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Imo Deputy Governor Jude Agbaso Impeached!
The Imo State House of Assembly has impeached the State’s Deputy Governor, Mr. Jude Agbaso. According to reports, 25 out of the 26 members of the ... Full story
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio elected Pope Francis after two days of conclave
The Catholic church has a new pope.Argentine cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio will be known as Francis. He is the first pope to be known by ... Full story
White Smoke Rises Over Vatican, New Pope Elected
With a puff of white smoke from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and to the cheers of thousands of rain-soaked faithful, a gathering of ... Full story
Ansaru execute seven foreign hostages
Nigeria-based Islamist group Ansaru said on Saturday it had killed seven foreign hostages it seized on February 7 from a construction company in Nigeria, SITE ... Full story
Massive fire tears through slum in Ebute Metta neighborhood of Lagos
A massive fire is tearing through a slum in Nigeria's megacity of Lagos.The fire started Tuesday afternoon in the Ebute Metta neighborhood of Lagos. The ... Full story
PM News Building on Acme Road, Ogba Industrial Estate, Lagos On Fire!!!
Report reaching News Bytes say the building housing PM News on Acme Road, Ogba Industrial Estate is on Fire. ... Full story
More than 30 people have been shot dead in Maiduguri
More than 30 people have been shot dead in Nigeria, the head of Amnesty International said Friday, only a day after the rights group accused ... Full story
Kaduna church bombing leaves 10 dead, 145 wounded
A suicide attacker drove a car bomb into a church on Sunday, sparking fierce reprisals that saw a Christian mob burn a man alive in ... Full story
Coxson Lelebori Lucky, debtor who raised false alarm on UNIPORT students, arrested
Aftermath of Police disclosure Monday, that two prime suspects in the gruesome murder of four University of Port Harcourt Students through a mob action were ... Full story
Bomb Explosion In Jalingo, Taraba State Capital
Report reaching us say there has been bomb explosions in Doruwa in Jalingo, Taraba state Capital.More soon. . . . ... Full story
President Goodluck Jonathan Sacks Military Service Chiefs
President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked three of the military service chiefs and replaced them with new ones.Vice Admiral O.S. Ibrahim is the new Chief of ... Full story
Qatar Airways flight to Nigeria declares emergency
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian aviation officials say a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Lagos will need to make an emergency landing because it ... Full story
Even Though Mr. Bully-man Iroko thought that he had moped out all the YouTube Profits into his Moneybag, he Missed a Spot Called Mobile Devices
Happy New Week! I wrote an article titled “Part I – Who Owns Nollywood? IROKO Partners or Afrinolly – Illegal Restraint on Trade? Dubious License ... Full story
Abu Qaqa And Other Top Boko Haram Leaders Arrested
In what appeared to be a major victory by Nigerian security operatives against the Boko Haram militant group, top commanders of the sect were arrested ... Full story
CBN To Launch N5,000 Bill; N5, N10 and N20 Become Coins
The Central Bank will launch a new N5, 000 bill, making it the highest single naira bill in the Nigerian economy. The new bill according to ... Full story
Kaduna State Bomb Blast: Four Dead, Several Injured
A bomb explosion has occurred in Kaduna metropolis, killing four people, in what suggests a fresh wave of attack on the north’s political capital. A witness ... Full story
Nigerian Army Provides Churches And Mosques Anti-Bombing Devices
Nigerian Army, Thursday, unveiled and presented vehicle stoppers to some Churches and Mosques, as part of its corporate social responsibility in curtailing the spate of ... Full story
John Dramani Mahama, sworn-in as President of Ghana
Ghana Vice-President, John Dramani Mahama, sworn-in as President, following the demise of 68-year-old President John Atta Mills ... Full story
Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen loses mum
Award Winning Nollywood Director Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen, popularly called De Guv’nor lost his mother, Madam Oghgho Imaseun after a brief Illness on the 26th of ... Full story
P Square’s Mum is Dead!
Mother of Nigerian entertainers, Peter and Paul Okoye popularly known as P-Square is dead. It was gathered that Mrs. Okoye lost the battle to a sickness ... Full story
Kali Umar: Nasarawa State Governor’s Son Arrested With Hard Drugs In Malaysia
Kali Umar, son of the Nasarawa state Governor, Alhaji Tanko Almakura has been arrested and detained in a Malaysia prison for possession of hard drugs ... Full story
Senator Gyang representing Plateau North Shot dead!
Reports reaching us says, Senator Gyang Dantong representing Plateau North and honorable Gyang Fulani (Member house of assembly) representing Barkin Ladi of Plateau State have ... Full story
US Issues warning on Insecurity to Personnel
The United States Mission in Nigeria has warned all U.S. Government personnel in Abuja not to go anyway near places of worship from June 29 ... Full story
Fuji musician Sunny T is dead
The songwriter-performer, who became wildly known in the 90s as ‘omo nna to’n ko fuji (the Igbo man who plays Fuji – a predominantly yoruban ... Full story
Lagos State declares June 12, 2012 as a Public Holiday
Lagos state government has declared, Tuesday, June 12, 2012 as a public holiday in commemoration of the 19th Anniversary of the annulled June 12, 1993 ... Full story
Christian Obodo’s Kidnappers Want $180k
The kidnappers of Nigeria’s midfielder Christian Obodo has made contact with his family, and requested for the sum of 180, 000 dollars. ... Full story
World Mourns Tragic Death of Professor Emmanuel Asuquo Obot, Nigerian Conservation Leader
Conservationists globally are mourning the death of Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) Executive Director Professor Emmanuel Asuquo Obot. Professor Obot, who had a long association with WWF, ... Full story
Bomb blast at Nigerian police station in Maiduguri kills many including officers
A bomb blast at the entrance of the police headquarters of north-east Nigeria's Borno state has caused fatalities, witnesses and security officials said. A police officer ... Full story