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Rivers Assembly to be named after late Speaker

Rivers state governor, Chibuike Amaechi on Saturday said the state House of Assembly complex would be named after the late…

Nigerian forces avert suicide attacks, in raids of Boko Haram hideouts

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano A dawn raid on members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect in Kano, northwest Nigeria on Saturday claimed…

Arik Air to fly Golden Eaglets to Abuja

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigeria’s largest airline, Arik Air, said on Friday it will fly victorious Golden Eaglets, to Abuja, as…

Over 7000 Nigerians in US universities, says consul

Mr Jefferey Hawkins, Consul-General of the U.S. in Nigeria, said no fewer than 7,000 Nigerians were studying in various American…

Madagascar’s presidential election heads for a run-off

(Reuters) – Madagascar’s first presidential election since a coup in 2009 will go to a run-off due in December after…

UBTH records second stem cell transplant for sickle cell patient

Nigeria’s University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) on Friday said it had conducted the second successful stem cell transplant for…

PDP lifts suspension against Oyinlola

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in western Nigerian state of Osun has lifted the suspension of some members of the…

Obama blames Republicans for slowing down US economy

NEW ORLEANS (AFP) – President Barack Obama Friday accused Republicans of slamming on the brakes every time the US economy…

Oshiomhole commissions four roads in Benin

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of the southern Nigerian state of Edo has commissioned four roads completed by his administration in the…

Military rule out of fashion, says Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan Friday in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau warned that the global community was no longer inclined to tolerate a role…

Fake EFCC operative jailed

A man who had paraded himself as an operative of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC, has been sentenced to…

Nigeria Beat Mexico To Lift U-17 World Cup

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets on Friday evening defeated El Tri of Mexico 3-0 at the Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu…

Jonathan plans grand reception for Golden Eaglets

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has announced a grand reception for Nigeria’s Under 17 soccer team, for winning the FIFA World…

Oyinlola: PDP Goes To Supreme Court

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it will proceed to the Supreme Court to challenge Wednesday’s Appeal Court’s reinstatement…

APC Wants INEC Dock APGA Candidate, Obiano, For Multiple Registration

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately commence the process of…

Woolworths To Shut Nigeria Stores

South African food-and-clothing retailer Woolworths Holdings Ltd. (WHL) plans to close its three stores in Nigeria because of high rental…

Lagos Releases DNA Results For Plane Crash Victims

The results of the DNA tests conducted on the 12 burnt bodies of the Associated Airline crash victims are now…

2 Face, Tiwa Savage Unveil Star’s The Rock Star

Nigeria’s top music acts, 2Face Idibia and Tiwa Savage, joined Star, Nigeria’s premium brand, to launch an exciting new limited…

Fallen Electric Cable Kills School Girl

An 11-year old pupil of Ogundimu Primary School, Iju-Ishaga, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, identified as Chioma Nwaonumah has been electrocuted…

Gaidam suggests Marshall Security plan for Nigeria’s north east

Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe state has suggested what he called `marshal security plan’ to Nigeria’s Federal Government to tackle…

Oshiomhole, Okorocha, Shettima head APC committees

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday in Abuja inaugurated three committees on contact, funds raising and mobilisation to assist…

Jonathan on ECOWAS mission to Guinea Bissau, Gambia

President Goodluck Jonathan will embark on a two-day diplomatic shuttle to Guinea-Bissau and Gambia tomorrow on 8 February. President Jonathan…

2 cult members confess being hired assassins

Ayodeji Dedeigbo & Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni Two suspected members of Eiye Cult group have been arrested by a team of policemen…

Swiss scientists confirm polonium poison in Arafat’s body

Swiss scientists who analysed samples from the corpse of late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on Thursday confirmed the abnormal presence…

UNIBEN doctor, 3 children die in accident

A forensic expert in the Morbid Anatomy department of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH, Dr. Ralph Omojefe, his…

Commissioner resigns in Kano over APC romance

Kano state governor, Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso’s speculated plan to join the All Progressives Congress (APC), has created some slight…

Jonathan snubs Port Harcourt centenary celebrations

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt President Goodluck Jonathan today snubbed Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi’s invitation to attend a symposium to mark the…

U-17 W/Cup Final: Senator Mark Leads FG Team To Cheer Golden Eaglets

President Goodluck Jonathan has despatched a high-powered delegation headed by the Senate President, Senator David Mark to represent the Federal…

Ambassador Oke heads NIA

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the appointment of Ambassador Ayo Oke as the new Director-General of the National…

N1.7b Pension Scam: EFCC Docks Ex-Boss Of Scheme, 11 Others

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Thursday arraigned 12 former officials of the Oyo State Local Government Pensions Board…