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Turkish president says Muslims, not Columbus, discovered Americas

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that the Americas were discovered by Muslims in the 12th century, nearly three…

340 dead in month-old battle for Libya’s Benghazi

At least 340 people have been killed in fighting for Libya’s second city Benghazi since the launch of a government-backed…

How to make INEC truly independent – Atiku

Eromosele Ebhomele Nigeria’s former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has advocated the setting up of an independent body to oversee the…

Italy rescues 900 as migrant flow across Med continues

Italian authorities said Saturday that more than 900 people had been rescued at sea in 24 hours, in a blow…

Ebola-infected doctor from Sierra Leone flown to US

A doctor from Sierra Leone who has contracted Ebola was early Saturday flown to the US where he has residency…

Ajudua gets bail on health ground

The Court of Appeal in Lagos on Friday granted bail to Fred Ajudua who is standing trial on charges of…

6 dead, 5 injured in Kano bomb blast

The police in Kano have confirmed the death of six persons, including three policemen, in the bomb explosion at Magarsiku…

Jonathan submits 2015 presidency forms, optimistic of success

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday in Abuja submitted his nomination and expression of interest forms to contest the presidency in…

UNIPORT moves to reduce unemployment by 24%

In a bid to reduce unemployment by 24 per cent, the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) is adapting its conventional…

APC Reschedules Primaries Again

Jamiu Yisa The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rescheduled its primaries aimed at picking candidates for the various elective positions…

Man, 22, jailed for 3 years for drug dealing

Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, Southwest, Nigeria today sentenced, a 22-year old man, Toyosi Joseph, to…

Tunde Bakare will be president of Nigeria, says Gov. Mimiko

Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo state believes that Pastor Tunde Bakare, the General Overseer of the Latter Rain Church will…

I’m still contesting for presidency on PDP platform – Tafawa Balewa

Dr Abdul Jhalil Tafawa Balewa of PDP, on Friday in Abuja said he had not withdrawn from the 2015 presidential…

El-Rufai, Adebanjo, others beg Bakare to return to politics

Some prominent Nigerians including Chief Ayo Adebanjo and Malam Nasir El-Rufai on Friday urged renowned cleric, Pastor Tunde Bakare, to…

PDP to sanction aspirants who criticise party leadership

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The chairman, Rivers state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, Felix Obuah has warned aspirants on the…

Boko Haram: Nigerians want hunters not the military

The three North eastern states in Nigeria under the ceaseless attacks by Boko Haram insurgents, may not have taken a…

Suicide bomber behind Kano petrol station blast, 6 dead – Police

Six people were killed, including three police, in a suicide bomb attack at a petrol station in northern Nigeria’s biggest…

Atiku says Osoba’s defection to SDP is regrettable

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declared that the defection of the former governor of Ogun…

N1.5billion Libel Suit: Court Dismisses Governor Chime’s Appeal

Akin Kuponiyi‪‬ ‪ An Appeal Court in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has dismissed an appeal filed by Enugu state governor, Sullivan…

2015: Atiku visits Lagos lawmakers

Eromosele Ebhomele Ahead of the primaries of the All Progressives Congress, APC, former vice president of Nigeria and presidential aspirant…

Three dead in Yola air crash as Boko Haram attack

Nigeria on Friday said three servicemen were killed in a military helicopter crash in the restive northeast, while Boko Haram…

Boko Haram seizes Chibok, hometown of kidnapped schoolgirls

Boko Haram has seized the town of Chibok in Borno state, northeast Nigeria, from where 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped more…

Ladipo Market To Be Shut Saturday for Voters Card

Cyriacus Izuekwe The leadership of Ladipo Auto Spare Parts market in Mushin Lagos state, Western Nigeria has ordered the closure…

Omotola, Genevieve, Asa Lead #StopEbola Campaign

Funsho Arogundade Nollywood stars, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and Genevieve Nnaji, will be joining soul singer, Asa, as frontliners in the global…

Nigerian Sex Workers Explore Social Media

Eromosele Ebhomele For many commercial sex workers in Nigeria, the internet has become a blessing as it is increasingly becoming…

$9.5m In Jet Scandal: Court Fixes 28 Nov For Case Against Oritsejafor

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano State has fixed November 28 for further mention in the case between lecturers…

Scottish nationalists name new leader to maintain independence fight

Scotland’s ruling Scottish National Party (SNP) on Friday crowned a new leader to build on a surge of support following…

Boko Haram turns robust trading town to ghost town

A deathly silence hangs over the once lively trading town of Amchide in the far north of Cameroun, abandoned to…

Nigeria’s Air force chopper carrying weapons, crashes

A Nigerian air force helicopter burst into flames midair and crashed near Modibo Adama University of Technology in Yola, Adamawa…

Drug makers arrested in India over sterilisation deaths

Indian police have arrested the head of a drug manufacturing company and his son on suspicion of destroying evidence related…