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Mandela completes journey—back where he began 95 years ago

Nelson Mandela’s remains were returned to his beloved rural childhood village ahead of a traditional burial on Sunday, the final…

Archbishop Tutu not invited to Mandela’s burial

South African peace icon Desmond Tutu, openly critical of the government and members of Nelson Mandela’s family, said Saturday he…

Labour Party expels Gbenga Daniel

The Labour Party has dismissed the immediate past Ogun State governor, Gbenga Daniel, from its fold. The party announced the…

‘My mother sold my baby for $1,600’

A woman in Cross River state has been arrested by the police after her daughter reported her for selling her…

Police bar Rivers State lawmakers for the second day

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Police in Rivers State for the second day, barred the lawmakers of the Rivers State House…

Solomon Lar Died A Pauper, Says Daughter

Chief Solomon Lar, the pioneer National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and former Governor of Plateau, died as…

Lagos Probes High Incidents Of Goitre

The Lagos State Government says it will investigate the cause of high cases of goitre in Badagry. Gov. Babatunde Fashola…

Private Burial For Mandela

South Africans queued Friday for a final chance to say a personal farewell to Nelson Mandela, with some camping overnight…

Armed Robber’s Confession: I Paid Tithe After Every Operation

A 24-year old armed robbery suspect, Mr. Tajudeen Onifara has revealed the secret behind his success in the underworld for…

Young Nigerians Eye Big Bucks Dancing

Drenched in sweat from an energy-sapping rehearsal at a Lagos dance studio, Rita Adoh hopes to make a fortune from…

Bode George’s conviction quashed by Supreme Court

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Friday morning upturned the conviction in 2009 of former Deputy national chairman of the…

Don’t take Nigeria to Abacha days, APC begs Jonathan

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the Jonathan administration not to take Nigeria back to the dreaded and calamitous…

Kidnapped Italian regains freedom

An Italian man kidnapped in Nigeria last week has been released, the Italian foreign ministry said on Thursday without giving…

Oba of Benin honours Ozekhome

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Lagos-based human rights activist and lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, has been honoured with a chieftaincy title by the…

Kidnappers of ex- army officer, wife send fingers to family

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers who abducted 80-year-old retired army Major, Azum Asoya and his 55-year-old wife, Elizabeth,…

Amaechi’s NGF seeks audience with Jonathan over NNPC funds

The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) by Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers said it wants to meet with President Goodluck Jonathan…

Stolen Baby: Police Declare Hotel Manager Wanted

The police in Lagos have declared a hotel manager, Imole Abiodun, wanted for his alleged involvement in the stealing and…

Nigerian Found Dead In US

A Nigerian, Mr. Benjamin Chibuogwu, 57 has been found dead in his apartment in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. The deceased,…

Letter To Jonathan: Nigerians Gun Down Obasanjo

Activists, lawyers and others have likened former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter bombing President Goodluck Jonathan as that of a pot…

Police teargas Rivers State lawmakers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Nigeria’s Rivers State Police Command today freely used teargas to disperse 22 lawmakers, who had come to…

Pension theft: Trial adjourned till next year

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Justice Bolaji Yusuf of the High court on Ring Road, Ibadan, capital of the western Nigerian state of…

Rivers State: APC vows to resist illegality by renegade lawmakers

Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly warned against any reliance on Wednesday’s judgement of a federal high court, nullifying…

‘Before it is too late’: Obasanjo’s letter to Jonathan

One may Like Olusegun Obasanjo or hate him,one thing every one agrees about him is that he has the courage…

Nigeria to splash N40b on new parliament building

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria will spend N40.2 billion for the construction of phase III of the National Assembly complex and renovation…

Tukur: I will not quit as PDP chairman

PDP National Chairman Bamanga Tukur says he will not resign his position as the party leader. Tukur stated this in…

FG, ASUU Sign Agreement

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Hope that the five months old strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU may be called…

Obasanjo: Jonathan orders aides to ceasefire, to reply later

Dr. Reuben Abati, Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on media and publicity admitted Wednesday night that President Jonathan had…

I invested N900k in drug business to reap N5m, says suspect

Simon Ateba/Lagos An electronic dealer at Alaba International market in Lagos, western Nigeria is under investigation in connection with unlawful…

Army council promotes Olukolade, 101 others

Brigadier-general Chris Olukolade, director defence information was among 27 officers promoted to the rank of Major-General today. The Nigerian Army…

Zamfara Sacks 400 Nurses, Midwives Over Strike

The government of the northern Nigerian state of Zamfara has sacked over 400 nurses and midwives, who went on strike…