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Ivory-coast, Senegal match abandoned after fan riot

The Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Senegal and Ivory Coast was abandoned Saturday after Senegalese fans went on a…

Nana Rawlings joins Ghana’s presidential race

The wife of Ghana’s former leader John Jerry Rawlings was nominated as a presidential candidate by an upstart political party…

Asantehene’s jewel: Norway police release CCTV footage of suspects

Norwegian police released on Saturday images of a woman and a man suspected in the Oslo theft of crown jewels…

Boko Haram begged to embrace dialogue now

The leading traditional leader in the Boko Haram beleaguered Borno state in Northern Nigeria, Abubakar Ibn Garbai, the Shehu of…

Nigerian doctor sacked in the UK

A Nigerian medical consultant in the United Kingdom has lost his job at an NHS hospital after carrying a sample…

Jonathan inspects flood ravaged home state by air

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday arrived in his home state of Bayelsa to inspect flood ravaged areas. He could not…

Okonjo-Iweala launches book on Nigeria in Tokyo

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Nigeria’s powerful minister of finance has launched a book, “Reforming the Un-reformable: Lessons from Nigeria”, on…
File photo: Jewelries: 23-year-old housemaid, Aisha Abdullahi, docked for allegedly stealing her employer’s gold jewellery worth N10 million in Kaduna

Cocaine Hidden In Pendants Found At Lagos Airport

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Oluigboka Chukwuemeka Emmanuel thought he had cleverly concealed about 2.4 kilogrammes of cocaine in pendants and female…

EU Detractors Slam Nobel Peace Prize Decision

While some Europeans swelled with pride when the European Union won the Nobel Peace Prize, howls of derision erupted from…

Ghana’s Ashanti crown jewels stolen in Oslo

Thieves in Norway have escaped with the suitcase of King Otomfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene of Ashanti Kingdom of…

In Pictures: Jonathan visits flooded Lokoja town

President Goodluck Jonathan has begun a tour of flood ravaged states of Nigeria. He started off in Kogi, where the…

OIL SUBSIDY SCAM: Capital Oil Boss, Uba Remanded

A Tinubu, Lagos Chief Magistrate’s Court this afternoon ordered that Capital Oil boss, Patrick Ifeanyi Uba and four others, Nsikan…

Chinese Mo Yan wins 2012 Nobel Literature Prize

Chinese author Mo Yan on Thursday won the Nobel Literature Prize for writing that mixes folk tales, history and the…

Budget 2013: Home truths Speaker Tambuwal Told Jonathan

VOTE OF THANKS BY RT. HON. AMINU WAZIRI TAMBUWAL CFR, SPEAKER, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA,…

Budget 2013: Jonathan promises prudence, growth, jobs

“Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, you will recall that in furtherance of my Administration’s efforts to transform our economy, the 2012…

FLOOD: Ravaged States To Get N17 Billion

President Goodluck Jonathan this morning announced that some states of the federation including Lagos, which have been ravaged by flood,…

In Pictures:Jonathan decorates service chiefs with new ranks

In the photo here: PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONTHAN (R) ASSISTED BY VICE PRESIDENT NAMADI SAMBO (L) IN DECORATING THE CHIEF OF…

Delta State: Axis of Kidnappers

Delta is ill-reputed as the state with the highest concentration of kidnappers per square kilometre. But why?  He was on…

My Experience In Kidnappers’ Den, By Victim

A victim of kidnapping who wants his identity hidden for security reasons, narrates his unpleasant three-day experience in the hands…

Kidnapping Not Rampant In Delta State

Paul Odili, Manager, Communication/Adviser to Governor Uduaghan, told JETHRO IBILEKE that kidnapping is not on the rise in Delta state.…

Calabar: Lesbians Reign

Lesbianism finds a fertile ground in Calabar Mrs. Janet Ishi of Orok Orok Street, Calabar, capital of Cross River State,…

Dangote donates N200million to flood victims

Nigeria’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has donated N200 million to victims of flood in Nigeria’s Kogi state. The donation is…

Heroin Hidden In Football, Rugs Seized At Lagos Airport

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Sniffer dogs, used by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have detected three consignments…

Biafra : Awolowo replies Achebe from the grave

Nigeria’s literary legend, Chinua Achebe in his latest memoir on the defunct Biafra, accused a Nigerian political legend, Obafemi Awolowo…

Debate: Is President Jonathan Right on Bakassi Peninsula?

The International Court of Justice, ICJ, ruled on 10 October 2002 that Bakassi belonged to Cameroon and must be transferred…

House boy steals N25m jewellery of General Bajowa’s wife

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Thieves appear to be targeting the treasure boxes of wives of Nigeria’s retired generals with another case of…

Romney combats Obama in first debate

Denver, Colorado (AFP)Republican challenger Mitt Romney performed strongly Wednesday in his first presidential debate, putting Barack Obama on the back…

4 Nigerian peace-keepers killed in Darfur

An ambush in Sudan’s western Darfur region killed four Nigerian peacekeepers and wounded eight, the UN-African Union Mission (UNAMID) said…

Mariam Abacha’s $125k stolen jewellery recovered

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano The Nigerian police in kano said they have recovered jewellery worth $125,000 stolen by bandits from Mrs. Mariam…

Patience Jonathan battles Cancer

Moyo Fabiyi Since 28 August 2012 when it was reported that Patience, the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan was flown…
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