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Obasanjo’s Son Discharged From Hospital

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The injured son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been treated and discharged from hospital over security concerns. Lt.…

Put Nigeria Above Personal Interest, Kukah Charges Politicians

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Political office seekers in the country have been enjoined to have consideration for the well-being of the country…

9ice Kicks Off House Of Reps Campaign

Funsho Arogundade Afro-pop star, Adegbola Adigun Abolore, better known as 9ice, on Wednesday 10 September, kicked off his political campaign…

Lady Shot Dead On Her Way To Work

Cyriacus Izuekwe & Umoh-Obong Kingsley A  lady identified as Miss Oluwabunmi Adeola Oladokun, and a man, were Friday morning shot by…

INEC blames Kwara assembly for halting election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it cannot conduct a by-election to fill the vacant seat at the Kwara…

UN vows not to abandon Ebola-hit Liberia

The United Nations has vowed its peacekeepers will not abandon Liberia and will “stay the course” despite the Ebola epidemic…

US teen killer escapes from prison, recaptured

A US teenager convicted of killing three other high school students escaped from prison Thursday but was captured soon thereafter,…

Three condemned to death for ‘China’s 9/11’ mass stabbing

Three people were condemned to death Friday and one given life in prison for a mass stabbing that killed 31…

Ebola death toll hits 2,400 – WHO

The worst-ever outbreak of Ebola fever has now killed more than 2,400 people and infected twice that number, according to…

US sanctions are ‘disconnected from reality’ – Russia

Russia’s parliamentary speaker on Friday denounced new US sanctions against Moscow as “disconnected from reality”, and charged the Ukraine crisis…

Cuba sends 165 health workers to Sierra Leone in Ebola fight

Cuba will send 165 doctors and nurses to Sierra Leone to help fight the Ebola outbreak, Cuba’s health minister and…

Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide

Celebrity athlete Oscar Pistorius was found guilty on Friday of culpable homicide in shooting dead his glamorous girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp,…

Woman slices stepdaughter’s buttock with hot knife

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 29-year old woman, Lucy Samuel has been arrested by the police for allegedly maltreating her stepdaughter, Joan…

Prophet dumps wife, opts for mistress

Cyriacus Izuekwe Prophet Samuel Sunday Oyedokun has instituted a legal suit against his estranged wife, prophetess Victoria Oyedokun after she…

Pregnant woman arrested for pouring urine in neighbour’s water

Cyriacus Izuekwe A pregnant housewife, Bola Shakiru has been arrested by the police for attempting to poison her neighbour and…

Woman arrested for faking pregnancy

The Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences on Thursday in Ikeja paraded a 29-year old woman it…

Boko Haram reliance on mercenaries sparks concerns

Cameroun’s claims this week that two Tuareg fighters were among the dead when troops bombarded Boko Haram positions have sparked…

95% of Nasarawa will vote Jonathan, claims Maku

Information Minister, Labaran Maku has claimed on Thursday that President Goodluck Jonathan would get up to 95 per cent of…

Lagos CP seeks residents support on security

The Commissioner of Police in Lagos, Kayode Aderanti, on Thursday called on residents of Lagos to team up with the…

FRSC to introduce ‘flying ticket policy’ for road offenders

Boboye Oyeyemi, the Corps Marshal and Chief Executive of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), said the commission would soon…

Boko Haram: Additional 500 troops deployed to North-East

The military authorities have recently deployed more than 500 troops to the North-East to reinforce personnel on ground to flush…

Oyo/Osun Customs intercepts 2000 bags of smuggled rice

The Oyo/Osun Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday said it had intercepted 2000 bags of smuggled rice.…

New Lagos CP promises to track Igwe’s killer

The new Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Kayode Aderanti, on Thursday promised to fish out the killer of…

Alarmist report on Maiduguri intended to cause panic – DHQ

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said that alarmist report on foreign and online media on Maiduguri is “clearly intended to…

Melaye eyes senatorial seat in Kogi

Dino Melaye, a former member of the House of Representatives, has declared his intention to contest election in the Senate…

Anambra varsity named after Ojukwu

The Anambra House of Assembly on Thursday passed a bill, changing the name of the state-owned university at Uli to…

US warplanes to fly from Iraqi base

United States combat aircraft will soon start flying out of a base in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq as…

Cash-strapped Zimbabwe to tax mobile phones

Zimbabwe’s finance minister on Thursday announced a raft of tax hikes, including on mobile phones, in a bid to boost…

Jonathan distances self from alleged Boko Haram sponsor Modu Sheriff

Presidential spokesperson, Reuben Abati has dismissed news making the rounds that President Goodluck Jonathan is romancing alleged sponsor of Boko…

#BringBackOurGirls: 150 days after, Jonathan fails to deliver

There is still no hope, 150 days after, that the 219 girls abducted by Boko Haram militants from Chibok Girls…