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Police asked to investigate convict's connection to Borno government A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Kabir Umar, alias ...

 Nigeria’s foreign policy thrust needs to be articulately defined to locate Nigerians’ interest as the centre of her foreign policy ...

South Sudanese president has expressed his willingness to dialogue with rivals United States President Barack Obama has warned that days ...

The government fails to persuade the striking doctors to return to work The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigerian ...

The president did not state the reason for his action. Contrary to the norm, President Goodluck Jonathan will not personally ...

Iyabo Obasanjo's prolonged silence confuses father’s aides and family members Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, the first daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo ...

The PDP is now minority in the House of Representatives In a historic move, 37 members of the House of ...

The police said they are on the trail of the attackers. A senior lecturer in the Department of Sociology at ...

The Lagos government said illegal cabs constituted a security threat. The Lagos State Government is set to crackdown on illegal ...

The University is yet to announce a resumption date. Lecturers of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka, in Anambra on ...

Harmattan dust increases cases of respiratory infections such as asthma. Some healthcare experts on Wednesday advised Nigerians to take preventive ...

CLEEN Foundation released the result of the study on Wednesday. About 79 per cent of motorists say that they "sometimes" ...

Mr. Sanusi, Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala, and Mrs. Alison-Madueke appeared before the lawmakers. In a surprising shift, the governor of Nigeria’s Central ...

Rights groups protested his deportation. The near-death hunger striker, Isa Muazu, whose deportation from the United Kingdom was foiled by ...

Dialogue is ongoing to end doctors' nationwide strike The nationwide strike by doctors in public hospitals is expected to end ...

The EFCC said its board secretary was quoted out of context. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday ...

A new caretaker committee is to be appointed for each council. The Borno State Government on Wednesday dissolved the caretaker ...

The company said it wants to ensure a clean balance sheet. The Acting Managing Director, WAPIC Insurance Plc, on Wednesday ...

The driver and conductor of a tanker died. Two people were on Wednesday crushed to death during an auto crash ...

President Jonathan assured of transparency in the implementation of the committee’s report. The proposed National Conference will kick off early ...

Four of those killed were the children of a couple. Five persons were killed and four others injured by gunmen ...

The lawmakers left the ruling party. At least 37 members of the House of Representatives who were elected on the ...

Spokespersons and family members of ex-President Obasanjo allege presidency officials forged the letter as a way of getting back at ...

The competition will hold in March 2014. The Nigeria U17 women’s team, the Flamingoes, have been handed relatively tough opposition ...

Sixteen newly-promoted Brigadier-Generals were decorated with their new ranks. The Chief of Army Staff, Azubuike Ihejirika, said on Tuesday that ...