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Colombia extradites drug baroness to US

Colombian authorities Tuesday extradited a woman accused of links to Mexico’s infamous Sinaloa drug cartel, police announced. Dolly Cifuentes Villa,…

Braithwaite visits Jonathan at Aso Rock

Dr Tunji Braithwaite, national leader of the fringe political movement, the Nigerian Advanced Party (NAP), met with President Goodluck Jonathan…

Curfew in troubled Nigerian town, after 2 soldiers killed

Two soldiers have been confirmed killed in a fresh gun attack in Okene, Kogi, by unidentified identified men. Mr Simon…

Another Dana aircraft had hydraulic problem

A Coroners’ Court in Lagos sitting in Ikeja, on Tuesday heard that another aircraft in Dana Airline’s fleet had hydraulic…

Court stops Governor Okorocha again

An Owerri High Court on Tuesday restrained Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state from dissolving the 27 local government councils…

Cult War leaves 2 Nigerian students dead

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Renewed violent clash between two cult groups, Vikings and Black Axe at the Edo State owned Ambrose Alli…

UNILAG, 11 others share N25billion federal aid

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Nigeria Government on Tuesday disbursed N25 billion to twelve Nigerian tertiary institutions, including the University of…

War On Terror: Abatemi-Usman Task Security Agents

Senator Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman representing Kogi Central Senatorial District has called on security agents to intensify their fight against terrorism in…

Shooting Causes Panic In Okene

Economic activities in Kogi state, particularly in Lokoja and Okene, were paralysed Tuesday following reports that there were sporadic shootings…

Ogun ACN Stalwart Is Dead

The Chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in Ogun Central Senatorial District, Chief Segun Taiwo, died this morning…

Ignore Rumour On Ban —Lagos NURTW Boss

Following series of meetings with the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, the Chairman of the Lagos Council of the National…

Okada Riders Decry Ban On 475 Roads

Okada riders in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, have decried government’s ban on them from plying 475 major roads in the…

Why We Won’t Spare Jonathan —Adejare

Member of the House of Representatives representing Agege Federal Constituency at the House, Babatunde Adejare, in this interview, speaks on…

Jonathan explores peace options for Plateau crisis

The elders of Berom, an ethnic group in Plateau, have called on the Federal Government to implement all the recommendations…

APGA crisis: Court restrains Masalla

An Abuja High Court on Tuesday restrained Alhaji Sadiq Masalla from parading himself as the national chairman of APGA, pending…

Olympics: 7 Cameroon athletes vanish in London

Seven Cameroon athletes have disappeared while in Britain for the London Olympics, the country’s Ministry of Sports and Physical Education…

Arsenal sign Spain’s Cazorla

Arsenal have strengthened their midfield with the acquisition of Spanish play maker, Santi Cazorla, from La Liga side Malaga, the…

Death toll rises in Nigerian church massacre

The death toll in the church massacre in Nigeria’s central state of Kogi state has increased to 19, according to…

Veteran Actor, Dento Dies After Battle With Stroke

Veteran actor, Hammed Odutola, popularly known as Dento is dead. He died at about 9pm yesterday after a long battle…

Ghana swears in new VP

Ghana’s former central bank governor, Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur was on Monday sworn in as Ghana’s new vice president after his…

16 Christians massacred in Nigerian church

Sixteen persons have been killed and many others wounded by unidentified gunmen, who stormed the Deeper Life Church at Otite…

Redeemed Church ordains 7000 deacons

The 60th Convention of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) started on Monday with the ordination of 7,000 deacons…

Hillary Clinton arrives Nigeria Thursday

US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton is scheduled to arrive Nigeria on Thursday in continuation of her tour of African…

Fashola: Why we made a new traffic law

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Monday said the State’s new Traffic Law was aimed at achieving compliance…

Nigeria: 2 arms of government cross swords

UBONG GEORGE/MAKURDI The crisis between the Executive and the Legislative arms of government in Nigeria’s Benue State has resulted in…

PDP withdraws petition against Governor Oshiomhole

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The Edo State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may have distanced itself from the petition filed last…

UNIBEN ranked first among Nigerian universities

Jethro Ibileke, Benin The University of Benin (UNIBEN) has emerged the leading university in Nigeria, courtesy of the July 2012…

Ghana Lessons For Nigeria

Ghana, Nigeria’s calmer cousin, offers a number of lessons on how  the business of government should be conducted For the…

The Wasteful President

Not only is the presidential system of government expensively operated by Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan has demosntrated that he’ll rather…

The Brazil Example

In global ranking, Brazil and Nigeria are grouped as Third World countries. But indices of recent economic developments in the…