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The monarch of Esit Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State was kidnapped in the early hours of today by armed youths numbering about 30.

  The Associated airlines plane carrying the corpse of former Governor of Ondo State Dr Olusegun Agagu crashed in Lagos this morning, Thursday 3 rd   October 2013. Killing at least 15 people and leaving about 5 survivors, few minutes after taking off from the Murtala Muhammed International in Lagos, Nigeria.

  The west African Examination Council (waec) on Wednesday August 7 2013 released the results of the May/June Secondary School Certificate Examination of   candidates who sat for the exam in 2013.

Gun men suspected to be members of Boko Haram Islamist sect lunched a fresh attacks leaving two soldiers, a police man, 32 other persons dead and several others injured in Borno State, military officials said.

APC Logo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the application of All Progressives Congress (APC) to become one of the registered parties in Nigeria. These three Nigeria political parties, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the All Nigeria Peoples’ Party (ANPP), and the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), applied to merge into one political party, known as the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Hat trick from Nnamdi Oduamadi, a brace from Uwa Echiile and an own goal from   Tahiti’s Tehau gave the African champions the Super Eagles of Nigeria an expected win over minnows Tahiti 6-1 in their 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup opening Group B match played on Monday in Belo Horizonte.

Late Pa Fatai Rolling Dollar   @Pius Utomi Ekpei Top Nigerian music icon Fatai Olayiwola Olagunju popularly known as   Fatai Rolling Dollar dies at 86. He died yesterday at Maritol Hospital in Surulere Lagos. 

 Afcon 2013 champions, the Super Eagles of Nigeria will today June 12 2013, play their 2014 world cup group “f” qualifiers against Namibia at the artificial turf of the Sam Nujoma Stadium Windhoek Namibia.

The security operatives (JTF) in Kano yesterday uncovered a bunker stocked with Hezobollah armuory. This lead to the arrest of three Lebanese nationals. 

The Federal Government of Nigeria declared today May 29, 2013 a public holiday to celebrate the country’s change of governance from military rule to civilian rule. Today marks the 14 th year of the return to civil rule in Nigeria.

Adeze Mba, a 23-year-old pregnant woman was arrested for conniving with her husband Chibuzor to sell a four year old son of their neighbor for the sum of N400, 000.

Prof. Chinua Achebe Late Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe’s funeral service was held at the St. Phillip’s Anglican Church Ogidi Amambra State, southeast Nigeria on May 23, 2013.

Gov. Rotimi Amechi Report reaching us from Port Harcourt said that youths numbering in their thousands, protesting againt Governor Rotimi Amechi, under the auspices of the Rivers Peoples Assembly, wearing T Shirts with the inscription Amaechi Must Go has taken over the streets of Port Harcourt the capital of Rivers State Nigeria. 

Prof. Chinua Achebe The body of the late Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe arrived at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, and was received by a large crowd comprising of people from his home town, Ogidi in Anambra and other well wishers.

The bodies of the missing 25 policemen killed by the Ombatse cult in Nasarawa State on May 7 th 2013, has been discovered in a mass grave in an unnamed village in Nasarawa State Nigeria.

President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria has declared a state of emergency in the states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa.

The West African Examination Council “waec” has commenced the GCE registration for November/December 2013.

@osundefender The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have released the UTME 2013 results today. This was announced by the JAMB Registrar Prof. Dibu Ojerinde today, Friday, May 3 rd 2013, at a news conference at Abuja on the release of JAMB Result.

mobile number portability  @osundefender Mobile number portability (MNP) is now available for all Telecom service providers in Nigeria.

The Governor of Oyo state, Abiola Ajimobi, yesterday visited Ode-Oolo, Inalende and Omitowoju, areas of Ibadan which was gutted by fire in the Ibadan tanker fire incident.

The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria defeated the Ghana starlets in the opening match of the CAF Under-17 championship 6 - 1.

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the reopening of the heart surgery unit in the University of Nigeria Nsukka Teaching Hospital Enugu (UNTH).

It was a tragic Wednesday evening for the Kara, Isheri community in Ogun state following a fire outbreak which rendered about 5000 persons homeless and property worth millions of Naira destroyed.

