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Africa’s gerontocrats slammed for shutting out young blood

Sudanese-born billionaire Mo Ibrahim and sponsor of world’ biggest prize for leadership, on Saturday castigated Africa’s gerontocrats, the crop of…
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Usain Bolt wins third 200m title

MOSCOW (AFP) – Usain Bolt underlined his amazing sprinting prowess on Saturday by powering to a third successive world 200m…

Okagbare wins bronze, Ivorian Ahoure silver in 200m

Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare and Ivory Coast’s Murielle Ahoure recorded a first in World Athletics Championship when both of them, as…

Court Stops Rivers Assembly Fracas Probe Panel

A Port Harcourt High Court Friday ruled that Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi lacks the power to set up a Judicial…

Ex-Army Private Turns Serial Conman

A dismissed Army private who poses as an Army Major has been arrested by soldiers for conning unsuspecting members of…

Nigerian Nurse Faces Probe Over Sex With Ex-Patient

A Nigerian nurse in the United Kingdom is facing a probe for having sex with his former patient, a conduct…

Winners Chapel, others shut down in Cameroon

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has ordered the closure of nearly 100 Christian churches in key cities, citing criminal practices organized…

Patience Jonathan Locks Down Abuja

Nigeria First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan locked down the entire Federal Capital Territory metropolis for the better part of Thursday…

How Fire Wiped Out Family Of 5

Fire burnt a family of five to death on Wednesday at Mosan in Mosan Okunola Local Council Development Area, Lagos,…

Jonathan Must Be Defeated In 2015 —Gani’s Wife

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is an “outright failure” and should be defeated in the 2015 election, Ganiyat Fawehinmi said in…

Celebrating D.O. Fagunwa’s Enduring Legacy

Fifty years after the passing of Yoruba fantasy author, Daniel Olorunfemi Fagunwa, his home-state Ondo, played host to many eminent…

Hundreds die as police shoot ousted Morsi’s supporters

CAIRO (AFP) – Security forces stormed the Cairo protest camps of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi’s supporters in a long-anticipated…

Boko Haram: Shekau’s deputy killed by Nigerian troops

Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters announced on Wednesday in Abuja that Momodu Bama, the second-in-command to the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar…

Egypt kills 30 pro-Morsi protesters

Egyptian security forces killed at least 30 people on Wednesday clearing a camp of Cairo protesters who were demanding the…

The Butcher Of Borno

JTF’s onslaught on Boko Haram hide-outs yields grisly video recordings of the sect’s bestial activities Operation Boyona, the code name…

Obasanjo: Nigeria may have been cursed

Nigeria’s former leader, Olusegun Obasanjo said the country may have been cursed with poor and irresponsible leaders. He said this…

Students, Activists Protest Poor State Of Education In Lagos

Over 1,000 university students, teachers, pro-democracy and human rights activists this morning held a rally in Lagos, western Nigeria, to…

Kudirat’s Murder: Lagos Drags Al-Mustapha To S/Court

The Lagos State Government has filed an appeal at the Supreme Court against the judgments delivered by the Appeal Court…

Shekau taunts Obama, claims recent killings

Abubakar Shekau, the elusive leader of the deadly Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has claimed a series of recent deadly attacks…

Okagbare fades out in 100m final

Africa’s fastest woman, Blessing Okagbare and Nigeria’s only medal hope in the 100m event at the 14th IAAF Championships in…

EFCC quizzes Bukola Saraki

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday in Abuja began the questioning of former…

APC bombs Jonathan again, urges him go to court

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to go to court if he felt libelled by the…

Athletics: Usain Bolt reclaims 100m crown

Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt reclaimed his 100m crown at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow on Sunday. Bolt timed…

RCCG mulls 3-km long auditorium, solicits for funds

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), on Saturday said it would build a three kilometre long auditorium. The General…

Nigerian Police kicks out corrupt sergeant

The Nigerian Police has dismissed the sergeant caught on video demanding a bribe of N25,000 from a motorist arrested for…

Jonathan Visits Fashola, Condoles With Family

Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan, in what looked like a charm offensive, today visited Governor Babatunde Fashola in Lagos…

PSquare’s Peter Proposes To Fiancee With N15m SUV

Peter Okoye, one half of the multiple award-winning P-Square music group, has proposed to Lola Omotayo, the mother of his…

Bribe: Nigerian cop arrested after caught on video

A Nigerian Police Sergeant attached to the Lagos State Police Command Motor Traffic Division has been caught on video trying…

Hot Race For Anambra Govt House

Two coming elections, local government and governorship, make Anambra State a theatre of war of sorts The history of elections…

2 Americans charged with lobbying for Mugabe

Two Americans face criminal charges for illegally lobbying on behalf of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe with the aim of helping…