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Chibok abduction saga may be over within days —FG •Troops close-in on abductors

Censors Board not in a hurry to lift ban on ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ •The scenes they don’t want you to see

EFCC investigates alleged N220 million fraud in Assemblies of God Church

Fresh bomb blast rocks Jos as terrorists hit match viewing centre

Real Madrid rule Europe, beat Athletico 4-1 in Champions League final

RIGHTSView: POLITICIAN AND STATESMAN: ANY MEETING POINT?

Crisis brews: Malawian President annuls election she’s losing, electoral chief says over his dead body

Obiano, Ngige, Nwoye await fate as Anambra Governorship Election Petition Tribunal retreats to write judgement

Utuama lauds DELSU VC at book launch

Real Madrid, Atlético set for epic European Champions League final clash in Portugal

Bank chief hanged over embezzlement . . . in Iran

Zuma sworn-in for a second term as South Africa’s President

Hausa community dares Okorocha over relocation •Nobody can force us to leave Owerri, boasts community leader

Royal family disowns Ambode (the man chosen by Tinubu and Oba Akiolu to succeed Fashola), says he is not a Lagosian

Governor Shettima, Senator Saraki, others escape death in London

Army uncovers rocket launcher factory in Kano, intercepts suspected Boko Haram ammunition supply vehicle in Nsukka

Nigerian Vice-President Namadi Sambo loses over N200m (over $1.2m) to thieves

Boko Haram declares war on Civilian JTF, kills 30

Revealed: Northern moneybags who are richer than their states . . . and how they made their money

Obiano combats crime with job creation, charges royal fathers to expose crime suspects in their domains

US Air Force begins hunt for kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls

France moves to boost security in Nigeria

Jonathan finally signs 2014 Budget

UNN plans elaborate farewell for outgoing VC Bartho Okolo

10 questions Jonathan must answer on abducted Chibok girls —Ezekwesili, coalition

Army rains bombs on Boko camps in Bauchi

Security challenges: Jonathan will emerge stronger, says Uduaghan

Boko Haram enters UN black book, kills 29 farmers in yet another Borno attack

Rivers APC alerts security agencies on PDP’s alleged plot

Confab C'ttee wants access to land by all Nigerians irrespective of origin, advises repeal of Land Use Act •Wants Bakassi revisited

Breaking: Abducted Anambra ex-Commissioner killed by his kidnappers

Breaking: National Conference extended by 4 weeks

Update: Jonathan sends Junior Minister to address #BringBackOurGirls activists

Breaking: Ezekwesili, #BringBackOurGirls activists stopped from accessing Aso Presidential Villa

Same sex marriage manifestation of social decadence, says Utuama