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US judge says nurse can leave home in Ebola row

A US judge ruled Friday that a nurse quarantined by her home state after treating Ebola patients in Africa could…

Bomb wounds three in Egyptian capital

A bomb hidden in a rubbish bin wounded three people in the Egyptian capital before dawn on Saturday, the interior…

Jonathan’s promise on power 4 years ago

Speaking with United Nations diplomats on Monday, 31st January 2011 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, President Goodluck Jonathan made this promise:…

Mubi: Police warn residents against rumour mongering

The Adamawa Police Command on Friday warned residents of the state against spreading unfounded rumour that often leads to panic.…

FOI Act not binding on 36 states, court rules

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday, ruled that the 36 states of the federation cannot be made to…

Policeman kills immigration officer

The Commissioner of Police in Adamawa, Mr Gabriel Adaji, has confirmed the death of an immigration officer shot by a…

Jega to sanction political parties for violating election timetable

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will soon apply sanctions for non-compliance with its timetable for the 2015…

Jonathan, most performing president since independence – Okupe

Dr Doyin Okupe, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, said on Friday that President Goodluck Jonathan,…

2015: More Nigerians will vote Jonathan, says Abba Morro

Minister of Interior, Abba Morro has given assurance that the gains of the transformation agenda will give President Goodluck Jonathan…

Lagos, no go area for criminals, says Commissioner of Police

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, Kayode Aderanti, on Friday declared the state as a “no-go-area” for criminals…

Talks claims, ceasefire ‘lies’, says Shekau in new video

Boko Haram denied that they had agreed to a ceasefire in a new video obtained on Friday by AFP, describing…

Shekau in new video denies ceasefire, says Chibok schoolgirls married off

It is now certain that President Goodluck Jonathan will never be able to #bringbackourgirls. What a pity! The whole campaign,…

Senzo Meyiwa: One suspected killer arrested, charged

A suspect appeared in court on Friday over the slaying of South African football captain Senzo Meyiwa, whose murder during…

Tambuwal Asks Court To Stop PDP From Removing Him As Speaker

Felix Nnamdi/Abuja Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Tambuwal and his party, the All Progresives Congress, APC, on…

Landlord gets 3-year jail term for evicting tenant with force

An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a landlord, Iyabo Adakeja, (47), to three years imprisonment for removing a tenant’s…

Clashes in West Bank after Muslim prayers

Clashes erupted in the West Bank Friday after weekly Muslim prayers while security forces deployed heavily around Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa…

El-Rufai picks form, says guber aspiration not do-or-die

Malam Nasiru El Rufai, former FCT Minister, on Friday obtained the APC nomination forms to contest for the 2015 governor…

NBA, lawyers fault withdrawal of Tambuwal’s security aides

Some lawyers in Lagos on Friday faulted the withdrawal of the security aides of the Speaker of the House of…

Gov Suswam swears in high court judge

Governor Gabriel Suswan of Benue State on Friday sworn-in Mrs Theresa Shija as a high court judge in the state.…

Bus Driver Jailed For Driving Against Traffic

Kazeem Ugbodaga A driver of a commuter bus, locally called danfo, has been sentenced to 10 months imprisonment by the…

In Pictures: Women Arise mark 200 Days of #BringBackOurGirls

Photos By Idowu Ogunleye Women Arise organised a rally to mark 200 days of Chibok girls abduction. The peaceful rally…

2015: Jonathan, PDP stopped me from contesting, says Tafawa Balewa

The son of Nigeria’s first and only post-independence prime minister on Friday said he wanted to run for president but…

Army official announces ouster of Burkina president

An army official claimed on Friday that Burkina Faso’s embattled President Blaise Compaore had been ousted, prompting an outburst of…

Tambuwal sues IGP over withdrawal of security aides

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal at about 12:40 pm Friday stormed the federal high…

Three bombs rock Gombe bus station

Three bombs concealed in bags rocked a bus station in north Nigeria’s Gombe state during Friday morning rush hour, the…

8 dead, 34 injured in triple bombing in Gombe

A triple bombing at a bus station during Friday morning rush hour in north Nigeria killed at least eight people…

Rivers Police orders 24 hours surveillance on PDP Secretariat

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers state Police Commissioner, Dan Bature, has ordered round the clock surveillance of Peoples Democratic Party,…

New Afghan first lady backs French veil ban

Afghanistan’s cosmopolitan new first lady has backed France’s controversial ban on the niqab, comparing the full veil to “blinders” as…

At least 15 dead in Turkey bus accident

At least 15 people were killed and 28 injured Friday when a bus carrying agricultural workers workers overturned in the…

Israel reopens Al-Aqsa mosque ahead of Muslim prayers

Israel reopened Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound Friday ahead of the weekly Muslim prayers, after a rare closure following clashes…