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135 die in Boko Haram latest attacks

Senator Ahmed Zannah from Borno state has disputed the official death toll in the latest attacks by militiamen of the…

Powerful earthquake strikes off Solomon Islands, but no tsunami

A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands early Sunday, US geologists said. The US Geological Survey said the…

Okuneye, slain Ijebu-Igbo bizman buried

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Slain businessman, Chief Felix Adetola Okuneye was today laid to rest in his hometown in Ijebu-Igbo, Ijebu North…

One person dies At APC Congress in Lagos

The All Progressives Congress’, APC, ward congress in Coker Aguda/Orile Local Council Development Area, LCDA, turned bloody, again, Saturday, 12…

Police arrest five persons with human heads and body parts

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State police command and the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) from Lagos state today arrested five suspects…

Edo Commissioner, others injured at APC ward congress

Jethro Ibileke/Benin No fewer than fifteen persons, including Edo state commissioner for youths and sports, Chris Okaebean, a policeman, a…

Nigerian police free man arrested for tweeting jail break pictures

Yusuf Siyaka Onimisi, has been released after he was arrested for tweeting pictures of an attempted jail break at the…

14 dead in India poll-related violence

Maoist rebels killed 14 people in two poll-related blasts today in an insurgency-hit region of central India, police said, highlighting…

Three-year old baby, three others dead in military helicopter crash in Namibia

Four people including a three-year old boy have died after a military helicopter crashed in north-east Namibia, the defence ministry…

Barack and Michelle Obama earned $503,183 in 2013

United States president and his wife, reportedly earned a total income of $503,183 (N80, 509, 280) and paid tax of…

Guinness partner FRSC on road safety, responsible drinking

Guinness Nigeria has partnered with the Federal Road Safety Corporation (FRSC) Benin, Edo State Command to host a Mega Easter…

Canadian adultery website tests S. Korea law

Noel Biderman insists he has no problems sleeping at night after launching an adultery hook-up website in South Korea where…

Boko Haram gunmen kill 6 teachers, 13 others

Suspected Boko Haram Islamists have killed 19 people, including six college teachers, in three separate attacks in Nigeria’s troubled northeastern…

Obama warns Republicans on rolling back gains of civil rights

President Barack Obama warned Friday that Republicans were suppressing the right of African Americans to vote in a way not…

21 distinct facial expressions we make

U.S. researchers said they have identified 21 distinct facial expressions that could be used to track the origins of emotions…

Shelve strike plans, Orelope-Adefulire tells health workers

Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, Lagos State Deputy Governor, has made a passionate appeal to workers in the health sector to shelve any…

Obiano swears-in new commissioners

Governor Willie Obiano of the eastern Nigerian state of Anambra on Friday in Awka swore in 19 commissioners and 10…

Chiwetel Ejiofor: ‘I’m proud to be a Nigerian’

A London-born Nigerian Hollywood star, Chiwetel Ejiofor, on Friday said he was proud to be identified as a Nigerian. Ejiofor…

Nigerians among 896 boat migrants rescued by Italy

Italy has rescued 896 migrants, among them Nigerians, crossing the Mediterranean by boat overnight, the navy said on Friday, after…

SSS Jail break: Nigerian arrested for tweeting attack pictures

Amnesty International urged the Nigerian security forces Friday to disclose the whereabouts of a man who was arrested after tweeting…

Nigerian mob set female kidnapper ablaze

Stephen Oni,Ilorin A middle-aged woman suspected to be a kidnapper was on Friday, 11 April lynched by an irate mob…

Two dead in renewed Benue crisis

The Police in Benue state has confirmed the death of two persons following a renewed attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen…

FG to build renewable energy plant in Borno

The Minister of State for Power, Alhaji Mohammed Wakil, has said the Federal Government would partner with the Borno government…

Only PDP can rescue Nigeria – President Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has said only the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) can save Nigeria. He said this at the South-East…

EFCC has executed 773 convictions since inception – Lamorde

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it had secured more than 773 convictions and recovered billions of…

Lagos Begins Surgery On 48 Goitre Patients

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government will as from Monday begin free surgery on 48 residents of Badagry area of…

Lagos Polytecnic Scraps Satellite Campuses

Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni The Lagos State Polytechnic, LASPOTECH, would be closing all its satellite campuses across the country by 2015. This…

Pope asks forgiveness for child sexually abused by priests

Pope Francis personally asked forgiveness from a child that was sexually abused by priests; the apology is the first of…