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Jonathan back home, cancels meeting with G7

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan returned to Abuja from London on Sunday evening and declared that he is “very okay…

President Jonathan Sacks Aide

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday terminated the appointment of Mrs. Aisha Umar as his Special Assistant on Social Development. The…

Hundreds of gunmen storm Plateau state, kill five persons

Some 300 gunmen stormed a mostly Christian village in the central Nigerian state of Plateau killing five persons and burning…

Zimbabwe gives Nigerian traders quit notice

Zimbabwean authorities say they have given foreign shop-owners, mostly Chinese and Nigerian nationals, an ultimatum to shut down their businesses…

APC tackles INEC again: Anambra election a parody

The All Progressives Congress (APC) is not relenting in driving home the message to the Independent National Electoral Commission, why…

Israel slams Iran nuclear deal

Israel said Sunday that a nuclear deal struck Sunday between Iran and world powers in Geneva was “bad” as Tehran…

In Pictures: Polishing shoes for Guinness Records

Some 800 participants celebrate after polishing their leather shoes on a street in Tokyo’s Taito ward, a district famous for…

In picture: Pope Francis gets FIFA Jersey No 10

FIFA president, Sepp Blatter has visited Pope Francis in the Vatican, during which he presents FIFA Jersey Number 10 to…

Iran, world powers agree nuclear deal

GENEVA (AFP) – World powers Sunday agreed a landmark deal with Iran halting parts of its nuclear programme in what…

Boko Haram militants sack village, kill 12

Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed 12 people in Nigeria’s restive northeast, burning homes and stealing cars in an area…

Angolan police kills opposition activist, detains 292 protesters

(Reuters) – Angolan security forces shot and killed an opposition activist on Saturday, hours ahead of protests across the country…

It’s Official: Tiwa Savage Now Mrs Balogun

FUNSHO AROGUNDADE Nigerian music diva, Tiwatope Savage Saturday afternoon officially got married to her beau, Tunji Balogun. At a star-studded…

ASUU wants to meet President Jonathan

Nigeria’s striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) rose from a two-day National Executive Council Meeting (NEC) on Saturday in…

Jonathan’s acute abdomen ailment: What it means

Forty-eight hours after President Goodluck Jonathan suddenly fell ill and was forced to skip a meeting Thursday in London with…

2 parties back INEC’s partial poll in Anambra

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), two fringe political associations in Nigeria, have supported…

Akhigbe buried amidst eulogies

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Former Nigerian Chief of General Staff, Admiral Mike Akhigbe, was Saturday buried in Fugar, Etsako Central local government…

Jonathan had ‘acute abdomen’ crisis , returns Sunday

Doctors who examined and treated President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan for the sudden onset of severe abdominal pains in London have…

Complainant vows to drop charge if accused swear on Qu’ran

A prosecution witness, Hassana Suleiman, has told a Mararaba Grade 1 Upper Area Court, in the central Nigerian state of…

Jonathan denies drinking spree on birthday, condemns rumour mongers

President Goodluck Jonathan has described as fiction the story that he fell ill in London after a “heavy birthday party…

Nigerian jailed for rape in UK

A Nigerian, living illegally in the United Kingdom and who was twice spared deportation has been convicted and sentenced for…

Pakistani doctor who helped find Bin Laden charged with murder

Authorities in northwest Pakistan have charged the doctor who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden with murder and fraud,…

Aero Contractors becomes national carrier

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigeria’s Federal Government is set to turn heavily indebted Aero Contractors Airline into the country’s national carrier,…

APC rejects supplementary election in Anambra

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected Friday’s announcement by INEC to hold supplementary election in Anambra State on 30…

Omoruyi laid to rest in Benin

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Former Director-General of the defunct Nigerian Centre for Democratic Studies (CDS), Prof. Omo Omoruyi was Friday laid to…

UK Rapper, Chip Arrives Nigeria For “Fire of Zamani” Concert

FUNSHO AROGUNDADE Sony Music United Kingdom rapper, Chip, formerly known as Chipmunk, arrived Lagos for the first time this morning…

UNIJOS wins $8m grant from World Bank

A Nigerian university in the city of Jos has received an eight million dollar grant from the World Bank to…

Election now Nigeria’s worst enemy, says muslim cleric

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Move over Boko Haram. A new bugaboo has seized Nigeria’s landscape, with its attendant fear and anxiety. The…

5 Police AIGs redeployed

Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has redeployed five assistant inspectors-general of police (AIGs) and two commissioners of police for…

Jonathan Recovers, Attends Investors’ Meeting

Ayorinde Oluokun President Jonathan who took ill yesterday and was admitted at a London hospital for treatment has fully recovered.…

Tiwa Savage weds Saturday

Sexy songstress Tiwa Savage will tomorrow, 23 November, take a big step into matrimony as she will get married to…