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Cuba puts succession plan on course

Cuba has begun its transition to rule by someone whose last name isn’t Castro and is young enough not to…

Boko Haram posts video of kidnapped French family

A video appeared on YouTube Monday of seven kidnapped members of a French family with their abductors, who claimed to…

Nollywood veteran Esiri for burial in April

BAYO ADETU The remains of Nigeria’s veteran actor, Justus Esiri, who died on 19 February following complications from diabetes, will…

Akingbola re-arrested, to be charged afresh

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC said on Monday it has re-arrested Erastus Akingbola, the former managing…

Goldie, Afro pop singer buried

FUNSHO AROGUNDADE Family, friends and colleagues of Nigeria’s Afro pop singer, Oluwabimpe Susan Harvey, popularly known as Goldie Harvey, today…

Jonathan retires Justice Archibong

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan has endorsed the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, by ordering the compulsory…

Former Lagos NBA Chairman Passes On

Former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Lagos branch, Mr Anthony Akintola Akinbote, has passed on at his residence in…

Nigeria: 15 Russian Sailors Get Bail

A Federal High Court in Lagos this morning, admitted to bail, 15 Russians alleged to have imported arms into Nigeria…

Docked Babalakin denied comfort chair as trial stalled

Henry Ojelu/Judiciary Correspondent A Nigerian High Court sitting in Ikeja, has adjourned proceedings till 27 March in the ongoing trial…

Ghana: Drama As Goalie Leaves Pitch To Urinate

Drama unfolded at a Ghana top-flight league match at the weekend when match was halted for about five minutes for…

NGF Election: Akpabio To Lead Jonathan’s Battle Against Amaechi

Less than 24 hours after he emerged as the Chairman of People Democratic Governors Forum, Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa…

Man, 34, Charged With Raping 3-Yr Old

A 34-year old man, Kehinde Paul Layode, has been arraigned before a family court in Ikeja for allegedly defiling a…

Craze For Medical Trips Abroad Wasteful — Doctor

The Chief Medical Director of the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), Dr. Ishaya Pam, has described Nigerians’ tendency to rush…

Nigeria shuts used auto spare parts market

The Lagos State Government today shut the popular auto spare parts market, Ladipo Market in Mushin area of Lagos, southwest…

Computer Village: Traders Worry Over Relocation

Computer Village, located in Ikeja, Lagos is arguably the biggest computer and allied products market in the West African sub…

Wukari calm after sectarian riot over soccer pitch

Normalcy has returned to the central Nigerian town of Wukari after sectarian riots that led to the death of one…

6 killed in Kaduna village

By Femi Adi/Kaduna Gunmen have attacked residents of Aduwan village, Zango Kataf local government area of the northern Nigerian state…

Atiku backs Rotary Club polio campaign with $500k

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has donated half a million US Dollars ($.5m) donation to the Rotary Club District 9110…

Man beheads wife after quarrel

JETHRO IBILEKE/Asaba An argument between a middle aged Nigerian woman, Ndidi Emeka Mordi and her husband, Chukwudi Mordi has led…

Mimiko takes oath for second term

Ademola Adegbamigbe/Akure Governor Olusegun Mimiko of the western Nigerian state of Ondo was today sworn in for a second term…

France angers Benin over travel warning

The Republic of Benin on Sunday reacted harshly after France warned its citizens there to be on alert for possible…

Substance found in Pistorius home a ‘sexual stimulant’

A substance found in star athlete Oscar Pistorius’s home during a search by police investigating the killing of his girlfriend…

CAR moves to end stranglehold of rebels

The Central African Republic will on Sunday begin removing rebels from villages and towns they have occupied since December, the…

Nigerian drug suspect bites Indian cop’s finger

Three Nigerians have been arrested in Mumbai, India by agents of the country’s Anti-Narcotic Cell (ANC), after they recovered 100gms…

Kidnapping: France warns citizens to be cautious in Benin

Paris has warned visitors to Benin Republic to be on high alert for possible revenge kidnappings or attacks over France’s…

Brazil seeks bigger role in Nigeria’s energy sector

Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff said Saturday that her government will seek to boost energy ties with Nigeria, Africa’s top oil…

AIDS ravages Malawi with 1000 infections weekly

AIDS-ravaged Malawi, where over a tenth of the population is HIV positive, records on average 1,000 new cases weekly, a…

Omotola Makes TV Debut In US in ‘Bounce’

FUNSHO AROGUNDADE A few weeks after she celebrated her 35th birthday in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, Nigeria’s screen sweetheart, Omotola…

Paintsil, Ghana Blackstar gets bail over wife assault

Former Fulham, West Ham and Leicester City defender John Paintsil was released on bail Saturday after his arrest over allegations…