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The Passing Of A Literary Troubadour

By Wale Okediran Like many Nigerian students, who offered Literature in secondary school, I first met Achebe on the pages…

Chinua Achebe – The Icon, The Legacy

By Akuna Ejim “Things fall apart and the center cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,…” This refrain…

Ethnic Violence Kills 19, Displaces 4,500

Weekend attacks on three communities in volatile and ethnically divided central Nigeria have left 19 people dead and displaced some…

Tinubu: Celebrating A Consummate Bridge Builder

By Wahab Alawiye-King On Friday 29th March, the National Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and two time…

Is PDP Armada Sinking?

By Taiwo Lawrence Adeyemi There is this Yoruba idiom that says ‘Akuko Ko; which literally translates to: ‘a cock has…

Nigerians More Receptive To Laser Surgery

Nigerians are opting for laser surgery as an alternative to open surgery in the treatment of glaucoma. Dr. Magdalene Ajani,…

Guard Charged With Burgling Bank

A night security guard employed by a bank in Lagos to protect the bank has allegedly burgled the same bank…

Suspected Tax Certificate Forgers Remanded

The police at Ajah Division, Eti-Osa, Lagos southwest, Nigeria have arrested two suspects, Ide Christopher Idornigie, 39, and Ejim Moses,…

PDP Crisis: OBJ Shuns Journalists

Former president and former Chairman of Board of Trustees of  the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo who hosted…

Ekiti Dep Gov Not On Life Support Machine —Ojudu

Senator Babafemi Ojudu has debunked the rumour making the rounds that the ailing Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs) Funmilayo…

Abuja Blast Caused By Gas Cylinder Explosion —Police

The police said the blasts which rocked a very busy and popular area of Karu, one of the satellite towns…

‘My Oga At The Top’ Civil Defence Man Redeployed

Mr. Shem Obafaye, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC Lagos Commandant, who popularised the ‘My Oga At the…

My Dad’s Friend Raped Me 5 Times

A 10-year old girl (name withheld) who lives at Agbado Ijaiye area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has alleged that her…

Achebe: Death Of The Storyteller

Chinua Achebe dies at 82, leaving behind a body of works that assures his place in world literature The news…

Fanfare As Lagos Holds Colourful Carnival

It was fanfare on Monday as the Lagos State Government staged a colourful carnival to celebrate Easter. The event, held…

In Picture: When a baboon yawns

A baboon yawning surely presents an awesome sight: the animal does it ‘in full’, without inhibitions. This baboon was caught…

Obasanjo reconciles PDP factions

Members of the various PDP factions in the western Nigerian state of Ogun on Monday, held a closed-door reconciliatory meeting…

Patience Jonathan not ill, says media aide

Special Assistant to the wife of Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has debunked rumours on her state of health. Ayo Osinlu,…

Osun State workers set for warning strike

Public servants in the western Nigerian state of Osun will on Tuesday begin a four-day warning strike to press home…

Study: Eating fish linked with longer life

A new study by scientists in the United States has confirmed the benefits of eating seafood with omega 3 fatty…

Top aide of Libya’s PM kidnapped

Gunmen posing as security personnel kidnapped a top aide of Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan, just hours after the premier…

5 petrol thieves arrested in Lagos

Five petrol thieves, who siphon fuel from the pipelines of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, have been arrested in Lagos.…

Nigeria’s flood victims reject $20 compensation

Victims of the 2012 flood disaster in Nigeria’s central state of Kogi have rejected the offer of N3, 000, about…

FG to build 100 Almajiri schools

Nigeria’s Vice President Namadi Sambo has said the Federal Government will establish 100 “Almajiri” Special Schools across the nation as…

Fayose dreams comeback as Ekiti state governor

Ahead of next year’s governorship election in the western Nigerian state of Ekiti, former governor Ayo Fayose of PDP has…

UNIMAID lecturer shot dead

Gunmen on Sunday shot dead a Nigerian lecturer , Malam Murtala Mohammed, of the Mass Communication Department of the University…
Former governor of Niger State, Muazu Aliyu Babangida paid three ghost firms

Senator books clash with Gov. Aliyu over third term plan

Nigerian Senator Dahiru Awaisu (PDP- Niger East Senatorial District) on Sunday said he would seek re-election for a third term…

Nigerian shines as UNESCO science laureate, wins $100,000

A Nigerian female scientist has bagged a prize of $100,000, as one of the winners of the 2013 L’Oréal-UNESCO Awards…

Coalition cabinet formed in Central Africa Republic

The Central African Republic’s Prime Minister Nicolas Tiangaye on Sunday named his new post-coup government mostly made up of rebels…

Mandela’s health improving, says Zuma’s office

Nelson Mandela is showing signs of improvement in response to the treatment he is receiving in hospital for a recurrence…