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KANO (AFP) – Gunfire and explosions erupted in the city of Maiduguri on Tuesday as soldiers moved into an area where members of Islamist group Boko Haram were believed to be hiding, residents said. “There have been at least eight explosions in these neighbourhoods and soldiers have moved in with tanks and have taken over the whole area,” one resident ...

During a recent Sunday service at the Synagogue Church Of All Nations, Prophet T.B. Joshua called upon Nigerians to pray and fast for their country, especially for those who were about to fly, adding that airports should also check their aircraft. Watch the video of his prediction below: IN CASE THE VIDEO DOESN’T SHOW, WATCH IT ON YOUTUBE

There was controversy on Tuesday over the alleged closure of the nation’s airspace for a Presidential jet carrying the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, to land in Lagos on Sunday. The closure was said to have prevented the pilot of the distressed Dana Air’s plane from making an emergency landing at the airport. But the Ministry of Aviation denied ...

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AFP – Nigeria’s abysmal power supply may have saved 14-year-old David Shoyemi from being among the more than 150 people killed by a devastating plane crash in the country’s largest city of Lagos. After church on Sunday afternoon, David’s father Emmanuel asked the teenager to walk across the road to buy a card for his mobile phone. The phone cards ...