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Sola August 6, 2014

“So CNN doesn’t know where Nigeria is…” | Social media reacts

by S'ola Filani You goofed here, dear friends at CNN. The news channels got it all wrong last night while running a story concerning the spread of Ebola in Western…

writer July 31, 2014

Attention, youth ‘corpers’: NYSC announces plans for 7 states under Boko Haram attack [DETAILS]

by Mayowa Aboah The National Youth Service Corps has announced the redeployment of corps members from seven northern states. The affected states are Adamawa,Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano and Yobe…

June 2, 2014

‘The Chibok girls are sick, they need medical attention’ – Secret negotiator reveals (PICTURED)

by 'Jola Sotubo An Australian negotiator, who was hired by the Nigerian government to broker the release of the over 200 Chibok girls being held captive by Boko Haram, has…

May 12, 2014

Opinion: What will Nigeria owe America now?

by Atane Ofiaja Will that drone base in neighboring Niger be utilized in the near future in Nigeria? What will the US expect in return from Nigeria for all their…

May 11, 2014

Police IG’s son survives as IRS aircraft crash-lands in Niger Republic

by S'ola Filani An aircraft, Fokker 100, belonging to IRS airlines crash-landed yesterday night around 7:30pm in Niger Republic on its way back to Nigeria after C (maintenance) checks.…

February 17, 2014

17-year-old boy found dead inside transformer ‘he tried to vandalize’

by 'Jola Sotubo A young man in Niger is said to have lost his life after being electrocuted by a transformer in the Kpakungu area of Minna, the state capital.…

January 21, 2014

Gusau, Obanikoro, others named among Jonathan’s ministerial nominees

by Oge Okonkwo The names of the 12 new ministerial nominees have been submitted to the Senate for consideration and confirmation by President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday. In a letter read by Senate President,…

January 17, 2014

Akin Osuntokun: The two faces of January in Nigeria’s history

by Akin Osuntokun If January 1st was the day Nigeria was born, January 15th, was the date it was sentenced to death. January was so named in honour of the…

January 6, 2014

Shocking: Confusion as woman dies in Niger governor’s office

by Oge Okonkwo Commotion erupted at the office of the Niger state governor when a 46-year-old woman, identified as Belkisu Mahmoud suddenly slumped and died at the premises. It was gathered…

January 3, 2014

2 ex-inmates arrested for robbing Niger prison 6 days after their release

by 'Jola Sotubo Two criminals have paid a surprise visit to a Niger prison which once housed them. The duo are said to have broken into the armoury at the…

December 30, 2013

HORRIBLE: Suspected ritualists slash teenage girl’s throat in Niger

by Oge Okonkwo A teenager's corpse was found with a deep gash on her throat was found in a nearby bush by the Abdulkadir Kure Ultra Modern Market in Minna, Niger State on…

December 17, 2013

Theophilus Ilevbare: For Govs. Aliyu and Lamido, it is time to count their gains

by Theophilus Ilevbare There is a pitfall in this much publicised defection. The merging of G-5 with the progressives should not be mistaken to mean the merging of their large…

December 9, 2013

Defecting governors maintain stance, turndown president’s overtures

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Sokoto State governor, Governor Aliyu Wamakko has insisted that his defection along with the five other governors from the People's Democratic Party(PDP) to the All Progressives Congress(APC) is…

December 9, 2013

PDP crisis: Bamanga Tukur may be shown the way out

It has emerged that the embattled national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur may be on his way out as governors elected on the party’s platform…

December 2, 2013

PDP crisis: Pres. Jonathan holds closed-door meeting with Lamido, Aliyu

by 'Jola Sotubo President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday met with Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger and Sule Lamido of Jigawa. The two governors have been in-between ranks following their decision to…

November 28, 2013

APC/nPDP merger throws PDP into minority at National Assembly

by Akintomiwa Agbaje The leadership structure in both chambers of the National Assembly is set for a shake-up that will see the minority switching places with the majority. With…

November 26, 2013

Farmer, 24, arrested for beheading 11-month-old girl for rituals

by Akintomiwa Agbaje The long arm of the law has caught up with, Danladi Abubakar, a 24-year-old farmerwho allegedly beheaded an 11-month-old girl for rituals in Fujeregi village, Gbako Local Government Area,…

November 24, 2013

Terrible: Why I sold my 9-year-old son for N10 million – Suspect confesses

A Niger State magistrate court sitting in Minna, the state capital, has sentenced one Isah Aliyu to five years imprisonment for intending to sell his 9-year-old child for N10m. The…

November 19, 2013

You’d have been nothing without the PDP – Presidency tells aggrieved govs

by 'Jola Sotubo The already torn veil of peace within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) seems about ready to be ripped apart as there is still no hint of any…

November 1, 2013

92 Migrants from Niger including women and children die of thirst in Sahara Desert

by Rachel Ogbu More than 90 migrants have been confirmed dead as they tried to cross the Sahara Desert from Niger. Rescuers recovered the bodies of 52 children, 33 women…

August 31, 2013

It gets worse: Atiku, 7 governors walk out of PDP convention (PHOTOS)

by 'Jola Sotubo One major aim of this year's Peoples Democratic Party convention, which began today, was to make peace between the many warring factions within the ruling party. Unfortunately…

August 10, 2013

IBB, Abubakar visit Fashola over his father’s death

by Isi Esene Former heads of state, Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalam Abubakar yesterday visited the governor of Lagos state, Babatunde Fashola to condole with him over the death of his…

August 10, 2013

Elnathan John: New parties and free elections in 2015

by Elnathan John It is also encouraging seeing the names showing up on the APC train: IBB, Ahmed ‘13’ Yerima, Tom Ikimi, Femi Fani-Kayode. I like how APC is like…

August 7, 2013

There’s no such thing: Jonathan never planned Ramadan visit to IBB – Presidency

by Isi Esene The presidency is demanding an apology over media reports that former Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida turned down President Goodluck Jonathan's request to break the Ramadan…

August 4, 2013

Simon Kolawole: Now that the APC has been registered

by Simon Kolawole With the fusion of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), the emergent APC is still less…

August 3, 2013

Opinion: Time to ‘fix’ the North or ‘bury’ it

by Muhammad Sani Dattijo The leaders of the north have a decision to make today. And it is more important than who becomes President. It is a decision to fix…

August 2, 2013

Game on: APC leaders visit IBB, hold closed-door meeting

by Isi Esene Members of the newly formed All for Progressive Congress (APC) yesterday visited the former president, General Ibrahim Babangida at his Hilltop mansion in Minna, Niger state. This…

July 25, 2013

Alkasim Abdulkadir: Meet Nafisa Ibrahim Madako, the nomad who turned mathematics Olympian (Y! FrontPage)

by Alkasim Abdulkadir However, the girl child in Nigeria’s villages and sub-urban centers has a greater chance of seeing thE four walls of a class room when compared to a nomadic girl…

July 14, 2013

Amazing: Thousands troop to see baby born with rosary round her neck in Niger (LOOK)

Thousands of people trooped to a private maternity home in Kotaworo area of Bida, in Niger state on Sunday to catch a glimpse of a baby girl said to have…

May 29, 2013

#SOE: Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau’s close associate killed

by Isi Esene A close associate of the Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau has been confirmed dead by the Defence Headquarters yesterday. According to a statement signed by the Director of…

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