Year: 2015
Peace returns to Durban, South Africa – Consul-General
Mokgethi Monaisa, Consul-General, South African High Commission in Nigeria, says the violence in Durban has come to an end and…
Jonathan orders removal of his campaign posters
Ahead of the May 29 Presidential inauguration, President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday ordered the removal of the campaign billboards, banners…
Traditional ruler in possession of police rifle detained in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin have arrested and detained the traditional ruler of Sasaro, a community in Akoko-Edo local…
Danish striker suspended for biting police officer
Danish striker Nicki Bille Nielsen, who plays his club football in France for Evian, was handed a 60-day suspended sentence…
Adams Johnson charged with sex offences
Sunderland midfielder Adam Johnson has been charged with three offences of sexual activity with a child under the age of…
France hunt accomplices in foiled church attack
French police were hunting Thursday for possible accomplices to an Algerian student whose plan to attack churches was foiled when…
Nadal stunned by Fognini in Barcelona
Rafael Nadal’s stuttering season continued as he was stunned 6-4, 7-6 (8/6) by Italy’s Fabio Fognini at the Barcelona Open…
Boko Haram regroups en masse in Sambisa
Boko Haram fighters have amassed in the group’s Sambisa Forest stronghold in northeast Nigeria, as a military offensive tries to…
Synagogue: Coroner to give verdict on building collapse next month
A verdict on the causes of a deadly church building collapse that killed 116 people in Nigeria’s financial hub Lagos…
Boko Haram Commander killed by Nigerian troops – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters said a notorious top terrorists’ Commander, Abu Mujahid, was among the terrorists that died during an encounter…
APC To Acting IG: Shun Partisanship, Embrace Professionalism
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the newly-appointed Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, to approach his new task with…
Tennis: Nigerian Stars Ready For Abuja Open
Damilare Okunola No fewer than three top tennis players in Nigeria have confirmed their participation in the maiden edition of…
The Task Before Muhammadu Buhari
By Femi Onasanya The business of governance is not a child’s play. It is very tasking, demanding and it requires…
Nature And Environment Don’t Need Us, We Need Them
By Babatunde Raji Fashola As we have heard from Conservation International in that epical documentary, nature and the environment do…
Pitfalls The New Police IG Must Avoid
In life, the only thing that is constant is change. Suleiman Abba, the sacked Inspector General of Police who at…
Tributes For Late NIJ Lecturer
Samson Uwala Lecturers and students of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, NIJ, Lagos could not hold back their tears recently…
ASUP Mourns Chukwumerije
Damilare Okunola The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has expressed dismay over the demise of Senator Uche Chukwumerije, Chairman…
‘UNILORIN Law Faculty Best In Nigeria’
Following the cumulative performance of its products in the 2014 Bar Final Examinations of the Nigerian Law School, the Council…
447 Houses In Danger Of Collapse In Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga At least 447 defective buildings may collapse in Lagos as the state government has marked 191 other distressed buildings…
Corps Members Arrested For Selling Ballot Paper
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Three members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, who served as adhoc staff during the 11 April…
Court throws out lawsuits challenging Buhari’s eligibility
A Nigerian court Wednesday struck out two suits that disputed the eligibility of president-elect Muhammadu Buhari to stand for election,…
Bank’s Intern Steals Customers’ N53.6m
Paul Iyoghojie The police at Lion Building Division, Campbell Street, Lagos Island, western Nigeria, have arrested a 31-year old graduate,…
Henderson signs ‘long-term’ deal with Liverpool
Liverpool announced on Thursday that England midfielder Jordan Henderson has signed a new “long-term contract” with the Premier League club,…
Kenya kicks out top anti-corruption officials
Kenya’s top anti-corruption officials were suspended Thursday following a bitter standoff with parliament and after they alleged widespread graft in…
SERAP drags South Africa to ICC over xenophobic attack
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has requested the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Mrs. Fatou Bensouda to use…
APC, Dapo Abiodun challenges Kashamu’s victory at tribunal
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The legal battle to ascertain the real winner of the senatorial seat of the Ogun East Senatorial District…
S.African police say murdered nun, 86, may have been raped
Police in South Africa were on Thursday investigating whether an 86-year-old nun of Austrian origin found murdered had also been…
Buhari: Expect Changes From June 1
General Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s President-elect, has said Nigerians should expect change from June 1 this year, noting that his administration…
Pakistan military kills 47 Taliban insurgents
Pakistan’s military Thursday claimed to have killed at least 47 Taliban fighters in two days of airstrikes in the restive…
Islamic college bans girls from athletics for fear of losing virginity
An Islamic college in Australia is under investigation after claims that its principal has banned girls from taking part in…