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Still Missing From Chibok, But Not Forgotten

Abducted Chibok school girls In the early hours of April 14, 2014, Boko Haram terrorists stormed Government Secondary School in Chibok (Borno State). 395 girls were in the hostels when the terrorists...

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Ekiti election: Why I won— Fayose

HOURS after he was returned as the winner of the Ekiti gubernatorial election, Mr. Ayodele Fayose sat down for an interview session with a group of journalists in his family-owned Spotless Hotel, Ado...

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486 arrested Muslims: We suspect cover up – CAN queries JNI’s interest in probe

Following the arrest and detention of 486 northern Muslims suspected to be Boko Haram members in Abia State last Tuesday, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Saturday criticized the Ja’amatu...

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Egyptian court sentences 3 Al-Jazeera journalists to 7 years each in prison...

CAIRO, – An Egyptian judge sentenced three Al Jazeera journalists on Monday to seven years in jail after finding them guilty on charges including helping a “terrorist organization” by publishing...

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Animal Rights Activists protest against eating dog meat

Yulin, China (CNN) – A mob of people have surrounded a group of animal rights activists protesting in the busiest open market in town. It’s the eve of Yulin’s annual dog meat festival, a tradition that...

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3 Soldiers Killed As Suicide Bomber Attacks Military Post In Borno

Three soldiers were yesterday killed at a military post in Gwoza after a suicide car bomber suspected to be a Boko Haram member hit the post located near a secondary school in the Borno town. Three...

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Tragedy: Nigerian Footballer, Kalu Uche’s Inlaw Found Dead In A Hotel Room

Wife of Nigerian football star and Ex-beauty queen, Stephanie Oforka-Uche has lost her father to the cold hands of death. Professor N.C Oforka, who taught at the Department of Chemistry in the...

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Ekiti 2014 Aftermath: PDP Leadership Give Gov. Fayemi Names For Publicly...

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has described Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State as a true democrat. The party said this in a statement on Monday while reacting to Fayemi’s rare show...

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UPDATE: 8 died, 20 injured in Monday afternoon blast in Kano

By Abdulsalam Muhammad KANO – A suicide bomber blew himself up alongside 7 others Monday afternoon, while 20 sustained life threatening injury at Kano School of Hygiene Technology located along Gida...

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Shocker: How Tambuwal Handled Another Embarrassing Encounter With Nigerian...

Lawlessness in Nigeria took a new turn when soldiers this morning in Kaduna detained the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, insisting his official car must be searched...

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WHY there should be law against ‘reckless divorce’ by North men — Delegate

Senator Saidu Dansadau on Monday asked delegates attending the national conference to enact laws that would curb what he described as “excessive divorce” by northerners. Dansadau, a delegate from...

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Katsina Spends N1bn On Hajj Subsidy Annually – Shema

Katsina State Government says it is spending N1 billion subsidising Hajj annually. Governor Ibrahim Shema stated this on Monday in Katsina at the opening of a one-day workshop for Islamic preachers who...

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Fayose’s victory is a sign of what will happen to opposition party in 2015 –...

As congratulatory messages continue to pour in for the new elected governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, Niger State Governor, Muazu Babangida Aliyu has described the victory of the PDP as a sign of...

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Uganda vows to implement gay law despite new U.S. sanctions

The United States imposed sanctions on Uganda Thursday over the East African nation’s anti-gay law, which can see homosexuals jailed for life. The U.S. government said it was cancelling a military...

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Plane flying from Nigeria to Gabon ‘missing’

A four-seater plane flying from Nigeria to Gabon via Cameroon has disappeared, according to Cameroon aviation sources on Tuesday. The plane, owned by the U.S. company Global Aviation, took off from...

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Kwankwaso orders free treatment for bomb victims in Kano

Gov. Rabi’u Kwankwaso of Kano State on Monday said Government would pay the medical bills of students of the School of Hygiene injured in bomb attack on Monday. Kwankwaso, who said this when he paid...

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How to get our girls back, by Mama Boko Haram

A lawyer close to Boko Haram tries to negotiate for peace, and the return of the Chibok girls, writes Al Jazeera Barrister Aisha Wakil is quite literally caught in the middle between Boko Haram...

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Nigeria Police is the best in world — Gambari

Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the former Under-Secretary General of the United Nations, has described officers of the Nigeria Police Force as the `best in the world’’ in peacekeeping operations. Gambari, who...

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INEC fixes July 18 for distribution of voter cards in Kwara

Chief Timothy Ibitoye, Kwara Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), on Tuesday said the commission would commence the distribution of permanent voter cards in the state from July 18. Ibitoye said this...

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Hold Nigerian government responsible for failure to rescue Chibok girls – U.S

The United States says the Nigerian government should be held responsible for the seeming lack of progress in rescuing the over 200 kidnapped teenage girls. The over 270 girls were kidnapped from the...

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