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Zambia Ex-Leader Banda Arrested Over Oil Deals With NNPC

Zambia’s ex-leader Rupiah Banda was arrested Monday  in Lusaka and charged with abuse of authority over an oil deal struck…

Jonathan Gives Anti-Corruption Task To New Head Of Service

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday tasked the new Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Alhaji Bukar Goni Aji to…

Money Laundering: Court Rejects Ikuforiji’s Plea

The Federal High Court in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Monday morning refused to strike out or dismiss the criminal charge of…

Lagos May Shut Abattoir

The Lagos State Government has warned that it may be forced to shut down the popular Abattoir Market at Oko-Oba…

Terror Scare: Security Surveillance Intensified

Security operatives have intensified their surveillance of parts of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, following the raid on the hideout of…

Kidnapped female Nigerian journalist freed

A female journalist at a Nigerian state-owned television station who was kidnapped last week as she left work with her…

Promoters of APC are noise makers, says Jega

Fola Ademosu The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, on Saturday, accused the promoters of the grand…

Puzzles over Russian tycoon’s death in Britain

Questions surrounded the circumstances of Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky’s death on Saturday, with his lawyer saying he may have committed…

CAR rebels enter Bangui, ask Bozize to leave

Rebel forces in the Central African Republic said Saturday that they had entered the capital Bangui and called on the…

Oduamadi hands Nigeria’s Eagles vital point

Nigeria, African champions had planned a big mauling of Kenya’s national team, the Harambee stars in the World Cup qualifying…

New Pope meets Old Pope

Pope Francis flew in for an unprecedented encounter with his predecessor Benedict XVI at the papal residence of Castel Gandolfo…

Bad day for Kano terrorists as 2 self-destruct

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Two terrorists died Saturday morning as they attempted to bomb a checkpoint manned by soldiers of the Joint…

Lights Out as world marks ‘Earth Hour’

Sydney’s skyline plunged into darkness on Saturday as the city cut its lights for the “Earth Hour” campaign against climate…

Nobel laureates Soyinka, Gordimer mourn Achebe

Africa’s first Nobel literature laureate Wole Soyinka and a renowned poet, John Pepper Clark, said Friday they have lost “a…

Abductors of female journalist want N8m

Four gunmen on Thursday in Akure, capital of the western Nigerian state of Ondo, abducted Olubunmi Lawal Oke, a journalist…

Torrents of tributes pour for Chinua Achebe

President Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday that late Prof. Chinua Achebe will be greatly missed for his immense patriotism and…

West Ham Move To Britain’s Olympic Stadium

West Ham United football club are to become the main tenants of London’s Olympic Stadium, the BBC reported on Friday…

Guests Storm Dubai For Tuface’s Wedding

Hundreds of guests are already in Dubai,  United Arab Emirates, UAE, to witness the wedding of music star, Tuface Idibia…

Christendom Mourns Prophet Obadare

The Christendom in Nigeria rose in unison today to mourn the demise of famous evangelist and founder of the World…

Prof. Chinua Achebe, Nigeria’s Novelist Dies

Nigeria’s literary icon, Professor Albert  Chinualumogu Achebe is dead. He died last night in a hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, United…

Lifestyle changes in Cuba as socialism relaxed

HAVANA(AFP) – Aging Chevys and Pontiacs are a familiar symbol of life in Cuba, but many of the vehicles clogging…

Emir Bayero: Kano bombing meant to split Nigerians

The Emir of Nigeria’s largest northern city of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero has described Monday’s bomb attack on a luxury…

Police Warn Motorists Against Use Of Tinted Glass Vehicles

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar has warned motorists to desist from indiscriminate use of vehicles with tinted glasses. He…

Igbo Angry With Kano Government

The Igbo in Kano say they have lost confidence in the way Kano State government is handling last Monday’s bombing…

Fire Burns Mother, 5 Children To Death

A mother, Mrs Zuwaira Yakubu, and her five children were burnt to death in the early hours of Tuesday in…

No Going Back On Oil Subsidy Removal —Jonathan

The President Goodluck Jonathan-led Federal Government has restated its plan to fully deregulate the downstream oil sector, despite the aversion…

Judge Rejects Okah’s Plea

Justice Neels Claaseen of the South Gauteng High Court, in Johannesburg on Wednesday refused to grant the application filed by…

Imoke Splashes N25m, Land On Eagles

Members of the Super Eagles, who won the South Africa 2013 African Cup of Nations, AFCON, have been rewarded by…

Al-Qaeda Bloodthirsty, Kills French Hostage

The French government was scrambling Wednesday to verify a claim by Al-Qaeda’s north African branch that it has executed a…

Fresh Shooting In Kano Triggers Pandemonium

There was pandemonium at the Sabon Titi axis of Sharada Phase 111, in  Kano today, following sporadic shooting in the…