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Women stage protest in Abuja over abducted schoolgirls

Several hundred women and men, mostly dressed in red, today marched through Abuja in the…

Mohammed Abacha in no show at theft trial

Felix Nnamdi/Abuja Mohammed Abacha, son of Nigeria's late former military dictator, Gen.

A Moment of Silence As Popular Film Producer, Amaka Igwe, Dies

Popular film producer, writer and director, Amaka Igwe is dead.

Gombe, Yobe, Lagos, Ogun others elect new APC executives

New state executives were elected nationwide Saturday by consensus at the congresses of the All…

1,400 illegal entry points into Nigeria

There are over 1,400 illegal border routes into Nigeria, Comptroller General of the Service, Mr…

234 Nigerian school girls in Boko Haram captivity

Governor Kashim Shettima heard today that 234 girls were still in the captivity of Boko…

Nigeria owes fuel importers N54billion

Petrol importers are being owed N53.

Worsening Security: Jonathan, 36 Governors to meet this week

President Goodluck Jonathan has fixed Wednesday 23 April for the enlarged meeting between him and…

Jonathan slams Nyako over 'genocide accusation'

The Goodluck Jonathan administration has described as an 'unmitigated disaster",  the letter written by Gov.

Abuja bombs: Ekweremadu wants policing system changed

Senator Ike Ekweremadu, the Deputy President of the Nigerian  Senate,  said on Saturday that the…