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Bishop Kukah calls for prayers for release of Chibok girls

Bishop Hassan Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, has called on Nigerians to embark on fervent prayers for the successful…

In Video: Homage to Oba Sikiru Adetona, Awujale of Ijebuland

On Thursday 8 May, the Ijebu people from six local council areas of Ogun state, converged in Ijebu-Ode to pay…

Heavy traffic on Lagos-Abeokuta expressway as truck laden with beer crashes

Eromosele Ebhomele A crowd took over the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Sunday evening stealing bottles of Goldberg Lager Beer from a…

Nigeria not on auto pilot – Presidency replies Akande

The Presidency on Sunday berated Chief Bisi Akande, the Chairman of opposition party, APC, over his claim that “Nigeria is…

Onanuga, veteran editor joins Ogun East Senatorial race

Biodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Seasoned journalist and the Managing Director/CEO, of The News/PM News newspapers, Mr. Bayo Onanuga on Sunday declared his…

Four killed, 30 houses razed in fresh herdsmen attack in Taraba

The Police in Taraba on Sunday in Jalingo said gunmen suspected to be herdsmen attacked Dinya village in Gassol Local…

Israel to help find kidnapped Nigerian girls

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday offered to help Nigeria search for hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped by extremist Islamist…

PDP woos former APC members in Edo

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo on Sunday called on leading politicians who recently dumped All Progressives Congress (APC)…

Comeback queen Sharapova wins Madrid Open

Maria Sharapova fought back to defeat Simona Halep 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 on Sunday to win her second clay title of…

French President calls for African summit on Nigeria abductions

French President Francois Hollande called Sunday for African leaders to hold a summit in Paris on security in west Africa…

Don’t blame opposition for terrorism, APC tells President Jonathan

Lanre Babalola The All Progressives Congress, (APC), has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to stop blaming opposition for the insecurity in…

NEMA decries poor technology infrastructure in disaster management

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has decried the low institutional capability in data generation, risk analysis and early warning…

House committee seeks emergency funds for NAPTIP

The House of Representatives Committee on Human Rights has called on the Federal Government to provide emergency funds for the…

10 authors make Glo-sponsored Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature

Ten African authors made the long-list for the 2014 edition of the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa. This…

Priests are not ‘masters of doctrine’ – Pope Francis

Pope Francis on Sunday ordained 13 new priests in the Vatican, telling them they were not “masters of doctrine” and…

Militants kidnap, kill 20 Iraqi soldiers

Militants attacked a military base in north Iraq, kidnapped 20 soldiers and later shot them dead, officers and a morgue…

Jonathan reads riot act to illegal oil bunkerers

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday warned people involved in oil bunkering to desist from it or face the full weight…

DHQ denies arrest report, operation by foreign allies

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Saturday said that there has been no arrest or operation by any foreign military or…

Netherlands confirms Dutch hostages freed in Nigeria

Niger Delta gunmen have released three Dutch nationals who were abducted last week, the Dutch foreign ministry confirmed on Sunday.…

IG’s son survives IRS plane crash in Niger Republic

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent An IRS aircraft, which was returning from maintenance abroad, has crashed in Niger Republic, with two crew…

Jonathan, Amosun, Buhari Others Eulogise Awujale

Abiodun Onafuye,Abeokuta President Goodluck Jonathan has described the Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Dr. Sikiru Kayode Adetona as…

Egypt to try 200 alleged jihadists for ‘terrorism

Egypt’s prosecutor general referred the trial of 200 alleged members of the Al-Qaeda-inspired Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, accusing them of “terrorism”…

Jonathan congratulates Zuma on resounding victory

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday congratulated President Jacob Zuma and his party, the African National Congress (ANC) on their resounding…

Discrimination against women in politics is undemocratic – Sen. Aisha

Senator Aisha Alhassan of Taraba North on Saturday described the perception that women have no equal rights with men in…

Police arrest 3 robbery suspects in Gombe

The Gombe State Police Command on Saturday said it arrested three persons suspected to have carried out armed robbery at…

Boko Haram to be wiped out in 3 months – NSGF

The Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) on Saturday said all elements of the Boko Haram terrorists group would be stamped…

Nigeria, US wants UN to label Boko Haram a terrorist organisation

Nigeria and the United States are working on a UN Security Council resolution to designate Boko Haram a terrorist organisation,…

LASRAB DG, Uthman Dies At 56

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Director-General, Lagos State Records and Archives Bureau (LASRAB), Mr. Rafiu Bolaji Uthman is dead. He died on…

I will not sleep until abducted girls are rescued – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan said he will “not sleep” or rest on his oars until the over 200 abducted girls in…