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Pakistan tells pot-bellied cop to diet or quit

A Pakistan police commander has ordered tens of thousands of pot-bellied officers to diet or quit frontline duties, officials said…

Religious War Looms, Clerics Warn

As bombs continue to go off in northern Nigerian churches and a horde of Christians are massacred by Boko Haram,…

Bombed Nigerian state relaxes curfew

By Femi Adi/Kaduna After observing that relative calm has returned to Kaduna state, Kaduna State government has relaxed the 24…

Ezekwesili Promotes Reading Culture

In a bid to promote reading culture, former Minister of Education and former Vice President of The World Bank, Dr.…

Lagos Warns CDCs, CDAs Against Corruption

The Lagos State Government has warned officials of Community Development Councils, CDCs, and Community Development Associations, CDAs, to shun all…

No Going Back On Strike By Plateau Workers

The National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in Plateau says it will not call off its two-week old strike…

IG Orders Massive Deployment Of Police In Kaduna

The Acting Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, has ordered massive deployment of police personnel in Kaduna to restore…

African women end confab in Gambia

The fourth edition of the African Women in Leadership Organization has ended in The Gambia with a call on governments…

Celebs Grace Halima Abubakar’s Bithday

It was a day of joy for multiple award winning actress, Halima Abubakar, on Tuesday, 12 June as she be…

Enilolobo Gets ACN LG Ticket

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidate for Ifo Local Government, Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria in the forthcoming Local Government…

Hundreds Gather To Remember Dana Crash Victims

Simon Ateba Fourteen days after Dana flight 992 crashed in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, killing more than 150 people,hundreds of Lagosians…

Official: 36 dead, 101 injured in Nigeria blasts

Bomb attacks on five churches in Nigeria’s Kaduna State and subsequent rioting by Christian youths targeting Muslims killed at least…

Jonathan in Church sad over bombings

President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed sadness over the multiple explosions that rocked churches in Kaduna and Zaria on Sunday. Jonathan…

24 hour curfew slammed on Kaduna

The Kaduna state government has imposed a 24 hour curfew, following the bombings today of no fewer than five churches…

Riots break out in Kaduna

Riots have broken out in the Nigerian city of Kaduna, hours after several churches were bombed by Boko Haram elements.…

Nigerian soldiers cordon off bombed churches

Femi Adi/Kaduna Soldiers and policemen have cordoned off all the scenes of bomb blasts in Kaduna state this morning, denying…

3 churches bombed in Kaduna state

Bombs have exploded in three churches in the volatile Nigeria’s North western Kaduna state, two of them in Zaria and…

Lagos residents scramble for ‘free’ kerosene

Residents of Ikeja area of Lagos on Saturday trooped out in their hundreds to scoop kerosene from a gutter along…

Kwankwaso sacks 6 council chiefs

Governor Rabi’u Kwankwaso of Kano State has sacked the Interim Management Officers (IMOs) of six local government councils for non…

Farouk Lawan gets police bail

The police has granted bail to shamed Representative Farouk Lawan arrested on Thursday for alleged involvement in a $620,000 bribery…

Poland, Russia exit, Greece, Czech into Q-Finals

Co-hosts Poland and Russia have crashed out of the European Championship in the matches concluded tonight. Poland lost 1-0 to…

In Pictures: Sambo leads PDP’s campaign in Edo

Vice President Namadi Sambo and Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party were among the party bigwigs…

Succession fears as another Saudi prince dies

Saudi Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, a half brother of King Abdullah, died on Saturday, the royal court said,…

Egypt’s military dissolves parliament

On the day, Egyptians filed out to elect a new president, the ruling military government told parliament on Saturday it…

China sends its first woman into space

China on Saturday underscored its super power status when it launched its most ambitious space mission to date, sending its…

Cook docked for stealing kitchen utensils

A 39-year-old cook, Michael Bassey, has appeared before an Ogudu Chief Magistrates’ Court on a one-count charge of stealing kitchen…

6.2 million Nigerian girls out of school

No fewer than 6.2 million girls are out of school in Nigeria, the Minister of State for Education, Mr Nyesom…

Egyptians choose new president

Egypt began voting on Saturday in a divisive presidential runoff pitting ousted strongman Hosni Mubarak’s last premier against an Islamist,…

Court to decide PDP candidates in Ogun council polls

An Ogun State High Court in Ilaro, Western Nigeria, has fixed June 19 for ruling in the case brought before…

EFCC: No cocaine in home of ex-Governor Sylva’s brother

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has denied allegations that it discovered a bag full of cocaine during a…