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54 out of the 130 girls shown in the 27minutes video released by Boko Haram yesterday, May 12th, have being identified by their parents, Premium Times reports In a video viewing session which took place at the office of the Chief of Staff to Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State, ...

The Ambassador of Togo to Gabon, Essohanam Adewui, was found dead alongside his girlfriend after their car plunged into the sea in LibrevilleThe unfortunate incident occurred on Saturday as they reportedly returning from a night club when he drove into the sea. Togolese Government responded via a communiqué from the ...

The Times of London put this photo above making a mockery of our President, it was drawn by their political cartoonist, Peter Brooks.

It was a moment of joy and excitement last Friday as the pupils and teachers of Community Nursery/Primary School in Magodo, Shangisha area of Lagos State welcomed eminent personalities to their midst during the commissioning and handing over of Seven (7) Blocks of 2 & 3 Classrooms (fully furnished with ...

  According to a BBC Africa report, the Minister of Special Duties says the Nigerian government is ready to negotiate with Boko Haram to bring back the abducted girls. This is differnt fro what Abba Moro said yesterday

  Some schools in Owerri — especially around Nekede did not open today. According to reports, a lion escaped from the Nekede Zoo in Owerri, the Imo State capital last night so children are advised to stay back home for safety reasons. The State’s local radio station Orient FM made ...

UNAIDS is willing to give Nigerian supporters club 2 million condoms for their stay in Brazil during the world cup, but Rafiu Ladipo the President-General of NFSSC said 2 million condoms will only be good for a day and not the purported 31days they are booked to stay, because Nigerian ...

The Nigerian government has rejected conditions set out by Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls held hostage by the Islamists. Asked if the government would reject the suggestion mentioned by Shekau in a new video that the girls may be released once Nigeria ...

33 year old Oyoma Edewor was shot dead on Saturday night by Sgt. Otene Godwin in the Festac area of Lagos. Find the release, signed by the Lagos Police Public Relations Officer Ngozi Braide, below.. Shooting Incident: REF: F/NO.355272 Sgt. Otene Godwin The Lagos State Command has arrested one Sgt. ...

The governor of Borno state says he has information on the whereabouts of the 276 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist group, Boko Haram on April 14thGovernor Kashim Shettima said he had passed reports of the sightings of the girls to the military for verification. He added that he does not think ...

�Boko Haram has just released a video showing some of the kidnapped Nigerian girls .The 27-minute footage �released to AFP shows about 130 girls wearing Hijabs and reciting the Quran as they make Islamic declarations . Sky news aired some screenshots from the video and Shekau also said that they ...

A police Sergeant attached to the Festac command in Lagos�on Saturday, May 10th, 2014 allegedly wasted the life of�a promising young man, 33 year old Oyoma Edewor, a Building Finishing Contractor over �Egunje”. And according to reports, this is the third time this kind of case will be reported in ...

According to Ihechukwu Njoku, a�freelance Nigerian journalist ,�nearing the end of the service yesterday,�during the time Joshua’s ‘Wise Men’ were ministering ‘deliverance’ to people, an aggressive young man dressed in a shabby suit was ushered forward. �I am one of the Boko Haram,” the man declared to the wise man, ...

According to reports, the former minister is seriously sick and needs to be flown to India possibly tonight as a matter of urgency. Efforts are currently being made by officials of the foreign affairs ministry to secure an Indian visa for her as soon as possible because her doctor says ...

Genevieve Nnaji is an actress, model and singer who has been raising awareness on the #BringBackOurGirls campaign. She told me they won’t stop till the missing girls are found. Take a listen Everyone is involved. We are all mothers, we are all humans and these are young girls that have ...

According to Vanguard, Sources in Abuja said that members of the United States Marines who are already in Maiduguri �located the girls inside the forest, using some Satellite equipment which combed the forest, located an assembly of the young girls and sent the images back to the Marines on ground ...

  More international stars have also lent their voice t the campaign :  

Boko Haram have reportedly bombed the sole bridge linking Borno State, Nigeria & Cameroun. The small bridge which is located at the border town of Gamboru Ngala, was bombed today, cutting off some residents of the area from their families who live in Cameroon. At least 30 people were killed ...