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Fire destroys 120 shops in Lagos

At least 120 open shops used in storing palm oil were on Sunday morning razed at the popular Daleko market…

France offers China help with Boko Haram hostages

France’s foreign minister offered China his country’s help on Sunday in locating 10 workers feared kidnapped by Boko Haram militants,…

Nigeria must tackle corruption to improve image – Don

Dr Kwaghmande Joseph, a sociology lecturer at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University, Katsina, says Nigeria must tackle corruption in order…

Cameroon says abducted Chinese likely in Nigeria

The 10 Chinese workers abducted by Boko Haram gunmen in Cameroon have most likely been taken back across the border…

Israel police won’t let extremists spoil pope visit

Israel’s top police officer on Sunday vowed that Jewish extremists would not be allowed to spoil the upcoming visit of…

How Boko Haram gets financed: Fake Charities, Drug Cartels, Ransom and Extortion

Just over a year ago, armed men on motorcycles entered a national park in Cameroon, near the Nigerian border, and…

Delta introduces e-bursary registration

The Delta Government says it has introduced e-bursary registration to check fraud in the state’s bursary and scholarship scheme for…

Borno sponsors 50 students to India

The Borno Government on Sunday said it had sponsored 50 students to India on irrigation agriculture. A statement by Malam…

Chibok visit: Jonathan does not understand demands of his office – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said President Goodluck Jonathan’s aborted trip to Chibok shows that he does not understand…

Swiss turn down world’s highest minimum wage

Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposed hourly minimum wage of $25 — which would have been the world’s highest…

Ugandan rebel chief promotes son

Uganda’s notorious rebel chief Joseph Kony has named his son as deputy of his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a guerrila…

SSANU-LASU threatens strike, gives 7-day ultimatum

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) Lagos State University (LASU) Ojo Chapter, on Friday urged its management to…

Lagos bomb scare: Fashola commends Lagosians alertness

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Saturday commended Lagosians residing on the Island for their vigilance in the discovery…

Kanye and Kim Kardashian to wed in France, party in Italy

Hip hop star Kanye West and reality TV celebrity Kim Kardashian are to marry in a chateau near Paris next…

Paris Summit: President Jonathan’s full speech

President Jonathan delivers his speech at the Regional Summit on Security in Paris, France on Saturday, 17 May 2014. The…

Brazil prisoners take more than 120 hostages

Inmates in a prison in the northeastern Brazilian state of Sergipe took 122 hostages on Saturday – nearly all of…

Largest dinosaur found in Argentina

Paleontologists in Argentina’s remote Patagonia region have discovered fossils of what may be the largest dinosaur ever, amid a vast…

Ballot snatching, violence mar Kano council poll

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano The Local Government election in Kano, northwest Nigeria, held on Saturday was characterized by violence and electoral malpractices,…

World powers set to sanction Boko Haram

The global powers led by France have agreed to introduce sanctions against Boko Haram and Ansarul terrorist groups in Nigeria,…

Why I cancelled Chibok visit – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday at Elysee Palace, Paris, France said that he cancelled his visit to Chibok where over…

Paris Meeting Takes Far-Reaching Decisions on Boko Haram

Representatives of the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, Presidents of France, Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Benin and Niger…

Tribunal upholds Esan North East election

Edo Local Government Election Appeals Tribunal on Saturday affirmed the election of Sam Oboh of All Progressives Congress (APC) as…

Boko Haram threatens to invade schools, abduct male students

The Principal of Government College, Makurdi, Godfrey Ugudu, on Saturday said the school had received letter from Boko Haram sect…

JAMB: Lagos records hitch-free CBT examination

The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Computer Based Test (CBT), conducted by JAMB on Saturday was hitch-free at the Federal…

Nigeria, Cameroon others ‘declare war’ on Boko Haram

Nigeria and its neighbours on Saturday vowed to work together to combat Boko Haram in what Cameroon President Paul Biya…

Jonathan vows to find abducted schoolgirls

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday defended his decision to cancel a visit to the town of Chibok from where more…

NIS repatriates 45 immigrants in Abia

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in Abia says 45 illegal immigrants were arrested in different parts of the state and…

In Pictures: 2014 IPEF Annual Award

Pictures by Emmanuel Osodi Mr Adebayo Onanuga, Managing Director, The News Magazine and PM News Paper was awarded Ijebu Professional…

Traffic offences drop by 17 per cent – LASTMA

The number of arrests made by the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) for traffic offences has dropped by 17…

PDP threatens to sue INEC over voters register cancellation

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State has threatened to sue the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for cancelling…