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Jonathan in Katsina after killings, orders army comb forest

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday in Katsina directed the Armed Forces to comb the Rugu Forest and rid it of…

UN rights chief blasts Nigeria over same-sex marriage ban

The UN rights chief, Navi Pillay, Thursday said Nigeria’s recent ban on same-sex marriage violated human rights and the nation’s…

I was hit with gun butt, says President Jonathan’s uncle

Chief Inengite Nitabai, 70, the Uncle of President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday narrated his ordeal in the hands of kidnappers…

Ex-Ohaneze leader, Ralph Uwechue dies

A former President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, publisher and scholar, Ambassador Ralph Uwechue, is dead. Uwechue, 79, died in Abuja on…

UK may jail Nigerian couple for enslaving a Nigerian

A Nigerian couple face a maximum sentence of 14 years’ imprisonment for secretly enslaving a Nigerian in Britain for 25…

US ship joins search for Malaysian airliner –

A US naval ship is headed from the Gulf of Thailand to the Strait of Malacca as efforts to find…

Nigeria, Uganda face EU sanctions over gay rights

The European Parliament backed sanctions on Uganda and Nigeria Thursday in protest at their recent passing of anti-gay laws. MEPs…

US human rights records under UN scrutiny

A United Nations watchdog on Thursday began a review of the United States’ human rights record, quizzing officials on National…

Sierra-Leone’s ex-leader Tejan Kabbah dies

Former Sierra Leone president Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, widely credited as the man who returned the country to peace after years…

Nigeria protests South Africa police beating of national

Nigeria has protested the “merciless beating” of one of its nationals by South African police and demanded that the perpetrators…

Kidnapped President Jonathan’s Uncle Rescued

President Goodluck Jonathan’s uncle, Chief Nengite Nitabai, 70, kidnapped on 23 February by gunmen has been rescued by the police…

Battle Of Thugs: Angry Youths Batter Estate Agent

Mark Itsibor An estate agent, Otunba Kehinde Adeosun, has been battered by angry youths in Abule -Egba area of Lagos…

50 Commercial Power Bikes Seized

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit has impounded 50 power bikes being used…

Poisonous Gas Knocks Out Another Student

Kazeem Ugbodaga Students of Ogba Junior Grammar School, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, are now studying in fear as another female student…

Musician Eedris: Why I Became A Farmer

His last album was released seven years ago, a development that has ensured he has been off the musical radar.…

I once sold nylon bags, wristwatches to survive, says Lagos lawmaker

Eromosele Ebhomele A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly and Chairman, Committee on Economic Planning and Budget of…

Shoprite prices not right all the time: P.M.NEWS Investigation

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE Many Nigerians already have the impression that products sold in shopping malls and such outlets, apart from having…
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Foremost media and public relations company, theMedia 360 Company, has been awarded the ‘Best Use Of Social Media’ 2014, at…

Jonathan approves forensic audit of NNPC

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has authorized a forensic audit of the NNPC, the state energy company, the presidency said on…

EFCC arrests warder for opening bank account for prisoner

A 29 year-old warder with the old Abeokuta Prisons, Ibara, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Joseph Emmanuel is at present in the…

Gen. Gusau shreds resignation rumour

Nigeria’s new Defence Minister, General Aliyu Gusau (retd) has denied reports that he had resigned from the administration of President…

UN human rights chief visits Nigeria

Nigeria, under fire internationally for banning gay marriage and alleged abuses while tackling Boko Haram insurgents, on Wednesday received its…

Army slams telephone blackout on Borno state again

Nigeria’s military authorities on Wednesday re-imposed a telephone blackout on many parts of Nigeria’s northeast Borno state, the base of…

10 students going to school killed in ghastly auto crash

No fewer than 10 students were on Wednesday killed in a ghastly accident on Sheme-Kankara Road in Kankara Local Government…

Nigerians in South Africa plan petition against police

The Nigerian Union in South Africa on Wednesday says it is mobilising Nigerians in that country to sign a petition…

Mace Of Kaduna House Of Assembly Still Missing

The Kaduna State House of Assembly on Wednesday directed its Committee on Ethics and Previlleges to investigate the whereabouts of…

Ajudua seeks fresh bail over $1.69mn fraud trial

A Lagos socialite, Fred Ajudua, on Wednesday filed a fresh bail application before Justice Kudirat Jose at an Ikeja High…

Lagos Monarch’s Son Arrested For Robbery

Cyriacus Izuekwe & Yusuf Mohammed The son of the monarch of Ojokoro, Lagos State, western Nigeria, Ade Taiwo, has been…

Abandoned Child Now Undergraduate

Kayode Aponmade Twenty years after Chidinma Sunday was abandoned at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) where he was admitted, he…

AU sets deadline for Sudan peace deal

Sudan’s government and rebels in war-torn Blue Nile and South Kordofan states have until April 30 to reach a peace…