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68 year old woman escapes from her abductors

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The abducted mother of Mr. James Dugo, the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Local Government and Community Development,has…

Scores of bodies found in CAR capital

The French news agency, AFP said 78 bodies have been found in the streets of the Central Africa Republic capital…

Patience Jonathan missing at Good Friday service: In pictures

Nigeria’s presidency has churned out images of the service today at the Aso Rock chapel to mark the Christian festivity…

Falana: Govt not persuasive on Alamieyeseigha

Nigeria’s leading human rights lawyer and Senior advocate, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) has criticised ‘the arrogant’ posturing of aides of…
Biennial World Cup competitions will kill football clubs - Sepp Blatter

Nigeria asks FIFA to reschedule World Cup matches

Nigeria have asked FIFA to reschedule their World Cup qualifiers in June for fairness, arguing that all games in their…

Soyinka wants Nigeria’s security issue tackled

Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has advised the Federal Government to see the security vacuum in the north as an emergency…

General Abubakar backs amnesty for Boko Haram

Nigeria’s former Military Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar has joined other Nigerians to seek amnesty for members of the Islamic…

UN approves first ‘offensive peace keepers’ for DR Congo

The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously approved the first-ever “offensive” UN peacekeeping brigade to battle rebels groups in Democratic…

Arowolo, wife-killer accused denies battery allegation

Thirty one year old, Akolade Arowolo, standing trial for the alleged murder of his wife, Titilayo, a bank worker, on…

Justice Fati Abubakar heads Niger state judiciary

Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State on Thursday swore-in Justice Fati Lami Abubakar as the acting Chief Judge. Abubakar’s appointment…

Court orders arrest of attorney-general, 2 others

An Okene High Court in the Nigerian central state of Kogi, on Thursday, issued a bench warrant for the arrest…

OOU to recall sacked lecturers

Professor Saburi Adesanya, the acting Vice-Chancellor, Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, in the western Nigerian state of Ogun, on Thursday…

Briton freed, 3 Lebanese kidnapped

A Briton abducted last week in Nigeria’s economic capital Lagos has been released in an incident believed to be a…

Agbaso, Imo state deputy governor sacked

The Imo state House of Assembly, in the eastern part of Nigeria, has impeached the deputy governor, Mr. Jude Agbaso.…

Chinua Achebe- Death, Where Are Thy Claws?

By Niyi Osundare Chinua Achebe is one of those epically unique individuals whose lives have been so full, so purposive…

Doc ‘May Have Killed 300’ ICU Patients

A Brazilian doctor, who was charged with killing seven patients to free up beds at a hospital intensive care unit,…

8 Killed In Attack On Kenya Casino

Eight people were killed when dozens of machete-wielding raiders struck a casino popular with tourists and local Italian residents in…

Zuma Associate Killed

The body of a prominent Kwa Zulu-Natal businessman has been found floating in the Tugela River, police said on Thursday.…

Nigerian Ladies Paid To Get Pregnant For Childless Couples

Nigerian ladies have devised another survival strategy by getting pregnant for childless couples for a fee. These ladies, called surrogate…

Son Batters Blind Father

A frustrated son has  beaten up his father who is visually impaired and allegedly threatened to kill him after blaming…

Alams Has Case To Answer In UK —Envoy

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Andrew Pocock has said that former Bayelsa State governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, who was recently…

Wole Awolowo’s Death, A Big Loss —Amosun

Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has described the death of Chief Oluwole Awolowo, the son of the late sage,…

Easter: IG Orders Tight Security

To ensure a peaceful Easter celebration, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar has directed all zonal Assistant Inspectors-General of Police…

Don’t Grant Amnesty To Boko Haram —Primate Ayodele

Granting amnesty to members of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram would have negative consequences on Nigeria’s security. The founder of…

Mandela Hospitalised

Former South African president Nelson Mandela has been readmitted to hospital with a recurrent lung infection, the presidency said Thursday.…

X-Squad Arrests 2 Police Officers For Extortion

The Federal X-Squad, Force Criminal Investigation Department, CID, Alagbon, Ikoyi,Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has arrested two police officers for alleged extortion…

Police Dismiss Robbers’ Letter To Lambe Residents

The Ogun State Police Command has dismissed as an “empty threat,” letters purportedly sent  to Lambe residents in Ifo Local…

Police Intercept Arms, Ammunition In Kano

The police in Kano State on Tuesday intercepted a Golf 3 car with arms and ammunition at Inusawa village in…

Ogun NBA Set To Fight Corruption

The Ogun State chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association has resolved to fight corruption in the judiciary and agitate for…

Kenya: 7 killed in night attack on Casino

At least seven people including one police officer were shot dead in gun battles in the early hours of Thursday…