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Drug Trial: 2 Aides of ex-Guinea Bissau Navy chief plead guilty

(Reuters) – In one of the most high-profile international drug cases in the United States, two aides to Guinea Bissau’s…

India’s biggest loser: unelected after 158 contests

Indian shop owner Dr K. Padmarajan doesn’t feel like a loser. In fact, he sees much to celebrate in the…

FG trains 2,000 youths on ICT

Minister of Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu, on Tuesday in Abuja inducted 2,000 beneficiaries of SURE-P on Information Communications Technology…

15 dead as Philippines battles Islamic militants

The Philippine military said Wednesday it had launched an air and ground assault against Islamic militants wanted for a spate…

Nigerian pleads guilty to terror charge in US court

A Nigerian has pleaded guilty in New York to charges he took part in a Yemen-based al-Qaida faction’s efforts to…

Jonathan cancels FEC to mourn VP Sambo’s brother

President Goodluck Jonathan has directed that the weekly meeting of the Executive Council of the Federation, FEC, scheduled for Wednesday…

Pa Osibogun dies

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Former Chairman, Federal Public Complaints Commission in Ogun State, Otunba Olufunminiyi Adekunle Osibogun is dead. He died…

Amosun launches community health insurance scheme

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State today launched the pilot phase of the States Community Based Health…

Prince Harry and Cressida Bonas split

Prince Harry and his girlfriend of nearly two years, Cressida Bonas, have split up, People magazine reported Tuesday. “He found…

Iponri residents protest blackout

No fewer than 100 electricity consumers from Iponri Housing Estate in Lagos on Tuesday protested at the premises of the…

Senator confirms abducted girls taken to Cameroon, Chad

Ahmed Zana, a Senator representing Borno Central Senatorial in the Nigerian Senate disclosed in the National Assembly on Tuesday that…

Abducted school girls sold for $12 each to Boko Haram fighters

Nigerian parents lashed out on Tuesday at the government’s failure to rescue scores of schoolgirls kidnapped two weeks ago by…

Police disperse protesters over closure of Polytechnics, colleges

Nigerian police fired teargas at teachers and students and shot live rounds into the air as they tried to disperse…

Jonathan sacks Gulak, the garrulous political adviser

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has terminated the appointment of his Special Adviser (Political), Alhaji Ahmed Gulak with immediate effect.…

N5.6b pension theft: Accused collapses in court

A Nigerian High court sitting in Ibadan, capital of the western state of Oyo today postponed the re-arraignment of a…

Diezani’s aircraft charter: House of Reps lied over court order

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A visibly angry Justice Ramat Mohammed of Federal High Court in Abuja, Tuesday berated Nigeria’s House…

Mohammed Abacha’s ill-health stalls arraignment

The arraignment of Mohammed Abacha by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) was stalled again on Tuesday,…

Insurgents are cowards of the highest order – Oritsejafor

The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, on Tuesday described insurgents operating in the country…

200 Abducted Schoolgirls Sighted

There are reports that 200 of the schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents have been sighted in southern Borno in…

Woman Bites Off, Swallows Neighbour’s Ear

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 30-year old house wife, Mrs Chizoba Ejike, has been charged before the Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State,…

Don’t Return If You Fail Us, Igbo Youths Warn Confab Delegates

Eromosele Ebhomele The youth arm of Ohanaeze Ndi-Igbo, a popular Igbo socio-cultural organisation, has asked delegates to the on-going National…

Robbers On Motorcycle Kill Bank Customer

Ekanem Moses A bank customer, Alhaji  Abdulateef Popoola, has been killed by a gang of armed robbers who trailed him…

14 Passengers Escape Death In Multiple Accident

Eromosele Ebhomele Fifteen occupants of a commercial bus and two cars Tuesday morning escaped death at the Toll Gate on…

Algerian press says Bouteflika ‘flunked’ inauguration exam

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika “flunked” a test of his oral skills at his inauguration, newspapers said Tuesday, raising doubts about…

Nigerian community fights Shell in UK court hearing

Legal arguments begin in court today in a compensation claim brought by about 15,000 members of Nigeria’s Bodo community against…

Nigeria needs 51,000 engineers to boost power sector reform

The National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN) has said that country requires 51,000 engineers to fast-track the power sector…

Fuji House of Commotion producer Amaka Igwe is dead

Popular film producer, writer and director, Amaka Igwe is dead. She reportedly died of an asthma attack last night. Reputed…

Mortar fire in Damascus kills 12, injures 50

Mortar shells slammed into central Damascus on Tuesday, hitting a technical institute in a barrage that killed 12 people and…

I helped Nigeria reach 2010 World Cup – claims match-fixer

A Singaporean match-fixer has claimed the he helped Nigeria and Honduras qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.…