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FCT to clamp down on unpainted cabs

As the 1 October deadline for the registration of unpainted commercial vehicles commonly known as “kabu kabu” approaches, the FCT…

Army reviews curfew in Maiduguri

The 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri said on Monday that it had “reviewed upward” the curfew imposed…

Amnesty condemns IS ‘ethnic-cleansing’ in Iraq

Amnesty International has accused Islamic State jihadists of “systematic ethnic cleansing” and mass killings of minorities in northern Iraq, in…

Three injured as Laurent Gbagbo’s party HQ is ransacked

The headquarters of the party of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo were ransacked on Monday, leaving three people injured, a…

PDP urges Jonathan to contest 2015 election

President Goodluck Jonathan has been urged to re-contest for the post of president in general elections of 2015. The National…

Former Kano deputy gov. Bibi Farouk is dead

Former Deputy Governor of Kano state under Mohammed Abubakar Rimi’s administration in the Second Republic, Alhaji Bibi Farouk, is dead.…

Ban Ki-moon alarmed by Israel’s plan to seize West Bank

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is “alarmed” by Israeli plans to expropriate 400 hectares (988 acres) of Palestinian land…

Police begin wearing cameras in US protest town

Police in the US town roiled by protests after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager are now wearing…

UK parents of tumour boy held in Spain as sympathy grows

A Spanish judge on Monday extended the detention of a British couple arrested for taking their seriously ill son out…

Nurses go on strike in Ebola-hit Liberia

Nurses at Liberia’s largest hospital went on strike on Monday, demanding better pay and equipment to protect them against a…

Man kills father over stick of cigarette

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin has arrested and detained a 22-year old man, Bestman Momodu, who allegedly killed his…

In Pictures: President Jonathan in Kenya for AU meeting

President Goodluck Jonathan arrives Jomo Kentatta international airport in Nairobi, Kentatta Nairobi Kenya for AU Peace and Security Council Summit…

Nasarawa Assembly set to boycott peace, security summit

Members of the Nasarawa state House of Assembly said they will not attend the peace and security meeting initiated by…

Crisis: NYSC relocates 258 Youth Corps members

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Nasarawa state said it had relocated no fewer than 258 corps members posted…

117 Nigerian pilgrims return home

The first batch of 117 Nigerians who participated in the 2014 seven-day Family Pilgrimage to Israel, have returned home, NAN…

FCTA confirms suspected case of Ebola in Abuja

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) said on Monday that it is expecting the result of test conducted on a…

Anger over Niger $40m presidential jet

The government of Niger, one of the poorest countries in the world, has provoked anger with the purchase of a…

Ebola: Fashola Receives FG’s N200m

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos Governor, Babatunde Fashola says the state has received the N200 million donated by the Federal Government to…

Anxiety Over 60 Ebola Contacts In Rivers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt There are fears in Rivers State, southern Nigeria, following government’s inability to track down 60 persons said…

Saudi suspends labour visas for nations hit by Ebola

Saudi Arabia has stopped granting visas to workers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the countries worst-hit by the deadly…

Policeman fires shots to disrupt NSCDC official’s wedding

A policeman attached to Osun State Police Command allegedly fired live bullets to disrupt a wedding ceremony of an officer…

Man, Sons Die After Eating Dog Meat

A man, his two children and two other persons have died after eating dog meat in a village in northern…

No plan to impeach Amosun – Assembly member

Olaleye Ojumoke and Saromi Omotoyosi Nurudeen Akinpelu Aina a legislator representing Ado Odo\Ota 1 in Ogun state, House of Assembly…

Ebola: Kumuyi Cancels National Youth Summit

Kazeem Ugbodaga Following the outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, Pastor William Kumuyi, General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life…

Soldiers, Boko Haram In Fierce Fight

There is fierce fighting going on between troops of the Nigerian army and suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Bama town,…

Man Hires Assassins To Kill Ex-Wife

Cyriacus Izuekwe A jilted man, Abiodun Atinuke, has been arrested and charged before Ijeshatedo Magistrates’ Court sitting in Lagos State,…

Oyakhilome’s Wife Shut Out Of Church Website

Simon Ateba & Eromosele Ebhomele The divorce mess between Pastors Chris and Anita Oyakhilome of Christ Embassy Church has worsened,…

Hackers target victims with Ebola scam mails

Henry Ojelu A new trend is emerging with the outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease in some West African countries…

Israeli kids back to school after tense summer

Over 2 million Israeli children went back to school on Monday after a summer spent by many in bomb shelters…