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In Pictures: President Jonathan Celebrates Happy 57th Birthday

President Goodluck Jonathan celebrated his 57th birthday on Thursday 20 November at the Aso Villa in a quiet fashion. Here…

US-Somali shot dead in Mogadishu

A US-Somali engineer who had come back to his birth nation to help rebuild the war-torn country has become the…

Boko Haram’s increasing attacks worry Cameroun

By Celia Lebur/Yaounde Nigeria’s Boko Haram militants are intensifying attacks in neighbouring Cameroun, targeting new villages with increasingly sophisticated weapons.…

2015: The gap between PDP and others is astronomical, says Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday said that the gap between the ruling Peoples Democratic Party and other opposition parties in…

Jonathan advises aspirants to shun do-or-die politics

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday dissolved the Presidential Declaration Committee with a plea to all PDP aspirants to shun do-or-die…

2015: Ex-INEC boss, Iwu warns against violence

Prof. Maurice Iwu, a former chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Wednesday advised Nigerians to shun violence during the…

Jonathan President Of PDP, Not Of Nigeria

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Odigie-Oyegun, says President Goodluck Jonathan is the president of the…

Burkina army holds on to power as Zida is named PM

The army officer who took power after the fall of Burkina Faso’s president was Wednesday named prime minister, ensuring the…

African champions, Nigeria fails to reach AFCON 2015

Defending African champions Nigeria have failed to qualify for the 2015 African Cup of Nations following a dramatic 2-2 draw…

3 Female Police Officers Beaten, Stripped Naked In Edo

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Three female police officers attached to Oregbeni police division in Benin, Edo state were Tuesday beaten black and…

PDP, Jonathan allowed Boko Haram takeover APC states, says Oyegun

Nigeria’s main opposition party on Wednesday accused the government of playing politics with Boko Haram, as it held its first…

Military plane hovered above Synagogue guesthouse, says Police

A mysterious aircraft that a popular Nigerian preacher linked to the collapse of a guesthouse at his Lagos megachurch was…

Nigeria’s military recaptures Gombi, Pelia, Hong from Boko Haram

Nigerian military operating in the North-East had taken full control of Gombi, Pelia and Hong communities in Adamawa state. The…

Amosun, a prudent manager of resources, says Akintola

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state, Southwest, Nigetia has been described as a thoroughbred politician and a prudent…

Atiku storms Benin, seeks Oshiomhole’s support

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Former Nigerian Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Wednesday, stormed Benin City, Edo state to interact with Governor Adams…

12 children, 1 villager dead after Niger hippo attack

Twelve children and a villager have been confirmed dead after a hippopotamus attacked a boat near the Niger capital Niamey…

Governor’s Cup: Tough 2nd Round Ties For Top Seeds

Damilare Okunola Top seeds at the ongoing Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Invitational Championship, will have their hands full as the…

Fashola Appoints Four New Judges

Henry Ojelu The Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has approved the appointment of four new judges for the state high…
Court gives FG 7 days to file charges against President of Miyetti Allah, Bello Bodejo who has been in detention for forming armed militia.

Fulanis suspend leader for endorsing Jonathan

The umbrella body of all Fulanis in Nigeria, the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has suspended its national chairman, Alhaji Bello…

CVR: Political parties can provide generators – INEC

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta As eligible voters continue to battle for registration in the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) in Ogun State,…

‘Black widow’ with seven dead partners arrested in Japan

A 67-year-old millionairess was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of poisoning her husband with cyanide as it emerged six former partners…

Netflix postpones Bill Cosby special amid rape scandal

A planned Bill Cosby special on Netflix has been postponed, the video streaming service said late Tuesday amid mounting claims…

Mexico’s first lady to sell controversial mansion

Mexico’s first lady announced late Tuesday she was putting her multi-million-dollar private mansion on sale to end a controversy over…

Emergency rule in Borno, others a failure, says APC senators

Emergency rule to tackle Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria has been an outright failure, All Progressives Congress (APC) senators from…

Nigeria facing serious challenges amid oil price collapse

Nigeria has made pragmatic moves to curb spending to offset falling global oil prices, analysts said, but blamed corruption for…

Mob beat suspected bomber to death in Gombe

An angry mob on Tuesday beat a suspected would-be suicide bomber to death after he was accosted at a bus…

Boko Haram: Reps reconvene to consider emergency rule

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja There was anxiety Tuesday night among members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives as the lawmakers are set to…

NDCS wants Jonathan to arrest Tompolo over journalists kidnap

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Niger Delta Civil Society Coalition (NDCS) has expressed shock at the kidnap of Nigerian journalists in…

Tambuwal: Why I withdrew from presidential race

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Aminu Tambuwal, the Speaker of House of Representatives on Tuesday withdrew from the contest for the opposition All…

Saudi groom abandons wedding after seeing bride’s face for the first time

A Saudi groom, from the town of Medinah, has divorced his bride on their wedding night after seeing her face…