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U.S.-based Nigerian, 27-year-old Obumseli, stabbed fatally by girlfriend in Miami, Florida

A Nigerian, 27-year-old Christian Obumseli, has been fatally stabbed at a Miami high-rise, Florida, U.S. by his girlfriend, a model identified as Courtney...

No decision yet on mode of selecting, electing APC Presidential candidate – Adamu

Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said on Thursday that the party had not decided on the...

After six years on its fleet, Nigeria’s Max Air dispatches its oldest Boeing 747-400 to the “desert’’

``The aircraft spent almost 20 years with the airline as HL7472 before leaving in February 2016. During this time, it amassed an impressive...

After 10 days in captivity, Kaduna-Abuja train abductee, CEO of BOA, freed

The Managing Director of Bank of Agriculture (BOA), Alwan Hassan, who was abducted on the Kaduna-Abuja train on March 28, has finally breathed...

Ex-President Jonathan in fatal auto crash, loses two aides

A tragic traffic accident involving the motorcade of former President Goodluck Jonathan occurred in Abuja on Wednesday evening, Persecondnews reports. Two of his...

Kano court remands elderly woman, teenager for plucking boy’s eyeball for “juju” (charms)

A woman believed to be in her 70s, Furera Abubakar, and a teenage boy are to cool their heels behind bars for allegedly...

Just In: Buhari names Mohammed Abdullahi as new Minister of Environment

Mr Mohammed H. Abdullahi has been named the new Minister of Environment. A statement by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation,...

Tragedy as Nigerian student in UK dies after eating ‘cannabis sweets’

A Nigerian student studying in the United Kingdom (UK) has died after eating cannabis sweets she was reported to have bought from a...

Just in: Nigeria and Ghana lift COVID-19 restrictions, limitations on gatherings

Nigeria and Ghana have lifted COVID-19 restrictions following a declining number of cases and reduced risk of importation of new variants. In Nigeria,...

Ex-President bags life sentence for murder of his predecessor

Sankara was assassinated in the West African nation’s capital, Ouagadougou, in 1987 at the age of 37, four years after he took power...

Russia-Ukraine war: Nigeria, Egypt, others may face civil unrest, food crisis — AfDB President, Adesina

Food crisis and civil unrest loom in Africa following the ongoing Russia- Ukraine, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwunmi...

State of the nation: Nigerian Governors Forum mobilizes 36 State Speakers for emergency meeting in Abuja

In a bid to find urgent solutions to what they called issues of national importance, the 36 State Governors under the aegis of...

Again beleaguered Kaduna after airport, train attacks, loses 11 soldiers to gunmen

Following an overrun of some Nigerian troops at one of their bases in Kaduna in a fresh attack by some gunmen on motorcycles,...

Oil theft has reduced Nigeria’s oil production to less than 1.5m barrels per day, says NNPC GMD, Mele Kyari

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Ltd, Malam Mele Kyari, has expressed concern over Nigeria’s inability to increase...

NIN: 72.8m subscribers risk being disconnected as FG orders unlinked SIMs barred

The Federal Government has directed telecommunication companies in Nigeria to bar all outgoing calls on unlinked lines as from Monday, April 4, 2022....

2022 World Cup: Nigerian football needs total overhaul — Sports Editors

The Guild of Sports Editors (GSE) says Nigerian football needs total overhaul, from the lowest league to the national team. According GSE, the...