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PDP’s Plot To Capture Ekiti Will Spell Doom, says Fayemi

In this interview published in TheNEWS magazine this week, Governor of the western Nigerian state of Ekiti, Dr. Kayode Fayemi…

Sanusi: FG denies witch hunt in suspension

The Federal Government on Thursday said that the suspension of the Central Bank Governor, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, was not…

Jonathan promises to restore History in schools

President Goodluck Jonathan has promised to restore the teaching of history as a subject in primary and junior secondary schools.…

China protests Obama’s meeting with Dalai Lama

US President Barack Obama will host Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at the White House on Friday, a…

‘Mafia’ gang led by Chinese business tycoon charged

China has charged with a string of murders and other crimes 36 members of a “mafia-style” gang led by a…

Fashola faults Jonathan over Sanusi’s suspension

Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has faulted President Goodluck Jonathan’s suspension of the Governor, Central Bank of…

Centenerian eyes US Congress seat

A Florida great-great grandfather has launched a campaign to run for the US Congress in November, running on a record…

98 corpses buried in Bama after Boko Haram assault

No less than 98 corpses have been buried in Bama, after the latest attack by Boko Haram gunmen. The official…

9 sleeping kids, 4 others killed by gunmen in Plateau state

Nine children, and four adults were killed by gunmen early today, the latest casualties of the incessant violence in Plateau…

Kwankwaso: Sanusi’s removal designed to hit Kano

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Governor Rabi’u Muhammad Musa Kwankwaso of Kano State, Northwest Nigeria on Thursday faulted the suspension of the Governor…

India to create the 29th state from Andhra Pradesh

India’s upper house of parliament Thursday passed a contentious bill to create a new state by splitting southern Andhra Pradesh…

Video: I will challenge my suspension in court, says Sanusi

Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, removed today by President Goodluck Jonathan as governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank says he will mount…

Sanusi’s suspension a distraction, says SERAP

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has described the suspension of the Central Bank Governor Lamido Sanusi “a distraction and…

Sanusi: Jonathan destroying institutions, APC warns

Did President Goodluck Jonathan act like a bull in the China shop in suspending the governor of the Central Bank…

Lagos courts conduct proceedings in darkness

Henry Ojelu Most courts in the Ikeja High Court complex today opted to conduct their proceedings in darkness following persistent…

Ajudua To Remain In Prison As Court Adjourns Bail Hearing

Henry Ojelu Alleged fraud kingpin, Fred Ajudua would have to remain in Kirikiri Prisons as a Lagos High Court sitting…

Akiolu Blames OBJ For Poor Lagos Infrastructure

Kazeem Ugbodaga Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, says former President Olusegun Obasanjo is to blame for the poor state of…

Fashola Bans Mini Skirts, Other Attires

Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola’s administration has banned indecent dressing among female public servants. All forms of dresses that expose…

100 Beggars Arrested

Cyriacus Izuekwe At least 100 beggars were arrested by the Lagos State government on Wednesday for constituting public nuisance on…

Death toll rises in Bama attack by Boko Haram

The attack by scores of Boko Haram militants in the northeast Nigerian town of Bama has killed 60 people and…

Suspension of Sanusi Lamido an illegality

Bamidele Aturu News filtering in about the purported suspension of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi…

Profile: Sarah Alade, acting CBN governor

Dr. Sarah Omotunde Alade (OON), appointed acting governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, by President Goodluck Jonathan today, has…

47 killed by Boko Haram in latest attack on Bama

No fewer than 47 people were killed in the early Wednesday’s attack on Bama by dozens of Boko Haram gunmen,…
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Breaking news: President Jonathan suspends Lamido Sanusi, CBN Governor

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday morning sacked Lamido Sanusi, as Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. The President…

Offa Poly pulls out of ASUP strike

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), Federal Polytechnic Ofa branch, on Wednesday said it had pulled out of the…

Okah denies attempting prison break

Henry Okah, a Nigerian sentenced in South Africa to 24 years on terrorism charges, did not attempt a prison break…

Shekau in new video, threatens to bomb Nigeria’s refineries

.Nigeria’s most wanted man also threatens to kill Shehu of Borno and Emir of Kano The leader of Boko Haram,…

Bama: Witness says soldiers flee on sighting Boko Haram gunmen

A survivor of the attack on Bama today by Boko Haram militants said the Nigerian soldiers on guard duty fled…

South Sudan rebels cut off Malakal, key oil town

South Sudan’s army said Wednesday that it had lost contact with its troops in the key oil hub of Malakal…

Boko Haram militants suffer heavy losses in Bama

Suspected Boko Haram militants armed with explosives attacked Bama, a troubled spot in Nigeria’s northeast on Wednesday, sparking a battle…