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Don’t negotiate with Boko Haram – Islamic Council warns Sultan of Sokoto

The council asked the traditional ruler to be careful not to delve into any kind of dialogue with the sect until he receives an official approval from President Jonathan as he may regret such action...

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Attack on Buhari’s convoy: PDP, APC clash

The ruling Peoples Democratic Party  (PDP) and opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) clashed, weekend, over the bomb blast which targeted a former head of state, Major General Muhammadu Buhari...

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It is time to impeach President Obama, say 35 percent in new poll

Ask Americans if they think Congress should impeach President Obama, and an angry and outraged 35 percent say yes. Sixty-five percent say no, that impeachment — as former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has...

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Eid Massacre: Dozens killed in Kano St Charles Catholic Church

In what remains one of the the deadliest case of terrorist attack in Kano scores were feared dead during a bomb explosion after church mass service at St Charles Catholic Church. The police has...

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Buhari masterminded his own convoy bombing- Dokubo-Asari

Militant leader, Dokubo-Asari, who is also the leader of Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Force, NDPSF, yesterday, exploded, saying Buhari masterminded the attack on himself. He lashed out at the former...

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Police foils bomb blast in Kano’s mosque

By Abdulsalam Muhammad KANO – The police in Kano, Sunday morning, uncovered a massive bomb planted at Isyiaku Rabiu mosque where hundreds of worshippers are billed to observe Eid prayers. Security...

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BREAKING: Soldiers displaced as Boko Haram storm Adamawa town, scores killed

Garjida, a community in Gombi Local Government Area of Adamwa State is currently under attack by the Boko Haram sect. DailyPost sources say scores have been killed in the attack which started at about...

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Femi Fani-Kayode: The burden of love and the mystery of separation

Love is beautiful but it can also ravage and destroy. It brings pleasure and it brings pain. It brings joy and it brings sorrow. It brings light and it brings darkness. It brings laughter and it brings...

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Female suicide bomber, 5 others killed in Kano

By Kingsley Omonobi, Ben Agande & Abdulsalam Muhammad KANO—Ancient city of Kano witnessed fresh bomb attacks, yesterday, as twin explosions targeted at worshippers at Saint Charles Catholic Church,...

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Nigeria’s unity not negotiable – Gov Aliyu

By Wole Mosadomi Minna—THE Governor of Niger State and Chairman, Northern Governors Forum, Mua’zu Babangida Aliyu, has called on Nigerians to unite and fight terrorism confronting the nation instead of...

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Gunning for Muhammadu Buhari

By Ochereome Nnanna The target-bombing of former head of state, General Muhammadu Buhari’s convoy last week in Kaduna left me with mixed feelings. It would have been a very sad day for Nigeria if the...

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In Largest-Ever Outbreak, Ebola Spreads To Nigeria

Nigeria’s national health minister confirmed that a Liberian man who died in a Nigerian megacity on Friday tested positive for Ebola, an often fatal virus that has killed nearly 700 people in the...

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16-year-old female suicide bomber dies trying blow up Northwest University in...

A lone female suicide bomber died in an attempt to bomb, Northwest University in Kano on Sunday, the Nigeria police has said. Security officials on duty noticed the young girl, who is said to be 16...

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3 dead, 7 injured in new Kano suicide attack

KATSINA (AFP) – A female suicide bomber in Nigeria’s Kano city killed three people and injured seven others on Monday in an attack targeting women who had lined up to buy kerosene, police said. “A...

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All I know is plan and fight wars; Boko Haram will be defeated – Army Chief

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Kenneth Minimah, has said he is a war time chief whose major focus is to put an end to the menace of Boko Haram. Minimah, who spoke in Lagos at the weekend while...

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Ebola: US doctor contracts disease in Liberia •Nigeria steps up surveillance

An American doctor working with Ebola patients in Liberia has tested positive for the deadly virus. According to VOAm, Dr Kent Brantly works for the United States-based Samaritan’s Purse aid agency,...

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Atilade makes history, succeeds sibling as acting Lagos Chief Judge

By Abdulwahab Abdulah LAGOS—Justice Funmilayo Atilade of the Lagos High Court will tomorrow assumes office as the acting Chief Judge of the Lagos State judiciary, following the retirement of her elder...

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Ebola death: Government places 38 health workers, 21 others on surveillance

The Lagos State Government says it has stepped up measures aimed at stopping the spread of Ebola virus in Nigeria. To this effect, the government said at least 59 people that had contact with the late...

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Nigeria can explode anytime, ex-Ohanaeze leader warns

By Anayo Okoli UMUAHIA — FORMER President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dr. Dozie Ikedife, has described Nigeria as an inflammable commodity that could explode anytime. Ikedife, a delegate at the ongoing...

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Comment Over Terror Attack On Buhari: Asari-Dokubo Under Fire

sola adebayo The president of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Alhaji Mujarhedeen Asari-Dokubo, has come under fire over his comment on the terror attack on former head of state, Gen....

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