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7 members of kidnap gang killed by police

The Nigerian police in Rivers State has confirmed the killing of seven suspected kidnappers during a shoot-out in Kaani, Gokana Local…

US Election: Ohio, Florida swing to Obama

Three days to the US presidential election, new polls show that President Barack Obama maintains a lead over his Republican…

One person dies as fire guts building in central Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga   Barely five days after fire gutted a 5-storey building, fire has razed another three-storey building at Breadfruit Street…

Amnesty wants Maiduguri killings probed

Amnesty International urged the Nigerian authorities today to probe the killings of young men in Maiduguri, by soldiers of the…

2 Members Disown Ribadu Oil sector Report

Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja Bureau Chief Controversies over the report of Mallam Nuhu Ribadu led Petroleum Industry Revenue Task Force continued on…

Jonathan: Al-Qaeda must be flushed out of Mali

West African regional bloc ECOWAS is committed to restoring peace to Mali and ensure Al-Qaeda is pushed out of the…

Shuwa, ex-army general assassinated

Less than 24 hours after Nigerian soldiers reportedly massacred about 40 youngsters in Maiduguri, four gunmen have struck in the…

Houseboy Defiles Employer’s 6-Year Old Daughter

The family of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dopemu residents of  Surulere, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, must be regretting their action when…

Man Killed Over N200

A 35-year-old bricklayer, Mr Ugochukwu Ekwuribe, from Amuzu-Olokoro, near Umuahia, has allegedly been stabbed to death over a N200 debt…

Dismissed Police Sergeant Leads Robbery Gang

A dismissed police sergeant, Eboma Onyeka, allegedly involved in robbery and murder but jumped bail has been rearrested along with…

Fashola Decries Sexual Harassment

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Thursday made a call for concerted efforts by all stakeholders to evolve…

Nigerian soldiers massacre 40 in Maiduguri

No fewer than forty people have been summarily executed by Nigerian soldiers in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state. The soldiers,…

Car Dealer Slumps, Dies After Scuffle With Friend

A car dealer identified as Akeem has slumped and died after a fight with his Tope Adeosun, simply called Baba…

UNILAG VC’s Job: The Candidates, The Intrigues

Unilag’s process of choosing a Vice Chancellor requires stringent conditions though, politics and intrigues are part, too. Many months after…

Boko Haram Can’t Force Me Out — Yakowa

Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State on Thursday said he would not resign his position because of the spate of…

Gunmen Kill Policemen

Unidentified gunmen in a black colour Sport Utility Vehicle shot  at three policemen, killing two of them while one was …

Lagos Assembly Warns Against Financial Recklessness

The Lagos State House of Assembly has vowed to sanction any government official that engages in financial recklessness henceforth. The…

‘No Gov Has Replicated Awo’s Achievements’

The coordinator of Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, USA chapter, Taiwo Oladotun Ogunleye has said that no governor in southwest Nigeria…

Boko Haram wants peace talks in Saudi Arabia

The Associated Press has reported a telephone conversation with a Boko Haram member in Maiduguri, capital of Nigeria’s Borno State,…

5 cops bag 25 year prison term for robbery

Henry Ojelu A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja today sentenced five policemen to 25 years imprisonment each for robbing…

Obama endorsed by New York mayor

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg endorsed President Barack Obama’s campaign for a second term Thursday, saying his efforts to fight…

3 sentenced to die for robbery

The Chief Judge of Benue, Justice Iorhemen Hwande, on Thursday in Makurdi sentenced three men to death for armed robbery.…

Suspects: We were tortured to admit killing Oyerinde

JETHRO IILEKE/Benin There was a twist in the murder case of Olaitan Oyerinde, late Principal/Private Secretary to Governor Adams Oshiomhole…

Amnesty accuses Nigeria of abuses on terror war

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The Amnesty International on Thursday in Abuja release its report on the observed atrocities carried out…

Tribune Sacks 160 Workers

There has been a mass sack of workers at the African Newspapers of Nigeria (ANN) PLC,  publishers of the Tribune…

Journalists Call For Recognition Of Media In Constitution

Participants at a workshop on the review of the 1999 constitution have stressed the need for independence and freedom of…

Electrician To Die By Hanging

A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on Wednesday sentenced a 31-year-old electrician, Abdulkadri Issa, to death by hanging for…

Clark wants EFCC boss sacked over Ibori’s money

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The war of words raging between Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr.…

Chika Unigwe Wins Nigeria Prize for Literature

NEHRU ODEH Just as TheNEWS magazine predicted, Chika Unigwe, the Nigerian Internationally acclaimed writer has been awarded the Nigeria Prize…

Widow Petitions AIG Over Husband’s Estate

Mrs. Folake Mudasiru, widow of the late Air Commodore Adio Mudashiru, a former military governor of Lagos State, has petition…