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13 Prisoners Freed In Ijebu-Ode, Sagamu

The Ogun State Chief Judge, Justice Tokunbo Olopade, on Monday set free 13 inmates in Ijebu-Ode and Sagamu prisons. The…

21 Nigerian Pilgrims Die In Saudi

Twenty-One Nigerian pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia, the National Hajj Commission has announced. Male pilgrims that died were 13. The…

AJEGUNLE: Rise And Fall Of ‘ One Million And One’ Robbery Gang

For months, residents of Ajegunle, in Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, found sleep a luxury. Why? They…

Trade Fair: Construction Of Pavilions, Shops Begins At TBS

Construction of exhibition halls and shops have picked up at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), the venue of the 26th…

Couple Arraigned For Neglecting Parental Duty

Mr Sikiru Adebayo and his wife, Fatimo, were on Monday arraigned before an Oyo Magistrate’s court for neglecting their parental…

Balogun, Edo State Police boss bows out

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Edo State Police Commissioner, Olayinka Balogun this morning bowed out of the police service after attaining the retirement…

US election: Latest Job data to be released 2 November

The US Labor Department said Tuesday it expects to release its most recent unemployment data — a key marker of…

Rise of Islamic extremism worries Catholic bishops

VATICAN CITY, Oct 29, 2012 (AFP) – Fears of Islamic extremists, precarious relations with Muslims and secret conversions to Christianity…

Nigerian juju sex trafficker jailed in UK

A Nigerian sex trafficker who used witchcraft rituals to silence the teenage girls he smuggled into Britain for prostitution was…

Hurricane Sandy shuts down America’s East Coast

WASHINGTON, Oct 29, 2012 (AFP) – The massive storm bashing the US East Coast froze commerce, shut down stock exchanges…

Edo House sacks council committees

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Edo state House of Assembly has dissolved the 18 local government transition committees with immediate effect. This was…

Supreme Court Affirms Dickson’s Victory

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Monday affirmed the victory of Governor Seriake Dickson and dismissed a suit…

Oshiomhole gives doctors sack warning

JETHO IBILEKE/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has threatened doctors and other medical workers on the pay roll of…

ACN awaits post mortem on Ondo election to make a stand

The national chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Chief Bisi Akande said today that the party’s final stand on…

Nigerian paedophile,62, arrested by police

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Police in Ogun state, western Nigeria have arrested a 62 year old man, Mr Alabi Ibraheem who…

Disabled beggar donates ”widow’s mite” to flood victims

A middle aged Nigerian beggar, identified as Simon Ozoemena, has stunned government officials in Anambra state, eastern Nigeria, by making…

Bombing: Catholic Church leader calls for true dialogue

The Kaduna Catholic Archdiocese, on Monday called on the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to dialogue with the Federal Government…

Obama back in WH to battle Hurricane Sandy

WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama rushed through the edge of Hurricane Sandy Monday, putting his re-election bid on hold…

Cap-In-Hand Burundi begs for $1billion

Burundi’s vice president on Monday asked international donors gathered in Geneva for over $1.0 billion to help finance his country’s…

Kaduna: Residents indoors as troops patrol city

Nigerian soldiers patrolled the streets of Kaduna Monday, a day after at least 10 people were killed and 145 wounded…

Dead man boarded Arik plane from Lagos

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigeria’s biggest airline, Arik Air, said on Monday it has established that the man whose corpse was…

SUICIDE BOMBING: Shops Shut In Kaduna

Following reprisal attack in the wake of the bombing of Saint Rita Catholic Church, Anguar Yero, Malahi, Kaduna, Kaduna State,…

Lawyers Decry State Of Courts In Lagos

Some Lagos-based lawyers have appealed to the Lagos State Government to provide electronic gadgets in magistrates’ courts to facilitate court…

Ibori’s $15m: EFCC wants contempt charge for Clark

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Smarting from a recent call for his removal as head of Nigeria’s anti corruption agency by…

Police Smash 3-Man Robbery Gang

The police in Lagos, southwest Nigeria have smashed a three-man armed robbery gang and arrested two of them while the…

Community On Rampage Over Dead Man Found In Well

Hell was let loose recently in Abayawo,  Ilorin, Kwara State capital, Southwest Nigeria after a middle aged man’s corpse was…

Fashola-Okada: When The Going Was Good

In the heat of electioneering campaign for the 2011 Governorship election, the romance between Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State…

Why Fashola, Amosun Failed To Resolve Ode Omi Crisis

Although, Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State and his counterpart in Ogun State, Mr. Ibikunle Amosun, were able to resolve…

Army raid yields arms in Damaturu

The Joint Task Force (JTF) security outfit in Nigeria’s Yobe state, said on Monday it had recovered assorted arms in…

Corrupt oil sector: Jonathan asks for Ribadu report

Ayorinde Oluokun /Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan has directed that a comprehensive report of the Petroleum Revenue Special Task Force chaired…