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NigerianEye: “Twin explosions rock Apapa, Lagos, 5 dead” plus 24 more

NigerianEye: “Twin explosions rock Apapa, Lagos, 5 dead” plus 24 more


Twin explosions rock Apapa, Lagos, 5 dead

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 10:46 PM PDT

Two explosions occurred in Apapa, Lagos on Wednesday night, with sources claiming that five persons died while many were injured. Sources told our correspondent that the explosions occurred almost...

Mysterious snakes, bees attack Boko Haram in Sambisa Forest

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 10:47 PM PDT

Some members of the Islamist sect, Boko Haram, arrested yesterday at Mairi ward behind University of Maiduguri by members of the Civilian JTF vigilante group, have confessed that most of them are...

WORLD CUP: Nigeria, First African country through to the round of 16

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 10:52 PM PDT

A double from Lionel Messi a day after his 27th birthday inspired Argentina to a 3-2 win over African champions Nigeria and assured them of finishing top of Group F at the World Cup finals on...

Bomb blast hits Abuja shopping mall, at least 21 dead

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 10:48 PM PDT

Twenty one persons have been confirmed dead and another 17 injured in a bomb explosion that hit Emab Plaza, in Wuse 2, Abuja, Wednesday, police have said. The blast occurred at the busy plaza at...

IN PICTURES: Abuja Mall bomb blast (Viewer Discretion advised)

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 10:49 PM PDT

Credits: SR

Boko Haram militants attack Borno military post with superior weapons, kill 16 soldiers

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 10:50 PM PDT

Men suspected to be members of the outlawed Boko Haram sect on Tuesday night attacked a military post at Bulabulin Ngaura in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State and killed 16 soldiers. One...

Police arrest 20 suspected Boko Haram members in Enugu

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 10:51 PM PDT

Twenty suspected members of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, were arrested in Enugu on Wednesday after a commercial bus conveying them was intercepted by security operatives. The bus was...

Landlord drags church to court over unpaid rent

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 10:20 PM PDT

The landlord of The Lord's Chosen Church, New Nyanya, Mr Kola Sunmonu, yesterday, sued the church in a Mararaba chief magistrate's court for allegedly failing to pay rent. Counsel to the plaintiff,...

Girl, 9, stabs five-year-old to death

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 09:21 PM PDT

A nine-year-old girl is cooling off in a cell at Akenfa Police station, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, over the murder of five-year-old female child. The suspect was said to have stabbed the victim to...

Woman gives birth after '14 years pregnancy'

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 08:21 PM PDT

Saturday June 7, 2014, will remain the happiest day in the life of Mercy James. Reason? That was the day she miraculously gave birth to a baby girl after 14 years of being pregnant. The baby was...

WORLD CUP: We need to work harder - Ahmed Musa

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 08:14 PM PDT

Nigeria international Ahmed Musa has disclosed that hardwork is the surest bet for the Super Eagles to go farther at the 2014 Fifa World Cup. Stephen Keshi's side secured a round of 16 ticket...

New Telegraph Editor among Abuja plaza blast victims

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 08:03 PM PDT

The Managing Editor, Northern Operations, New Telegraph newspaper, Mr. Suleiman Bisala, has been identified as one of the victims of the bomb blast at the Emab Plaza, Abuja on Wednesday. His elder...

Ebola kills 46 in Sierra Leone

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 07:57 PM PDT

Chief Medical Officer, Sierra Leone Ministry of Health, Dr Brima Kargbo, said on Wednesday in Freetown that 46 people had died of the Ebola virus in the country. He said as at Wednesday there were...

Jet Scandal: Court bars IG from arresting Diezani

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 07:53 PM PDT

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, to jettison any directive by the National Assembly that the Minister of Petroleum, Mrs....

Kaduna killings: Death toll rises to 66

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 07:49 PM PDT

Chairman of the Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Mr. Emmanuel Adamu, said on Wednesday that the death toll in the attacks on some villages in the council area had risen to 66. A raid of...

Boko Haram war worse than civil war - Jonathan

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 07:46 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday reiterated his position that the Boko Haram insurgency was worse than the country's civil war. He said contrary to the case of the civil war where enemies...

NSA apologises to Tambuwal

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 07:39 PM PDT

The National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, on Wednesday apologised to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, over the incident in Kaduna where soldiers searched his...

Police nab 4 human parts dealers in Lagos

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 07:36 PM PDT

Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, at the Lagos State Police Command, weekend, arrested two herbalists and two Islamic clerics (aka Alfas), who specialised in buying and selling of human body...

Watch Highlights: Nigeria 2-3 Argentina

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 07:10 PM PDT

Argentina 3 : 2 Nigeria - Highlights All Goals... by LapsiOfficial

Abuja Explosion: Soldiers kill suspect, arrests another

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 12:53 PM PDT

The Coordinator, National Information Centre, Mr Mike Omeri, said on Wednesday that soldiers killed one of the suspected bombers of EMAB Plaza in Abuja and arrested another. Omeri told newsmen in...

Drama as National Conference Chairman, Idris Kutigi, chases away journalists from Conference Chamber

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 12:52 PM PDT

The Chairman of the National Conference, Idris Kutigi, on Wednesday ordered security operatives to throw out journalists duly accredited to cover the proceedings of the Conference. The incident took...

Police denies escape of 8 abducted Chibok girls

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 12:48 PM PDT

The Police Command in Borno said on Wednesday that no new abducted student of Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS), Chibok, had escaped from captivity. There were speculations that eight of...

Jonathan departs to Equatorial Guinea for AU summit

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 12:47 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan left Abuja on Wednesday for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to participate in the 23rd Ordinary Session of the African Union's Summit of Heads of State and Government. This is...

Bosnia defeats Iran 3-1, as both teams bow out

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 12:23 PM PDT

Bosnia-Herzegovina ended Iran's World Cup knockout hopes by beating the Asians 3-1 in Salvador on Wednesday. Goals from Edin Dzeko, Miralem Pjanic and Avdija Vrsajevic restored some pride after a...

FIFA charge Suarez over Chiellini bite

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 11:25 PM PDT

Fifa has opened disciplinary proceedings against Luis Suarez following the Uruguayan's bite on Italy centre-back Giorgio Chiellini. A statement read: "Fifa can confirm that disciplinary proceedings...

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