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FG not serious in fight against Boko Haram – Nigeria’s Islam supreme body

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, has stated that the federal government was unserious in its fight against insecurity in the country. NSCIA said this via statement in reaction...

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PDP urges citizens to pray for Nigeria

The Peoples Democratic Party has called on Nigerians, irrespective of religious persuasions to use the occasions of Good Friday and Easter celebrations to pray for the nation. In a statement signed by...

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Easter: Pray for peace, Patience Jonathan urges Nigerians

The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has urged Nigerians, particularly Christians and women, to pray for the peace and economic prosperity of the country.  ‎ Jonathan’s plea was contained in an...

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Policeman caught assaulting fish sellers arrested

The authority of the Nigeria Police has announced the apprehension of one Mohammed Nasir, a drunk mobile police officer who was caught on camera assaulting two women for refusing to sell fish to him....

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UPDATE: Tension in Deeper Life camp as Pastor Kumuyi breaks down during...

News reaching DailyPost from the Deeper Life Conference Centre, venue of the ongoing Deeper Christian Life Ministry national Easter Retreat indicates that the General Superintendent, Pastor W.F Kumuyi...

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May God Almighty bless our dear nation, guide us always, Jonathan prays

Abuja – President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday reiterated his unshaken belief in the ability of the nation to overcome all retrogressive and divisive forces and that may God Almighty bless our dear...

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WAEC result: Fayemi’s education policy is a failure – Fayose

A former Governor of Ekiti State and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2014 governorship candidate, Ayo Fayose, has described the education policy of incumbent Governor, Kayode Fayemi, as a failure....

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CNPP calls Obanikoro a political thug, asks Jonathan to sack him

The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP), Ekiti State Chapter, has advised President Jonathan to sack the Minister of State for Defence, Mr. Musiliu Obanikoro, for alleged gross abuse of...

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Gunmen Set Ablaze GGSS Yana In Bauchi, Destroy Masts

Unknown gunmen in the early hours of Sunday attacked Yana town in Shira local government area of Bauchi State and set ablaze the staff quarters of Government Girls’Secondary School (GGSS), Yana. The...

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Why Nigeria is not winning war against terror — Rawlins, American security...

Dr Lionel Von Frederick Rawlins, a forensic criminologist, is the Security Coordinator at  the American University of Nigeria, Yola and the President and founder of California, US-based The...

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Liverpool inch towards title after another thriller

Liverpool guaranteed themselves a place in the Champions League next season with a 3-2 victory over Norwich City at Carrow Road – but their fans are dreaming of grander things now with a first ever...

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Update: Again Gunmen attack secondary school quarters, kill 5 year old girl...

Another set of gunmen Sunday attacked the staff quarters of Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS), Yana, killing a five-year old girl on Sunday. The gunmen Per Second News gathered also set some of...

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Content piracy: DailyPost takes Naij to court

Top Nigerian online newspaper, DailyPost has commenced immediate legal action against naij.com over piracy of its several news reports. DailyPost had in a statement released on Sunday night lamented...

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David Cameron criticized for calling the UK a Christian country

AFP: British Prime Minister David Cameron was accused on Monday of sowing sectarianism and division after stressing in an Easter message that Britain was still a “Christian country”. The criticism came...

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Easter: Atiku Preaches Unconditional Love amongst Nigerians

Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and also Former Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has called on all Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of love and...

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Lawmaker killed by car bomb

AGENCY REPORT—-A Somali lawmaker was killed when a bomb planted by Islamist militants ripped through his car in the capital Mogadishu on Monday, officials said. Al Qaeda-linked group al Shabaab said it...

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Jonathan/Nyako: Nyako is frustrated, drowning – Owie

By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor What is your reaction to Governor Nyako’s assertion that the Federal Government is culpable over the spate of crisis in the North? No responsible Nigerian should...

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Sultan should lead protest against Boko Haram insurgency – Aregbesola

Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola has called on the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Abubakar to lead Muslim faithful in the country to protest against the activities of Boko Haram. He made the call at a...

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Jonathan is a lame duck, he’s too small for us – Boko Haram leader mocks...

Leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau has described president Goodluck Jonathan as a ‘lame duck’ who can not overcome them. The kingpin of the dreaded group in another video released to...

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Nyako Asks Jonathan to Explain Source of Funds Given to Kwankwanso for Delegates

By Chuks Okocha The war of words between the presidency and the Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako, continued Sunday, as the governor called on President Goodluck Jonathan to explain the source of...

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