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Ogun police arrest Nigerien with 1,000 passport photographs

The Ogun Police Command has arrested a middle-aged Nigerien in possession of more than 1,000 passport photographs of young boys.…

Parents give up on abducted school girls, Nigerian soldiers not in sight

Parents of the remaining school girls abducted by Boko Haram gunmen on Monday in Chibok, Borno State, northeast Nigeria said…

Over 100 killed in South Sudan cattle raid

Over 100 people have been killed in a cattle raid in South Sudan’s Warrap state, a local information minister told…
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We will surpass retrogressive forces – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has reiterated his unshaken belief in the ability of the nation to overcome all retrogressive and divisive…

Boko Haram leader claims responsibility for Nyanya bombing in new video

The leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists Abubakar Shekau claimed responsibility for a bombing in Nigeria’s capital that killed at…

Russia-West relations will be normalised – Putin

President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said nothing should impede the normalisation of relations between Russia and the West, after ties…

Four French journalists held captive in Syria freed – Hollande

Four French journalists held captive in Syria for almost a year were freed today and are “in good health” President…

China sacks head of state firm amid corruption allegations

China on Saturday announced the removal of the head of one its major state-owned firms, conglomerate China Resources, for suspected…

85 school girls still missing, 24 escape

Eighty-five of the abducted 129 school girls in Chibok, Borno State are still missing, an education official said, on the…

Nyesom Wike can’t be governor of Rivers state, says Amaechi

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor and Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi said Nyesom Wike,the Supervising Minister…

South Korea ferry disaster captain ‘arrested’

The captain of a South Korean ferry that capsized three days ago, leaving 28 people confirmed dead and 268 missing,…

Fayemi, Fayose, Bamidele call for peace

Gov.Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has called on the people not to see the 21 June gubernatorial election in the…

Jonathan, PDP politicizing Nigeria’s security – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of politicizing Nigeria’s security…

Olaniyonu Makes Case for Community Policing

Abiodun Onafuye,Abeokuta Ogun State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Yusuph Olaniyonu has underscored the need for community policing, calling on…

Nigeria Police commences special operations against terror

Frank Mba, Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, has disclosed that the law enforcement agency has commenced an…

Yoruba leaders should forge a synergy –Senator Ayo Fasanmi

Funsho Arogundade Frontline politician and Afenifere chieftain, Senator Ayo Fasanmi, has urged fellow Yoruba leaders to forget their differences and…

Fayemi to start teaching at state varsity in October

Governor Kayode Fayemi of western Nigerian state of Ekiti has said he will start teaching at the state-owned university in…

Tunisian leader takes massive paycut

Tunisia’s President Moncef Marzouki announced on Friday his decision to voluntarily take a two-thirds pay cut as the government grapples…

World Bank gives Bauchi $50m education grant

The Bauchi State Government said it accessed 50 million dollars (N8.5 billion) grant from the World bank for the improvement…

Okon Uya, ex-NECON chairman dies

A former chairman of the National Electoral Commission of Nigeria, during the Babangida era, Professor Okon Uya, is dead. He…

FUTMINNA students lament lack of accommodation

Returning students of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, FUTMINNA, have decried shortage of hostel accommodation and inability to log…

Protesting Malaysians brand Obama enemy of Islam

About 100 Malaysian Muslim activists protested Friday outside the US embassy against the coming visit by President Barack Obama, denouncing…

Crack smoking mayor launches bid for re-election

Toronto’s scandal-plagued mayor Rob Ford, who has admitted to binge drinking and smoking crack, has launched his bid for re-election.…

12 killed in worst-ever Everest accident

KATHMANDU (AFP) – At least 12 Nepalese guides preparing routes up Mount Everest for commercial climbers were killed Friday by…

Outstanding LASPOTECH students get employment, cash reward

Harrison Iyoha Two outstanding students of Lagos State Polytechnic, LASPOTECH, Adebola Oluwatosin Adedoyin and Tolulope Adeolu Ige, have been given…

News Analysis: Big blow on Nigeria’s military

By Bayo Onanuga Skeptics of Nigeria’s military campaign against the murderous Boko Haram gunmen in Nigeria’s northeast now have a…

Confab dissolves into 20 Committees

The plenary session of the National Conference in Abuja drew to a temporary close on Thursday as delegates get set…

First Earth-sized planet in star’s “habitable zone” found

As­tro­no­mers said they have found an Earth-sized plan­et, out­side our own so­lar sys­tem, or­bit­ing a star at a dis­tance suit­a­ble…

South Sudan: Gunmen storm UN refugee base, kill 20

At least 20 people were killed and another 70 injured by gunmen posing as peaceful protestors who stormed a UN…

Student arrested for swindling WASC exam candidates

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has arrested a 20-year-old student for swindling candidates participating in the ongoing 2014 May/June…