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Nigerian Sex Slave Dies In B/Faso

Simon Ateba A Nigerian sex slave who was trafficked to the West African country of Burkina Faso has been found…

Outrage Over Fresh Plot To Sack Jega

Kazeem Ugbodaga, Henry Ojelyu & Eromosele Ebhomele Nigerians, including lawyers and members of civil society groups on Friday warned President…

Jonathan Gave Us Money —Lagos Igbo Leader

Cyriacus Izuekwe Leaders of Ndigbo resident in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have confirmed that they were given money by President…

430,000 PVCs Yet To Be Released To Lagos, Says Orebiyi

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is yet to release 430,000 Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, to Lagos State.…

Politicians, ICT experts threat to credible elections – Edo REC

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Following an alleged arrest of seven persons on Thursday at New Benin market in Benin City, Edo State,…

Foreign trader burned in S.Africa petrol bomb attack

A foreign shopkeeper was badly burned in a petrol bomb attack in South Africa’s Soweto township, police said Friday, in…

N. Korea vows ‘merciless’ war against US

North Korea vowed to wage a “merciless, sacred war” against the United States on Thursday, days before the launch of…

Hong Kong woman jailed for six years for maid abuse

A Hong Kong woman was jailed for six years on Friday for beating and starving her Indonesian maid and keeping…

Nigeria police needs N24bn to maintain vehicles, says IG

Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has explained that for the police to effectively fuel and maintain its vehicles in…

Woman gives birth to baby without arms, husband flees

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Pandemonium struck on Tuesday as a middle aged woman, Mrs Taiwo Sheriffdeen gave birth to a baby boy…

Presidency renews effort to sack Jega – Senators

All Progressives Congress (APC) senators yesterday raised the alarm about a plot to force Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman…

Army confined to barracks as Lesotho votes

Lesotho’s army will be confined to barracks when the small mountain kingdom votes Saturday in a snap election to break…

Poverty sends Nepal’s ‘freed’ farmworkers back to slavery

When Nepal’s Maoist-led government outlawed bonded labour in 2008 and promised to compensate victims, farmworker Hiralal Pariyar was elated to…

Japan police arrest ‘IS-inspired’ killing teen

Japanese police on Friday arrested a teenager on suspicion of killing a 13-year-old schoolboy, in a chilling murder some local…

Two blasts rock Jos, at least 17 dead

Two blasts targeting a bus park in the central Nigerian city of Jos killed at least 17 people on Thursday,…

In Pictures: Jonathan, the C-I-C steps out in military fatigue in visits to Baga, Mubi

President Goodluck Jonathan often criticised by the opposition for not acting swiftly to arrest the Boko Haram insurgency, since it…

Jonathan’s Yoruba backers in another pledge of support

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Some notable Yoruba indigenes on Thursday urged their compatriots to massively vote for President Goodluck Jonathan in the…

Trafficked Nigerian Girl Dies In Burkina Faso

By Simon Ateba/Lagos A Nigerian girl who was trafficked to the West African country of Burkina Faso has been found…

Oshodi Mayhem: Police Arraign 18, Orders Oluomo To Surrender Himself

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested 40 people in connection with Wednesday’s mayhem in Oshodi…

Jonathan visits recaptured Mubi, Baga

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan today visited Mubi, Adamawa State and Baga, Borno State, Nigerian towns recently recovered from the Boko…

APC, PDP supporters clash in London

Nigeria’s political rivalry hit new heights following a clash between supporters of Nigeria’s leading political parties in London today. The…

Benin Palace Chiefs Disagree Over Jonathan’s Re-election

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The raging controversy trailing the pronouncement by Chief David Edebiri, the Esogban of Benin Kingdom, that the Benins…

Argentina judge dismisses cover-up case against Kirchner

An Argentine judge on Thursday dismissed the case against President Cristina Kirchner for allegedly shielding Iranian officials from prosecution over…

Chatham House: Jonathan’s rented crowd in show of shame

Three hours before the advertised speech of Maj. General Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate at the Chatham…

In Video: ‘Sick’ Buhari stands to address Chatham House

General Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate gives his views on democracy and his plans for Nigeria…

Suicide bomber blows up Biu bus stop

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a crowded bus station in Biu, northeast Nigeria, on Thursday, while a second…

Are female children really difficult to raise?

In view of the claim that female children are generally difficult to raise, some Abuja residents agree with such claim,…

Kebbi to build modern palaces for monarchs

Governor Saidu Dakingari of Kebbi has pledged to build modern palaces for traditional rulers in Fakai Local Government Area of…

Police arraign technician over missing parts of laptop

The police on Thursday arraigned a technician, one Femi Adejuwo, in a Zone 2 Senior Magistrates’ Court, Wuse, Abuja, over…

Homeless man gets prestigious Vatican burial spot

A homeless man has been buried in the exclusive Teutonic Cemetery within the Vatican in the latest sign of how…