| Boko Haram kills 45 in fresh Borno village attack Posted: 14 Jul 2014 11:01 PM PDT Suspected members of the deadly Boko Haram Islamic sect on Monday attacked Dille village in Borno State, killed 45 people and torched several houses and shops and forced many people to flee into... |
| PDP is shameless - Fashola Posted: 14 Jul 2014 11:00 PM PDT Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State says by using the Gani Fawehinmi Park in the state for a political rally, the Peoples Democratic Party has shown that it is shameless. Fashola said the PDP... |
| Another APC gov gets impeachment notice Posted: 14 Jul 2014 11:00 PM PDT Legislators in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Monday adopted alleged impeachment offences to be served on Governor Tanko Al-Makura. The development coincided with the submission of the... |
| I’ll meet Chibok girls’ parents, Jonathan promises Malala Posted: 14 Jul 2014 10:59 PM PDT President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday promised Miss Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who was almost killed by the Taliban in her country's Swat Valley District, that he would soon meet with... |
| 55 arrested, convicted for taking alcohol during Ramadan in Kano Posted: 14 Jul 2014 10:58 PM PDT The Kano State Hisba Board yesterday said 55 people were arrested and convicted for alcohol consumption in Kano during the ongoing Ramadan fasting. The board's Director-General, Alhaji Abba... |
| Woman sells day-old daughter for N20,000 Posted: 14 Jul 2014 10:57 PM PDT A commercial sex worker in Bayelsa State, weekend, gave birth to a baby girl and sold the child for N20,000 at the Ovom suburb of Yenagoa. According to a Police source, the child, a day old, was... |
| Fulani herdsmen kill 50 in Zamfara Posted: 14 Jul 2014 10:57 PM PDT Over 50 people were reported to have been killed in Gidandawa District of Maradun Local Government Area in Zamfara State, while many others were injured following a reprisal attack yesterday on the... |
| 11 killed in fresh attack in Plateau Posted: 14 Jul 2014 10:53 PM PDT No fewer than 11 people have been killed at Zamadede in the Pil-Gani district of Langtang North Local Government Area of Plateau State. The victims were killed in the early hours of Monday in a fresh... |
| Nigeria as Africa’s largest economy not enough -Jonathan Posted: 14 Jul 2014 10:52 PM PDT President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday said Nigeria's current position as the largest economy in Africa in terms of Gross Domestic Product was not enough on its own. He said the country must... |
| Confab adjourns till August 4 Posted: 14 Jul 2014 10:51 PM PDT The plenary session of the National Conference drew to a close on Monday following the completion of debate and adoption of resolutions arising from reports of 20 committees that considered critical... |
| INEC denies plan to rig Osun election for PDP Posted: 14 Jul 2014 10:47 PM PDT The Independent National Electoral Commission has denied claims by the All Progressives Congress that its Osun State members are being prevented from collecting their Permanent Voter Cards. The APC... |
| Man, 40, jailed 4 years for raping 9-yr-old girl Posted: 14 Jul 2014 10:47 PM PDT A Kontagora High Court has sentenced a 40-year-old man, Isah Makeri, to a four-year jail term without an option of fine for raping a nine-year-old girl. In the case which lasted about six months,... |
| Court adjourns #Bringbackourgirls rally suit indefinitely Posted: 14 Jul 2014 10:46 PM PDT The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama, Abuja, has adjourned indefinitely to deliver judgment in a suit challenging an earlier ban of BringBackOurGirls rallies in Abuja by the FCT... |
| Reps summon Okonjo-Iweala, others over doctors’ strike Posted: 14 Jul 2014 10:45 PM PDT The House of Representatives on Monday summoned the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim; and the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, over the ongoing strike by... |
| Judiciary workers strike paralyses courts Posted: 14 Jul 2014 10:45 PM PDT The strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria has paralysed activities in courts across the country. From Lagos to Abia, Kaduna to Jos and Oyo to Kwara states, courts visited by our... |
| US consul-general to lead election observers to Osun Posted: 14 Jul 2014 10:45 PM PDT The United States Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria has declared its readiness to closely monitor the forthcoming August 9 governorship election in Osun State. The US Consul General, Mr. Jeffrey Hawkins,... |
| Ukraine military plane shot down near Russian border Posted: 14 Jul 2014 10:44 PM PDT Ukrainian military transport aircraft has been shot down in the east, amid fighting with pro-Russian separatist rebels, Ukrainian officials say. They say the An-26 plane was hit at an altitude of... |
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| Army getting new weapons to combat B’ Haram - Army chief Posted: 14 Jul 2014 10:43 PM PDT The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah, has said the Nigerian Army is getting new equipment that will enable it to fight terrorism and combat the Boko Haram insurgency in the country. The... |
| Jonathan to meet parents, guardians of abducted Chibok girls – Malala Yousafzai Posted: 14 Jul 2014 09:55 PM PDT An education activist, Malala Yousafzai, said on Monday President Goodluck Jonathan would soon meet with the parents and guardians of the abducted Chibok school girls in Borno. Yousafzai told... |
| We’re behind you, APC leaders tell Oshiomhole Posted: 14 Jul 2014 09:54 PM PDT The National Leadership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has condemned the act of impunity, indiscipline and political rascality by members of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in the Edo State... |
| APC says members denied voters cards ahead of Osun election Posted: 14 Jul 2014 09:53 PM PDT The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm that its members in Osun State are being denied their Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) by INEC, in what seems a deliberate attempt to... |
| Messi didn’t deserve Golden Ball— Maradona Posted: 14 Jul 2014 09:52 PM PDT Argentine football legend Diego Maradona said compatriot Lionel Messi did not deserve to be named best player of the World Cup, arguing it should have gone to Colombia's James... |
| Church of England vote in favour of female bishops Posted: 14 Jul 2014 09:51 PM PDT Popping champagne corks, hugging and crying, women priests toasted victory on Monday after the Church of England voted in favour of allowing female bishops for the first time in its nearly 500-year... |
| Watch New Boko Haram Video: Shekau, mocks #BringBackOurGirls campaign Posted: 14 Jul 2014 04:32 AM PDT Abubakar Shekau says his group will only release the girls in exchange for detained militants. The leader of the Boko Haram terrorist group, Abubakar Shekau, has vowed not to release more than 200... |
| BREAKING: Boko Haram members invade Borno community from Sambisa forest, burn three churches, kill several people Posted: 14 Jul 2014 05:55 AM PDT Gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram sect invaded Dille Village in Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State and opened fire on residents, setting ablaze three churches, including the... |
| Nasarawa lawmakers commence impeachment proceedings on Governor Al-Makura Posted: 14 Jul 2014 06:44 AM PDT The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has commenced impeachment proceedings on Governor Umaru Al-Makura. The Assembly on Monday directed its Clerk, Ego Maikeffi, to serve Mr. Al-Makura with the... |
| Police begin air surveillance of South-East states Posted: 14 Jul 2014 06:45 AM PDT The Air wing of the Nigeria Police Force, NAF, will soon commence surveillance of the five South East states. As a result of this, the police authorities have approved the construction of a helipad... |
| Osun state will not believe your lies, Aregbesola tells Omisore Posted: 14 Jul 2014 06:45 AM PDT The APC flag bearer, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has flayed his PDP rival of campaigning on a platform of lies and challenged him to project what he would differently from the incumbent. Aregbesola,... |
| Chibok women, children plead for evacuation over incessant attacks Posted: 14 Jul 2014 06:46 AM PDT Chibok survivors from the war-torn area of Borno State, especially children and women, have expressed loss of hope in the Federal Government rescue efforts and urged Nigerians to quickly evacuate... |
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