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Cynthia Osokogu Murder Trial stalled

Henry Ojelu The ongoing trial of the alleged killers of Cynthia Osokogu before a Lagos High Court today suffered another…

US Congress approves Russia sanctions, arms for Ukraine

United States lawmakers approved fresh economic sanctions against Russia overnight Thursday, a move likely to anger President Vladimir Putin as…

Buhari tipped to end Nigeria’s woes

More than 30 years after he ruled with an iron fist, jailing the corrupt and championing the virtues of military…

Sierra Leone cancels Christmas as Ebola crisis deepens

Sierra Leone said Friday it was banning any public Christmas celebrations as the spiralling caseload of Ebola infections continues to…

Boko Haram: Nigerians now refugees in their country

Dauda Bello came face-to-face with Boko Haram militants but managed to escape their hail of bullets, fleeing to safety after…

Obanikoro takes PDP, Agbaje to court over Lagos guber primary

Senator Musiliu Obanikoro has taken his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to court to redress the anomaly that ensued…

Who Will Be Buhari’s Running Mate?

Jamiu Yisa The All Progressives Congress (APC) will be facing a big test in the next few hours as the…

Abiola’s Wife Clinches Lagos UPN  Gov Ticket

Kayode Aponmade Chief  Mrs Dupe Onitiri-Abiola,  wife of the late politician and business mogul, Chief MKO Abiola, has emerged the…

Jonathan Vs Buhari: Nigerians Pick Their Choice

Jamiu Yisa With the emergence of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, and General…

Fire Guts Former Police Headquarters

Paul Iyoghojie Fire broke out Friday morning in one of the offices on the last floor of the old Police…

Prices Of Foodstuff Rise In Markets

Some traders at the Abakpa Main Market, Abakaliki, have decried the high cost of foodstuff in the market, saying it…

APC commends security operatives, media, others for successful convention

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday commended the security agencies, the media, party supporters and Lagos residents for their…
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Yuletide: Lagos Traders Lament Poor Sales

Traders at eight major markets in Lagos complained over poor sales, barely 14 days to Christmas festivities, a survey by…

Jega Identifies Threats To 2015 General Elections

Professor Attahiru Jega, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has identified insecurity and inadequate funding as the challenges facing the…

MPPP picks Santuraki as presidential candidate

Mega Progressive People’s Party (MPPP), on Friday, picked Alhaji Hamisu Santuraki as its presidential candidate for the 2015 election. Santuraki,…

Lagos Opens Sex Offenders Register In Schools

The Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Olayinka Olagunjoye, said that the state government had given an executive order for…

Only PDP can solve Nasarawa security challenges, says BOT secretary

Senator Walid Jibril, Secretary, PDP Board of Trustees, said on Friday that the party had the ingredient to tackle the…

32 dead, 47 injured in Jos twin blast, says NEMA

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Friday morning, confirmed 32 persons dead and 47 others injured in Jos suicide…

Boko Haram behind Jos bombings, says Plateau govt

A double bomb attack that killed 31 people in a crowded market in the central Nigerian city of Jos was…

Carniriv 2014: Rivers set to thrill the world, says Sam Dede

All is now set for the 2014 edition of Carniriv: The Port Harcourt carnival, annual flagship tourism and cultural export…

Buhari serves Jonathan quit notice, says Rivers APC

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The emergence of Major General Muhammadu Buhari as the presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress…

Priests celibacy reason for child abuse

The Catholic Church in Australia on Friday said that obligatory celibacy may have contributed to priests abusing children, and recommended…

I will govern Nigeria in line with Constitution, says Buhari

Major General Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate in the February 14, 2015 presidential election, on Thursday…

In Pictures: Buhari ready for 2015 Challenge

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Animals Go To Heaven, says Pope Francis

Pope Francis declared recently in his regular weekly address at St. Peter’s Square that animals go to heaven. He made…

Kenya, Nigeria to partner on security to end insurgency

The Kenyan Government said on Thursday in Abuja it was working closely with Nigeria to tackle the security challenges currently…

Korean Air CEO apologises for daughter’s ‘foolish act’

Korean Air CEO Cho Yang-Ho publicly apologised Friday after his daughter triggered public anger and ridicule by kicking the head…

Woman arraigned for stealing clothes at BRT bus stop

For allegedly stealing a bag of clothes at a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) terminus, a 44-year-old woman, Bolanle Awosika, on…

Last known Ebola patient in Mali cured

The last patient to be treated for Ebola in Mali has made a full recovery, a senior health ministry official…

Police defuse bomb at Kano market

The Kano State Police Command on Thursday said it had diffused “a high-calibre bomb” discovered at the Dawanau International Grains…