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Updated: 2 Courts bombed in Rivers State

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Two High Courts located at Ahoada and Okehi Divisions in Rivers State were today bombed by yet…

Young Muslim faces death penalty for criticising Mohammed

A young Muslim in Mauritania is facing a possible death sentence after being convicted of apostasy and jailed for having…

Drugs concealed in palm oil seized at Lagos airport

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has seized 9.2 kilogrammes of methamphetamine hidden inside palm oil.…

Ajimobi gives cash gifts to civil servants

Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi today doled out cash gifts totaling N15.6 million to different categories of…

I am hale and hearty, says Oshiomhole

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, southern Nigeria, has debunked rumours making the round that he was seriously…

2 persons arrested over N17m fraud

Ayodeji Dedeigbo The police in Lagos have arrested two men identified as Olumide Ayobami and Martins Tokunbo for allegedly defrauding…

Part-time student commits suicide

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A part-time student of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State, Timilehin Ayobami Ogundare has been found dead in his…

The full text of the letter of Edwin Clark to Obasanjo

Please click the link here to read the full text of Chief Edwin Clark’s letter to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo: Chief…

New Year’s Euphoria And The Audacity Of Hope

By Tayo Ogunbiyi It was the last day of the year and expectedly the church was full to the brim.…

Obasanjo one of Nigeria’s richest men, says Clark

Lanre Babalola/News Editor Chief Edwin Clark, the Nigerian elder-statesman, in his reply to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter to his protege,…

Nigeria: High Court bombed in Port-Harcourt

Ahoada East High Court in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State in southern Nigeria was razed today after a…

Jonathan’s presidency punch-drunk, says APC

Nigeria’s leading opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as a cruel irony the accusation of inconsistency and double standards…

The Nigeria Of My Dream

By Femi Onasanya I grew up to know a Nigeria that used to be great. Sadly enough, even till now,…

Another Open Letter: Obasanjo an egomaniac, says Edwin Clark

The season of letter writing may not be over in Nigeria yet as elder statesman and former Minister of Information,…

Red Star Express auditor murdered

Simon Ateba/Lagos Tunde Olawuwo, an Area pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, and a senior manager at…

Amosun approves new land plots to community

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State,southwest Nigeria has given assurance to residents of Pakoto Community in the Ifo…

$11billion ‘missing’ oil money already spent, says NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has dismissed the claim that the sum of $10.8billion, out of the alleged unremitted…

Boko Haram: Bomb maker arrested

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano The Nigerian Joint Task Force, JTF, fighting terrorists in northern part of the country said it has apprehended…

Nigeria in need of prayers, says Yuguda

Gov. Isa Yuguda of the northwestern state of Bauchi on Sunday, called on Nigerians not to relent in offering prayers…

Jonathan: Boko Haram will blow away soon

.Nigeria’s leader at the first Sunday service of 2014 vows to work harder to improve living conditions of Nigerians President…

Returnees from Central Africa appeal to FG for jobs

Some Nigerians evacuated from Central Africa Republic (CAR) have appealed for jobs from the Federal Government. The returnees told the…

Bishop warns Jonathan to be wary of sycophants

The Prelate, Methodist Church of Nigeria, Dr Samuel Uche, on Sunday advised President Goodluck Jonathan to beware of sycophants. Uche…

Nigerian doctors suspend strike

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Abuja on Sunday announced the suspension its plan for its members to embark on…

Human body parts ‘fall from sky’ in Saudi Arabia

Human body parts fell from the sky in the Saudi city of Jeddah Sunday, with police saying they could be…

Rivers deputy speaker chides Police over Lloyd

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Deputy Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly,Leyii Kwanee has cautioned the police to stop…

New York set to join US states legalizing Marijuana

New York state is set to join a growing list of states in the USA, loosening restrictions on marijuana. The…

APC seeks probe of Gombe Airport blockade

Nigeria’s main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as a clear act of sabotage and a dent…

CAR evacuation: NEMA appeals to states to pick their people

The Director General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Alhaji Mohammad Sani-Sidi,has appealed to state governments whose indigenes were affected in…

India launches cutting-edge cryogenic rocket

BANGALORE 2014 (AFP) – India on Sunday successfully launched its first rocket using domestically produced booster technology after several previous…

Eusebio, Mozambican-Portuguese football legend dies

Portuguese football legend Eusebio, who was the top scorer in the 1966 World Cup, died Sunday at the age of…