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Policeman kills self, after shooting wife, daughters

A Nigerian Police Corporal, Anthony Ugwuoke, on Sunday at Edda Village, Ugwuachara in Ebonyi Local Government Area of Ebonyi state,…

Beyonce’s UN video sets social media record

A music video by pop singer Beyonce helped inspire one billion messages for World Humanitarian Day on Sunday, which the…

Sudan minister, 31 others die in plane crash

A cabinet minister was among 32 politicians, generals and others killed on Sunday when a plane crashed on its way…

Imam warns muslims against suicide

The Imam of Gwallaga Mosque in Bauchi metropolis, in north western part of Nigeria, Sheikh Suleiman Bashir, on Sunday warned…

PDP tells rival parties: ‘watch your tongues’

The Peoples` Democratic Party (PDP) has called on opposition political parties to guard their utterances in the interest of the…

Tukur: I will let my son face the music

National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, Nigeria’s ruling party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, says if the court of law finds his…

Assange thanks Ecuador, asks Obama stop witch-hunt

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, holed in the Ecuadorian embassy asylum in London spoke toady for the first time since June,…

Gunmen storm Nigerian prison, 12 escape

Jethro Ibileke/ Benin Gunmen have stormed the Oko Minimum Prison on the outskirts of Benin City, west of Nigeria. They…

Eid-el-Fitri: Jos, Kano spared by terrorists

Jos, the Plateau state capital, was calm and peaceful today as Muslims celebrated the Eid-el-Fitr festival to mark the end…

South Africa declares week of mourning after mine killings

South African President Jacob Zuma on Sunday declared a week of national mourning in the wake of the deadly violence…

More confirmed dead in Nigeria’s Atlantic surge

The death toll in Saturday’s ocean surge at the Kuramo Beach in Lagos Nigeria has increased to four, with three…

ACN leader, Tinubu continues US lecture tour

The National Leader of the Action Congress (ACN) and former Lagos state Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is set to continue…

Nigeria confirms talks with Boko Haram

Nigeria’s government signalled Saturday they had held some form of talks with Boko Haram militants waging a deadly insurgency, but…

Miss China crowned Miss World

Miss China won the coveted title of Miss World on Saturday, triumphing on home soil during a glitzy final held…

Residents of Nigeria’s shoreline for evacuation

.Bar Beach, Kuramo Beach, Goshen Esate, Alpha Beach, Badagry Waterfront, Mayegun Affected Nigeria’s Lagos State government has ordered the immediate…

Lagos Ocean surge kills one, 15 missing

An ocean surge today sacked communities around Kuramo Beach in Lagos Nigeria, leaving one person dead and 15 others missing.…

Jonathan salutes muslims at Eid-el-Fitri

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has congratulated all followers of the Islamic faith in the country who have successfully concluded this…

Gov. Ahmed denies feud with Saraki

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has dispelled rumours of a feud between him and Senator Bukola Saraki, his predecessor and…

Badagry festival begins

The 2012 edition of the Badagry Festival has begun at the Heritage Museum with the remembrance of victims of the…

Abductors of ESUT VC want N200m

The Enugu State University of Technology (ESUT) has confirmed that the abductors of its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Cyprian Onyeji, are demanding…

Nigeria: US warns on fresh attacks

Despite the resolve of Nigeria’s police to tighten security in many parts of the country during the Eid-el-Fitri celebrations, the…

Church massacre: Nigerian governor’s aide arrested

Nigerian police said they had arrested a governor’s aide over a church massacre and an attack on a military patrol…

South Africa probes killing of mine workers

South African President Jacob Zuma announced Friday a probe into the deaths of 34 miners in a police crackdown on…

Saudis confirm Sunday as Eid-el-Fitri

The Muslim feast of Eid el-Fitr marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan is to start on Sunday…

2 Friends Gang-Rape Teenager, Take Victim’s Nude Photo

A 17-year old girl (name withheld) has narrated before an Ejigbo magistrate’s court in Lagos, how two friends, Ekene Uzor,…

Father Sleeps With Daughter For 7 Years

A 45-year old bricklayer, Elijah Olusesi who has been having sex with his 14-year old daughter (name withheld) since she…

Man Kills 8-Day Old Baby For Ritual

A 39 year-old man, Akpotejere Osuna has been arrested by operatives of Delta State Police Command for allegedly killing the…

Nigeria lists rogue oil companies

Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Finance on Friday published the 21 firms being investigated under the fuel subsidy regime. A statement…

Falana Blames World Bank For Nigeria’s Corruption

Lagos lawyer, Femi Falana, has accused the World Bank of being responsible for the endemic corruption in Nigeria. Falana, who…

LASUTH Offers Battered Journalist Compensation

Benedict Uwalaka, Leadership nwspaper photo journalist who was battered at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, on Thursday 9…