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Angola’s oil coy pulls out of Iran, Plans Refinery
Angola’s state oil company Sonangol announced Friday it is withdrawing from a natural gas project in Iran because of international…
Fashola Wins African Achievers Award
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) was, Wednesday, at the King’s College, Strand, London, United Kingdom, honoured with…
EFCC appeals case against Abuja lawyer
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has filed an appeal in the case against an Abuja- based lawyer, Amobi…
Boko Haram: Northern Group wants JTF to respect human rights
A coalition of politicians, academics, professionals and businessmen from Northern Nigeria has deplored the insurgency that militants of the Boko…
I’ve Been Taking My Time
Kolade Ibrahim Onanuga a.k.a. KLB 1, a university graduate who is a Fuji musician, spoke with P.M.Entertainment about Fuji music,…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Supreme Court sacks Nigerian governor
Nnamdi Felix /Abuja The Nigerian Supreme Court on Friday nullified the election of Kebbi state Governor Usman Saidu Dakingari of…
American jailed over Nigerian bribes
The former head of US construction company KBR was sentenced to 30 months in prison over the bribing of Nigerian…
Tiger Woods Ousted from match play
Tiger Woods tumbled out of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship after fellow Americans Hunter Mahan and Dustin Johnson had eased…
Boko Haram now burns schools in Nigeria
Boko Haram gunmen have burnt down a school in Nigeria’s troubled city of Maiduguri, the second such attack in two…
Oranges, grapes lower stroke risk for women
Women who regularly eat citrus fruits such as oranges and grapefruit may have a lower risk of blood-clot related stroke,…
16 cops axed for corruption
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN The Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Moses Onireti on Thursday evening dismissed 16 policemen serving across the…
Australian woman scams Nigerian scammers
Nigerian email scams have become nearly as commonplace as the Internet itself. But one Australian woman wound up in jail…
Banker jailed for insider abuse
For granting himself and his other colleagues loans without following due process, a Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has…
Court gives INEC the nod to conduct C/River poll
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Thursday challenged the power of the Federal High Court…
Corruption: Nigeria’s Conduct Bureau Under Fire
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The Inter Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering also known as GIABA on Thursday berated the…
As Lent Begins, Jonathan Prays for Peace
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has congratulated Christians in Nigeria as they begin the observance of Lent. As the dominant feature…
Tribunal Dismisses Case Against Governor Amaechi
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The reconstituted Rivers State Election Petitions Tribunal in Port Harcourt today dismissed the election petition of Mr…
Ojukwu: Showers Of Tributes In Lagos, Igbo Traders Shut Shops
Update: Tinubu also pays tribute Eminent Nigerians this morning, gathered at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, where they…
Police job Most Hated On Earth —New DIG
The commissioner of Police for Benue State, Mr. John Haruna, has described police job as the most hated occupation on…
Jonathan, Cameron pledge to fight terrorism
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan met Wednesday in London with Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain ahead of the London Summit…
Lassa Fever Kills 40 in Nigeria
An outbreak of Lassa fever has killed 40 people and infected dozens of others in a third of Nigeria’s 36…
Ex-IMF Chief: ‘I am a Sex Addict’
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who the American justice system extricated from a sexual assault charge in New York last…
Third term Crisis and Senegal’s Wade
By Bayo Onanuga At a time when the world is beset by a serious economic crisis and nations crave younger…
Boko Haram claims Maiduguri Market Attacks
A man claiming to be a spokesman for Nigeria’s extremist sect Boko Haram said Tuesday that the group was behind…
Atiku Backs National Confab
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said he was not opposed to a national conference, provided the ultimate objectives are…
Jonathan to attend Somalia Confab in UK
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan will travel to the United Kingdom, Wednesday morning, to attend the International Conference on Somalia, scheduled…
Nigeria: Rights Chief Declares assets
Professor Chidi Odinkalu, the Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC has become the first appointee of President Goodluck…
UEFA Champions League: CSKA Hold Real Madrid
An injury-time goal on his debut by Pontus Wernbloom grabbed CSKA Moscow a 1-1 draw with Spanish giants Real Madrid…
Third Term Crisis: Obasanjo peace envoy to Senegal
Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo has arrived Dakar, Senegal saying that he would not rule out intervening to mediate over…
Many Nigerians Seek Asylum in Switzerland
Thousands of Nigerian emigrants are among the 22,000 people seeking asylum in Switzerland. There is a big number of Eritreans…