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JTF raids kidnappers den in Bayelsa creeks, recover arms

The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield, on Thursday said its troops swooped on hideouts…

Ebola: Confirmed Nigeria cases rises to 11

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Nigeria has risen by one to 11, Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu said on…

WHO lauds FG’s response to Ebola outbreak

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday commended the Federal Government’s response to the outbreak of the Ebola virus in…

Heavy security at polling units encourages large voters’ – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Wednesday in Abuja that the heavy presence of security personnel at polling…

Omisore stops panel of inquiry from investigating him

Peoples Democratic Party’s defeated governorship candidate in Osun, Senator Iyiola Omisore on Wednesday secured an order to prevent the panel…

Ebola: Infected nurse leaves Lagos for Enugu, breaking quarantine

A nurse who contracted Ebola at a Lagos hospital travelled to the eastern part of Nigeria before falling sick, raising…

2015 Election: Police arrest Rivers monarch, others over shooting

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt There was pandemonium Wednesday in the Mile Four area near Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, southern Nigeria,…

Deep division in Nigeria after teenager murders husband

Many see Wasila Tasi’u as a victim: a 14-year old girl from a poor, strictly Muslim family in northern Nigeria,…

Ebola Scare At Orile-Agege General Hospital

Kazeem Ugbodaga & Paul Iyoghojie There was pandemonium on Tuesday at the Orile-Agege General Hospital, Agege area of Lagos, southwest…

Lagos Set To Review Okada Ban

Eromosele Ebhomele Commercial motorcycle riders in Lagos State, western Nigeria, may soon have cause to rejoice as the state House…

Germany urges nationals to leave Ebola-hit countries

Germany on Wednesday called on its nationals to leave Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone as the death toll from the…

Kano women ditch hijab after suicide bombings

Women in north Nigeria’s largest city Kano are abandoning their traditional religious dress after a spate of suicide bombings by…

Humanitarian crisis warning after Boko Haram attack

Hundreds of people who escaped a Boko Haram attack need urgent help, a local lawmaker said on Wednesday, as those…

Teenager caught sleeping with dog in Benin

By Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 19-year old boy (name withheld), was Tuesday arrested at Iguosa, a suburb community in Benin City,…

ECOWAS official dies from Ebola in Nigeria

An ECOWAS official has died from Ebola in Nigeria, the West African regional bloc said on Tuesday, taking the total…

LASU fees, Ebola: Fashola seeks permission to re-order budget

By Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state on Tuesday urged the state House of Assembly to approve a…

Osun Election: We’re attacked because we rejected N14mn bribe – DSS

The Department of State Service (DSS) said on Tuesday that an unnamed political party offered its men N14 million which…

Celestial Church pastor appears in court for rape

A 23-year old self-professed Celestial Church prophet, Adewale Adeleke, on Tuesday in Lagos, appeared before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court for…

Man kills, roasts mum in Anambra state

Anambra state police command has arrested and detained Ekene Ucheagwu for killing and roasting his mother in Ndikpa Awuka, a…

‘Men Commit More Crimes Than Women’

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, has revealed that women’s involvement in organised…

Ebola Virus: Do Not Panic —NOA

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has urged Nigerians not to panic over the outbreak of Ebola virus in the country.…

Fire Burns Two Children To Death In Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga & Cyriacus Izuekwe Fire ignited by candlelight has razed a storey building and burnt two children to death…

Adeboye Ordains 1,101 Pastors

Femi Anjorin The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG,  Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye has ordained over…

Police, Robbers In Gun Battle

Yusuf Muhammed One suspected armed robber has been killed, while three others fled during a gun battle with policemen from…

Ebola: Kuje Community, FCT Minister at war

There is no doubt that the importation of Ebola Virus Disease into the country by Liberian-American, Mr Patrick Sawyer has…

US sends Ebola drug to Liberia, West Africa

In a bid to curb the Ebola Virus, Liberia will receive an untested experimental drug, ZMapp, to treat people infected…

Boko Haram writes fleeing Borno residents, promises more attack

Fleeing Borno residents have been written by Islamist sect Boko Haram, promising more terror attacks. Survivors of menacing attacks in…

Military warns women against meddling in troops deployment

Women have been advised to steer clear of military troops deployment to battle Islamist sect, Boko Haram. A statement on…

Ebola: Mixed reactions greet Cardinal Onayekan’s directive

Mixed reactions have greeted a directive issued by the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Abuja His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaiyekan on…

Elechi, PDP attempt to reinstate impeached Speaker

Governor Martin Elechi of Ebonyi said in Abakaliki on Monday that Chukwuma Nwazunku remained the Speaker of the State House…