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Woman In TheNEWS: Justice Mariam Aloma Mukhtar

Nigeria’s Chief Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar is surely on a mission to cleanse Nigeria’s judiciary. She has already blown some…

Reports: No stable power supply in Nigeria until 2050

Simon Ateba Despite Nigeria’s government’s posturing that Nigerians will enjoy steady electricity by 2015, experts say darkness may persist until…

Rivers Police boss plots emergency rule, says Speaker

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly, Otelemaba Amachree, has accused Mr. Mbu Joseph Mbu,the Commissioner…

Regional Bank Manager Docked Over N43.7m Fraud

PAUL IYOGHOJIE The regional manager of a new generation bank at Kaduna Road Kaduna, northwest Nigeria, Mr. Ige Adegboye, 43,…

Baga Massacre: UN Human Rights Office expresses concern

The UN Human Rights Office on Friday expressed its concern about the large number of casualties, reportedly including many civilians,…

Fire destroys election materials eve of council poll

Less than 12 hours to the beginning of voting in the council elections in the central Nigerian state of Kogi,…

8550 cops for Kogi council election

The Nigerian police command in the central Nigerian state of Kogi said it was deploying no fewer than 8,550 officers…

Couple charged with operating illegal varsity

Nigeria’s National Universities Commission (NUC) has dragged one Pius Nwachukwu, 47, and his wife, Chika, to a Karu Chief Magistrates’…

JAMB candidate arrested with pistol

Nigeria’s drug czar, the NDLEA on Friday confirmed the arrest of a 26-year-old man in possession of a French-made pistol…

Mimiko: ACN, PDP to appeal tribunal verdict

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) Ondo State Chapter, has rejected the judgment of the Justice Andovar Kaka’an led Election…

Microsoft phases out hotmail for outlook.com

Microsoft’s Hotmail, the free webmail service used by hundreds of millions of people around the world, was phased out Friday,…

Abductors of Nigeria’s ex-oil minister demand ransom

Nigeria’s former oil minister was kidnapped Friday by gunmen who stormed his vehicle outside a mosque in the restive city…

Court Orders Ex-Governor Turaki’s Arrest

Justice S. Yahuza of the Federal High Court, in the northwest Nigerian city of Dutse has issued a warrant directing…

Fashola Outlines Investment Opportunities In Lagos

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Thursday received the Lord Mayor of London, the Rt. Hon. Alderman Roger Gifford…

Jealous Woman Burns Friend’s Breast

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 31-year old woman has been arraigned before Apapa Magistrate’s court, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, for allegedly burning…

Mimiko: PDP, ACN’s Petitions Dismissed

The Ondo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Akure, the state capital, Friday dismissed the petitions filed by the…

ACN urges PDP not to distract Gov. Oshiomhole

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has slammed the PDP for seeking to disparage and distract Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of…

JAMB releases UTME results, withholds 12,110

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the 2013 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results. The board, however,…

PM Cameron’s party thrashed in UK local polls

The anti-immigration UK Independence Party (UKIP) was celebrating some of its best ever results on Friday following local elections which…

Forgery: Fresh charge may be filed against 2 journalists

It is not yet freedom for the two Nigerian journalists charged to court for forgery of President Goodluck Jonathan’s signature.…

Prosecutor in Bhutto’s murder trial shot dead

ISLAMABAD (AFP) – Pakistan’s main state prosecutor in the 2007 murder of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and the 2008…

Nigeria’s Femi Oke To Host Al Jazeera’s “The Stream”

Funso Arogundade From Monday 6 May, British-Nigerian international broadcaster Femi Oke will take over as new host of Al Jazeera’s…

Two Teens Commit Suicide Over Unfinished Homework

In an extreme case highlighting the immense pressure schoolchildren can face, two teens in eastern China committed suicide after failing…

Court backs National Assembly to regulate party nominations

A Federal High Court in Lagos has upheld the powers of the National Assembly to legislate on how political parties…

Ekiti varsity students protest ‘no fee, no lecture’ policy

Ekiti State University (EKSU) students have protested the “no school fees, no lecture” policy introduced by school management, barricading the…

Jonathan to visit South Africa, Namibia

President Goodluck Jonathan will on May 7 pay a state visit to South Africa and two days after, move into…

PDP wants Oshiomhole stripped of national honour

The PDP in Edo State on Thursday urged the Nigerian central Government to withdraw the national honour, Commander of the…

Nigeria withdraws forgery charge against journalists

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Nigeria’s Federal Government has withdrawn the six count criminal charge of forgery slammed against two journalists…

Sources: US shuts aid to Nigeria’s army over Baga

The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Terence McCulley has held a closed-door meeting with some members of Nigeria’s human…

Nigerian lawyers condemn Baga massacre

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, has condemned the killing of innocent civilians by Nigerian security operatives…