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Man claiming to be bewitched rapes, impregnates daughter

The Nigerian Police in Lagos State said it has arrested a 36-year old man who allegedly raped and impregnated his…

Kidnapped Lebanese national dumped on the outskirts of Kano

A Lebanese national, Mr Hassan Zaid(initially spelled as Zein) who was kidnapped on Monday by unknown persons, has been released…

London Based Nigerian Doctor Found Guilty Of Assault

A Nigerian doctor based in London has been found guilty of attacking a female patient in his surgery when she…

Banker Slices Hubby’s Penis With Knife

The popular saying that hell has no fury than a woman scorned came to pass on Monday at the Surulere…

Reports: Jonathan, Oduah’s cash gifts split Ohanaeze

Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the umbrella tribal union for Nigeria’s Ndigbo may split over the cash gifts given the members by President…

Robbing Santa Claus gangs hit jewellery shops in Albania, Kosovo

TIRANA (AFP) – The image of Santa Claus is that of a generous giver. But two jewellery shop owners in…

3 die, 8 injured in speeding bus crash

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Three persons, two males and one female were confirmed dead in a Boxing Day road crash on…

Soldiers kill Poly student at checkpoint in Katsina

Nigerian Soldiers in Katsina State on Thursday opened fire on a commercial vehicle with reg. number AY504KTN, killing one of…

Nurse killed after N1.5m ransom paid to abductors

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin A 43 year-old kidnap victim, Bridget Osawaru, has been allegedly murdered by her abductors after they collected N1.5…

1-2-3 babies for Judith Amaechi at UPHTH

Wife of the Rivers State Governor Dame Judith Amaechi on Wednesday visited the first baby delivered at the Braithwaite Memorial…

3 clearing agents, trader arrested for N350m drug shipment

Simon Ateba/Lagos Officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested three customs licensed clearing and forwarding agents…

3 injured as Shi’ite muslims, Zaria community clash

The Nigerian Police in the northern city of Zaria, Kaduna State on Thursday averted what could have snowballed into a…

We Are Ogu and not Egun, says group

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta A minority ethnic group commonly, in western Nigeria, referred to for several centuries as Egun, has rejected…

Central Africa in turmoil over scramble for resources

(Reuters) – Mariam watched in horror as militiamen burst through the gate of her home in Central African Republic’s capital…

Justice Kawu interred at home

The body of Justice Sa’idu Kawu, retired judge of Nigeria’s Supreme Court, was buried on Thursday in Ilorin according to…

APC says Jonathan’s letter crosses line of decency

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has deconstructed President Goodluck Jonathan’s response to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo’s scathing open letter and its…

Jonathan cautions media against sensationalism

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has cautioned Nigeria’s media against misrepresenting what he said, citing the report on his speech on…

Hery Raja leads Madagascar poll

The favourite of Madagascar strongman Andry Rajoelina was leading run-off presidential polls with two-thirds of ballots counted on Thursday, though…

Reports: Deposed Akure monarch pleads for reinstatement

The deposed monarch of the western Nigeria town of Akure, Oluwadare Adepoju Adesina, has urged the government of state of…

Kenyatta, Desalegn in Juba for peace talks

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn flew into Juba on Thursday for talks with South Sudanese…

Chad peacekeepers killed in Central Africa

Five peacekeepers from Chad have been killed in clashes in the Central African Republic capital, the force’s spokesman said today…

Justice Kawu to be buried today

The burial rites for retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Saidu Kawu, will take place today in Ilorin, capital…

Trending: You do not own Nigeria, Jonathan tells Obasanjo

President Goodluck Jonathan continued to seize every opportunity he gets to aim shots at “some Nigerians’ who behave as if…

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood gets terrorist tag

CAIRO, (AFP) – Egypt’s military-installed rulers declared the Muslim Brotherhood of ousted president Mohamed Morsi a “terrorist” organisation Wednesday, signalling…

FG repatriates 80 Nigerians from Saudi Arabia

The first batch of 80 Nigerians of the 508 scheduled to be repatriated from Saudi Arabia arrived in the country…

Primate Akinola: My abductors took my shoes, my shirt

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The immediate past primate of Anglican Church, Peter Akinola who was abducted by gunmen in Abeokuta yesterday and…

Pope prays for South Sudan, Syria on first Christmas

VATICAN CITY (AFP) – Pope Francis on Wednesday called for humanitarian aid access in Syria and “social harmony” in South…

Kwankwaso teaches Okonjo-Iweala how to balance budget

Nigeria’s finance minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala said Nigeria will be spending 78 per cent of its income on recurrent…

Jonathan drags OBJ to rights body, ICPC, EFCC

The public spat between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan is far from over. Yesterday, Jonathan asked the…

Energy Minister to resign in Philippine over power supply

In some countries, ministers quit over failure to do public duty; in Nigeria they stay put in office, even if…