Militant Sect Attacks Bank, Police Station, Killing Scores - Scores of policemen and civilians Friday lost their lives in an early morning attack by suspected members of the Boko Haram sect on a first generation bank and police station/barracks in Damboa town, 80 kilometres from Maiduguri, the Borno state capital [Nigeria News : All Africa]

Joint Declaration By G8 And Africa - A joint declaration by African and G8 countries from the G8 Summit held in Deauville, France from May 26 to 27: [Nigeria News : All Africa]

Ruling Party Now Governs 18 States - The Peoples Democratic Party has taken its haul in the April gubernatorial election to 18 with the victory of Bauchi State Governor Isa Yuguda and his Kaduna State counterpart Patrick Yakowa in the governorship election held in the two states on Thursday. [Nigeria News : All Africa]

Revamping Our Politics as Basis for Development - IT is, I believe, generally understood that the achievement of true development in Nigeria must entail the building of our own endogenous domestic capabilities and capacities to produce and manufacture modern technologies and globally competitive industrial goods. [Nigeria News : All Africa]

Post Election Celebration - Lagos Suspends Monthly Sanitation - Still basking in the euphoria of the peaceful general elections, Lagos state says there will be no restriction of movement during Saturday's monthly sanitation exercise across the state. [Nigeria News : All Africa]

Breaking News - Fresh Bomb Blast Kills 2 in Kaduna - The Kaduna state police command spokesman Aminu Lawan (DSP) has confirmed that another bomb went off in Rafin Guza, in Kawo part of Kaduna, a week after a similar bomb was detonated in Kabala west, which killed 2 and wounded 8. [Nigeria News : All Africa]

Two Killed, Others Injured in Kaduna Explosion - Just days after post election violence rocked Kaduna and neighbouring states another explosion was recorded in the state on Friday. [Nigeria News : All Africa]