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Lagos Assembly delays passage of budget

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria could not hide their confusion and disappointment on…

Worm eating Chinese loses wife

Pan Yizhong reacting as he eats worms during an eating race in Liuyang in China’s central province of Hunan. Pan…

Nigerian troops kill 56 Boko Haram militants

Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Monday said that 56 terrorists were killed in a major offensive at Alafa Forest in…

Reps member hints at more defections to APC

Member of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara (APC- Tafawa Balewa/Bogoro Federal Constituency) in Bauchi State, said the…

70 killed in multiple attacks on Kinshasa, flights cancelled

KINSHASA(AFP) – Congolese security forces repelled a wave of coordinated attacks in the capital Kinshasa and other cities on Monday,…

Political turmoil costs Turkey $100b

ANKARA (AFP) – The political crisis engulfing Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cost the economy $100 billion, a…

Abia government to build seaport, airport

Gov. Theodore Orji of the eastern Nigerian state of Abia, on Monday, said the proposed Umuahia Airport and a seaport…

Obodo, Nigerian killed in Gao, buried in hometown

Simeon Obodo, the 35-year old Nigerian who was killed in Gao, India, on 30 October, has been buried in his…

Al-Mustapha dismisses Obasanjo’s comments over acquittal

MADUABUCHI NMEIBEH/Kano Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, former chief security officer to Nigeria’s erstwhile maximum ruler, General Sani Abacha, on Monday faulted…
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Disaster if Jonathan fails on national talks, group warns

President Goodluck Jonathan was on Monday urged to hold talks on the future of Nigeria, as the country prepared to…

Jonathan, Amosun condole Soyinka over death of daughter

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta President Goodluck Jonathan has sent a message of condolence to Professor Wole Soyinka and other members of…

The Lagos slum amidst affluent neighbours

Jamiu Yisa In the highbrow Lekki Peninsula of the city of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, where the rich and mighty live,…

Boko Haram gunmen kill 12 at wedding party

Twelve people died in a suspected Boko Haram attack on a wedding party at the weekend, police and health officials…

Nigerian lady excretes hard drugs inside aircraft

By Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Chizoba Anya, a Nigerian lady, has excreted wraps of substance that tested positive for methamphetamine on-board…

Female FCT Staff In Police Net

Operatives of the Special Fraud Unit, SFU, of the Nigeria Police at Milverton Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have arrested…

Soldier Kills Danfo Driver Over Fare

For insisting that a soldier who boarded his vehicle must pay his fare, a commuter bus (danfo) driver has paid…
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Jonathan’s Crazy Budget

    Sectoral highlights of the 2014 Federal Government budgetary allocations have again shown how profligate the government could be…

Anambra Election: PDP In a U-Turn, Backs Nwoye’s Suit

Ayo Oluokun/Abuja The National Working Committee of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Sunday said it is in support of the…

200 Sokoto students on scholarship to Cyprus, Pakistan

The Sokoto Government on Sunday announced plans to sponsor 200 students to pursue various degree programmes in Cyprus and Pakistan.…

Bakare Blasts Jonathan Presidency Over Cow Gift

David Odey The presiding overseer of the Latter Rain Church and the convener of Save Nigeria Group, Pastor Tunde Bakare…

Firefighters stumble on indoor marijuana farm

Belgian police on Sunday seized more than 1,000 marijuana plants discovered by firefighters during an overnight blaze, but failed to…

APC sweeps council polls in Yobe

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all 17 chairmanship seats in the Yobe local government elections. Announcing the results…

PDP facing challenges, says Gov. Shema

Governor Ibrahim Shema of the northern Nigerian state of Katsina on Sunday admitted that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party is…

Malawi’s First Couple worship in TB Joshua’s Synagogue

.As South Sudan President sends delegation to pray for peace Simon Ateba/Lagos Like a carnival, with thousands of people singing…

Sokoto budgets N7.6b for water schemes

The Sokoto State Government has earmarked more than N 7.6 billion for the expansion and rehabilitation of some water schemes…

Murder suspect arrested after drinking victim’s blood

French police on Sunday arrested a 22-year-old who said he killed a homeless man in a northwestern Paris suburb and…

Ahmed a worthy successor, says Bukola Saraki

Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki has described the current governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed as a worthy successor. Saraki, Ahmed’s…

Ngige wants Anambra poll cancelled, sues INEC, Obiano

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the 16 November Anambra State Governorship Election, Dr. Chris Ngige has sued the…

4,000 Nigerian students in Canada

No fewer than 4,000 Nigerian students are studying in private and public universities in Canada, the country’s High Commissioner to…

Saudi pledges $3 bn to Lebanese army

Saudi Arabia has pledged $3 billion for the Lebanese army to buy equipment from France, Lebanese President Michel Sleiman announced…