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West Africa to phase-out inefficient incandescent lamps

Of Egypt and Nigeria: Yar’Adua and Morsi

Airtel unveils special Ramadan offer

“Mbaise Catholic priest rejected appointment as Bishop” •Why Vatican settled for Okpaleke

Anambra elite demand shift in governorship election date

Akwa Ibom, Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa get lion’s share of fuel subsidy savings shared in June

Gov. Amaechi escapes death at Rivers State House of Assembly •How coup by rebel lawmakers failed

RIGHTSVIEW: The un-Africanness of Lagos’ Cremation Law

ADOKE not fit to be a SAN or Minister; I HAVE PROOF THAT HE IS CORRUPT —Melaye

UN condemns reported killing of Egyptian protesters, seeks independent investigation

Polio: Dangote rewards immunised families in Kano

Ceasefire: HOW WE STRUCK DEAL WITH BOKO HARAM —Amnesty Committee

Contractors handling Ibom 20th Specialist Hospital given deadline

SENSELESS WAR: Okorocha, T.A. Orji punish Imo and Abia citizens while fighting over motor parks

EFCC suffers setback in Emeka Ugwuonye’s billion-naira suit •Ordered to remove offending slogan from letterhead

Sanusi calls for continued collaboration with Gates Foundation as CBN gears up to implement National Financial Inclusion Strategy

Dino Melaye alleges “mega corruption” in N167 billion Lagos-Ibadan Expressway contract

Anambra 2014: I AM THE CANDIDATE TO BEAT —Idigo

Uduaghan: The cat with nine lives

THEY WENT, THEY SAW, THEY CONQUERED: Heroic welcome for Nigeria’s military contingent to Mali

Akwa Ibom Govt. awards N24.9B contract for Eket-Ibeno road dualisation

MTN, others in trouble over SIM Card registration •Aggrieved lawyer heads for court

Dokubo descends on Governor Amaechi •Accuses him of trying to pit Kalabari against Ikwere

Breaking News: Plane carrying 290 passengers and infant crash lands, bursts into flames

BILL GATES HAILS PETER OBI •Anambra Gov’nor bags Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Award

Breaking News – Boko Haram again?: Gunmen waste 42 in Yobe school

RIGHTSVIEW: Jonah Jang and the phantom ‘chair’

Eagles overwhelm Elephants, on course for African Nations Championship (CHAN): Nigeria 4, Ivory Coast 1

News Express introduces 2 new features, as popular activist Emmanuel Onwubiko joins list of columnists

Akwa Ibom to get N20 billion refund on federal roads this year

SURE-P health programme takes off in Anambra, Bauchi, 7 others

Reconstruction/expansion work begins on Lagos – Ibadan Expressway •We’ll deliver on schedule —Jonathan

EDUCATION NOW COMPULSORY for school-age children IN DELTA

Need for a central database of stolen or missing items in Nigeria

Rejected Bishop of Ahiara Mbaise is a hero back home