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Thieves steal $7.6 mn Degas painting from Cyprus pensioner

Thieves have stolen a painting by French master Edgar Degas valued at six million euros ($7.6 million) from the home…

Ebola screening for ships’ at Apapa port

Sand is unloaded from the vast hold of the Pintail cargo ship into waiting trucks at the port of Apapa…

Six escape death in flying car accident

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Six unidentified persons narrowly escaped death by the whiskers Monday morning in Benin when the driver of the…

Ekiti police arrest 19 suspects over Aderiye’s murder

Ekiti state Police Command says it has arrested 19 suspects, including a woman, following the assassination of Omolafe Aderiye, former…

S.Korea ferry tragedy film causes stir at festival

A South Korean documentary about the Sewol ferry disaster has stoked controversy ahead of Thursday’s opening of Asia’s pre-eminent film…

Man arrested in Ethiopian embassy shooting in Washington

United States Secret Service agents arrested a man after he fired a gun outside the Ethiopian embassy in Washington on…

National Award: Nigerians commend Jonathan on choice of recipients

Some Nigerians have hailed President Goodluck Jonathan’s inclusion of some ordinary people as recipients of the 2014 National Honours Awards.…

Man charged with selling smartphone spying software

US prosecutors on Monday indicted a Pakistani man for marketing a StealthGenie application that could be used to secretly spy…

Man arrested in Australia over funding US fighter in Syria

A man was arrested in counterterror raids in Australia on Tuesday, with police alleging he was sending money to a…

$9.3m: A war against the Nigerian church – Oritsejafor

Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Monday washed his hands off the controversies surrounding…

US unveils $83 mn in aid for S. Sudan

The United States on Monday unveiled some $83 million in new aid for South Sudanese refugees who have fled fighting…

Fayemi snubs Jonathan’s national award

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state who was listed to receive the award of Commander of Niger, CON from President…

Jonathan puts flag designer on salary, dashes steward, 2 others houses

In an unprecedented move, President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday announced surprising goodies for four Nigerians by bestowing on them Nigeria…

Ebola: Nigeria to train health workers from W/African countries

The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Monday said Nigeria would offer specialised training to 15 health personnel from…

Nigeria has 64 million adult illiterates

The National Mass Education Commission (NMEC) says Nigeria’s adult illiterate population stands at 64 million and described the figure as…

October 1: There are no reasons to celebrate – Tinubu

Former Lagos state governor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu believes that there are no obvious reasons why Nigeria should celebrate its 54th…

2015: Nigeria needs ‘Common Sense’ revolution – Bola Tinubu

National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu believes that Nigeria needs “Common Sense” revolution to help it…

Lectures commence as OOU reopens

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Students of Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, Ago-Iwoye today resumed after the Governing Council of the institution directed that…

Fashola says Synagogue’s deaths unnatural, vows to investigate

By Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola describes the killing of over 100 people at the Synagogue Church of…

LG boss assures of hitch free Sallah

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta People coming to Ijebu Ode, the headquarters of Ijebuland for this year’s Ileya and Ojude Oba festivals have…

Why we can’t hold local government elections – LASIEC boss

Eromosele Ebhomele Chairman of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), Justice Fatai Adeyinka (Rtd), has told members of the…

Another Church Building Collapses In Benin

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Less than two week after a church building collapsed in Benin, capital oof Edo State, another church building…

LASG, FG Set For Dialogue On Lagos-Badagry Expressway

Lagos State Government says it is ready to dialogue with the Federal Government on the ongoing construction of the Lagos-Badagry…

PDP Ready To Receive Mimiko

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State, western Nigeria, said on Sunday that it had set up a nine-man…

Aregbesola, Fashola Mourn IGI Boss

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola and his counterpart in Lagos State, Governor Babatunde Fashola have mourned the…

Let God judge Oritsejafor, Oyakhilome, Joshua

The Nigerian Women in Clergy (WIC), a faith-based women group, has expressed concerns over the spate of criticisms surrounding Pastor…

Man Attacks Pastor With Cutlass

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 39-year old man, Adekunle Omoyiwola, has been remanded in police custody for attacking a pastor, Olalekun Sodiq,…

Britain to freeze welfare payment for two years

British finance minister George Osborne said Monday there would be no increases in state benefits for the working-age population for…

Lawmakers back FG against Boko Haram – Rep

Rep. John Owan-Enoh (PDP-Cross River) says the house supports Federal Government’s military action against the Boko Haram insurgency. Owan-Enoh said…

3-year old organ donor saves 5 people after death

Five people are in stable condition in a hospital after undergoing heart, liver, kidney and cornea transplants with organs donated…