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CAR rebels enter Bangui, ask Bozize to leave

Rebel forces in the Central African Republic said Saturday that they had entered the capital Bangui and called on the…

Oduamadi hands Nigeria’s Eagles vital point

Nigeria, African champions had planned a big mauling of Kenya’s national team, the Harambee stars in the World Cup qualifying…

New Pope meets Old Pope

Pope Francis flew in for an unprecedented encounter with his predecessor Benedict XVI at the papal residence of Castel Gandolfo…

Bad day for Kano terrorists as 2 self-destruct

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Two terrorists died Saturday morning as they attempted to bomb a checkpoint manned by soldiers of the Joint…

Lights Out as world marks ‘Earth Hour’

Sydney’s skyline plunged into darkness on Saturday as the city cut its lights for the “Earth Hour” campaign against climate…

Achebe’s home state wants him buried in Nigeria

The home state of Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe, the “father of modern African literature” who died this week in the…

Achebe: UNN flies Flags at half staff as Tinubu, others pay tribute

The authorities of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka have directed all flags to be flown at half staff as precursor…

West Africans tame traffic beast with technology

ACCRA(AFP) – If you own a mobile phone and spend sunup to sundown watching the traffic pass in Ghana’s capital,…

Profile: The essential Chinua Achebe, father of African literature

by M.J. Smith, Ben Simon Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe, widely regarded as the father of modern African literature, has died…

Zuma: Africa owes Achebe a debt of gratitude

The South African President, Mr Jacob Zuma, said Africa owes a debt of gratitude to Nigerian author Chinua Achebe in…

UNICAL matriculates 4,522 students

Only 4,522 of 55,223 candidates who applied were able to secure admission into University of Calabar for the new academic…

South African wives of Nigerians protest in Jo’burg

Some South African women married to Nigerians staged a peaceful protest on Friday on the streets of Johannesburg. The women,…

Nobel laureates Soyinka, Gordimer mourn Achebe

Africa’s first Nobel literature laureate Wole Soyinka and a renowned poet, John Pepper Clark, said Friday they have lost “a…

Pardoned General Diya defends Abacha regime

Fola Ademosu and Jamiu Yisa Retired General Oladipo Diya, former Chief of General Staff and second in command to Nigeria’s…

Injured Taraba governor ‘loses cognition’

Professor Zakari Aliyu, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Nigeria’s Taraba State Specialist Hospital on Friday said the ailing Governor…

Cement truck crushes 7 to death in Ogun State

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Friday said a couple and five persons died on Thursday in an auto…

Gunmen attack prison, bank, police station

Gunmen on Friday launched multiple attacks on the Ganye Divisional Police Headquarters, the prison and a bank in Nigeria’s north-eastern…

Abductors of female journalist want N8m

Four gunmen on Thursday in Akure, capital of the western Nigerian state of Ondo, abducted Olubunmi Lawal Oke, a journalist…

Cattle traders at Karra Market get quit notice

The government of the western Nigerian state of Ogun has handed a final quit notice to cattle traders and other…

Torrents of tributes pour for Chinua Achebe

President Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday that late Prof. Chinua Achebe will be greatly missed for his immense patriotism and…

West Ham Move To Britain’s Olympic Stadium

West Ham United football club are to become the main tenants of London’s Olympic Stadium, the BBC reported on Friday…

Why Rape Is On The Increase —Lagos PPRO

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ngozi Braide, has blamed unwillingness by some rape victims and their parents…

Man Caught With Human Parts Charged

A man caught with human parts along Liasu Road, Egbe-Ikotun, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria has been charged to court. Kunle…

Police Arrest 15 In FCT Raid

Fifteen persons were arrested during a raid by the police in an uncompleted building opposite the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)…

Police Smash 4-Man Car Snatching Gang

The Lagos State Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, have arrested a four-man car snatching gang in Ikotun, a suburb of Lagos…

Judge’s Absence Stalls Cynthia Osokogu’s Murder Trial

The absence of the trial judge in the late Cynthia Osokogu’s murder case stalled proceedings on Friday. According to Premiun…

Housewife Dies After Sex Romp With Neighbour

The price for adultery is fatal when one considers what happened recently in Badagry area Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, where…

Guests Storm Dubai For Tuface’s Wedding

Hundreds of guests are already in Dubai,  United Arab Emirates, UAE, to witness the wedding of music star, Tuface Idibia…

Christendom Mourns Prophet Obadare

The Christendom in Nigeria rose in unison today to mourn the demise of famous evangelist and founder of the World…

Quotable Quotes of Achebe

“One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised. ” “I wouldn’t have wanted anyone…