Buhari Finally Opens Up: I Knew Babangida Was Planning To Overthrow Me

Buhari became head of state on December 31, 1983 after the military overthrew the government of Shehu Shagari. But on August 27, 1985, Buhari himself was overthrown by Babangida, his chief of army staff and key actor in the 1983 coup.

Buhari, a retired major general and presidential aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), told TheCable: "It is true that I learnt he was planning a coup against me. And I sat and discussed it with him in my office.

Weeping South Africans say goodbye to Meyiwa

Durban - South Africans turned out in huge numbers in Durban on Saturday for the funeral of national football captain and goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa, whose murder last weekend shocked the nation.

The star footballer, who had just turned 27, was gunned down by an intruder at the home of his pop singer girlfriend south of Johannesburg.

Family and friends were joined by government officials and the top names in South African football among a crowd of 30,000 at the ceremony at Durban's Moses Mabhida Stadium, broadcast live on television.

Customers Overwhelmed as MTN ushers Nigerians into Season of Surprises

From Lagos, Port-Harcourt, Abuja, Ibadan to Benin, Nigerians were today overwhelmed as the leading telecommunications and ICT Company in the country, MTN, ushered Nigerians into its much expected Season of Surprises.

To the surprise of many, popular Nigerian artists, most especially MTN ambassadors were on ground at various locations all over the country to unveil surprise packages to Nigerians, while giving out various eye-popping gifts to the delight of many.

Shekau Releases Video: We Don't Have Any Ceasefire Deal; All The ChibokGirls Are Married

Boko Haram sect mercurial leader, Imam Abubakar Shekau in a new video released on Friday night has finally put to rest all the doubt regarding a man, "Danladi Ahmadu" that has been parading himself as Secretary General of the sect.

Danladi Ahmadu has been presented in Nigeria's and int'l media mostly on the VOA Hausa service as the man negotiating with President Goodluck Jonathan's scribe, Mr. Hassan Tukur and Chadian President, Idris Derby promising to release the over 200 Chibok girls in purported ceasefire talks.

But the boko haram leader Shekau, in the new video, said: "We don't know that liar and fake Danladi Ahmadu, we never met this liar with his character as he is claiming. 

REVEALED: that strange Aircraft on top TB Joshua's building is a Nigerian Air Force Jet

A "mysterious" aircraft videoed by security cameras as flying over Synagogue Church guest house shortly before the structure collapsed killing many visitors and worshippers in September, may have been a Nigerian Airforce jet, a coroner’s court heard Thursday.

The founder of Synagogue Church, TB Joshua blamed the airplane for the collapse of the building, and that the church was targeted by terrorists.