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Egypt: Morsi’s aides resign, protests mount

Supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi lobbed Molotov cocktails and rocks at each other on Wednesday as their…

Liberia: George Weah named peace envoy

Liberia announced on Wednesday that President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf had appointed opposition leader and football legend George Weah, her former…

Nigeria saves N671b in oil subsidy claims

Nigeria’s Federal Government saved N671 billion in fuel subsidy claims within the past 10 months, following stringent measures adopted by…

No Nigerian in Forbes global list of 71 most powerful people

No Nigerian political or business leader made Forbes magazine recent ranking of 71 world’s most powerful people. Not surprisingly, the…

Briton jailed over arms shipment from China to Nigeria

A British arms dealer who helped ship thousands of guns plus ammunition from China to Nigeria without a licence was…

Nigeria, EU, US form alliance against web child sex

Nigeria has teamed up with the 27-nation European Union, the United States and a score of other countries to launch…

Dangote shuts Nigerian cement plant over glut

Dangote Cement Plc has suspended production of cement at its four million metric tons per annum Gboko Plant, as a…

Newly sworn in council boss faces forgery charge

The newly-sworn in Soba Local Government Chairman, Kawu Yakassai, on Wednesday appeared before a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court, Daura Road,…

Gunmen raid female hostel of Nigerian varsity

Gunmen on Wednesday raided the female hostel of Paul University, Awka in Anambra state, eastern Nigeria and dispossessed the students…

Mr Andrew, Enebeli Elebuwa Dies

Veteran actor and ‘Mr. Andrew’ of the popular “I’m checking out” television commercial in the eighties, Enebeli Elebuwa, who has…

Multiple attacks on Nigerian City by Boko Haram

Two policemen were shot dead at a roundabout in the Nigerian City of Kano today. About the same time, a…

Kano Luxury Bus Bombing: Operators Seek Police Protection

Following Tuesday evening bomb threat on a luxury bus along Zaria Road, Kano, northwest Nigeria, the management of New Road…

Fashola Honours Galant Cop, 16 Bullets Removed From His Body

For Inspector Jamiu Adekoya, 44, attached to the Lagos State Rapid Response Squad, RRS, he will ever be grateful to…

Sex Workers Lament Low Patronage

While many residents of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria have continued to lament the effects of the partial ban on the…

NURTW Members Not Touts — Agbede

The Lagos State Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers ( NURTW), Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede, has appealed to…

Woman Arrested For Selling Babies

The Police have arrested a 42-year old woman, Beatrice Nwankwo for her alleged involvement in the sale of babies at…

Bomb Attack: IG Threatens Police Officers

The Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar, has said that any officer found wanting in the 26 November attack on…

Parents Blamed For Corps Members Redeployment

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Tuesday blamed parents for the mass redeployment of corps members from Kano State.…

‘Lagos Almost Running State Police’

Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, on Tuesday said the state government was nearly running a state police with the massive…

How Nigeria Can Succeed —Uduaghan

Delta State Governor,  Emmanuel Uduaghan, on Tuesday stressed the need for the nation to build its foundation on ethics and…

Why We Train Our Staff —Assembly Clerk

Acting Clerk of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Ganiyu Abiru, has said that  the House will continue to…

Police Have Dumped Us —Slain Inspector’s Family

The way policemen’s families are treated after their death has been described as disheartening. Inspector Lisam Haruna, until his tragic…

2 Charged With Bank Fraud

Two men, Paul Alajemba 34 and Ebioma Akujobi, 40 have been arraigned before a kirikiri magistrate court, Apapa, Lagos, on…

Folorunso Alakija richest black woman on earth

Move over, Oprah Winfrey – there is a new richest black woman in the world. And she’s Nigerian. Meet Folorunsho…

RCCG Member Held For Impersonating Soldier

A member of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, has been arrested by anti-robbery police officers  for alleged impersonation…

World’s tallest woman dies

A Chinese woman who was certified as the tallest in the world has died, an official from her hometown said…

China prepares to grow vegetables on Mars & Moon

Chinese astronauts are preparing to grow fresh vegetables on Mars and the moon after researchers successfully completed a preliminary test…

Egyptians storm the palace: Can this happen in Nigeria?

The Arab Spring is far from over, with the undying spirit of protest in Egypt, ignited by President Mohamed Morsi’s…

Unclaimed corpses of bomb victims in mortuary

Eight months after the bomb blasts at COCIN Church Headquarters and St. Finnbar Catholic Church in Jos,capital of Nigeria’s state…

Jonathan urged to address infrastructure deficiency

Chief Ernest Shonekan, the Chairman, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), on Tuesday called for the setting up of Infrastructure Investment…