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The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2, Mamman Tsafe, weekend, attributed the persistence of insurgency in some…

President Jonathan ADDRESSING THE MEDIA AT THE NYANYA Bomb explosion SCENE, MONDAY President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed shock over the…

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and other response agencies have carried out an update of the dead as well as the injured…

Presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin confronted one another in telephone talks Monday as a standoff over Ukraine escalated after the CIA chief visited Kiev and a Russian war plane “buzzed” a US destroyer. Washington said it was consulting European…

Russian President Vladimir Putin denied involvement Monday with pro-Russian insurgents gaining ground in eastern Ukraine, but an unconvinced European Union expanded its sanctions on officials accused of trying to break up the ex-Soviet country. Putin…

The United States on Monday denounced as “unconscionable” threats made against the Libyan prime minister and cabinet members, saying the country needed to move forward. “At a time when Libya most needs political consensus to move forward its democratic…

The United States on Monday condemned a bomb attack on a packed bus station in Nigeria which killed 71 people, and called for a full investigation. “We are outraged by this senseless act of violence against innocent civilians,” State Department spokeswoman…

The FBI subjected a member of the defense team for five alleged September 11 conspirators to a “chilling” interrogation in an effort to glean information, a military court heard Monday. Defense attorneys told the hearing at the Guantanamo Bay Naval…

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, has condemned the bomb blast which killed dozens of commuters and others at Nyanya,…

A 32-year-old driver simply identified as Felix has been allegedly stabbed to death by his lover, Fasilat, in Ikare Akoko…

Two lawyers in Edo State, Mr. Olayiwola Afolabi and former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association in the state, Mr.…

Mr Ishaku Shekari, the Kaduna State Accountant General, said on Monday that only 500, 000 out of the six million taxable residents in the state pay their…

SECRETARIAT STAFF OF GOMBE State COMMITTEE FOR ZAURAWA MARRIAGE, SCREENING APPLICANTS FOR THE MASS Wedding SCHEME IN GOMBE. The Gombe…

President GOODLUCK JONATHAN (R), RECEIVING A REPORT FROM THE Sultan OF SOKOTO, ALHAJI SA’AD ABUBAKAR III, DURING THE MEETING OF…

Nigeria’s largest local search engine, VConnect has announced a strategic partnership with Stanbic IBTC, a leading banking conglomerate in Africa…

The Federal Government has performed the flag-off ceremony marking the official commencement of rehabilitation works on the Ilorin – Kabba…

Remember a couple weeks ago when we found out that the British Government had to pay Microsoft about $9.2 million to extend Windows XP support for the entire country for another year? It turns out that our cousins across the ocean aren’t the only…

Security forces in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip are using technology to practice shooting on laser simulators, saving money spent on ammunition in the cash-strapped Palestinian territory. In a converted gym, four uniformed officers aim at targets with…

Personal data for as many as 900 Canadian taxpayers was stolen after being made vulnerable by the “Heartbleed” bug, officials in Ottawa said on Monday. Andrew Treusch, Commissioner of Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), said government security agencies notified…

Hundreds of Jewish travellers in Kathmandu attended what organisers claim was the world’s biggest Passover celebration on Monday, as food supplies delayed for weeks due to a diplomats’ strike arrived just hours before the feast. Chabad House Nepal,…