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France charges son of E-Guinea’s leader with money laundering

France has charged the son of Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of money laundering, his lawyer and a judicial…

Nigerian senate prescribes stiff penalties for human traffickers

The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill prohibiting trafficking in persons which stipulated stiffer penalties for offenders. The Trafficking in…

First World War shell kills 2 Belgians

Two workers were killed Wednesday by the explosion of a World War I shell near the Belgian town of Ypres,…

Woman with missing husband granted divorce

A Nigerian Upper Area Court, in Karu, Abuja, on Wednesday dissolved a six-year-old marriage between Aisha Abubakar and her husband…

Nigeria’s electronic media go digital June

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Wednesday said that Nigeria’s electronics media would be digitalised by June this year, months…

Jonathan visits Pope Francis, Namibia, Netherlands

President Goodluck Jonathan will join other world leaders, including President Barack Obama of the United States, President Francois Hollande of…

23 die as hemorrhagic fever puzzles Guinea

An outbreak of hemorrhagic fever has killed at least 23 people in Guinea’s southeastern forest region since February when the…

Niger fears Boko Haram menace will spread

“We will not provoke them, but if they attack, they will regret it,” says Niger’s Defence Minister Karidjo Mahamadou (Reuters)…

Dutch voters catch polling booth selfies bug

Dutch citizens and politicians united on Wednesday in posting voting booth selfie photos, an increasingly popular phenomenon that could threaten…

Court hears how Pistorius shot girlfriend

Oscar Pistorius shot his girlfriend first in the hip before hitting her fatally in the head through a locked toilet…

No To Rape

Seun Bisuga Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi, an expert on rape, believes Nigerians need to stand up to rapists and improve the…

President Jonathan Cancels NIS Recruitment

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday ordered the cancellation of the nationwide recruitment exercise by the Nigeria Immigration…

Fire Guts Mobil Petrol Station, 5 Vehicles Burnt

Kazeem Ugbodaga At least five vehicles were burnt this morning after fire gutted Mobil petrol station on Oba Akran Avenue/Akilo…

2 Brothers Kill Sibling Over Dad’s N17m House

Cyriacus Izuekwe Police from the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos State, western Nigeria,…

I Spent My Loot On Widows, Lawyers, Says Robbery Suspect

Cyriacus Izuekwe The police in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have arrested a robbery suspect, Mr Karen Oguntuase who confessed that…

Cybersecurity Framework

Akunna Ejim/Washington DC Developing a solid cybersecurity framework and securing critical IT infrastructure is imperative, now that governments and many…

Corruption: Zuma urged to repay costs of home makeover

South Africa’s public ombudsman Wednesday said that non-security upgrades at President Jacob Zuma’s private residence which cost the taxpayer $23…

Tenancy Law not paper tiger: Fashola urges Lagosians claim rights

Governor Babatunde Fashola in an upcoming interview with TheNEWS magazine has urged Lagosians to claim their rights as embedded in…

How To Handle Boko Haram

Oluokun Ayorinde Analysts put forward tactics that can help in tackling terrorism in Nigeria Despite the Federal Government’s boast that…

Nigeria French Neighbours Are Giving Cover To Boko Haram

Senator Zanna Ahmed Khalifa, represent Borno Central in the National Assembly. In this interview with SOLA ADEOLA, he speaks about…

My Administration Has Done Well

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, in an interview with journalists (including GBENRO ADESINA) in Ibadan, speaks on the achievements…

2 Egyptian military officers killed in shootout with Jihadists

An Egyptian army brigadier general and a colonel were killed in a raid Wednesday on the hideout of jihadists suspected…

NLC urges end to ASUP, COEASU strikes

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to end the strike embarked upon by polytechnic and…

Banker seeks divorce over battery of mum by wife

A banker, on Tuesday prayed an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his marriage over alleged battery of his…

Pythons stun scientists in navigating way home

The Burmese python has a built-in compass that allows it to slither home in a near-straight line even if released…

Fire ravages power house of Christ Embassy Church

Kazeem Ugbodaga Properties worth millions of naira were on Tuesday destroyed as the generator house of the Christ Embassy Church…

Zimbabwe caps salaries of state firms’ CEOs

Zimbabwe’s cabinet on Tuesday announced a $6,000 monthly salary cap for executives of state-owned entities, following reports they were grossly…

Nigeria unveils soft approach to counter terrorism

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd) on Tuesday unveiled Nigeria’s Soft Approach to Countering Terrorism (NACTEST),…

Turkish Airlines ships arms to Nigeria, tape reveals

Turkish Airlines allegedly shipped weapons to unidentified groups in Nigeria, which has been ravaged by violence between the army and…

Jonathan boasts of capturing Kwara even before 2015

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would recapture all its ‘stolen mandates’ in Kwara on…