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LG Boss, Deputy, 17 Councillors Sacked

The political proxy battle between Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, southsouth Nigeria, and President Goodluck Jonathan took a turn…

Nigerian soldiers restrict access to genocide town of Baga

Rescue workers on Tuesday struggled to reach a remote Nigerian town where the military was restricting access after fierce clashes…

Car bomb at French embassy in Tripoli

A car bomb hit the France embassy in Libya, wounding two French guards and causing extensive damage in the first…

Nigerian leaders need psychiatric tests, says Ganiat Fawehinmi

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE Widow of the late Chief Gani Fawehinmi, Mrs. Ganiat, has described political leaders in the country as having…

Guantanamo prisoners on hunger strike

More than half of the men held at the Guantanamo detention camp have joined an escalating hunger strike to protest…

Oshiomhole Warns Igbinedion on ‘elderly rascality’

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Governor of Edo state, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, Monday sounded a stern warning to 79 year old Chief Gabriel…

APC the storm to sack PDP from power, says Tinubu

Kazeem Ugbodaga Former Governor of Lagos State and National leader, Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has described…

Houses razed in Ibadan in petrol tanker fire

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN About fifty houses, a mosque, shops, vehicles and other property worth several millions of naira were lost to…

ACN slams PDP over council polls

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The leadership of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Edo State Monday slammed the state chapter of…

RVP’s hat-trick wins 20th league trophy for Man U

Robin van Persie hit a first-half hat-trick as Manchester United cantered to an unprecedented 20th English league title with an…

Jonathan: US report on Nigeria corruption ‘over amplified’

Ayo Oluokun/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan has described claims that his administration is dogged by massive corruption in a report by…

US condemns Baga massacre

The United States Monday condemned clashes between troops and Islamist militants in Baga, in Nigeria’s north eastern state of Borno,…

Jonathan orders probe of Baga Massacre

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered a full scale investigation into reports of high civilian casualties in the shooting war…

Nigerian massacre: Red Cross puts death toll at 187

The Red Cross has revealed that an estimated 187 people died in Baga, in Borno state, weekend after Nigerian soldiers…

Appelate court stall Daniel’s trial again

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Justice Olanrewaju Mabekoje of the Ogun State High Court 3, Isabo, Abeokuta this morning adjourned till July…

Ladipo Market leader arraigned over N52m fraud

Henry Ojelu Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC today arraigned the embattled President of Aguiyi Ironsi Market, popularly known…

Amosun promises to complete Ijebu-Ode bridges

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of the western Nigerian state of Ogun, has given assurance to the people of…

Married Man, 2 Others Charged With Rape

A 7-year old girl who was a victim of sexual abuse has narrated to the police how she was serially…

Massacre In Maiduguri As JTF, Boko Haram Clash

Several people have been killed and houses set ablaze following a clash between Nigeria’s military and suspected Boko Haram Islamist…

Adunni: The Journey Of An Accidental Politician

By Babafemi Ojudu “Femi, you have come again with your jokes,” she said on that faithful afternoon when I invited…

‘I Just Wanted To Hear Your Voice’

By Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi Moremi Ajasoro. Afi ikoko ide bu omi lamu. Afi Kankan fadaka soge lawujo egbe. Moremi ti ewure ile…

Tribute To Funmi Olayinka: Beautiful Inside And Outside

By Funso Adegbola My heart grieved when I heard the sad news of the passing of the Deputy Governor of…

No plan to convert National Theatre to hotel, says minister

Nigeria’s Minister for Arts, Culture and Tourism, Chief Edem Duke, has denied that the government planned to convert National Theatre,…

ACN sweeps council polls

Nigeria’s Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) on Sunday announced results of Saturday’s council polls in seven of the 14…

Bible a ‘copy’ of Quran, bombing suspect told neighbor

The deceased Boston bombing suspect recently described the Bible as a copy of the Quran during an argument about religion,…

Father of slain youth cries for justice

A community leader in the western Nigerian state of Ekiti, Pa Gabriel Adewunmi, has called on the Attorney-General of the…

Ekiti state declares 26 April holiday for Olayinka

The government of the western Nigerian state of Ekiti has declared April 26 as work-free day in honour of the…

Accident: Gov. Okorocha In UK for medical check-up

Governor Rochas Okorocha of the eastern Nigerian state of Imo is expected back soon after undergoing a successful head scanning…

Low turnout for Ivory Coast local polls

Ivorians turned out in low numbers for local elections Sunday seen as a test of stability in the country amid…

How Djokovic ended Nadal’s reign in Monte Carlo

MONTE-CARLO, Monaco (AFP) – Novak Djokovic ended Rafael Nadal’s dreams of a record ninth successive Monte Carlo Masters title with…