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APC condemns forced conversion of abducted Chibok schoolgirls

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday condemned the reported forced conversion to Islam, of some Chibok schoolgirls abducted by…

Nigeria willing to talk with Boko Haram on hostages – Turaki

Nigeria is willing to talk to Boko Haram about securing the release of 223 schoolgirls still held hostage by the…

Spanish politician gunned down by police chief’s wife

Police on Tuesday arrested two women in Leon, suspected of shooting a 59-year old politician of Spain’s ruling party in…

UN appoints first female peacekeeping commander

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday in New York, named Maj-.Gen. Kristin Lund, as the commander of the…

‘All’ girls in Boko Haram video are Chibok students – Shettima

The female hostages shown in a video released by Boko Haram have been identified as students of the secondary school…

State of Emergency: Reps to debate President Jonathan’s request

The House of Representatives will on Wednesday debate President Goodluck Jonathan’s request for extension of the state of emergency in…

13 burnt alive in C. Africa

At least 13 people were burnt alive in the Central African Republic at the weekend when they were rounded up…

Aregbesola restates commitment to project execution

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state has said that his government will continue to execute projects for the development of…

$8.4m Fraud: Court Denies Ajudua Bail Again

Henry Ojelu A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja Tuesday turned down a bail application filed by Fred Ajudua who…

World Cup: Nigeria Supporters club demand 62mn condoms

The Nigeria Football and other Sports Supporters Club (NFSSC) on Monday demanded for the provision of 62 million condoms for…

New Video Gives Me Joy, Says Man With 3 Kidnapped Cousins

A man whose three cousins are among more than 200 schoolgirls being held by Islamist militants in north-eastern Nigeria tells…

LASTMA Official Sacked, Docked Over N1k Bribe

Cyriacus Izuekwe An official of the Lagos State Transport Management Authority, LASTMA, Mr. Saliu Mutiu, has been dismissed and arraigned…

U.S. Planes Search For Kidnapped Schoolgirls

The United States said it is flying “manned” missions over Nigeria in search of over 200 abducted schoolgirls, after the…

Emergency Rule: Jonathan Seeks Extension In Borno, Others

By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan has written to the National Assembly to seek the extension of the state of…

‘APC Will End Boko Haram’

A Lagos-based APC Chieftain, Kunle Ademoye, has assured Nigerians that the Boko Haram terrorism which had persisted over the years,…

Gov Shettima Orders Mass Production Of Abducted Girls Video

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno has ordered mass production of video clip showing some of the 234 girls abducted on…

Jordan ambassador kidnapped in Libya freed

The Jordanian ambassador to Libya, Fawaz Aitan, who was kidnapped in Tripoli last month, has been freed, state television in…

Kidnapped Schoolgirls: Presidential committee meets foreign officials

The Presidential Committee on the abduction of Chibok’s schoolgirls on Monday interacted with officials of some countries that had pledged…

Video of Nigeria’s abducted schoolgirls

Shekau Abubakar, Boko Haram leader supplies a video on more than half of the girls captured from Chibok Girls Seconday…

Confab panel approves part-time unicameral legislature

The National Conference Committee of Political Restructuring and Forms of Government has approved a part-time unicameral legislature for the country…

US deploys manned surveillance planes over Nigeria

The United States was Monday flying “manned” missions over Nigeria to track down more than 200 abducted schoolgirls as experts…

5 Suspects arrested over Abuja bombings

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The State Security Service (SSS) also known as Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday paraded five suspects…

Niger Republic to investigate IRS plane crash

The Acting Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Benedict Adeyileka, said on Monday that investigation into the crashed…

Obasanjo condemns Chibok schoolgirls abduction

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday condemned the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls in Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok…

UNAIDS appoints Jonathan as “Face of Protect the Goal”

The UNAIDS on Monday appointed President Goodluck Jonathan as Face of Protect the Goal, a global initiative to use football…

US experts ‘comb’ new Boko Haram video for clues

US experts assisting the search for the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls are closely examining a new video for clues to their…

Nigeria should pursue prisoner-for-hostage swap – AFP Analysis

Conditions set out by Boko Haram’s leader for the release of the Nigerian schoolgirls held hostage by the Islamists may…

In Pictures: Boko Haram release pictures of kidnapped Chibok girls

The pictures are screengrab taken on 12 May, from a video released by Nigerian Islamist sect, Boko Haram. AFP shows…

Nyanyan bombing: DSS parades 5 suspects

The Department of State Services (DSS), has declared one Rufai Tsiga, suspected mastermind of the bombing of Nyanya Motor Park…

Smoking In Public: LASEPA  Begins Enforcement Aug

With effect from 17 August, 2014, anybody caught smoking in public places in Lagos State, western Nigeria, will be arrested…