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50 female suicide bombers target 100,000 Nigerians

A female suicide bomber arrested by the vigilante group, also known as civilian JTF, has revealed that 50 female suicide bombers have been released in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital,  targeting 100,000 people before the end of December. The female suicide bomber, who was handed over to security operatives, according to members of the civilian […]

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Self-defence is jihad against Boko Haram — IBB

FORMER president, General Ibrahim Babangida (IBB), has called for self-defence and Jihad against Boko Haram sect members. The former president said there was nothing wrong if people who were attacked prepared for self-defence, saying the act could be regarded as Jihad. IBB condemned the killings in Kano and other parts of the country by the […]

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FG cancels training of Nigerian soldiers by US

The United States has announced the cancellation of the training of a battalion of the Nigeria Army, at the request of the Federal Government. It said that the first two phases of the training were conducted between April and August, 2014, noting that it had provided untrained civilian personnel with basic soldiering skills. A statement […]

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Fight for Nigeria’s survival, Obasanjo tells youths

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has told youths to take up the responsibility and effect the needed change in Nigeria instead of blaming the previous generations for the nation’s decay. The former President said this at the 100th-year anniversary of Ijero Baptist Church in Lagos on Sunday. Obasanjo said the generation before him fought for Nigeria’s […]

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Number of Ebola cases now tops 16,000 – WHO

The number of confirmed, probable and suspected cases of Ebola in the current outbreak has surpassed 16,000, according to the World Health Organization, with nearly 7,000 deaths from those cases. The United Nations’ health agency issued its latest numbers Friday, focusing on how Ebola has affected Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone — the three countries […]

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Pope Francis Condemns Kano Mosque Bombing As ‘Extremely Serious Sin Against God’

Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the deadly attacks on a mosque in northern Nigeria as an “extremely serious sin against God”, in comments on the final day of his trip to Turkey. At least 120 people were killed and 270 others wounded when two suicide bombers blew themselves up and gunmen opened fire during weekly […]

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Keshi stays – NFF President

The controversy surrounding the renewal of Stephen Keshi’s contract as Super Eagles Head Coach, will soon be over as the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), is considering extending the coach’s contract. Keshi’s future has been subject of speculation since his contract expired after Eagles crashed out of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil last July. Despite […]

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Police Arrest Kidnapper Who Impersonated Dangote to Abduct Beauty Queen

Police detectives attached to the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos State Command has arrested a member of a five-man gang who posed as renowned business mogul Aliko Dangote on Facebook in order to kidnap a beauty queen. The 20 year-old victim, Miss Sa-adat Usman Bibire, was later discovered to be the daughter […]

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FG to buy cooking stoves with N9.2bn

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the purchase of N9.2billion worth of clean cook stoves and wonder bags for rural women under the National Clean Cooking Scheme. Wonder bag is a non-electric slow cooker invented by Sarah Collins, ‎a south African eco-entreprenuer, who came up with the idea six years ago during a power […]

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Soyinka diagnosed of cancer

Renowned playwright and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Oluwole Soyinka, on Tuesday opened up on his health status, saying he was diagnosed of prostate cancer last December. But an expert and Founder of African Cancer Centre, Lagos, Prof. Olu Williams, quickly assured Soyinka that he would “not die of cancer.” Williams, who revealed that Soyinka had the […]

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FG bans inmates, prison officials from using phones

The Federal Government has banned the use of mobile phones in all the prison formations by the inmates and prison officials. It also directed the Nigerian Prison Service authorities to recover all handsets from inmates within 30 days. Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, who handed down the order on Saturday in Abuja, during an interactive […]

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Jonathan blames the media for false impression about Boko Haram

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday in London said that the media was blowing the security situation in the north eastern part of the country out of proportion. This was contained in a statement issued by Dr Reuben Abati, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity. Jonathan said this at the opening of the meeting of […]

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The reason why we loss to South Africa – Keshi opens up

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi believes his players only have themselves to blame after failing to qualify for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. The Super Eagles will not be present to defend their continental crown at next year’s Equatorial Guinea showpiece after Wednesday’s 2-2 draw against South Africa proved insufficient in terms of qualification from […]

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Facebook to unveil a new professional version of its social network

A study last year found that more than 54 per cent of offices currently block Facebook on work computers to stop it distracting users. Hence, Facebook is secretly working on a new website called “Facebook at Work”‘, claimed reports in the Financial Times. In a statement on Monday, November 17, it said: “Facebook is secretly working […]

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Voters’ registration: INEC grants two-day extension to six states

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has granted a two-day extension of the Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, in six states of the Federation. The gesture, which the commission said, covered only states under the third phase of the exercise. The affected states, according to INEC, are Kano, Edo, Plateau, Ogun, Imo and Lagos states. A […]

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Minister Raises Alarm Over Possible Ebola Resurgence in Nigeria

Following the nationwide strike embarked upon by health workers under the umbrella of Joint Health Staff Union, the State/ Supervising Minister of Health, Dr Khaliru Alhassan, has raised the alarm over possible resurgence of Ebola in Nigeria. Alhassan, who praised President Goodluck Jonathan for tackling  the dreaded virus and making Nigeria an  Ebola-free nation, said […]

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CAF Announces New Host of Africa Cup of Nations 2015

The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has announced Equatorial Guinea as the new host of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON following the withdrawal of hitherto designated hosts, Morocco. The African football governing body said in a statement that Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang had accepted a request from CAF president Issa Hayatou to […]

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Soldiers, hunters recapture Mubi

A combined team of local hunters, civilian JTF and the Nigerian soldiers on Wednesday night launched a fierce battle against Boko Haram insurgents and recaptured Mubi and its environ, which had earlier fell into the hands of the sect. Reports from Mubi also indicated that five Nigerian Armoured Personnel Carriers, seized by the dreaded Islamists […]

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