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Pope calls for global solidarity in New Year blessing

Pope Francis on Wednesday called for greater solidarity in the world in his first New Year blessing as pontiff in…

In Pictures: Tu Face, Olamide, D’banj at the Lagos Countdown

To herald the new year in Lagos, many of the city’s accomplished artistes from Tu Face Idibia, to Olamide, Iyanya…

Dazzling lights, Fireworks, herald New Year in Lagos

Courtesy of Lagos State Signage and Advertising Agency, LASAA, Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, witnessed a mesmerising display of lights and…

Jonathan highlights achievements in major New Year Message

President Jonathan will in his second and major New Year message to Nigerians roll out a list of his “achievements”…

In Video: Dubai dazzles with fireworks to herald New Year

Dubai attempted to smash the fireworks world record as it ushered in 2014 with a bang, as a wave of…

Diya and Orelope -Adefulire at a pre-Christmas event in lagos

Former Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Oladipo Diya (rtd) in a tête-à-tête with the Lagos State Deputy Governor, Mrs Adejoke…

Saraki now APC senator, blasts PDP

.The ex-governor of the central state of Kwara Says PDP Retrogressive, Repressive Jamiu Yisa After months of identifying with the…

Zuma urges South Africans to build on Mandela’s legacy

South Africans must build on Nelson Mandela’s legacy of racial unity and reconciliation in memory of the anti-apartheid hero, President…

IGP Orders Tight Security at Places of Worship

Ayorinde Oluokun/ Abuja As churches and other religious groups are getting ready for special programmes to usher in the new…

New Year Glitch: Russia’s Putin delivers two speeches

Russians on Tuesday heard two different versions of President Vladimir Putin’s New Year’s address after a “technical glitch” meant some…

Australia, Japan, Hongkong mark 2014 with dazzling fireworks

(AFP) – Sydney kicked off New Year celebrations with a dazzling fireworks display, the first in a wave of pyrotechnics…

CAR refugees block runway

(Reuters) – Thousands of people caught up in fighting in Central African Republic blocked the runway of its international airport…

Cocaine: Togo arrests Angolan

An Angolan citizen who ingested 58 capsules containing 700 grammes of cocaine was arrested in Lome on Tuesday, according to…

Ajimobi sacks boards, pledges interest free loan in New Year

.Traders to get free credit in New Year Deal GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Governor Abiola Ajimobi of the western Nigerian state of…

Aregbesola presents N216bn Budget For 2014

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Tuesday in Osogbo presented a budget of N216 billion for the 2014 fiscal year…

Jonathan welcomes Nigerians to new century of amalgamation

Text of a NEW YEAR MESSAGE TO THE NATION FROM PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN Dear Compatriots, I greet and felicitate…

Citizens to the leaders: ‘Our New Year messages to you’

Goodbye 2013. Welcome 2014. Nigeria’s political and religious leaders have been issuing forth a plethora of new year messages to…

Court Strikes Out Suit Against Nigeria’s Governors

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday struck out a suit seeking to stop the 36 state governors…

Brig. Olawunmi new boss of NYSC, Waziri chairs TCN

The Federal Government on Tuesday appointed Brig-Gen. Johnson Olawunmi as the new Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).…

Mauritania to set up slavery tribunal

Mauritania is to set up a special tribunal to prosecute suspects accused of involvement in slavery, state media said on…

Tinubu raps Jonathan over missing $11billion, calls for change

A national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Nigerians to embrace his party, as…

Tambuwal charges INEC to get acts together

The Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal on Tuesday, called on the Independent National Electoral Commission…

Welcome 2014

May all your wishes for 2014 come to pass. May all your endeavours in the new year come to a…

APC To Nigerians: Change Is Imminent!

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has assured Nigerians that the party is ready, willing and determined to make all the…

Indian High Commission To Hold Exhibition

The High Commission of India will hold a 3-day Indian Products and Services Exhibition (IPASE-4) on January 16-18, 2014. The…

Oduah To Spend N800m On Vehicles

Nigeria’s embattled Aviation Minister, Princess Stella Oduah, will spend at least N800 million on vehicles in 2014, after splashing N643…
NAPTIP operatives rescue nine pregnant women from a baby factory located in one of the sprawling estates in Ushafa area of FCT

Doctors Force Girls To Deliver Babies For Sale

In their desperation to satisfy their customers, some medical doctors force girls to deliver prematurely. The Commissioner of Police, Imo…

South Sudan rebels take key town

South Sudanese rebels battled their way to the center of the strategically important town of Bor on Tuesday and were…

French priest kidnapped in Cameroon released

Georges Vandenbeusch, the French priest kidnapped in northern Cameroon last month by Boko Haram gunmen, has been released, the office…

Lagos Assembly delays passage of budget

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria could not hide their confusion and disappointment on…