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Abduction of schoolgirls: WAEC boss blames Borno officials

The Head of National Office of WAEC, Charles Eguridu, says the Borno government officials should be blamed for the abduction…

WEF: IG orders security barrier in Abuja

Mohammed Abubakar, Inspector-General of Police, has ordered a massive security cordon in the FCT to ensure a hitch-free take off…

Chinese Premier to visit Nigeria, other African countries

Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang, will on Tuesday 6 May, commence visits to Nigeria, Ethiopia, Angola and Kenya. Li, who disclosed…

Secret Service seized my passport – Lamido Sanusi

Nigeria’s suspended Central Bank governor Lamido Sanusi said on Sunday that secret police had seized his passport as he tried…

National Confab: Face security issues, says Okorocha

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has called on delegates at the national conference to concentrate on matters that will improve…

FCT Minister appeals to relations of Nyanya blast to claim corpses

The FCT Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed, has appealed to relatives of the 20 persons who died in the May Day…

Senator Ndume: Civilian JTF more effective than Nigeria’s military

Senator Ali Ndume representing Borno South Senatorial District in the National Assembly told participants at Abuja rally of #BringBackOurGirls on…

Nigerian army arrests foreigners, others, over Abuja terror attacks

Nigeria military authority said on Saturday that it has arrested eight persons over the recent bombing attacks in the Federal…

In Pictures: Okpekpe Race Photos

The second edition of the 10km Okpekpe race in Edo State graced by Governor Adams Oshiomhole and other dignitaries.

Jonathan holds presidential media chat Sunday

President Goodluck Jonathan will on Sunday 4 May 2014 at 7p.m. speak on current national issues and respond to questions…

ANC is in for a big shock – Opposition

South Africa’s leading opposition party, Democratic Alliance has said the ruling party African National Congress, (ANC) is in for a…

Association of telecoms operators seek govts assistance

The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) on Saturday appealed to Federal and States Governments to assist them…

Six dead, 19 missing as Bangladesh ferry sinks

Six people were dead and at least 19 others were missing after a ferry capsized Saturday when it was caught…

Insecurity: Jonathan is doing his best – Gowon

Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.), has urged Nigerians to support the Federal Government in its bid to…

Censors Board Action Absurd – Chimamanda Adichie

Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni The author of,’ Half Of A Yellow Sun,’ Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has said the action of Nigerian Video…

Patience Jonathan to lead protest to Chibok

Dame Patience Jonathan, wife of the president, has promised to stage a protest match to Chibok, Borno, if the abducted…

South Korea ferry disaster death toll rises to 236

Eight more bodies were recovered Saturday from the ferry that sank off South Korea last month, reports said, amid concern…

US will do ‘everything possible’ to rescue Nigeria girls – Kerry

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday vowed that Washington will do “everything possible” to help Nigeria deal with…

Ghana to supply free shoes to schoolchildren

The Ghanaian government has unfolded plans to supply free sandals and shoes to schoolchildren using the Defence Industrial Holding Company…

Egypt court jails 102 Morsi supporters for 10 years

An Egyptian court sentenced 102 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to 10 years in prison Saturday over protest…

National Confab receives memorandum for creation of Ogoja, Yemen states

. Ijebu, Ogoja old provinces not full states yet in Nigeria There were twenty four provinces in Nigeria, before independence.…

Nigerian woman gives birth on BA flight to London

A British Airways flight from Abuja to London has had to make an emergency landing on the Spanish island of…

OOU student shot dead by cultists

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A 200 level student of Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU,Ago Iwoye, Olawale Made,30, has been shot dead in a…

Tu Face Idibia in London for Afrobeat show

Tu Face Idibia on arrival at Heathrow Airport in London 2 May to to star in an Afrobeat live show…

Okorocha moves against street trading

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has charged the Imo Civil Guards to evacuate street traders on Douglas and other…

Ex-Delta Governor, Col. Dungs is dead

Retired Col. John David Dungs, former military governor of Delta, is dead, the deceased’s younger brother, Sunday Dungs, said on…

Ekiti, Osun polls: Accept defeat, INEC advises politicians

The INEC National Commissioner in-charge of South West, Prof. Lai Olurode, has advised politicians to have a mindset to accept…

Police jack up number of captured Nigerian schoolgirls

On a day President Goodluck Jonathan set up a panel to verify the number of captured Nigerian schoolgirls, in Chibok,…

Terrorists target a Sheraton hotel in Lagos, US warns

US diplomats in Nigeria on Friday claimed that “groups associated with terrorism” could be planning to attack a hotel in…

Governor Orji sacks council caretakers

Governor Theodore Orji of the eastern Nigerian state of Abia has sacked the transition committee chairmen for the 17 local…