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Rumpus after 2 students killed by hit-and-run driver

Two freshman students of Nigeria’s Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNNAB), were killed on Friday by a hit-and-run motorist, now…

Zimbabweans vote on a new constitution

Zimbabweans are voting today in a constitutional referendum, with many having not read the draft charter. A Harare-based businessman who…

Argentine grandmoms attack Pope over ‘Dirty War’ era

BUENOS AIRES (AFP) – An Argentinian human rights group set up to find babies stolen during the country’s “Dirty War”…

Gunmen break Nigerian jail, free 170 inmates

Latest news reports said gunmen suspected to be either militants of the Boko Haram sect or members of a criminal…

Tennis: Murray beaten, Djokovic into finals

Results on Friday from the 10th day of the ATP Masters and WTA BNP Paribas Open (x denotes seeded player):…

Alamieyeseigha causes US-Nigeria row

Nigeria on Friday summoned a senior US envoy over criticisms by the embassy in Abuja of President Goodluck Jonathan’s state…

Abubakar, IGP Inspects College, Shuns Journalists

By Ayodeji Dedeigbo & Oluwasanmi Joseph The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, Friday visited the Police College in Ikeja,…

PDP chair in Ibadan for ‘umbrella-mending’

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Leaders of Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party, today reviewed the state of the party in Western Nigeria, years…

Alamieyeseigha: Disappointed US warns Nigeria on aid

The United States on Friday condemned Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s pardon of former governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, his predecessor in Bayelsa…

Lawyer paid $500 to derail APC of Nigeria’s progressives

A Nigerian lawyer, Nwokorie Samuel Chinedu has revealed that he was paid N80,000, about $500, in two instalments by a…

Elumelu Heads DELSU’s Governing Council

JETHRO IBILEKE/Asaba Delta state governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has inaugurated the 7th Governing Council of Delta State University headed by…

Senator Mark leads Nigeria’s delegation to Vatican

President Goodluck Jonathan has approved that Nigeria be represented by a delegation headed by the Senate President, Senator David Mark…

10 Reasons The Real APC Must Stand —Igbokwe

The Publicity Secretary of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Lagos State, Mr. Joe Igbokwe has outlined ten reasons why the…

I Rejected Pope Francis’ Marriage Proposal

A childhood sweetheart of the newly elected pope of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has disclosed that she rejected the…

LASU Female Librarian Charged With Fraud

The police at Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos Island, southwest Nigeria, have arrested Chineye Rose Osai attached to the Lagos…

We Are Surmounting LAGBUS Challenges —Fashola

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has admitted that the LAGBUS service scheme is facing some challenges which the government…

LASU Campus, Other Buildings Demolished

The external campus of the Lagos State University, LASU, New Oko-Oba and hundreds of buildings and shops on the right…

Lovers Fight Over Sex Fee In Hotel Room

Two lovers, Godwin Agu, 35, and Amaka Njoku, 30, have landed in trouble after they engaged in public fighting over…

Day 3: Aero Planes Still Grounded

Nigeria’s second largest airline, Aero Contractors, remained grounded for a third day and stranded passengers were being refunded their money…

Malaria Responsible For Huge Maternal Deaths

Dr. Emmanuel Otolorin, Country Director of Jhpiego, an NGO, said on Thursday that malaria was responsible for 11 percent of…

Man Rapes Girl Through Anus

A 42-year old man, Alao Shobowale  has been charged before the Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, southwest Nigeria for allegedly…

PDP Crisis: OBJ Loses Out In Ogun

The Ogun State faction of the Peoples Democratic Party which former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo belongs, has completely lost out…

Russian Company Withdraws From Nigeria

The Rusal aluminium company of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska on Friday halted production at a disputed Nigerian plant whose ownership…

Prophetess To Divorce Hubby Over Adultery

A 51-year old prophetess, Mrs Titilayo Oluokun, has dragged her husband, Pastor Adewale Oluokun, before an Agege Customary Court, Lagos,…

Thousands Storm Lagos For BBA Audition

Thousands of youth flew in to Lagos, Nigeria to take part in the four-day open auditions for shortlisted candidates in…

Sagay blasts critics of Alamieyeseigha’s pardon

Constitutional Lawyer Itse Sagay has described the presidential pardon granted former Bayelsa State Governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha and six others, by…

Akinyemi wants life jail for corrupt officials

Former Nigerian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi has suggested life imprisonment for officials found guilty of corruption. Akinyemi…

Scammers Clone Chris Okotie’s Facebook Account

Simon Ateba/Lagos Scammers have cloned the Facebook account of Nigeria’s celebrity pastor and three-time presidential candidate, Rev. Chris Okotie, and…

Atiku pledges building, bus to University of Ibadan

Former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar has pledged to build a fully furnished, two hundred-seat lecture theatre for the Department…

“APC” Unveils Office, Logo: Intrigues deepen

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja What seemed to be a carefully woven intrigue to sabotage the proposed merger of Nigerian opposition parties crystallized…