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Akpabio: PDP set to woo opposition governors

Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has set up a Tactical Committee saddled with the responsibility of wooing…

INEC Denies Spoof APC Registration

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC on Monday further stirred controversies over the use of acronym ‘APC’, with its denial…

CAR’s junta leader to rule by decrees

The Central African Republic’s new strongman, Michel Am-Nondokro Djotodia, announced Monday that he was suspending the constitution and dissolving parliament,…

Community Leader Vows To Fish Out Boko Haram In Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Hausa community leader in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria has vowed to fish out members of the Boko…

Kenya Supreme Court orders recount in 22 centres

Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered a recount of votes cast at 22 polling centres, after presidential elections in which…

2 remanded in jail for raping woman in police cell

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Two men, Enamuotor Akpevwe (21) and Ugbede Obruche (20), have been remanded in prison custody by a Magistrate…

Tanker explosion kills 2 in Kano

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Two persons were confirmed dead in a tanker explosion on Gwarzo Road, Kano, northwest Nigeria on Monday. A…

13 South African soldiers killed in CAR

South Africa on Monday said the country had suffered its heaviest military loss since apartheid after 13 soldiers were killed…

UN offices, homes looted in Bangui

The offices of the United Nations and the homes of staff were looted today in Bangui, capital of the Central…

Golf: Tiger Woods back on the top spot

Tiger Woods reclaimed the world number one ranking for the first time since October 2010 with a closing round of…

Soyinka Wants Nigeria’s Varsities Shut For 2 Years

To stem the rot in the Nigeria’s educational system, especially at the tertiary level, the Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka,…

Delta State: Ogboru Asks Supreme Court To Set Aside Judgment

Candidate of the Democratic Peoples Party, DPP, at the last Delta state gubernatorial election, Mr. Great Ogboru has approached the…

Zambia Ex-Leader Banda Arrested Over Oil Deals With NNPC

Zambia’s ex-leader Rupiah Banda was arrested Monday  in Lusaka and charged with abuse of authority over an oil deal struck…

Jonathan Gives Anti-Corruption Task To New Head Of Service

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday tasked the new Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Alhaji Bukar Goni Aji to…

Supreme Court Dismisses Bode Ola’s Case Against Ojudu

The Supreme Court has dismissed the case instituted by Senator Bode Ola against Senator Babafemi Ojudu and the Action Congress…

Money Laundering: Court Rejects Ikuforiji’s Plea

The Federal High Court in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Monday morning refused to strike out or dismiss the criminal charge of…

33 Hoodlums Sent To Jail

The Special Offences Court in Alausa, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has sent 33 hoodlums arrested at the weekend in Oshodi to…

I Didn’t Give Tuface N47m Car As Wedding Gift —David Mark

David Mark, the President of Nigerian Senate has denied giving any car to the award winning musician, Innocent Idibia, popularly…

Jail Break: 2 Inmates Recaptured

Two of the 11 inmates of the Government Remand Home, Sapele who escaped last week have been arrested and returned…

Achebe Was My Hero —Akunyili

A former Minister of Information, Professor Dora Akunyili on Sunday in Abuja joined other prominent Nigerians to pay tribute to…

Parents, Teachers Lament Poor School Infrastructure

Parents and Teachers Association (PTA) of Epe Local Government Nursery and Primary School has lamented the neglect of infrastructure development…

Lagos May Shut Abattoir

The Lagos State Government has warned that it may be forced to shut down the popular Abattoir Market at Oko-Oba…

Terror Scare: Security Surveillance Intensified

Security operatives have intensified their surveillance of parts of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, following the raid on the hideout of…

Man, 57, arrested for defiling girl, 8

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The police in the Nigerian city of Benin, Edo State, have arrested a 57-year-old man, Raphael Omada, for…

Ribadu faults Jonathan’s ‘No Amnesty to Boko Haram ghosts’

Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to grant amnesty…

US Consulate: Foreigner kidnapped in Lagos

A foreigner has been kidnapped in Nigeria’s largest city of Lagos, the US consulate said on Sunday, in an alert…

Nigeria: The Gongs Of War

By Sonala Olumhense Four men were gathered around the table, each of them reeking of power, affluence and influence. “Gentlemen,…

ACN: Chinua Achebe a global icon for all time

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has paid a glowing tribute to renowned Nigerian writer and nationalist Chinua Achebe, who…

China’s leader begins African tour from Tanzania

Agency report China’s new President Xi Jinping was due in Tanzania Sunday at the start of a three-nation Africa tour…