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Bauchi night blast injures 9

An explosion near a cluster of bars in the northern Nigerian city of Bauchi, recently targeted by Boko Haram Islamists,…

Ghadafi’s PM extradition ignites row in Tunisia

Tunisia has extradited Moamer Kadhafi’s former premier to Libya, igniting a fierce row between Tunis’s president and prime minister, who…

New Paraguay leader turns pariah

Paraguay’s new president was barred Sunday from participating in a summit of South American presidents next week, deepening the country’s…

Assange ready for Sweden but wants guarantees

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Monday called for diplomatic guarantees he will not be pursued by the United States for publishing…

Morsi: I’ll be President for all Egyptians

Egypt’s Mohamed Morsi, the first Islamist to be elected to the presidency, said on Sunday he will be a leader…

Governor Obi pledges N1b aid to returned schools

Governor Peter Obi of Anambra state has pledged to disburse N1billion to the schools returned to their original church owners.…

6 suspected pirates killed in Bayelsa

Nigeria’s Joint Military Task Force (JTF) said its men killed six suspected Sea Pirates during a gun battle on the…

Jonathan: Boko Haram wants to topple government

Updated Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday said Islamist group Boko Haram was seeking to destabilise the government and had…

How Gunmen raided Damaturu Prison

Bombers, gunmen spared Nigerian churches and their worshippers today. But they seemed to have another target in mind as they…

In Picture: Pamela Mark Marries Michael Ayeni

Senate President, David Mark today gave his daughter, Pamela, to her heartthrob, Michael Ayeni today in Abuja. The bride and…

Pastor Okotie’s second marriage crashes

Simon Ateba The glamorous marriage between Kris Okotie and his beautiful wife, Stephanie, has crashed less than four years after…

Morsi Egypt’s new president

Muslim Brotherhood member, Muhammed Morsi has been declared the winner of Egypt’s run-off election. According to the country’s electoral commission,…

Woman Inserts 66 Wraps Of Drug In Genitals

Simon Ateba Mande Fatima Bala, a 48-year old woman, has been arrested by Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA,…

China in first manual space docking

A Chinese spacecraft on Sunday successfully completed the country’s first manual docking in orbit, the official Xinhua news agency said,…

7-day rainfall to hit Lagos soon

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) on Saturday said Lagos would soon experience a seven-day rainfall.Mr Abayomi Oyegoke of NIMET Central…

Xtian, muslim leaders parley with Kaduna governor

Gov. Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State on Saturday met with Christian and Muslim leaders to discuss the protracted crisis in…

Farmers snub council polls in Zamfara

Many farmers on Saturday defied Nigeria’s Zamfara government’s call to come out and vote for candidates of their choice into…

Zero casualty in Abuja blast

No casualties were reported in the explosion late Friday at a nightclub in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. However, the windows in…

Gov. Aliyu: How to curb violence in Nigeria

Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger state in central Nigeria has said that an end to endemic corruption and deficit leadership…

Jonathan sacks security adviser, defence minister

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja In what appears to be an obvious response to the security challenges facing Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan on…

Arrested Boko Haram Leader, Habib Bama Dead

Felix Nnamdi / Abuja Hopes of possible unraveling of the faces behind the dreaded Boko Haram sect with Thursday’s arrest…

The World closes in on Boko Haram militants

Less than 24 hours after the United States labelled three leaders of the Boko Haram sect, terrorists, more trouble appears…

Kagawa now a ‘Red Devil’

Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa has joined, the Red Devils Manchester United on a four-year deal from German champions Borussia Dortmund,…

Rio+20 summit: The main outcomes

Following are the main outcomes from the 10-day UN Conference on Sustainable Development, which ended Friday in Rio de Janeiro,…

Abacha’s son faces fresh Swiss trial

Abba Abacha, the son of Nigeria’s former dictator Sani Abacha, will face a new trial in Switzerland starting July 4…

Soldiers Kill 200 Boko Haram Members

Ben Adaji/Jalingo At least 200 Boko Haram members have been killed since the renewed attack on the group by security…

Fashola Rejects State Creation

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, has described the agitation for the creation of additional states by some…

Bakassi Indigenes Protest Over Oil Wells

In what appears to be pre-empting  the Supreme Court judgment scheduled for the 10 July, 2012, thousands of  Bakassi indegenes descended on the…

Kidnappers Of Doctor Demand N100m Ransom

The kidnappers of a medical doctor in Rivers state, southsouth Nigeria, Dr Frank ThankGod Chukwudi, have demanded N100 million as…

Pastor Arrested Over Death Of 6-year Old Girl

A Lagos pastor, Rev. Tom Joseph, has been arraigned before the Yaba Magistrate’s Court following an allegation that he gave…