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Court Acquits Ikuforiji

Akin Kuponiyi A federal high court sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Friday morning discharged and…

Riot Rocks Ekiti, APC Secretariat Set Ablaze

Eromosele Ebhomele & FuNsho Balogun A dusk to dawn curfew has been imposed in Ekiti…

Analysis: Shekau killed several times, still a danger to Nigeria

Nigeria's Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, or a man claiming to be him, has been…

US wants more evidence on Shekau's death

The United States voiced skepticism Thursday over reports from the Nigerian military that Boko Haram…

Medical panel will not sack Governor Suntai, says Umar

Alhaji Garba Umar, the acting governor of the Nigerian north eastern state of Taraba, has…

PDP's reconciliatory mission fails in Anambra

The reconciliatory meeting of the various factions of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held in…

Sule Lamido: 'I can't leave PDP, the house I built'

Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa state, northwest Nigeria, has quelled all speculations about his quitting…

Fayose: Courts in Ekiti shut down

All courts in Ekiti State have been shut down indefinitely on the orders of the…

Parents of Chibok girls mulling funerals, reveals Gordon Brown

The parents of 219 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria are considering whether to…

Boko Haram fighters in disarray , say Borno residents

Some residents of Maiduguri, Borno, on Thursday commended the Nigerian military for its gallant efforts…