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Jonathan commissions flyover bridge in Kano

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday inaugurated a multi-million naira bridge in Kano and named it after the late Emir of…

APC candidate donates relief materials to displaced persons

The APC senatorial candidate for Benue South District, Daniel Onjeh, has donated relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in…

Chad troops return to Nigeria town after Boko Haram kill 11

Chadian troops on Saturday returned to the northeast Nigerian border town of Gamboru, locals said, after Boko Haram took advantage…

Gunmen kill 8 in Port Harcourt night rampage

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Orgy of violence has continued in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital as no fewer than eight persons…

Namibia’s new president sworn in after landslide victory

Namibia’s new leader Hage Geingob was on Saturday sworn in as president, three months after he was elected in a…

Fashola commissions 60-bed Cardiac and Renal Centre

Oluremilekun Osobu-Asubiojo Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, commissioned the 60-bed ultra-modern Cardiac and Renal Centre, CRC located within the…

Dublin: Thousands protest increase in water charge

Thousands took to the streets of Dublin on Saturday in the latest mass protest against new water charges which have…

Whitney Houston’s daughter moved to rehab facility

The comatose daughter of late singer Whitney Houston has been moved to a rehabilitation facility, though this was not necessarily…

I’ll crush ex-militants planning to form parallel govt – Dickson

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Bayelsa State governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson on Friday in Yenagoa threatened to deal with any person or…
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Countdown to Nigeria’s presidential election

Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria, goes to the polls to elect a new president next week after a controversial postponement,…

Jonathan: Nigeria’s fortunate leader

by Ben SIMON/AFP Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s rise to the top of his country’s ruthless political world has been described…

Buhari: Military ruler seeking political return

By Aderogba OBISESAN/AFP Retired Major General Muhammadu Buhari has tried three times to become president of Nigeria since the return…

Focus on equity, development not violence, MNR Europe tells politicians

The Steering Committee of the Movement for National Reformation, (MNR-EUROPE)-Europe branch has urged politicians and political parties to turn their…

Muhammad Ali labels Prince Charles ‘The Greatest’

Muhammad Ali hailed Britain’s Price Charles as “the greatest” on Friday as the heir to the British throne wrapped up…

Chris Brown ends probation for 2009 Rihanna attack

R&B star Chris Brown celebrated Friday after a US judge released him from probation for assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009.…

How NDLEA confiscated 400kg of marijuana

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Niger on Friday said it seized 400 kilogramme of suspected cannabis sativa…

Lunatic gives birth to bouncing baby girl

By Obededom Ajakaiye Residents of Shodipo Estate, Agbara, Ogun state had their eyes on stalks Friday morning as they trooped…

PDP not a propaganda party, says Patience Jonathan

Wife of Nigeria’s president, Dame Patience Jonathan has urged Nigerians to come out en masse to vote during the March…

Big setback as Ebola hits Liberia again

Liberia Friday confirmed its first new Ebola case in more than a month in a setback to hopes the country…

DSS explains why there’s petrol scarcity

The Department of State Services (DSS) said investigation revealed that the current petrol scarcity in the Northern part of the…

Ban Ki-moon condemns ‘terrorist attacks’ at Yemen mosques

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned Friday the “terrorist attacks” on Yemeni mosques that killed at least 142 worshippers. Friday’s…

Tinubu Vs AIT: Court Fixes April 1 For Ruling

Henry Ojelu Justice Iyabo Akinkugbe of the Ikeja Lagos High court today fixed 1 April for ruling on the interlocutory…

Synagogue: Prof Obafunwa Submits Final Forensic Report

Henry Ojelu The Lagos State Chief Medical Examiner, CME, Professor John Obafunwa today submitted the final forensic report of the…

Power Sector: Opposition has no alternative – Minister

The Minister of State for Power, Hon. Muhammad Wakil has declared that the opposition has no credible alternative to the…

Gunmen attack disrupt APC rally in Wike, PDP stronghold

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt At least two chieftains of All Progressives Congress (APC) were today shot by unknown gunmen and many…

Stay & defend your votes: APC tells voters to defy IGP’s illegal order

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has told Nigerian voters to ignore the unlawful order by the Inspector-General of Police urging…

I’m Neither A Cultist Nor An Armed Robber —Aeroland

Jamiu Yisa The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for Lagos West Senatorial District in the coming general elections, Segun Adewale,…

NLC Sets Up Panel Over Delayed Workers’ Salaries

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Nigeria Labour Congress has set up a task force to to put pressure on state governments to…

Buhari Vows To Stop Naira’s Free Fall

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to stabilise the exchange…

Alison-Madueke’s Brother Kidnapped

Gunmen kidnapped the younger brother of Nigeria’s oil minister and current OPEC president Diezani Alison-Madueke in southern Bayelsa State on…