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Boko Haram gunmen massacre 40 sleeping students

Boko Haram gunmen on Sunday opened fire in the hostel of the School of Agriculture, Gujba, Yobe State, killing at…

APC, New PDP in secret pact, says THISDAY

The Group of Seven Governors who broke away from the Peoples Democratic Party to form a splinter group called New…

APC governorship aspirant decamps to PPA

Mr Godwin Ezeemo, a former governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the eastern Nigerian state of Anambra,…

Shoe thrown at Iran leader’s motorcade after Obama talk

TEHRAN(AFP) – A shoe was thrown at Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s motorcade Saturday as he arrived home to a mixed…

Soldiers kill prince of rival house to Okonjo Iweala’s dad

JETHRO IBILEKE/Asaba A yet to be identified prince of Ogwashi-Uku and member of the Izedunor royal family has been shot…

Police, in new crackdown, stop pro-Amaechi group launch

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Hracourt The Nigerian police in Rivers State has moved to stop the inauguration of a Pro-Governor Chibuike Rotimi…

Thatcher’s ashes laid to rest in London

The ashes of late British prime minister Margaret Thatcher were laid to rest alongside the remains of her late husband…

Jonathan on hot seat Sunday

President Goodluck Jonathan will face a panel of interviewers on Sunday, beginning from 7p.m. The Presidential Media Chat will be…

42 die,100 missing in boat mishap on River Niger

No fewer than 42 people were drowned in a boat mishap on River Niger close to Malilli village in Borgu…

Gunmen sack Kaduna village, killing 11

No fewer than 11 people were on Saturday killed in a renewed attack in Zangang village in Attakar Chiefdom, Kaura…

Indonesian muslim hardliners protest Miss World hosting

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AFP) – Hundreds of Islamic hardliners in Indonesia held a mass prayer session Saturday to express their…

Nairobi attack: President Kenyatta buries nephew, fiancee

The burial has taken place in Nairobi of Mbugua Mwangi, nephew of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, who was among the…

Nigerian charged with aiding Al Qaeda

A Nigerian, Lawal Babafemi, has been arraigned in a U.S. Federal Court, Brooklyn, on charges of providing material support to…

N141b needed to complete East-West road, says Orubebe

The Minister of Nigeria’s Niger Delta Affairs, Mr Godsday Orubebe, said N141 billion would be required to complete the East-West…

Soyinka, others mourn Awoonor

Nigerian Nobel literature laureate Wole Soyinka and other writers on Friday paid tribute to renowned Ghanaian poet and statesman Kofi…

Lagos Assembly honours Oshinowo, late first speaker

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE It was a solemn moment at the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria on Friday as the…

Kwara CAN boycotts Nigeria’s independence anniversary

THE Kwara state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has rejected the state government’s request to be part…

The health benefits of yoghurt

A nutritionist with the Wuse General Hospital in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, said yoghurt is good for the prevention…

600 acres of hemp farm found in Ekiti

Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday discovered a 600-acre hemp farm at Ode-Ekiti in the Gbonyin Local…

Labour threatens showdown over Rivers police boss

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Both the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress in the southern Nigerian state of Rivers…

Ansaru terror group posts video of French hostage

Nigeria’s terror group, Ansaru on Friday released a video of a French national kidnapped in December, issuing threats to the…

Court Jails Mom, Son For Assaulting DPO, Constable

An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a mother and her son to nine years imprisonment for resisting arrest and…

Ondo Employs 8,000 Youths In Fadama Programme

The Ondo State Government said on Friday that it had  employed 8,000 youths under the Fadama III programme to boost…

Lecturers Defy Suswam’s Order To Return To Work

The Benue State University Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has vowed to continue with the ongoing…

UN Report Alerts On Fast Rising Sea Levels

A UN report on global warming released on Friday predicts that global sea levels are to rise “at a faster…

Traditional Ruler In Court Over N3.3m Land Fraud

A traditional ruler, Chief Wasiu Maiyegun, on Friday appeared before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, charged with duping…

Kaduna Police Confirms Bank Robbery

The Kaduna State Police Command on Friday said suspected armed robbers had attacked two commercial banks in Saminaka, about 200…

Remembering Kofi Awoonor: Humanity And Against

By Wole Soyinka I am certain there are others who, like me, received invitations to the recent edition of the…

Police Arraign 23 Traffic Offenders In Ogun

Twenty-three persons who violated various traffic laws on Friday pleaded guilty before a Senior Magistrates’ Court in Ota, Ogun. The…
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Senegal Seeks Help Of China, France Solve Water Crisis

Senegal has appealed to France and China for help to repair damage to a water pipeline that has deprived much…