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Nigeria not in Obama’s itinerary in second African trip

US President Barack Obama in his planned second visit to Africa has snubbed Nigeria again. Obama will head out on…

Jose Mourinho leaves Madrid

Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season after a turbulent three-year spell in charge of…

Army flushes out Boko Haram, arrests 120 militants

Nigeria’s military said Monday it had re-established control in five remote areas of the northeast where Boko Haram insurgents had…

Boko Haram: More Soldiers Sent To Adamawa State

Some 200 troops arrived in Yola on Monday in continuation of the deployment of troops in Adamawa state following the…

Bash Ali Takes Protest To PDP In Abuja

Ageless pugilist, Bash Ali resumed as a gateman at the headquarters of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, at Wadata Plaza…

Return My Seized Assets, Ex-Governor Igbinedion Tells Court

In a bid to recover his assets forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria, the former governor of Edo state,…

Boko Haram: Army Arrests Orange Seller Spy With N600m

An orange seller who acts as a spy for Boko Haram has been arrested in Kaduna, northwest Nigeria. He was…

Soyinka slams those who diminish Chinua Achebe

Professor Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate, in an interview with Sahara Reporters, speaks on his relationship with compatriot, Chinua Achebe and…

Pope Francis urges ethical behaviour in public life

Pope Francis on Saturday called for the respect of ethical values in public life and politics as their absence was…

More Fighter jets pound Boko Haram bases, residents flee

Nigerians living with Boko Haram insurgents in northeast Nigeria fled their homes Saturday as military fighter jets and helicopters carried…

Gay marriage now legal in France

France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage Saturday after President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law following…

Boko Haram shifts base, attacks Gen. Buhari’s town

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/ Kano Gunmen, suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists have attacked banks and police formations in Daura, the hometown…

UN may charge Boko Haram members with war crimes

Members of Boko Haram and other extremist groups in Nigeria, could face war crimes charges for deliberate acts leading to…

Jilted Cultist Rapes, Kills Girlfriend

An alleged cultist has been arrested for stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death after raping her. The suspect, Anuoluwapo Akinloye, 25,…

David-West: Nigerian Churches Stink With Corruption

Former Minister of Petroleum, Professor Tam David-West, has landed a hard knock on church leaders in Nigeria, saying they reek…

Full Scale War: 20 Boko Haram Members Killed

At least 20 insurgents were killed Friday as Nigeria’s military carried out an aerial bombardment of suspected militant Islamist camps…

Nigeria: Tree kills 31 villagers in Imo state

Thirty one persons have been killed and 16 others injured by a tree which fell down in a Nigerian village…

Beckham ends football career

Football megastar David Beckham announced on Thursday that he is to retire after a glittering 20-year playing career in which…

Aregbesola Celebrates Slain Political Associate With Ultra Modern Rest Station

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, Wednesday, commissioned an ultra modern rest station located at Gbongan-Oshogbo junction, along the Ibadan-Ife…

ACN Urges National Assembly To Study Emergency Order

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has urged the members of the National Assembly to carefully study the emergency rule…

Beckham Retires From Football

David Beckham has retired from football, bringing an end to a glittering career on the field. Since his debut for…

Soldiers, Boko Haram In Fierce Battle

Nigerian soldiers have begun an offensive against Boko Haram Islamists, raiding camps in a remote northeastern park, while more than…

Mixed Reactions Trail Emergency Rule

Mixed reactions have trailed the declaration of state of emergency in three states of the federation by President Goodluck Jonathan…

Lagos Beefs Up Security

The Lagos State Government has distributed 500 stunner guns and 1,000 handcuffs to officials of Neighbourhood Watch, a community security…

Kidnappers On The Loose

The rising wave of kidnapping in Nigeria and government’s inability to curb it is creating tension in the country Nigeria,…

ACN slams emergency rule in Borno, others

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has described the declaration of a state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe…

Boko Haram Emergency: Jonathan’s Full Speech

Full text of PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, GCFR DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN BORNO, YOBE AND ADAMAWA STATES…

Boko Haram Holds Women, Children Hostages

The purported head of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has claimed two recent deadly attacks in the northeast in a…

Corruption: 157 LASTMA Officers Dismissed

The Lagos State Government has sacked 157 officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA over cases of gross…

No contact yet with Justice Rhodes-Vivour on kidnapped wife

The Nigerian Police in Edo State said its men have launched a manhunt for the abductors of the wife, daughter…