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Governor Obi now national leader of APGA

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has appointed Gov. Peter Obi of Anambra as its national leader and Chairman of…

Oshiomhole has my vote for Presidency, says Fashola

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State says he will support his Edo State counterpart, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, should…

South Sudan retakes Bor from rebels

South Sudanese government forces backed by Ugandan troops on Saturday recaptured the strategic town of Bor, defeating an army of…

Man serving life jail gets bachelor’s degree

A middle aged man , Tuwanse Kabiru, serving life sentence, on Saturday, graduated with 4,308 students who bagged various degrees…

Tobias Idika, Ndigbo leader in Kano dies

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Kano, northwest Nigeria has lost its President, Chief Tobias Michael Onyemachi Idika to the cold hands…

Day of reckoning for extremist Islamic judge

(Reuters) – Mali’s army has arrested a hardline Islamist judge who ordered floggings, amputations and the stoning of women for…

Thousands protest against Blaise Compaore

At least 10,000 people marched in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s capital Saturday to protest against plans by President Blaise Compaore that…

Nigerian gays plan protest in Abuja

Simon Ateba Nigerian gays and lesbians, under the aegis of ‘The Right Defense’, are daring President Goodluck Jonathan, and would…

Botmang, ex-Plateau state governor dies

A former governor of Plateau, Mr Michael Botmang, is dead, his son, Mr Dadung Botmang, confirmed. Dadung said his father…

Pastor Wins N5million In Glo Text4Millions

Luka Yakubu, a Redeemed Christian Church of God pastor and fifteen other lucky subscribers have won prizes in the ongoing…

Female voters shun Jigawa council polls

The local Council polls in Jigawa state, northwest Nigeria, was marked by low turn-out of female voters. NAN reported that…

News Analysis: In Nigeria, pastors make us eat grass too!

ADEMOLA ADEGBAMIGBE   Pastor Lesego Daniel of Rabboni Centre Ministries, in Garankuwa, north of Pretoria, South Africa, early this month,…

Rivers group notifies police about another rally

The Save Rivers Movement, organisers of a police-botched rally last Sunday, have scheduled another rally for Khana Local Government Area…

Soku oil wells belong to Rivers state, says David West

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt As the controversy deepens over who owns Soku oil wells between the Rivers State Government and the…

California declares drought emergency

California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency Friday due to what could be the western US state’s worst…

Cyberattack traced to ‘zombie’ refrigerator

Call it the attack of the zombie refrigerators. Computer security researchers said this week they discovered a large “botnet” which…

Repentant Nigerian homosexual flogged in public

A 20-year-old Nigerian was flogged in public and fined after being convicted of breaking Islamic law banning homosexuality, an official…

Maxi-Okwu led APGA offers comradeship to Umeh

Chief Maxi Okwu of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) on Friday said there was “no victor, no vanquished’’ in his…

We Signed Statements At Gunpoint, Accused Persons Tell Court

Two accused persons, Sanusi Alhassan and Ibrahim Idris, have told an FCT Chief Magistrates’ Court the police threatened them with…
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Lagos Assembly probes delayed results in LASU

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE The Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria has begun a probe into the allegation that the state-owned…

Cardinal Onaiyekan backs anti-gay law

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, has commended Nigeria’s Federal Government for its uncompromising stand on the anti-gay…

Police set up probe team for Ogun APC fracas

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Assistant Commissioner of Police in the western Nigerian state of Ogun, Aminu Alhassan has been assigned to…

AJC Qualifiers: London-Based Nigerian Girl, Pam Cruises To Q/Finals

London-based Nigerian Elizabeth Pam has qualified for the quarter final stage of the second leg of the ongoing Western and…

Comedians have psychotic traits—researchers

(Reuters) Having an unusual personality structure could be the secret to making other people laugh, scientists said on Thursday after…

Gang-up against Jonathan will fail—Gov. Orji

Governor Theodore Orji of the eastern Nigerian state of Abia said the political gang up against Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

I won’t return to PDP, says Governor Nyako

Gov. Murtala Nyako of the northern state of Adamawa said he would not return to the Peoples Democratic Party despite…

Infertility Now Higher —Doctors

The rush to get babies from baby factories in the south-eastern part of the country has been linked to the…

Ex-Oyo governor, Alao-Akala mulls 2015 ambition

A former governor of Oyo State in western Nigeria, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala, on Friday said that he would soon decide…

Varsity Don Calls For New Leadership Group

A university don, Professor Akin Oyebode, has said that there is the need for a new leadership group in Nigeria…

Driver Attacks Neighbour’s Wife With Cutlass

A Lagos-based driver, David Disu, has been arrested and charged before Ijeshatedo Magistrate’s Court for allegedly attacking his neighbour’s wife…