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Pope Francis begs Boko Haram to free hostages

Pope Francis in his first Easter Sunday celebration appealed to the Boko Haram militants in Nigeria to free the hostages…

14 terror suspects killed in Easter day raid

Nigerian Soldiers raided a suspected hideout for Islamist extremist group Boko Haram in northern Nigeria’s largest city of Kano on…

Jonathan promises to end terrorism in Nigeria

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has reiterated his promise to end the insecurity that is fast taking a toll…

In Picture: Tinubu goes for the blessings of his mum

On his birthday 29 March, the national leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, went for a…

Serena Williams clinches record 6th Sony Open Title

Serena Williams proved she still has a lot to offer world tennis even at 31, when she overpowered Maria Sharapova…

Kenya’s Supreme Court upholds Kenyatta’s election

Kenya’s Supreme Court on Saturday upheld Uhuru Kenyatta’s presidential election victory, throwing out a bid by his rival for a…

60 people massacred in Plateau’s ethnic strife

Violence involving rival ethnic groups in Nigeria’s central state of Plateau has killed at least 36 people and left dozens…

Police foil attack on Gombe station

The Police in Nigeria’s Gombe State have confirmed the killing of two gunmen, who attacked Kumo Police Division in Akko…

North Korea declares state of war with South

North Korea on Saturday declared it was in a “state of war” with South Korea and warned Seoul and Washington…

AYC: F/Eagles Beat Mali To Win Bronze

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles made amend for missing out on defending their title by beating Mali 2-1 to finish with bronze…

Dame Jonathan’s AFLPM aids Mali’s war victims

The African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) has donated 16 plane-load of relief materials to victims of violent conflict in…

Weah’s Son At Chelsea For Trial

Liberian football legend, George Weah, has confirmed that his 13-year old son, Timothy is undergoing a trial at his former…

LAGBUS, LAMATA offer free ride to commutters

LAGBUS Asset Management Ltd., the operators of LAGBUS, and the Lagos Area Metropolitan Transport Authority (LAMATA)– the operators of Bus…

Jonathan at Islamic confab preaches co-existence by all faiths

President Goodluck Jonathan has restated the commitment of the Nigerian Government to ensuring freedom of religion to all Nigerians as…

68 year old woman escapes from her abductors

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The abducted mother of Mr. James Dugo, the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Local Government and Community Development,has…

Scores of bodies found in CAR capital

The French news agency, AFP said 78 bodies have been found in the streets of the Central Africa Republic capital…

Patience Jonathan missing at Good Friday service: In pictures

Nigeria’s presidency has churned out images of the service today at the Aso Rock chapel to mark the Christian festivity…

Falana: Govt not persuasive on Alamieyeseigha

Nigeria’s leading human rights lawyer and Senior advocate, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) has criticised ‘the arrogant’ posturing of aides of…
Biennial World Cup competitions will kill football clubs - Sepp Blatter

Nigeria asks FIFA to reschedule World Cup matches

Nigeria have asked FIFA to reschedule their World Cup qualifiers in June for fairness, arguing that all games in their…

Soyinka wants Nigeria’s security issue tackled

Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has advised the Federal Government to see the security vacuum in the north as an emergency…

General Abubakar backs amnesty for Boko Haram

Nigeria’s former Military Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar has joined other Nigerians to seek amnesty for members of the Islamic…

UN approves first ‘offensive peace keepers’ for DR Congo

The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously approved the first-ever “offensive” UN peacekeeping brigade to battle rebels groups in Democratic…

Arowolo, wife-killer accused denies battery allegation

Thirty one year old, Akolade Arowolo, standing trial for the alleged murder of his wife, Titilayo, a bank worker, on…

Justice Fati Abubakar heads Niger state judiciary

Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State on Thursday swore-in Justice Fati Lami Abubakar as the acting Chief Judge. Abubakar’s appointment…

Court orders arrest of attorney-general, 2 others

An Okene High Court in the Nigerian central state of Kogi, on Thursday, issued a bench warrant for the arrest…

OOU to recall sacked lecturers

Professor Saburi Adesanya, the acting Vice-Chancellor, Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, in the western Nigerian state of Ogun, on Thursday…

Briton freed, 3 Lebanese kidnapped

A Briton abducted last week in Nigeria’s economic capital Lagos has been released in an incident believed to be a…

Agbaso, Imo state deputy governor sacked

The Imo state House of Assembly, in the eastern part of Nigeria, has impeached the deputy governor, Mr. Jude Agbaso.…

Chinua Achebe- Death, Where Are Thy Claws?

By Niyi Osundare Chinua Achebe is one of those epically unique individuals whose lives have been so full, so purposive…

Doc ‘May Have Killed 300’ ICU Patients

A Brazilian doctor, who was charged with killing seven patients to free up beds at a hospital intensive care unit,…