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Terrorist commander killed on Jos-Bauchi road – DHQ

The Defence Headquarters said on Friday that troops of the Nigerian Army had killed a terrorist commander, identified as Mallam…

Ekiti turns to police state ahead of election

Simon Ateba/Ado-Ekiti Ado-Ekiti, the capital of Nigeria’s southwestern state of Ekiti, was turne‎d into a police state on Friday, 24…

Nigeria comes under creeping fascism, says APC Chief

Being the text of a World Press Conference addressed by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief…

Oba Of Benin takes delivery of ‘Bronze Casts’ looted in 1897

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The palace of the Oba of Benin, Oba Erediauwa, has taken delivery of two bronze works looted by…

Jonathan receives Chibok report, promises to rebuild school

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday received report of the Presidential Fact Finding Committee on Abducted Female Students in Chibok, Borno…

All Set For Ekiti Election, 30 U.S. Observers For Polls

Gbenro Adesina, Simon Ateba & Nkrumah Bankong-Obi/Ado-Ekiti All is set for the governorship election in Ekiti State, western Nigeria, on…

Court orders NASS to stop probe of Alison-Madueke

An Abuja Federal High Court on Thursday restrained the National Assembly from proceeding with its proposed probe of the Minister…

Amaechi arrested, detained by soldiers

Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi has been arrested in Ondo state by soldiers. The Rivers State Government issued a statement…

Ekiti Election: Candidates In Last-Minute Campaign Battle

Barely 48 hours to the governorship election in Ekiti State, western Nigeria, the leading candidates are locked in a last…

New King takes charge in Spain

King Felipe VI took the Spanish crown Thursday, setting the stage for celebrations in the flag-festooned capital a day after…

Nigeria’s military chief debunks coup rumour

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh, Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff on Wednesday dismissed rumours that the military is…

Abacha loot: Liechtenstein returns $227mn to Nigeria

GENEVA(AFP) – Liechtenstein said Wednesday it would return 167 million euros ($227 million) to Nigeria, ending a drawn-out battle by…

Ibadan Bizman, Arisekola Alao Dies

Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Foremost Ibadan businessman, Alhaji Abdul Azeez Arisekola Alao is dead. He reportedly died in a London hospital Wednesday…

Adamawa Assembly set to impeach Gov. Nyako

The Adamawa State House of Assembly is set to impeach Governor Murtala Nyako and his deputy, Bala Ngilari. The impeachment…

Spain’s king Juan Carlos quits for son

MADRID(AFP) – Spain’s King Juan Carlos signs an act of abdication Wednesday to end his 39-year reign, as a flag-festooned…

21 die, 27 wounded in Damaturu bomb attack

Latest reports said no fewer than 21 people have died in the latest bomb attack at a TV viewing centre,…

Police charge 12 APC supporters with terrorism

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Ahead of the forthcoming governorship election in Ekiti state, southwest Nigeria, the federal government has slammed…

President Jonathan kicks off Safe School Initiative

President Jonathan has kicked off the Safe School Initiative, a programme designed to build confidence in young Nigerians and their…

Bomb blast rips viewing centre in Yobe

An explosion has rocked a popular viewing centre in Damaturu, Yobe State, sources claim. The explosion is believed to have…

Ekiti Election: Fears Over Massive Deployment Of Security Personnel

Eromosele Ebhomele Nigerians were Tuesday morning divided over the justification for the massive deployment of security officials and equipment to…

2 Bus Loads Of Boko Haram Suspects Still At Large

Following the arrest  of 486 suspected Boko Haram members in Asa in Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State,…

3 Presidents For Soyinka Literature Prize

The biennial Wole Soyinka Prize for creative writing continues to grow in proportion with at least three serving heads of…

World Cup: Nigeria Begins Quest For Glory Tonight

Nigeria’s Super Eagles will begin their quest for FIFA World Cup glory tonight when they confront Iran in Group F…

Amaechi denies disunity within APC, says they’re stronger

Governor Rotimi Amaechi has denied reports of disunity within the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Rivers state governor reacted to…

APC will free Nigeria from PDP shackles, says Oyegun

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Chief John Odigie Oyegun, the newly elected Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC said on Saturday that the…

APC elects Oyegun, others to lead party

Dr. John Odigie-Oyegun, a former Governor of Edo State was on Saturday morning elected as the first substantive chairman of…

Football: The Dutch inflict horrid pain on Spain

It was a night that defending champions, Spain would want to forget very quickly. A night they were humiliated by…

Emir Sanusi now reigns from his palace

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Five days after operating from Government House, Emir of Kano, northwest Nigeria, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi Friday evening…

National Convention: APC Elects Chairman, Others

Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory is agog as Nigeria’s main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, holds…

Gospel Singer Kefee Is Dead

Funsho Arogundade Female gospel music star, Kefee Don Momoh, who was under intensive care in the United States for over…