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Former US soldier and aide worker Peter Kassig has been beheaded by ISIS. The US government confirmed his killing in a statement today after reviewing a video ISIS released that purported to show the beheading. The 26 year old Indianapolis man was captured in eastern Syria on Oct. 1, 2013, ...

A female suicide bomber blew herself up Sunday at a mobile phone market in Azare Bauchi State, killing several people, witnesses said. �A suicide bomber came into the market as it was closing and blew herself up in the middle of all the merchants and their customers,” a witness said. ...

According to the Nigerian corp members Twitter handle, this happened in Delta State yesterday.

The family of first civilian Governor of old Anambra State, businessman and politician, Chief Jim Nwobodo has been thrown into mourning as his first son, Dr Ifeanyichukwu Nwobodo Jnr died last night November 14th at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu after a brief illness. Dr Nwobodo Jnr was ...

The founder and publisher of Sahara Reporters Omoyele Sowore has reacted to reports that he got a $5million mansion located in Atherton, California, from the APC. Reacting to the report which claimed that the mansion is one of the many promises made to Sowore by APC and has… “…Everything a ...

According to a report on Tribune, Benue state Governor Gabriel Suswam and his deputy, Steven Lawani, were involved in a ghastly road accident yesterday Friday November 14th. The accident occurred at Angbaaye, near Makurdi, after another vehicle lost control, somersaulted and hit 2 vehicles in the Governor’s convoy. Fortunately no ...

Former education minister under Obasanjo’s regime and former World Bank President, Oby Ezekwesili has revealed she couldn’t afford to pay her mother’s rents when she was minister ..She made the made the comments on Thursday, 13 November, while speaking at the ongoing national convention of the Foursquare Gospel Church… �There ...

The police in Anambra State are interrogating a man to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the sudden death of a seven-month pregnant woman during a marathon sex bout with him in Onitsha. Vanguard reports that the man (names withheld), according to a police source, had allegedly taken the deceased to an ...

A 35-year-old man, Andrew Ekanem, has been arrested by the police for allegedly raping his neighbour’s daughter in the Bariga area of Lagos State. The 14-year-old victim was still undergoing a six-month treatment for tuberculosis when she was attacked by the suspect on Monday morning. The mother of the victim, ...

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, a body of Nigerian priest, paid a visit to Pres. Jonathan yesterday at the State House to express concern over increasing attacks by Boko Haram members in the North East. The groups president and Archbishop of Jos diocese, Bishop Ignatius Kaigama, who spoke with ...

The Body of Benchers, whose responsibility is to admit and call successful students of the Nigerian Law School to the bar, has warned Nigerians to desist from begging for the students who failed their final Bar examination. The Nigerian Law School had recorded mass failure in her 2013/2014 final Bar ...

President Jonathan on Wednesday, November 12 unveiled the new N100 note to commemorate Nigeria’s 100 years of amalgamation at the state house during the Federal Executive Council meeting. While presenting the notes to other members of the Council, the president said it was a laudable gesture by the CBN to ...

Another military helicopter crashed last night between Girei & Modibbo near the Federal University of Technology Yola, Adamawa state. Eye witnesses said the helicopter stopped abruptly midair while flying then crashed into a ball of fire. The Nigerian military are yet to release a statement about the crash

Members of the Civilian JTF, a local vigilante in Adamawa state have “recaptured” Mubi town from Boko Haram members after they launched a daring night time attack� between yesterday November 12th and today Nov 13th, defeating the insurgents and driving them out of town. Confirming the development to Premium Times, ...

At least 10 people were killed today after a female suicide bomber blew herself up at the Federal College of Education Kontagora in Niger state today November 12th. One of the students of the school, Mary Okafor who spoke with AFP, said they were all at the library reading for ...

Here are some photos from President Jonathan’s Declaration for 2015 re-election at Eagle Square, Abuja yesterday. Below is the full text of president Jonathan’s declaration speech today Nov. 11 at the Eagle’s Square Dear Compatriots: 1. Four years ago, precisely September 18, 2010; I stood in this Eagle Square, to ...

In another sad development, A bomb blast today claimed the lives of 47 children and injured 97 at Government Science Technical College, Potiskum. Musa Ibrahim Yahaya � a 17-year-old student at the school who was being treated at the hospital for head wounds told AP “We were waiting for the ...

A CNN video producer has committed a major faux pas by accidentally replacing the name �Osama” with �Obama” in the following caption �Seal who Claims he Killed Obama Under Attack.” According to Sydney Morning Herald, the error occurred over the weekend, during the Erin Burnett OutFront show, and the topic ...

A bomb went off this morning November 10th during Assembly at the Senior Science Secondary School Potiskum, Yobe state, an all boys school. The bomber is believed to be a student who was on the assembly ground with other students. At least 20 students were killed while several others were ...

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two teenage boys, Gideon Harrison and Ifeanyi Ezeorji, for allegedly having sex with each other in the Ikotun area of Lagos. Punch learnt that while Harrison is 19 years old, Ezeorji is just 14. The two boys were arrested on October 23 by ...