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Nigerian Widower to Sue Jehovah Witness’ In-Laws to Court Over Wife’s Death

Nigerian widower, Emmanuel Timothy, has decided to sue his in-laws who refused to allow his wife get blood transfusion after losing so much blood during...

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Nigerian Sports Festival: female footballer banned for life

A female football member standing for Enugu State has actually been banned for life by the Main Organising Committee (MOC) of the 18th National Sports...

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Fire Destroys N100m Goods In Onitsha Wood Market

Mr Obidigbo Okorie, Chairman, Carpentry and Wood Design Market, Bridge-Head Markets, Onitsha, has urged the Anambra federal government to check out the...

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Nigerian Policeman’s 4 Children Burnt To Death

A police corporal, Jeremiah Yusuf, lost 4 kids in a fire event at Tudun-wada Quarters of Gusau, Zamfara, on Wednesday. Yusuf informed the News Agency of...

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WOW: Rapist demands N5m from victim (Abducted, Violated and Blackmailed)

The authorities in Gwarinpa, Abuja are examining the instance of a middle-aged female that was presumably abducted, violated and asked to pay N5 million...

Nigerian FG to open Consulate in Manchester

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Olugbenga Ashiru, on Thursday said the Federal Government would establish a consulate in Manchester, United Kingdom. Ashiru said this when he inaugurated a property renovated by the Nigeria’s High Commission in the UK. ” It is our intention to convert this building into a consulate once the necessary funds and approvals are received...

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95 Dead, 18 Injured In Rivers Petrol Tanker Disaster (Photo)

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday said 95 persons died and 18 sustained injuries as the casualty figure rose in the petrol tanker disaster...

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Nigeria: Residents scoop kerosene from gutter in Lagos

Lagos – Residents of Ikeja area of Lagos on Saturday trooped out in their hundreds to scoop kerosene from a gutter along the Agege Motor Road. Eye witnesses...

BREAKING NEWS: Crisis Erupts In Barnawa, Kaduna State, As Govt Relaxes Curfew

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported earlier today that the state government had imposed a curfew following a violent protest that erupted in Kaduna after the attacks. And now, just a few hours after the curfew had been relaxed, crisis has erupted in Barnawa, Kaduna State. Details to follow soon…     Source: Leadership ...

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UN condemns attacks on places of worship in Nigeria

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday condemned the continued attacks on people at places of worship by terrorists in Nigeria. The UN scribe’s...

GUNMEN KILL DEPUTY LEADER OF YOBE STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY

Nigeria: Gunmen kill Deputy Leader of Yobe House of Assembly, ex-SSS operative

Unidentified gunmen on Tuesday killed the Deputy Leader of the Yobe State House of Assembly, Alhaji Adamu Degubi. The Public Relations Officer of the Yobe...

Jos blast: Pastor, wife, children among 52 victims on admission

Jos – (NAN) The Pastor of Christ Chosen Church of God, Monday Uzoka, his wife and two children are among the 52 victims affected by the suicide bomb that hit the Church in Jos on Sunday. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who visited Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), was informed by medical personnel that Uzoka and another Church elder were in...

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NIGERIA: EX-ACCOUNTANCY BODY CHIEF BERATES FED GOVT ON ILLEGAL BUNKERING

A former President of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), Dr Samuel Nzekwe has advised the Federal Government to deal resolutely...

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NIGERIA’S BLACK SUNDAY: Levi Ajuonuma, 3 Generals, 166 others die in plane crash

LAGOS — CALL it a weekend of disaster and you will not be wrong. Beginning from Thursday, Nigeria, the world’s largest black nation has been engulfed...

Nigeria: No survivor in Dana Air crash in Lagos – Demuren

Lagos  -  Investigations into the DANA Air crash on the outskirts of Lagos on Sunday has begun, according to the Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr Harold Demuren. Demuren, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) , said that the flight originated from Abuja. Asked if they were survivors among the passengers on board when the plane...

France Wants Nigeria In G-20?

France has expressed the desire for Nigeria to join the G-20 given its relevance in world economy, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. French Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Jacques Champagne de Labriolle, said this in Abuja on Friday night at a reception to mark the 70th anniversary of the French Development Agency (AFD). “France is eager to use the AFD to boost Nigerian...