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Clashes in Libyan capital, car blast in Benghazi

TRIPOLI(AFP) – Libya’s two largest cities were rocked by violence on Sunday with clashes between militias wounding five in the…

Boko Haram:Tambuwal urges FG to embrace peace

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin To put an end to the incessant killings of innocent Nigerians, the Speaker of House of Representatives, Aminu…

Groom killed by gunmen on auto bike in Kano

A groom along with two friends were shot dead today by gunmen, operating on a motor bike, in Kano, northern…

Boko Haram bomb police station, school, phone towers

Boko Haram gunmen with explosives have attacked a police station, a primary school and two cellphone towers in Fika, Yobe…

Relief materials for Nigeria’s flood victims diverted

Eromosele Ebhomele Two civil society groups, UK-based Tearfund and the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have expressed “concerns that…

Obama’s tweets more popular than Romney’s

Twitter has launched an interactive map of the United States that charts where Barack Obama and Mitt Romney’s campaign tweets…

Bloodletting continues in Nigeria’s troubled state

Gunmen, believed to be from Boko Haram sect, have killed three persons including a fire service chief in Damboa local…

Reports: Exodus of men from Maiduguri

Many people, especially men are deserting Nigeria’s troubled city, Maiduguri, after the murder yesterday of a retired senior military officer…

Remi Lagos, popular fashion designer dies

Jamiu Yisa Ace fashion designer, Remi Osholake popularly known as Remi Lagos, has just been confirmed dead. The designer and…

2 drug traffickers jailed 7 years

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Two drug traffickers ,who were arrested by officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have…

Widow, Valerie Ebe confirmed as Akwa Ibom deputy governor

Members of Akwa Ibom House of Assembly at their plenary session on Friday, confirmed the nomination of Mrs Valerie Ebe,…

7 members of kidnap gang killed by police

The Nigerian police in Rivers State has confirmed the killing of seven suspected kidnappers during a shoot-out in Kaani, Gokana Local…

US Election: Ohio, Florida swing to Obama

Three days to the US presidential election, new polls show that President Barack Obama maintains a lead over his Republican…

One person dies as fire guts building in central Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga   Barely five days after fire gutted a 5-storey building, fire has razed another three-storey building at Breadfruit Street…

Amnesty wants Maiduguri killings probed

Amnesty International urged the Nigerian authorities today to probe the killings of young men in Maiduguri, by soldiers of the…

2 Members Disown Ribadu Oil sector Report

Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja Bureau Chief Controversies over the report of Mallam Nuhu Ribadu led Petroleum Industry Revenue Task Force continued on…

Jonathan: Al-Qaeda must be flushed out of Mali

West African regional bloc ECOWAS is committed to restoring peace to Mali and ensure Al-Qaeda is pushed out of the…

Shuwa, ex-army general assassinated

Less than 24 hours after Nigerian soldiers reportedly massacred about 40 youngsters in Maiduguri, four gunmen have struck in the…

Houseboy Defiles Employer’s 6-Year Old Daughter

The family of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dopemu residents of  Surulere, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, must be regretting their action when…

Man Killed Over N200

A 35-year-old bricklayer, Mr Ugochukwu Ekwuribe, from Amuzu-Olokoro, near Umuahia, has allegedly been stabbed to death over a N200 debt…

Dismissed Police Sergeant Leads Robbery Gang

A dismissed police sergeant, Eboma Onyeka, allegedly involved in robbery and murder but jumped bail has been rearrested along with…

Fashola Decries Sexual Harassment

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Thursday made a call for concerted efforts by all stakeholders to evolve…

Nigerian soldiers massacre 40 in Maiduguri

No fewer than forty people have been summarily executed by Nigerian soldiers in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state. The soldiers,…

Car Dealer Slumps, Dies After Scuffle With Friend

A car dealer identified as Akeem has slumped and died after a fight with his Tope Adeosun, simply called Baba…

UNILAG VC’s Job: The Candidates, The Intrigues

Unilag’s process of choosing a Vice Chancellor requires stringent conditions though, politics and intrigues are part, too. Many months after…

Boko Haram Can’t Force Me Out — Yakowa

Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State on Thursday said he would not resign his position because of the spate of…

Gunmen Kill Policemen

Unidentified gunmen in a black colour Sport Utility Vehicle shot  at three policemen, killing two of them while one was …

Lagos Assembly Warns Against Financial Recklessness

The Lagos State House of Assembly has vowed to sanction any government official that engages in financial recklessness henceforth. The…

‘No Gov Has Replicated Awo’s Achievements’

The coordinator of Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, USA chapter, Taiwo Oladotun Ogunleye has said that no governor in southwest Nigeria…

Boko Haram wants peace talks in Saudi Arabia

The Associated Press has reported a telephone conversation with a Boko Haram member in Maiduguri, capital of Nigeria’s Borno State,…