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House committee seeks emergency funds for NAPTIP

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

In Pictures: 80th Birthday of Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona

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LASRAB DG, Uthman Dies At 56

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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

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

Early campaigns: INEC orders politicians to remove billboards

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has given politicians in Taraba seven days to remove all campaign billboards and posters…

Atiku urges Nigerians to unite against Boko Haram

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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for unity among all Nigerians in the fight against insurgency in the country.…

Terrorism: Nothing is wrong with seeking foreign assistance – ACF

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The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) on Friday said terrorism was an international crime against humanity and it was not wrong…

2015: No late arrival of election materials – INEC

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INEC has assured that all election materials would be deployed to all states of the federation in good time for…

Gordon Brown lauds Nigeria’s zero tolerance for terrorism

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The United Nations’ Special Envoy on Education, Gordon Brown, on Friday in Abuja praised the Nigerian Government’s zero tolerance for…

Warring South Sudan leaders sign peace deal

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South Sudan’s president and rebel chief signed a ceasefire deal Friday vowing to end nearly five months of civil war,…

Nigeria’s military denies forewarning of Chibok attack

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The Defence Headquarters has faulted the allegation by Amnesty International that the military authority was informed of the impending attack…

Michelle Obama speaks on Boko Haram abductions

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FMichelle Obama, First Lady of the US, is to speak out against the kidnapping of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls…

Abducted schoolgirls still in Nigeria, says Jonathan

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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday he believed 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militants last month in an attack…

UN Security Council condemns schoolgirls kidnap

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The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned the abduction of hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls Friday, as the world body’s secretary…

Gunmen kill 2 in Taraba attack

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Gunmen on Friday attacked Kano-Kambarawa Village in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba and killed two persons. Police Public Relations…

In Pictures: President Jonathan, others at WEF

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