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Henry Okah convicted of terrorism charge

A South African court on Monday convicted Nigerian Henry Okah of 13 terrorism charges, including bombings that killed 12 people…

11 killed over land dispute

Eleven persons have been killed and no fewer than 2,000 people displaced in Adadama, Abi Local council of Nigeria’s south…

Nigerian governor offers cash for guns

Governor of Nigeria’s central state of Nasarawa, Umaru Tanko Al-makura, on Sunday promised to pay ethnic militia groups which lay…

Obi offers reward for clues on floating bodies

Governor of Nigeria’s eastern state of Anambra, Peter Obi, has offered a N5million reward for clues on the corpses found…

Ansaru terror group: ‘We bombed Nigerian troops’

The radical Islamist group Ansaru on Sunday claimed responsibility for an attack in Okene, Kogi state in central Nigeria that…

Robbers attack ex- deputy governor

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta The former deputy governor of Nigeria’s western state of Ogun, Alhaji Abdul Rafiu Ogunleye was early this…

Mali: France plans total takeover from Islamists

French troops on Sunday consolidated gains in Mali’s Islamist-held north as Paris said the aim was its “total reconquest” and…

Osaze Odemwingie now a father

Nigerian striker, Osaze Odemwingie has revealed that his wife, Sarah put to bed a bouncing baby boy Sunday morning in…

Emir Bayero, wounded sons fly to Britain

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Impeccable sources from Kano’s Emirate Council have told P.M.NEWS that the Emir of northern Nigerian city of Kano,…

Malaysia-based student scam suspect faces trial

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has concluded arrangement to arraign a Malaysia- based Nigerian fraudster, Hope Olusegun Aroke and…

Jonathan Visits Switzerland, Ethiopia

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan will embark on a working visit to Switzerland and Ethiopia tomorrow with engagements in Geneva and…

Governor Akpabio plays the Good Samaritan

Governor Godswill Akpabio of Nigeria’s south eastern Akwa-Ibom state on Saturday joined officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)…

Row over ex-governor Orji Kalu’s return to PDP

Former governor of Nigeria’s eastern state of Abia, Orji Uzor Kalu claimed he has returned to the PDP after an…

Pregnant woman raped over ‘offensive Islamic songs’

Three men have been arrested by the Nigeria Police in Kebbi State after they raped a pregnant housewife for the…

NURTW deputy chairman killed

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Some unidentified gunmen have killed the Oyo state Deputy Chairman of Nigeria’s National Union of Road Transport Workers…

15 corpses float on Nigerian river

No fewer than 15 unidentified and bloated corpses have been discovered floating on Ezu River in Amansea community, near Awka;…

The Obamas kick off inauguration with volunteering

WASHINGTON(AFP) – Paintbrushes in hand, Barack and Michelle Obama kicked off inauguration weekend Saturday at a volunteer event at a…

Mali: West African leaders seek UN aid

West African leaders Saturday sought urgent financial and logistical aid from the United Nations for a regional force in Mali…

Algeria’s hostage crisis ends in massacre

IN AMENAS, Algeria (AFP) – A dramatic four-day hostage crisis at an Algerian gas plant ended in a bloodbath Saturday…

NOUN graduates lament challenges

Some graduands of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) on Saturday expressed dissatisfaction at the delay in completing programmes…

Jonathan, Tukur, Okorocha extol Obasanjo

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta It is still some six weeks away to the 76th birthday of Nigeria’s former leader, Olusegun Obasanjo,…

Nigeria: 2 Mali bound soldiers killed, 5 wounded

Two Nigerian soldiers were killed and five others injured Saturday in an explosion in Okene city in Nigeria’s central Kogi…

Revered Nigerian Emir survives gun attack

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Emir of Nigeria’s northern city of Kano, Alhaji Ado Abdullahi Bayero narrowly escaped death on Saturday in the…

Jonathan arrives Abidjan for Mali talks

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday arrived in Abidjan, the Ivorian capital, to participate in the extra-ordinary session of the…

Nigerians in Cape Town protest killing of Nigerian

Members of the Nigerian community in Western Cape, South Africa, staged a protest in Cape Town on Friday over the…

The Shame of Nigeria Police: Jonathan saw all

President Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday paid a surprise visit to the decrepit Police College, Ikeja, Lagos, to have a firsthand…

Jonathan boosts troop deployment to Mali

Nigeria has boosted its troop allotment for Mali to 1,200 soldiers from 900 planned earlier as part of an African…

January 24 work free day in Nigeria

Nigeria’s Federal Government has declared Thursday, 24 January as public holiday to commemorate the Muslim celebration of Eid-El-Maulud. The Minister…

Suspected bombers of Nigeria’s military base paraded

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Eighteen year old Ibrahim Mohammed Alilullah of Ilobu in Nigeria’s state of Osun and 50 year…

New date for Akingbola’s case against EFCC

A Nigerian Federal High Court, Lagos has fixed Feb. 12 for hearing in a suit filed by former Managing Director…