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Bomb explodes near drinking parlour

A bomb exploded near a drinking parlour in Badawa Quarters in the Nigerian city of Kano Sunday, the same city…

Oshiomhole: Where are the police patrol vehicles?

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Nigeria’s Edo state is puzzled by the scanty presence of police patrol vehicles in the state,…

Ngige: Anambra 2014 poll test case for party merger

Senator Chris Ngige of the Action Congress of Nigeria said that the 2014 governorship election in Anambra state will provide…

6th Nigerian Law School opens in Yola

The Yola Campus of the Nigerian Law School, the sixth to be established, will commence operation in January 2013, the…

Nigeria: New group claims abduction of French engineer

Move over, Boko Haram. A new islamic terrorist group operating on Nigerian territory, has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of…

Christmas: Abubakar, police IG urges security beefed up

Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, MD Abubakar, has directed all Zonal AIGs and State Command Commissioners of Police to take all…

Egypt adopts Islamist-backed charter in vote

CAIRO (AFP) – Egypt has adopted a new, Islamist-backed constitution with nearly two-thirds support in a referendum preceded by weeks…

Governor Nyako’s son installed youth leader

The traditional ruler of Yola, the capital of Nigeria’s north eastern state of Adamawa, The Lamido of Adamawa, Alhaji Barkindo…

AIG Mukhtar Ibrahim dies, burial today

The Nigeria Police has announced the death of Assistant Inspector General Muktari Ibrahim, of the Zone 6 headquarters in calabar.…

Aregbesola urges national peace at hometown carnival

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has stressed that peaceful coexistence among Nigerians irrespective of their religion and ethnic groups…

Patience Jonathan lights Nigeria’s Christmas Tree

The Wife of Nigeria’s President, Dame Patience Jonathan, has urged for peace, unity and love during the Christmas season. Mrs.…

Governor Elechi forgives 3 errant aides

If Christmas is the season of love and forgivesss, the spirit is catching on in Nigeria, where Governor Martin Elechi…

In Pictures: Aregbesola embraces Oyinlola

A rare show of camaraderie, frozen into immortality by the camera: Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Nigeria’s state of Osun and…

Malaga deepens Mourinho, Real woes

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho was under renewed pressure on Saturday after his team lost 3-2 at Malaga, a defeat…

Freed Hyundai Korean-Nigerian workers narrate ordeal

Four South Korean workers and a Nigerian who were kidnapped Monday in the oil-rich Bayelsa state in the Niger Delta…

Army confirms death of 2 suicide bombers

Nigeria’s Joint Security Task Force has confirmed the deaths of two suicide bombers who attacked Airtel and MTN Telecommunications offices…

Pilgrimage big business in Israel, Nigerian Pastor fumes

Nigerian Pastor Mathew Obaze, a pilgrim in Israel, has decried the commercialisation of the annual Christian pilgrimage by the Israeli…

Mandela spends 14th day in hospital

Former South African President, Nelson Mandela, 94, spends his 14th day in a South African hospital today amid reports of…

In the spirit of Christmas, Pope forgives butler

Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday pardoned his former butler Paolo Gabriele, who was sentenced to 18 months in jail for…

Opinion : Christmas in the Holy Land

By Disu Kamor Many people around the world will start the celebration of Christmas by wishing their family members, friends…

Christmas Holiday: Was Governor Rochas Right?

Governor of Nigeria’s eastern state of Imo, Owelle Rochas Okorocha is on the firing line of opposition politicians for declaring…

Nigerian Suicide bomber hits Airtel Kano office

A Nigerian suicide bomber blew himself up Saturday when he rammed his car into the office gate of Airtel, one…

40,000 Nigerian teachers to be retrained

Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayyatu Rufa’i, has said in Lagos that 40,000 teachers would be retrained under the Millennium…

Kidnappers free 4 Korean workers in Nigeria

Four South Korean workers who were kidnapped earlier this week in Bayelsa state, south of Nigeria have been released unharmed,…

Wanted Nigerian ex- governor flees to USA

Abubakar Audu, former governor of Nigeria’s central state of Kogi, declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has…

America Warns Citizens Against Trips To Nigeria

Simon Ateba/Lagos The United States Government has warned its citizens against travelling to Nigeria, particularly during the holiday season, saying…

The day after: Yes, we’re alive!

Across the world, most people waited to see a fulfilment of the ancient prophecy, wondering how the world would go…

Fire guts NAFDAC warehouse

A fire on Friday evening destroyed counterfeit products in the warehouse of Nigeria’s National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and…

Cash crunch makes Zimbabwe’s 2013 polls uncertain

Zimbabwe cannot afford to hold elections in 2013, Finance Minister, Tendai Biti, said on Friday, and appealed to the international…

INEC axes 3 more political parties

Eromosele Ebhomele Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday announced the de-registration of three more political parties after it…