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India eases visa rules for 180 nations, Nigeria excluded

Tourists travelling to India from 180 countries will no longer have to queue at their local consulates to obtain visas…

In Pictures: Commutting in ‘modern’ Lagos

Emmanuel Osodi of P.M.NEWS takes shots of images often missed by Lagos residents about the way a lot of people…

Sirleaf replaces Nigerian army general with Liberian

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has nominated a Liberian national to take over as chief of the military for the first…

Orji disowns campaign posters

Gov. Theodore Orji of the eastern Nigerian state of Abia said he had no hand in the posters which signify…

Boko Haram Arrests Stoke ‘Profiling’ Fears

Nigeria’s Muslims have voiced concern about an apparent increase in religious “profiling” after hundreds of terror-related arrests in the country’s…

Lagos Shuts 3 Illegal Private Schools

Kazeem Ugbodaga     The Lagos State Government has shut three private schools for operating illegally and contravening the guidelines…

You Must Win War Against Terror, Says Jonathan

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan has told the newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff and other Service Chiefs that the…

Shop Manager, 2 Others Docked For Theft

Taiwo Okanlawon A 28-year-old shop manager at Balogun Market on Lagos Island, Uche Okafor, has been arraigned before an Ikeja…

Man Weds His Dog

On Monday history was made at the Chapel of Our Lady at the Presidio in San Francisco as the first-ever…

Fake Lawyer Nabbed In Court

Paul Iyoghojie  A suspected fake legal practitioner, Daniel Ikhidenor Ikhuoria, 30, a native of Ekpoma in Edo State, southsouth Nigeria,…

Lawyer Arrested Over N70m Dud Cheques

Adeboye Oluwole A Lagos-based lawyer, Mrs Shade Ogundare, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,…

N1.3b Fraud: Ajudua Sent To Kirikiri

Henry Ojelu Serial fraud kingpin, Fred Ajudua has been remanded in Kirikiri Prison for allegedly defrauding former Chief of Army…

Actress Dakore Egbuson Gets Another Baby Girl

Nollywood actress, Dakore Egbuson, and her husband, Olumide Akande welcomed a baby girl into their family early morning Tuesday in…

Sanusi reports unremitted $20b by NNPC

CBN Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, on Tuesday insisted that NNPC was yet to remit 20 billion dollars to the nation’s…

Nigeria to issue N100bn bonds to complete Lagos-Ibadan highway

Nigeria’s Federal Government said it was ready to issue N100billion road and infrastructure bond for the completion of the Lagos-Ibadan…

Council rubber stamps Jonathan’s national confab, centenary fiesta

Nigeria’s Council of State has rubber stamped President Goodluck Jonathan’s N7billion talk shop, the proposed national conference and assured maximum…

Military chief denies April routing deadline for Boko Haram

Nigeria’s military on Tuesday said that a call by the country’s top military officer for a swift end to the…

160,000 Policemen receiving training for 2015 polls

Nigeria’s police boss, Mohammed Dikko Abubakar on Tuesday said the Police are ready to ensure a hitch-free governorship elections in…

Man Threatens To Commit Suicide On Valentine’s Day

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 57-year old man, Denis Amayo, has threatened to commit suicide on Valentine’s Day (14 February) should Governor…

Man Batters Policeman, Tears His Uniform

Umoh-Obong Kingsley There was drama at Cele Bus Stop, Shasha, a suburb of Akowonjo in Alimosho Local Government Area of…

Actress Debunks Death Rumour

Funsho Arogundade Nollywood actress and model, Angela Ijeoma Okorie, has debunked the rumour of her death during child birth which…

Man, daughter crash into Lagos lagoon, wife survives

A man and his daughter on Tuesday morning drowned in Lagos as a Toyota jeep in which they were travelling…

Nigerians in UK prisons don’t want to go home, says envoy

Some Nigerians serving various jail terms in the UK have kicked against the recently signed Prisoner Transfer Agreement between Nigeria…

Obasanjo, Buhari snub council meeting, PDP govs taunt Nyako

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari were conspicuously absent at the meeting…

APC broom sweeps out Kano House of Assembly speaker

The political re-alignment sweeping through Nigeria has swept out of office, the Speaker of Kano State House of Assembly. Alhaji…

APC urges National Assembly members stand firm

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday in Abuja, urged its House of Representatives members not to give up in…

Rivers State: Mixed reactions over police ban on rallies

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The blanket ban on political rallies announced Monday by the Rivers State Police Command, has elicited mixed…

Council of State meets today

Nigeria’s National Council of State meeting being chaired by President Goodluck Jonathan will take place today, almost 11 months after…

Dame Jonathan pays for 800 heart surgeries for children

More than 800 Nigerian children with heart related problems have been sponsored to India for treatment by A. Aruera Reachout…

News Analysis: Concerns over ‘Boko Haram’ arrests in Nigeria

Nigeria’s Muslims have voiced concern about an apparent increase in religious “profiling” after hundreds of terror-related arrests in the country’s…