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Man strips naked to force debtor to pay his money

It was a show of shame as a man who had apparently tried in vain to retrieve his money from a debtor, stripped to his birthday suit to drive...

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Man remanded in prison for stealing church air-conditioner

Abdulkarim Buhari, has been sentenced to seven weeks in Prison by a Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, for stealing an air conditioner belongin...

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[NIGERIA] Nyanya Bomb Blast: Suspect Aminu Ogwuche Sues FG, Demands N100m Compensation

The alleged mastermind of the Nyanya bomb attack, Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche has challenged his ‘illegal’ detention without trials. The ex-sold...

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NIGERIA: Court Frees Alleged Mastermind Of April 14 Nyanya Explosion Aminu Ogwuche

The two count charge brought against Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche, the alleged mastermind of the the Nyanya bombing, has been struck out by a Federal...

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NIGERIA: U.S. Embassy Ruins African Sprint Queen Blessing Okagbare's Honeymoon

The US embassy in Abuja has rocked the boat for African sprint queen, Blessing Okagbare who recently got married to her heart-throb Igho Ote...

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NIGERIA: Security Guard Defiles 3- Year Old Employer's Daughter , Records Act On Phone

A man of 60 years and security guard in Abuja has been arrested for sexually defiling a three-year-old daughter of his employer. The man...

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Last Chance To Avoid Seven-Month Ban, FIFA Warns Nigeria

Nigeria have been given until Friday to sort out a legal quagmire involving the country's football federation (NFF) in what FIFA describ...

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Nigeria's Ex-Military Ruler Gen. Muhammadu Buhari Declares Presidential Bid

Nigeria's former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari declared he would run for president on Wednesday, criticising President Goodluck Jonath...

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Six Months After Girls Abducted, Nigerians Protest Near President's House

Protesters demanding the release of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped six months ago by Islamist militants, demonstrated infront ...

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Nigeria Football Governing Body Gets New Chief

Amaju Pinnick emerged as the new chief of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) after a keenly contested two-round election. Pinnick gar...

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Nigerian National Flag Designer, Taxi Driver, Traffic Warden, Steward Rewarded With Houses, National Honours

In recognition of their service to their fatherland, an honest taxi driver, a hardworking traffic warden and the chief steward in the presid...

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Six Nigerian Ministers To Quit President Jonathan’s Cabinet

At least, six ministers may quit Jonathan’s cabinet in October as preparations for the 2015 general elections peak. The affected ministe...

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$9.3M ARMS CASH SCANDAL: Alleged $20,000 Bribe Spark Row Between Opposition Parties In Nigerian House Of Reps

There was a shouting match in the House of Representatives yesterday over an allegation that some lawmakers were given bribes in dollars to ...

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[NIGERIA] : Opposition Reps Walk Out On Plenary Over $9.3m 'Cash Arms Deal'

Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the House of Representatives on Tuesday walked out on the chambers following a stalled deb...

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Nigeria: 'We Don't Need To Be Bribed Before We Pass PIB' - Deputy House Leader

Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, yesterday, directed the ad hoc committee on Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) ...

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Nigerian Government Defends $9.3m Cash Seized In S-Africa, Releases Data On Transaction

The Federal Government yesterday opened diplomatic discussions with African authorities on the seizure of $9.3m illegally imported by two Ni...

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NIGERIA: No Vacancy In Aso Rock In 2015 - Ministers

For the fist time, members of the Council have said there is no vacancy in Aso Rock in 2015. They said the position of the President wou...

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NIGERIA: Why We Haven’t Considered Jonathan’s $1 billion Loan Request - Senate

Two months after Jonathan asked the Senate to approve $1 billion loan request for the upgrading of military equipment, the Assembly monday e...

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Nigeria: President Jonathan Knows About Boko Haram Financier In The Central Bank – Prof. Wole Soyinka

The controversy over alleged sponsors of Boko Haram took a twist yesterday when Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka said information about a suspect...

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Nigerian Air Force Plane Missing In Far North-East

A Nigerian Air Force jet has been missing for two days after disappearing in the country’s far north-east, where troops are fighting Boko Ha...

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