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Breaking news: 5 killed in fresh attack in Kano

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano No fewer than five persons were killed by gunmen on motor bike Tuesday evening in Kano, capital of…

Like the father, mother absolves son of murder.

Henry Ojelu/Judiciary correspondent Just like the father of murder suspect Akolade Arowolo had testified about his son’s innocence, the mother,…

2 year old boy Kidnapped

By Kazeem Ugbodaga & Cyriacus Izuekwe Emmanuel Oluwatumise, the two-year old son of a Nigerian  school proprietor, Olusegun Alonge, was…

Okada Robbers On The Rampage

By Cyriacus Izuekwe & Ayodeji Dedeigbo Despite the restriction placed on commercial motorcycle operators also known as okada riders in…

Man narrates loss of child in Lagos Fire

By Jeminat Adamson Twenty-seven days after the 2012 Boxing Day fire incident that occurred at  Jankara Market on Lagos Island, …

Police Blame Gang For Attack On Soldiers

The Commissioner of Police in the central Nigerian state of  Kogi , Mr. Mohammed Katsina, says a three-man gang was…

Okah: NBA Seeks Overhauling Of Justice System

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Monday called for the overhauling of Nigeria’s justice system in order to speedy the…

Divorce: Wife Tackles Hubby In Court

By Bello Oluwakemi  A Nigerian housewife, Mrs. Helen  Monago, 33 has told an Igando Customary Court, Lagos that her husband’s…

3 Charged With Armed Robbery

BY OLABISI BALOGUN The Nigerian police in Lagos have charged three men before the Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly stealing…

Lagos Traders Protest Continued Closure Of Shops

Traders on Breadfruit and Davis streets in Balogun Market, Lagos Island, where some warehouses were gutted by fire in October…

Bayelsa Speaker’s Mother Regains Freedom

 By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The78- year-old mother of Mr. Kombowei Benson, the Speaker of the Nigeria’s oil rich state, Bayelsa…

The Obamas in the limelight at inaugural ball

WASHINGTON, Jan 21, 2013 (AFP) – Barack and Michelle Obama slow-danced their way into their next four years in the…

UNN honours Anyim, Jega, Adeola

The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, on Monday announced the award of doctorate degrees to some top government functionaries and businessmen.…

Jonathan vows to book attackers of Emir Bayero

Nigeria’s Presidency on Monday vowed to bring those behind the attack on the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, to…

Senator Ugbane, Elumelu for retrial

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Former Chairman, of Nigeria’s Senate Committee on Power, Senator Nicholas Yahaya Ugbane and his counterparts at…

Obama rallies Americans for unity, equality

President Barack Obama issued a impassioned call for national unity and equality on Monday, warning political “absolutism” must not thwart…

Full Text of Barack Obama’s inaugural address

The following is the full text of the inaugural address of US President Barack Obama as prepared for delivery: “Vice…

Bomb found, pretenders to Kano throne quizzed

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Several traditional chiefs who are believed to be interested in the throne of the Emir of Nigerian northern…

ACN flays Jonathan over comments on police college

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has said that while President Goodluck Jonathan’s surprise visit  to the Police College in…

Fashola gags Commissioners

By Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola of Nigeria’s Lagos State  has banned commissioners, other political office holders and all civil…

Declare Emergency Against Poverty, urges Group

BY EROMOSELE EBHOMELE  Nigeria’s  National Council of Muslim Youth Organizations (NACOMYO) has decried the level of poverty in the country…

Girl Sleeps Non-Stop For Weeks

 A teenager, Louisa Ball, 15, sleeps for up to two weeks at a time, because she suffers from an incredibly…

Ex-NIMASA Boss Re-Arraigned

By Akin kuponiyi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Monday, re-arraigned the former Director-General of Nigeria Maritime Administration and…

One In 3 Adults Has High Blood Pressure —WHO

 BY EROMOSELE EBHOMELE The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that one out of every three adults worldwide has high…

Sex worker gets six year jail for manslaughter

 By Henry Ojelu/Judiciary Correspondent A Nigerian commercial sex worker in the Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos State, Nkechi Okafor has…

Nigeria: When A Rose Fades

By ANTHONY EGBE Mrs. Rose Uzoma retires as Comptroller-General of Nigerian Immigration Service amid controversy Last week’s announcement of the…

Nigeria: A Murder so cruel

BY GBENRO ADESINA/Ibadan   A 35-year-old Nigerian graduate, due to marry in less than two months from now, is felled by…

Nigeria Needs Cultural Rebirth To Develop

Professor Tunde Babawale, Director-General, Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilisation, CBAAC, explains to TOKUNBO OLAJIDE how indifference to…

Why Opposition Parties Can’t Work Together

Nigerian Senator Chris Anyanwu, journalist, publisher and broadcast entrepreneur, represents Imo East Senatorial District in the National Assembly. In this…

The Injustice In Church-Owned Schools

Cardinal John Olufemi Onaiyekan, Catholic Archbishop of Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja, tells OLUOKUN AYORINDE and SOLA FOLORUNSO-ADEOLA about his…