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Bet winning Tunisian dies after eating 28 eggs

He won a bet but he lost his life. A young Tunisian has died after winning a bet to eat…

Nigerian Arrested With Cocaine On Christmas Day

Simon Ateba/Lagos Madueke Chukwuemeka Patrick had thought that security will be slack at Nigerian borders on Christmas day and could…

Mandela discharged from hospital for homecare

South Africa’s ailing former leader Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital on Wednesday after spending almost three weeks being treated…

Nigeria bows to Newcastle United over Ameobi

Super Eagles Chief Coach, Stephen Keshi appears to have given up on his battle to land Newcastle striker, Shola Ameobi…

The day Lagos Nigeria saw ‘Thunder Fire’

Nigeria’s government agencies have begun to piece together what could have precipitated the big fire in the commercial capital of…

CAR rebels urge state forces surrender

LIBREVILLE (AFP) – Rebels in the Central African Republic today called on government troops to lay down their arms, but…

Nigeria: Implacable fire rips through Lagos market

Fire ripped through Jankara market in Lagos Island, Nigeria’s largest city Wednesday morning and wounded at least 30 people after…

Emir of Dukku dies

The remains of the Emir of Dukku, Alhaji Abdulkadir Rasheed, were on Tuesday interred in Dukku, in Nigeria’s north eastern…

2 Die, Several Injured In Xmas Day Accidents

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Tuesday evening announced the death of two passengers in separate road accidents…

Long fuel queues in Lagos, Abuja

Nigeria’s persistent fuel scarcity has marred Christmas festivities in Abuja and Lagos. Many filling stations in Abuja had no fuel…

Nigerian boy, 3 years after, waits for surgery at LASUTH

A Nigerian boy, Abdul Bassit Ibrahim, has been on the queue since 2009 to have a hernia operation at the…

Abe emerges Japan’s Prime Minister

Shinzo Abe was elected Japan’s prime minister by the lower house of parliament on Wednesday after he swept to power…

Elechi: 2012 Nigeria’s worst

Governor Martin Elechi of Nigeria’s eastern state of Ebonyi has described 2012 as the worst year for Nigeria and the…

Kano council boss escapes assassination

Nigerian gunmen have shot and injured Alhaji Kambai Sumaila, the Interim Management Chairman of Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of…

Adeboye: Let Christians turn to God

Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), on Tuesday urged Christians to turn to God and…

Jonathan urges churches to back agenda

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday called on the church to support the Federal Government’s transformation agenda by helping to…

Nigerian Christians damn the devil, in church for Xmas

Christians in many parts of Northern Nigeria, despite the incubus of a possible terrorist attack, trooped out today to attend…

Nigerian Monarch, Ex-Commissioner Battle Over Land

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE The traditional ruler of Epe, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, Oba Kamurudeen Ishola Animashaun, is having a running battle with…

Nigeria: Pastor, 5 worshippers murdered Christmas eve

Pope Benedict XV1 wishes the savage attacks against Nigerian Christians and churches come to an end, but the savagery continues…

Retiring world Anglican leader tweets last sermon

The outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury gave his final Christmas Day sermon on Tuesday, live-tweeted by the Anglican leader’s office for…

Brutal cold spell kills 123 in Russia

A bitter cold spell in Russia has claimed 123 lives in the past 10 days, an official said Tuesday, with…

Pope urges end to savage killings in Nigeria

Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday lamented “savage acts of terrorism” that frequently target Christian churches in Nigeria, during his traditional…

Ameobi must play for Nigeria, says Keshi

Tunde Oyedele/sports editor It’s country versus club controversy once again and FIFA may have to wade in for arbitration as…

Abia state sets 8 convicts free in Christmas spirit

Governor Theodore Orji of Nigeria’s eastern state of Abia has pardoned eight prisoners in commemoration of the Christmas celebration. Orji’s…

US Congress grants Nigerian permanent residency

His journey started in Nigeria, a taunted teenager with large tumors on his face, driven into deep despair. Eleven years…

Mandela spends Christmas in hospital

Ailing African icon Nelson Mandela is spending Christmas Day in hospital, his longest stay in care since being released from…

Oyo ACN adopts Ajimobi state leader

Governor of Nigeria’s western state of Oyo Abiola Ajimobi, has been adopted state leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria.…

Christmas Images worldwide

It’s a glittering Xmas!

In Pictures: Ansaru, Nigeria’s new terror group

First, it was Boko Haram’s terrorism. As if that is not a nightmare too much for accursed Nigeria already, another…

Bombs: Nigeria police offers safety tips

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Kano state police Command Monday evening gave security tips to Kano residents ahead of Tuesday’s Christmas celebration and…