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TWO days after the expiration of the 72 hours ultimatum he gave the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Mohammed Adoke (SAN) to commence criminal prosecution of the (more…)

The Federal Government has approved the rehabilitation of some ports facilities at the Lagos Ports Complex in Apapa, as part of an ongoing effort to increase available container stacking space (more…)

It's total newt-iny on the Gingrich campaign press bus. For each caucus or primary during the 2012 presidential campaign, Gingrich's campaign has organized transportation for the reporters assigned to cover him--as is customary for nearly every presidential candidate. Each news outlet chips in to pay for the bus that trails Gingrich between each stop, and the campaign often lets reporters pay for a seat on charter flights for longer journeys. Many times, it's the only way to ensure the national media are with him at each public appearance. That working relationship pretty much stopped working this weekend, two days before the Florida primary. The trouble began when Daniel Malloy, a reporter for the Atlanta Journal Constitution, started to do some simple math, always a risky endeavor for a...

- Boko Haram Kills 15 in Zamfara State The Boko Haram Islamic cult again on Sunday killed 15 defenseless traders in Zamfara State and burt their bodies in a truck. But Vice-President Namadi Sambo said in an overnight meeting with (more…)

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the arrest of the acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Abubakar Baraje, some state and national officers of the party (more…)

President Goodluck Jonathan has pledged to continue to nurture and strengthen the healthy and mutually beneficial relations between Nigeria and Ethiopia. (more…)

President Goodluck Jonathan Monday expressed shock at the passing away of Hajia Mariam M.D. Abubakar, the wife of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Abubakar (more…)

About 25 Chinese with irregular resident permits have been sent packing by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). Comptroller General of Immigration, Mrs. Rose Uzoma, who disclosed this, while briefing the Senate (more…)

Britain shut Iran's embassy in London and expelled all its staff on Wednesday, saying the storming of the British mission in Tehran could not have taken place without consent from Iranian authorities. (more…)

Following series of allegations of human rights abuse and violation of contracts deeds, the Senate committee on Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) yesterday summoned construction giant, Julius Berger, Chinese and (more…)

REPRESENTATIVE of the British Government in Nigeria, High Commissioner Andrew Lloyd, has reacted to Tuesday’s vote in the Nigerian Senate banning same-sex marriage in Nigeria. In asking (more…)

An illegal National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp has been uncovered in Niger State by the state’s Command of the State Security Service (SSS), leading to the arrest of 34 fake corps members. (more…)

Daughter of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Samuel Odugade I, Princess Folasade Olufunke Bankole, and one other person, on Wednesday were brought before the Federal (more…)

Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. for human consumption after Congress quietly lifted a 5-year-old ban on funding horse meat inspections, and activists say slaughterhouses (more…)

Efforts by the former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, to stop the Truth Commission from sitting for the second time yesterday hit a brick wall as the commission declared his (more…)

About 25 Chinese with irregular resident permits have been sent packing by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). Comptroller General of Immigration, Mrs. Rose Uzoma, who disclosed this, while briefing the (more…)