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Months after the deportation war between Nigeria and South Africa, refusal of entry to Nigerians by immigration officials in some countries is still silently going on. Sekinat Abiola, one of the 6 Nigerians that were recently refused entry into Egypt and were forced to return via the Ethiopian airline that airlifted them, said she was granted a valid 3-month-visa at ...

The Nigerian Army has just graduated a 277-strong anti-Boko Haram and terrorism Special Forces, a top military brass at Defence Headquarters told SaharaReporters in Abuja today, expressing confidence that the military is capable of overcoming Boko Haram, the dreaded Islamic military sect. According to a senior officer, the new forces comprise 40 counter-terrorism officers and men; 18 officers and 11 ...

Following last month’s conviction of a former governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, by a London crown court for stealing millions of pounds from the treasury of his state and spending the same to acquire luxury items around the world, the British Government may soon begin to bar children of corrupt Nigerian politicians from its private schools. Ibori was ...

Kenyans can now charge their mobile phone from the sole of their shoe. This will be good news for herdsmen, joggers and gym enthusiasts, since the more you walk or run, the more electricity your shoe will generate. On Tuesday, this technology was among the innovations on show at the Science and Innovation Week taking place at the Kenyatta International ...

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, last weekend reiterated the call for a global enforcement of the various United Nations resolutions on the advancement of the culture of peace. He said this in London at an International Summit of Religious and Political Leaders put together by the Christ Redeemer Friends Trust and ...