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4 Arrested With Stolen Cables

The police at the Onikan Division, Ikoyi, Lagos State, western Nigeria, have arrested four men for allegedly stealing NITEL cables…

Stripped Women: Ejigbo Oba Goes Into Hiding

The traditional ruler of Ejigbo in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Oba Morufu Ojoola, has reportedly gone into hiding following attempts by…

Wicked Nigerian scammer fleeces divorcee of $300,000

A 66-year-old American woman looking for love online ended up with a broken heart and a depleted bank account when…

Obasanjo: The Fallen Idol

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo’s stocks fall to an all-time low Even in spite of his malicious politics and less than…

Supreme Court orders Mohammed Abacha’s trial for theft

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Nigeria’s Supreme court in a unanimous decision Friday morning ordered Mohammed Abacha, son of late former…

Court confirms Raja as Madagascar’s president

Hery Rajaonarimampianina, backed by strongman Andry Rajoelina, has been elected president of Madagascar, the country’s electoral court ruled Friday after…

‘How you dey?’ Nigeria’s pidgin English ruffles purists’ feathers

The chatter is fast-paced and the laughter infectious in the studios of Lagos radio station Wazobia FM. Programmes at the…

Nigerian Police corporal to die by hanging

A Nigerian High Court in Gusau, capital of Zamfara state has sentenced a police corporal, Anthony Azare, attached to Kaura…

EU lawmakers condemn Nigeria’s anti-gay law

The European Parliament has “forcefully condemned” laws in nearly 80 countries which criminalise or otherwise discriminate against homosexual men and…

Jonathan tells diplomats 2015 polls will be fair

President Goodluck Jonathan has assured the international community that the 2015 elections would be peaceful, free and fair. Jonathan gave…

Wammako will not rejoin PDP, says official

Governor Aliyu Wamakko would not return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), an official government statement has said, to head…

APC governors condemn police for recklessness on Rivers

Kazeem Ugbodaga The All Progressive Congress, APC, Governors, under the aegis of Progressive Governors’ Forum, PGF, rose after an emergency…

NGF asks National Assembly to audit Nigeria’s account

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), on Thursday asked the National Assembly to hire an independent firm to audit…

Jonathan announces Tukur’s resignation

President Goodluck Jonathan has dramatically announced the resignation of Alhaji Bamanga Tukur at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP National Executive…

Witness: Kenya mall gunman shouted ‘We are Shebab’

A witness in the trial of four men accused of helping the gunmen behind Kenya’s Westgate mall massacre described Thursday…

Okonjo-Iweala lectures Reps panel on Nigeria’s economy

They asked for comprehensive answers to fifty ‘knotty’ questions on the Nigerian economy. But the members of Nigeria’s House of…

Rise And Defend Democracy, APC Speakers Charge Nigerians

Speakers of State Houses of Assembly in Nigeria, under the umbrella of the Progressive Speakers’ Conference, PSC, have asked Nigerians…

Lagos To Fight Ocean Surge With N12.5 Billion

The Lagos State Government is to fight ocean surge with N12.5 billion this year. This is contained in the 2014…

Encomiums For Akande At 75

It was encomiums galore for the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Chief Bisi Akande, as he clocked…

Ibori’s Judge Quits

Justice Marcellus Idowu Awokulehin, the judge who gave former Delta State Governor, Onanefe James Ibori clean bill of health in…

Man Rapes Pupil, Gives Her N100

Ajobless man, Joseph John, 25, has been arrested by the police at Ilasan Division, Lekki, Lagos State, western Nigeria, for…

Tight Security, Tension As PDP NEC Decides Tukur’s Fate

Hundreds of well armed police officers, soldiers and officers of Nigeria Civil Defence Corps, have been deployed in and around…

Stop sending your children to Cyprus, Reps tell Nigerian parents

The House of Representatives has warned Nigerian parents against sending their children and wards to Universities and other higher institutions…

Fraudster jailed for varsity admission scam

A Nigerian high court in Kano, presided over by Justice Dije Abdu Aboki has sentenced one Bashir Ahmed Haruna to…

Nigerian anti-gay law one of world’s harshest

By Peter Tatchell It was reported that last week, in a secret decision made without any public announcement, President Goodluck…

Jonathan sacks Nigeria’s military chiefs

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has sacked almost all his military chiefs and appointed new officers to replace them.…
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Anti-gay law welcome by Sharia enforcers

Islamic law enforcers in Kano, northern Nigeria’s biggest city have vowed a crackdown on homosexual activity, in the wake of…

Ban Ki-Moon urges Nigeria review anti-gay law

UN chief Ban Ki-moon asked Nigeria to review a new law against homosexuality, fearing it “may fuel prejudice and violence,”…

WHO certifies Nigeria guinea-worm free

Nigeria has been declared a guinea worm free country by World Health Organisation (WHO), the federal government revealed on Wednesday.…

Edo doctors end strike

The Edo state chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on Wednesday announced the suspension of its indefinite strike. The…