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Olympics: Chukwumerije wants sports managers sacked

Sen. Uche Chukwumerije on Monday in London called for sanctions against all the people responsible for the country’s failure to…

NUC conducts forensic survey of Achievers varsity

Nigeria’s National Universities Commission (NUC) has commenced a forensic survey of the Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State, having lifted the…

Jonathan breaks fast with muslim diplomats

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday called on Muslims to use the remaining period of the Ramadan to seek Allah’s intervention…

Exxon Mobil causes oil spill in Akwa Ibom

An oil spill has been detected along the coast of southern Nigerian state of Akwa Ibom, near operations for US…

UNILAG not UNIBEN Nigeria’s first in web ranking

University of Lagos has been ranked number one among Nigerian universities, in the latest webometric ranking of 100 universities in…

PDP boss: ‘They want to chop Airhiavbere’s money’

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The verbal altercation between members of the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), over the…

FG declares Monday and Tuesday public holiday

Monday 20th and Tuesday the 21st August have been declared as public holidays to commemorate the 2012 Eid-ul-fitr Sallah celebrations…

Riot in Senegal after boy dies in custody

Police fired teargas at stone-throwing demonstrators in south-eastern Senegal Monday, injuring one person as protests erupted over the death of…

Nigerian Cop on church guard duty killed

Unidentified gunmen today attacked the All Saints Catholic Church, Kanoyel in Gombe State, killing a policeman who was on duty…

20 Boko Haram members shot dead

Twenty suspected Boko Haram militants in Maiduguri,have been killed by Nigerian soldiers in a shootout. But the army lost one…

ACN passes confidence vote on Senator Akume

SENATOR GEORGE AKUME REMAINS SENATE MINORITY LEADER – ACN The Action Congress of Nigeria has passed a vote of confidence…

VP Sambo prays for Nigerian peace in Saudi

Nigeria’s Vice-President Namadi Sambo on Saturday in Madinah joined other Muslims to pray for peace, unity and development of Nigeria.…

Malians rally for peace in Bamako

Up to 60,000 people gathered Sunday for a peace rally in Mali, which was split in two after Islamists wrested…

Boko Haram in shootout with Nigeria police

A shootout has been reported in the Bindigari area of Damaturu, capital of Yobe state, where militants of the Boko…

Israel readying for Iran strike tests missiles

Israel on Sunday began testing an SMS system for warning the public of an imminent missile attack as chatter over…

PDP opts out of Edo election petition

Nigeria’s ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has called on Edo Election Petition Tribunal to strike out its name…

Be warned…flooding predicted in 14 Nigerian states

Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Environment has predicted downpour between now and August 19, which might cause flooding in 14 states.…

Obama’s rival hits campaign with running mate

Mitt Romney and newly minted running mate Paul Ryan will try to energize supporters in North Carolina Sunday after they…

Obasanjo leads PDP for Ondo governorship race

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has predicted that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) would win the October 20 governorship election in…

Soldiers seize Boko Haram weapons after raid

Nigerian troops recovered weapons in raids on suspected Boko Haram bases in two northern cities, officials said Saturday. A raid…

Police fraud unit arrests 3 suspects

The Police Special Fraud Unit (SFU) said it arrested two suspected fraudusters, alleged to have defrauded an American citizen of…

Pastor Adeboye: Nigeria can go higher

Amidst the gloom and despair that has enveloped the country, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of…

Body of missing INEC staff found

The body of the missing INEC ad-hoc staff involved in a boat mishap during the July 14 governorship election in…

Assault on journalists: LASUTH blames ‘unknown attackers’

Simon Ateba The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital has distanced itself from the barbaric attack on journalists which occurred yesterday…

Nigeria fourth as US ladies break world record

The United States smashed one of the oldest world records on Friday when they won the women’s Olympic 4x100m relay…

Nigeria: Big slump in church attendance and finance

The Kaduna Diocese of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) said on Friday that worshippers’ attendance in its churches has dropped…

No mercy for teen burglar who begs for mercy

An Abuja Senior Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced an 18-year-old student, Nasiru Abdullahi of Kunchingoro, Airport road, Abuja to one…

Osun demolishes offices for market

All the courts, including the Chief, the Senior, the Magistrates’ and the Family Courts in the old Governor’s Office in…

Heavy rains, flood forecast for August-October

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) on Friday said there was a high prospect of intense rains between August and October…

Peace elusive as banker shot dead in Maiduguri

Maiduguri, capital of Nigeria’s Borno state continues to cement its status as the killing capital of Nigeria, with the gruesome…