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China’s February deficit highest in 12 years
China swung into a huge trade deficit of $31.48 billion in February as oil imports rocketed, customs data showed Saturday.…
Failed Hostage Rescue Bid: 100 soldiers involved
SOKOTO, Nigeria — Around a hundred troops, a tank and two helicopters were deployed in a failed hostage rescue bid…
Boko Haram denies foreign hostage taking
Nigerian terror group, the Boko Haram on Friday denied any involvement in the kidnapping of a Briton and Italian who…
Coke, Pepsi lower cancer-causing chemical in drinks
Cocacola and Pepsico may be keen competitors in the marketing of their sugary soda drinks. Both companies Friday put competition…
Libya recovers London mansion from Gadhafi’s son
The Libyan transitional government on Friday won possession of a plush London mansion belonging to a son of the late…
EFCC appoints operations director
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has announced the appointment of a new Director of Operations. He is Mr.…
Boko Haram attacks police station at Bayero varsity
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Assailants suspected to be Boko Haram militants armed with guns and explosives struck at Rijaya Zakka Police Station,…
Nigeria’s Failed Hostage Rescue:Italy rage at Britain
ROME, March 9, 2012 (AFP) – Italy’s Premier Mario Monti held a security committee meeting on Friday as anger spread…
Senate orders arrest of Pension Reforms chair
It was a case of the hunter turning the hunted as the Senate on Thursday ordered the arrest of Alhaji…
South Africa Begs Nigeria over Visa Row
South Africa on Thursday apologised for blocking 125 Nigerians from the country and unveiled new immigration procedures aimed at ending…
Boko Haram: Northern Governors Meet
Femi Adi/Kaduna Governors of the 19 northern states in Nigeria under the aegis of Northern Governors Forum ,NGF are meeting…
New Tech: waterproof accessories coming your way
Whether in the bath, the toilet or in the car, you need never be separated for an instant from your…
ACN: Let President Jonathan Watch his words
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to take a long, hard look at himself in…
Boko Haram storms prison, police station
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have attacked a prison, police station and local government office in Konduga, forty kilometres from Maiduguri,…
Machete wielding Guard Jailed six years
A High Court in Asaba, Delta State in Nigeria’s South South region on Wednesday sentenced a 30-year-old security man, Mohammed…
Lagos House Mulls Bill to Cremate unclaimed corpses
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday took the second reading of a bill to allow cremation of unclaimed…
Forgery: Bauchi Legislator Fights to stop court
A member of Bauchi State House of Assembly, Alhaji Yakubu Ahmed, standing trial for certificate forgery, has challenged the jurisdiction…
Family, Friends Remember Papa Awolowo
Eminent personalities from all walks of life on Tuesday gathered at the residence of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo in…
Night of Praise-singing for Obasanjo
Nigeria is God’s special creation for the service of its citizens and those of other nations, especially in Africa, former…
Diezani Doles Extra Relief to Bayelsa Communities
More succor came the way of some communities in Bayelsa State affected by the recent gas fire incident at the…
US pledges to help Nigeria fight terrorism
A top US official on Monday pledged to help Nigeria address security threats as Africa’s most populous nation and largest…
Boko Haram attacks Police boss’s home, kills 2 guards
Gunmen, believed to be Boko Haram militants, have attacked the Kano home of the Imo state commissioner of police, Mohammed…
Nigerian boxer, Afolabi Becomes WBO Champ
Adebobola Alawode Nigerian born British boxer, Ola Afolabi has emerged the interim World Boxing Organisation, WBO cruiserweight champion. The 31-year…
Arik Air blows hot and cold over South Africa
Nigeria’s Arik Air, Nigeria’s biggest airline, blew hot and cold within a spate of 24 hours over whether it should…
Nigeria’s CBN keeps more reserves in Chinese Yuan
To boost bilateral trade between Nigeria and China, Nigeria’s central bank has added the equivalent of $500 million in Chinese…
Friendly Bombs kill 3 Boko Haram members
The military authorities in Maiduguri, capital of Nigeria’s north eastern state of Maiduguri have confirmed the death of three suspected…
Nigerian soldier killed in Kano
Gunmen shot dead a soldier Friday in the northern Nigerian city of Kano where members of the Boko Haram Islamist…
Nigeria: War in The North, War In The South!
Bayo Onanuga Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, the man who declared Biafran secession in 1967 and triggered Nigeria’s first civil war was…
Nigeria v Rwanda: Predict and Win Result
Nigeria played goalless in Kigali today against Rwanda in the first leg of the 2013 Nations Cup in South Africa.…
Robbers Storm Babcock University, Cart Away Cash
At least seven armed robbers Wednesday afternoon stormed some banks within the premises of Babcock University, Ilishan Remo in Ikenne…