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Jonathan governs by deceit, ACN charges

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has accused the Jonathan Administration of engaging in governance by deceit, saying the administration…

Nollywood’s Mercy Johnson gives birth to baby girl

Mercy Johnson, Nigeria’s popular celebrity and actress and the most searched name on Google, has given birth to a baby…

What Chinese explorers found under Nigerian waters

Chinese scientific research ship Dayang Yihao, or Ocean One, has returned to east China harbour, almost four months after it…

NNPC: Fuel price remains N97 in Nigeria

Nigeria’s Federal Government will not increase the pump price of petrol in January, the Acting Group General Manager, Public Affairs…

Nigerian state outlaws cruelty to chickens, ducks

A Nigerian state has guaranteed chickens and other poultry birds such as guinea fowl, duck and pigeons a new lease…

Jonathan: Attitude not corruption Nigeria’s challenge

President Goodluck Jonathan claimed today that Nigeria’s biggest challenge to good governance is not corruption, but the attitude of Nigerians.…

Azazi: Jonathan, Amaechi pay glowing tributes at burial

General Andrew Owoye Azazi, Nigeria’s former National Security Adviser who died in a military helicopter crash 15 December was buried…

Lagos targets 370 income tax defaulters

Nigeria’s Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola Raji said his government would soon swoop on 370 high net-worth residents of the…

Nigeria: Boko Haram gunmen free prisoners, kill 7

Nigeria’s police authorities have given a near full picture of the damages done by armed men, believed to be Boko…

Nigeria’s governors annus horribilis

TOKUNBO OLAJIDE For many Nigerian state governors, it’s a year of the locust. From the tragic death of one, to…

Injured Governor Wada may have lost a leg

Governor Idris Wada of the Nigerian central state of Kogi, who was involved in a ghastly motor accident Friday, may…

Nigerian governor critically injured in crash, aide dies

TOKUNBO OLAJIDE Governor of Nigeria’s central state of Kogi, Idris Wada, has been reportedly injured in a fatal auto crash…

Nigeria Police On Red Alert Over Terror Rumours

Nigeria’s police authorities have placed their men  on red alert in Nigeria’s capital of Abuja, following speculations about another terrorist…

Obasanjo’s mansion gutted by fire

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta A section of the multi-million naira mansion of the former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo was up in…

Nigerian Police Goes After Importers, Sellers Of Bangers

The Nigerian police in Lagos State have vowed to clampdown on sellers and users of fireworks across the state following…

Lagos Designer, MUDI Faces contempt charge

Clement Mudiaga Enajemo, a.k.a MUDI, Nigeria’s international fashion designer risks being committed to prison for contempt of court. A traditional…

Nigeria’s anti-terror war meant to kill muslims, alleges Gumi

A controversial Nigerian Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Ahmad Gumi has described the military campaign against Boko Haram terrorists as a…

Gen. Azazi to be buried 29 December

Former National Security Adviser, General Owoye Andrew Azazi, who died in a helicopter crash in his home state of Bayelsa…

Fashola: How did banned fire crackers enter Nigeria?

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Wednesday visited the site of a fire incident triggered by the storage…

Mandela discharged from hospital for homecare

South Africa’s ailing former leader Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital on Wednesday after spending almost three weeks being treated…

Nigeria bows to Newcastle United over Ameobi

Super Eagles Chief Coach, Stephen Keshi appears to have given up on his battle to land Newcastle striker, Shola Ameobi…

The day Lagos Nigeria saw ‘Thunder Fire’

Nigeria’s government agencies have begun to piece together what could have precipitated the big fire in the commercial capital of…

Nigeria: Implacable fire rips through Lagos market

Fire ripped through Jankara market in Lagos Island, Nigeria’s largest city Wednesday morning and wounded at least 30 people after…

Pope urges end to savage killings in Nigeria

Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday lamented “savage acts of terrorism” that frequently target Christian churches in Nigeria, during his traditional…

Ameobi must play for Nigeria, says Keshi

Tunde Oyedele/sports editor It’s country versus club controversy once again and FIFA may have to wade in for arbitration as…

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In Pictures: Ansaru, Nigeria’s new terror group

First, it was Boko Haram’s terrorism. As if that is not a nightmare too much for accursed Nigeria already, another…

Thousands flock to Bethlehem for Christmas

BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories (AFP) – Thousands of Palestinians and tourists streamed into the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Monday…

Jonathan urges national belief in agenda

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has used the occasion of Christmas celebrations to appeal to fellow Nigerians to have confidence in…

Jonathan visits Azazi’s family in Lagos on condolence

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday paid a condolence visit to the family of late former National Security Adviser, Gen.…