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Intensify efforts to rescue Chibok school girls – CAN tells FG

The North-East Chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged the Federal Government and security agents to intensify efforts…

World Bank approves $250 million credit for water projects in Nigeria

The World Bank said it has approved a credit of 250 million US dollars to help the Nigerian Government continue…

Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Farewell To The Magic Muse

By Niyi Osundare Gone, the Magic Muse of Aracataca. In a manner similar to his wondrous tales, I can see…

In Video: Lagos Easter Carnival 2014 edition

Just sit back and be ready to join in the fun.

Electricity generation to hit 12,000mw by 2016

Dr Sam Amadi, Chairman, Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has said electricity generation nationwide would hit 12,000 mega watts before…

National Confab committees’ change venue, as deliberation commence

The National Conference Chairman, Justice Idris Kutigi (retd.), has announced a change of venue for some of the confab’s standing…

Three-month old baby stolen in Makurdi

The Benue Police Command has today confirmed that a three-month old baby belonging to one Mr Ikyavngi Imande had been…

Boko Haram: Abducted school girls jump to 234

The number of secondary school girls still under Boko Haram captivity is more than the figure widely circulated. There are…

Marketers urge FG to pay outstanding fuel subsidy claims

Obafemi Olawore, Executive Secretary, Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria, has pleaded with the Federal Government to pay marketers’ subsidy…

52 die in Ogun auto crashes in 3 months

A total of 52 persons lost their lives in 66 road accidents recorded in Ogun from January to March 2014,…

NURTW calls for collaboration with security agencies

Najeem Yasin, President, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), has called for strengthened collaboration between the union and security…

An Arab, 110 suspects arrested in multiple raids

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta One hundred and ten suspects have been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command after multiple raids of…

Fire guts Kaduna Airport control tower

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Fire has engulfed the control tower of the Kaduna Airport, severely damaging it. Witnesses said fire started…

Police arrest 24 suspects in Taraba

The Police in Taraba State have arrested 24 suspects in connection with a clash which that occurred in Wukari on…

Tinubu chancellor of LAUTECH, receives D.Sc honour too

The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso, Oyo state will on Wednesday 23 April invest former governor of Lagos…

CNN presents Mo Abudu as Africa’s Oprah

CNN has profiled Nigeria’s Mo Abudu, Executive Chairman and CEO of EbonyLife TV and first black woman to own a…

Borno residents witness first rain in 2014

Residents of Maiduguri, Borno state capital, have witnessed their first rain in 2014, recording light showers lasting about 45 minutes.…

5 unresolved riddles about Jesus Christ

Livescience.com dredges up some five salient issues about the life and times of Jesus Christ. P.M.NEWS shares the article with…

Police officer caught on video beating a woman arrested

A police officer caught on video beating a civilian woman in Lagos state has been arrested after an investigation by…

Security tips for churches, mosques

By Frank Mba Places of worship such as Churches and Mosques are traditionally regarded as places of peace. They are…

Ogun police arrest Nigerien with 1,000 passport photographs

The Ogun Police Command has arrested a middle-aged Nigerien in possession of more than 1,000 passport photographs of young boys.…
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We will surpass retrogressive forces – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has reiterated his unshaken belief in the ability of the nation to overcome all retrogressive and divisive…

Boko Haram leader claims responsibility for Nyanya bombing in new video

The leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists Abubakar Shekau claimed responsibility for a bombing in Nigeria’s capital that killed at…

Russia-West relations will be normalised – Putin

President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said nothing should impede the normalisation of relations between Russia and the West, after ties…

Fayemi, Fayose, Bamidele call for peace

Gov.Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has called on the people not to see the 21 June gubernatorial election in the…

Jonathan, PDP politicizing Nigeria’s security – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of politicizing Nigeria’s security…

Olaniyonu Makes Case for Community Policing

Abiodun Onafuye,Abeokuta Ogun State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Yusuph Olaniyonu has underscored the need for community policing, calling on…

Nigeria Police commences special operations against terror

Frank Mba, Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, has disclosed that the law enforcement agency has commenced an…

Yoruba leaders should forge a synergy –Senator Ayo Fasanmi

Funsho Arogundade Frontline politician and Afenifere chieftain, Senator Ayo Fasanmi, has urged fellow Yoruba leaders to forget their differences and…

Fayemi to start teaching at state varsity in October

Governor Kayode Fayemi of western Nigerian state of Ekiti has said he will start teaching at the state-owned university in…