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Fuel attendant in court for slapping customer

A fuel attendant, Chinedu Ameobi, 26, on Thursday appeared before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, accused of…

Fayose beats up Ekiti court judge

Temperamental Ekiti state Governor elect, Ayodele Fayose, slapped a court judge today for being rude to him and then ordered…

Osun assembly considers hotel, tourism bill

The Osun House of Assembly has begun the process of a legislation on a private bill to regulate activities of…

Magistrate laments high rate of theft among youths

Magistrate Anne Akobi of the Senior Magistrates’ Court in Karu on Thursday lamented the high rate of theft among youths…

300 Boko Haram fighters surrender in Cameroun

Cameroun’s defense ministry said more than 300 Boko Haram fighters have surrendered there in the past three weeks. Spokesman Lt.…

Oshiomhole sacks aide‎ over poor performance

‎Jethro Ibileke/Benin An Executive Director in the services of Edo state government, Mr. Hillary Ekhoye, has been relieved of his…

Ghana and Ivory Coast head to court over sea boundary

Ghana and Ivory Coast are heading to a United Nations tribunal to resolve a dispute over the maritime boundary separating…

Egypt courts jail nearly 100 Morsi backers

Egyptian courts sentenced nearly 100 people to prison for up to 25 years Thursday after finding them guilty of violence…

2015 Elections will be best in Nigeria – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has assured the international community that next year’s general elections in Nigeria will be conducted in accordance…

Be good ambassadors, Amosun tells Ogun pilgrims

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state has advised all the pilgrims from the state to this year’s hajj…

Ebola: Ban commends Nigeria’s efforts, doggedness

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Wednesday commended President Goodluck Jonathan for Nigeria’s efforts at containing the spread of Ebola…

Customs, Immigration and Police to launch joint border patrol

Wale Adeniyi, Spokesman of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Wednesday, said the Service would launch a joint border patrol…

Jonathan calls for urgent UN reform against terrorism

President Goodluck Jonathan declared in New York on Wednesday that pressing challenges to global peace and security have made it…

In Pictures: Jonathan at the 69th UN Assembly in New York

President Goodluck Jonathan graced the 69th United Nations General Assembly in New York and called for more action against terrorism.…

Nigeria is free from Ebola – Health Ministry

Nigeria has cleared all patients being monitored for the Ebola virus, the federal health ministry said on Wednesday, but doctors…

Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader is dead – Nigerian Army

Defence Headquarters spokesperson, Major General Chris Olukolade on Wednesday confirmed that the dreaded Abubakar Shekau, leader of Islamist sect, Boko…

135 Boko Haram terrorists surrender to Nigerian troops – DHQ

The Nigerian military on Wednesday said a total of 135 members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect surrendered with their…

Rename IDH after Adadevoh, Lagos Assembly tells Fashola

Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly, on Wednesday passed a motion asking the state governor, Babatunde Fashola, to…

Police arraign 5 brothers over N91.5m fraud

The police on Wednesday arraigned five brothers in an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, charged with N91.5 million land fraud.…

2015: Politicians with criminal record will not contest – IG

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has said that politicians with criminal records will be stopped from contesting the…

Six killed in Imo auto crash

No fewer than six persons were killed in a ghastly motor accident involving a 14-seater bus and a Mack truck…

$9.3: Uproar as Reps probe $50,000 bribe to lawmakers

The House of Representatives on Wednesday directed its Committee on Ethics and Privileges to probe the 50,000 dollars bribe allegedly…

APC will win presidential election

Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday in Abuja expressed optimism that the party would win the…

South Africa’s first gay-friendly mosque could be shut

South Africa’s first gay-friendly mosque, which also allows Christian worshippers and women to lead prayers, could be closed unless it…

2015: Rivers PDP, INC kick against Wike candidature

Okafor ofiebor/Port Harcourt Less than 24 hours after Stakeholders of Peoples Democratic Party move to kicked against governorship ambition of…

Tenant Bites Off Landlord’s Lip

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 26- year old woman Chinyere Umebionyo has been arrested and arraigned before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court for…

2015 Election: US promises assist to INEC

The United States on Wednesday said it was willing to assist the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in delivering credible…

PDP adopted Jonathan to stabilise democracy – Gov. Dickson

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa said the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) adopted President Goodluck Jonathan as its…

German court backs Christian hospital against headscarf nurse

A German court ruled Wednesday that Christian church-run institutions may generally bar their employees from wearing a Muslim headscarf. The…

Bishop expelled for child sex abuse under house arrest

Archbishop Jozef Wesolowski, former Vatican Ambassador to the Dominican Republic has been placed under house arrest over sexual abuse of…