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UN, Pope, Gowon, Tinubu condemn Kano killings

Pope Francis III has described the killing of over 120 worshippers in the Kano Central Mosque as an “extremely serious sin against God.” The Pope, at a meeting with Turkish leaders urged Muslim leaders...

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Kano bombing: Nigeria being misgoverned, says Sultan-led JNI

The Jama’atu Nasril Islam, led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Mohammed Sa’ad Abubakar III, said on Sunday that the multiple explosions in the Kano Central Mosque was an indication that the country was...

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MUST READ: Fight for Nigeria’s survival, Obasanjo tells youths

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has told youths to take up the responsibility and effect the needed change in Nigeria instead of blaming the previous generations for the nation’s decay. The former...

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UPDATE: Gunmen kidnap LG boss, three nurses in Ekiti

Three nurses and the Director of Administration of Ado Ekiti Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Tayo Olawuyi, have been reportedly abducted by some yet-to-be identified gunmen. The nurses were...

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Michael Anyiam-Osigwe Is Dead, Killed By Armed Robbers

Nze Michael Anyiam-Osigwe, the Co-ordinator-General of the Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe Foundation, is dead. A statement by the Anyiam-Osigwe family said the widely-known businessman was killed in an attack by...

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Please did any of these 2 men do something terrible? Must read

Tunde and Emeka grew up in Jos because their parents resided there. Upon graduation, Tunde moved over to Manchester, UK, while Emeka moved over to Lagos, Nigeria. They found jobs and also engaged in...

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FG not behind Boko Haram – Sambo

By AbdulSalam Muhammad. KANO — Vice President,  Muhammad Namadi Sambo, Monday distanced the Federal Government from the activities of Jama’atul Ahalil Suna LIdawatul Jihad, otherwise known as Boko...

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Nigeria cancels U.S. military training as relations between both nations worsen

The animosity between the Nigerian government and its American counterpart has deepened with the Nigerian government cancelling a plan to have the United States military train a battalion of Nigerian...

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Attack On Damaturu Now Repelled, Says Yobe State Governor Gaidam

Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe State says that Damaturu, the capital, is firmly under under government control, thanks to security forces who beat back Monday’s attacks by suspected Boko Haram...

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Northern Nigeria: A Region Abandoned

Ahmad B Kaita Every critical observer of happenings in Nigeria will agree Nigeria is heading towards destruction as it approaches the upcoming 2015 polls. The arithmetic is so simple that one does’nt...

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BREAKING: Borno town, Konduga, under Boko Haram attack

A town in Borno State, Konduga, is currently under attack by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. A top security officer confirmed this to a PREMIUM TIMES reporter.

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B’Haram invades Yobe capital, targets Govt House

MEMBERS of the violent Islamic sects, Boko Haram, on Monday attacked Maiduguri and Damaturu, the capital towns of troubled Borno and Yobe states, and killed several people. The insurgents also sacked...

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Patience urges NIMC to give women e-ID cards

The first Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has urged the National Identity Management Commission to ensure that all Nigerian women are enrolled into the National Identity Database, and also receive their...

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Soyinka condemns Jonathan’s ‘impunity’, likens president to ‘Nebuchadnezzar’

Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has lambasted President Goodluck Jonathan for allowing what he called a reign of impunity, the latest being police siege on the National Assembly. Mr. Soyinka said the...

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Boko Haram: 50 female suicide bombers on loose

VANGUARD: A female suicide bomber arrested by the vigilante group also known as civilian JTF has revealed that, 50 female suicide bombers has been released on Maiduguri, the Borno state capital with a...

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Kano blast and poor intelligence services

During his appearance before members of the National Assembly last week, the Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, said the Police invaded the National Assembly because the force had an...

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Governor Amaechi is overstepping his boundary – Middle Belt group

A socio-political youth group of the Middle Belt Region has cautioned the Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi over his consistent and unguarded utterances against President Goodluck Jonathan. The...

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Gani Adams is an inestimable cultural asset to Nigeria – Envoy to Sweden, Amobi

National Coordinator of the Oodua People’s Congress, OPC, Otunba Gani Adams has been described as an inestimable cultural asset to Nigeria. The Nigeria Ambassador to Sweden, Benedict Onochie – Amobi...

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Two Young Doctors Among Those Killed In Yesterday’s Boko Haram Attack In...

As information continues to surface concerning Boko Haram’s failed takeover of Damaturu, Yobe State yesterday, reports today claim that two doctors were among those killed in the attack. Dr. Hassan...

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Magnitude of Damaturu bomb blasts frightens me – Mark

Senate President, David Mark, on Tuesday said he was frightened by the magnitude of bomb blasts carried out by the dreaded Boko Haram sect on Monday and the bravery  displayed by them in their...

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