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, early morning on Wednesday 3 rd April 2013, reported that about 18 persons lost their lives in an accident along the Abuja – Lokoja Highway.

Two petrol tankers exploded in Kano metropolis in the early hours of today causing panic and killing four workers on board.

The raining African champions, The Super Eagles of Nigeria, will be taking on the Harambee Stars of Kenya in a 2014 world Cup Qualifier at UJ Esuene Stadium, Calabar, Cross River State today at 4.00pm local time.

The suspended Chairman of the House Adhoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy Regime, Farouk Lawan, was yesterday sacked from the position of Chairman, House Committee on Education by the Speaker, House of Representatives Aminu Tambuwal.  

Professor Chinua Achebe Tragedy has struck again in Nigeria. Chinua Achebe, one of Africa’s and the world’s most celebrated writers and author of the classic novel Things Fall Apart, is dead.

The national leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accused President Goodluck Jonathan and The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of plotting to destabilize and kill the newly formed All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday 20 th March 2013.

Mr. Shame "my oga at the top The Federal Government of Nigeria said yesterday Wednesday 20 th March 2013, that it had not taken any disciplinary action against the Lagos State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Mr. Shem Obafaiye, following the interview he granted a Lagos broadcast medium.

The presiding judge of the Federal High Court Abuja Justice Adamu Bello Tuesday declared the deregulation of the downstream sector of the petroleum industry  as 'unconstitutional, illegal, null and void'.

It was reported yesterday 8 th March 2013 that at least 60 people were killed in a bomb explosion that occurred in New Road Motor Park in Sabon-Gari, Kano.

Once again the certificate of operation Dana Air has been temporary withdrawn by the Federal Government of Nigeria.

the arrested fraudsters Following an intelligence report, The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arrested five suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as yahoo yahoo boys in

The Lagos state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has commended the House of Representatives, for initiating a bill to criminalize late and non-payment of staff salaries by employers in Nigeria.

The fire that gutted the Alapere Ketu Lagos Nigeria plank market also extended to residential house around the market causing the loss of properties

Kano, the capital city of Kano State , northern Nigeria is known as one of the major cities where beggars are found in every corner of the streets

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan have signed the 2013 Appropriation Bill into law

About three girls were at the weekend, confirmed dead at Umuigboke community of Oriuzor, Ezza North Local government area of Ebonyi state as they went to get water from an abandoned ditch in the area.

  Mr. Innocent Edward, 25, accused of stealing assorted drinks worth more than N2 million was on Friday granted a N 2 million bail by an Okitipupa Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State south western Nigeria.

Somebody has to be punished for doing this to our dear basket mouth. Our top comedian.  What do you think?

Wonders shall never end, a four-year-old marriage between Musilimat Muritala and Muritala Nureni was dissolved by an Ilorin Area Court on Thursday over the husband’s lying habit.

Osita Iheme Nollywood actor Osita Iheme, popularly known as paw-paw is one year older today.

The Lagos State Police Command have arrested one suspect connection with the explosion that occurred under the Amuwo Odofin Link Bridge that resultede in the death of the chairman of the Sand Dredgers Association, Oladele Pius.

Gunmen stormed an oil service ship in southern Nigeria and kidnapped six foreigners. They demanded a $1.3 million ransom for their release, police

The Nigerian Entertainment Industry yesterday lost another of its legendary actor Justus Esiri to death.

Tragedy struck over the weekend as a Deputy Superintendent of Customs (DSC) Mr. Tunde Oseni, accidentally shot His colleague, an Assistant Superintendent of Customs (ASC) Mr. Baba Mohammed,

Former Green Eagles of Nigeria and Rangers International FC of Enugu defender, Okey Isima is dead. The ex footballer who eventually became an engineer died in Abuja

The Lagos State police have confirmed Oladele Pius was this morning kill following an explosion that occurred under the bridge, linking Festac Town to Amuwo Odofin Housing Estate.

  Guinness Foreign Extra Stout , one of the world’s leading stouts and a supporter of the current African champions, the Super Eagles of Nigeria, is putting up a show today to conclude the welcoming of the winning team members and the AFCON trophy to Lagos.