy Johnson’s Baby Girl stirs web buzz

Bayo Adetu/ Entertainment Correspondent Nigeria’s Mercy Johnson’s new baby girl delivered at about 1pm Nigerian time today in a private…