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Lamido appoints Obasanjo chancellor of Jigawa varsity

Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa on Friday appointed former President Olusegun Obasanjo as the pioneer Chancellor of the newly established…

Ebola: Ondo govt. cancels summer lessons

The Ondo State Government on Friday cancelled all summer school lessons in the state. This was contained in a statement…

Keyamo petitions Police IG over late officer’s pension

Eromosele Ebhomele Nigerian human rights lawyer, Festus Keyamo, has petitioned the country’s acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, over the…

Death toll in east Ukraine conflict nears 2,600 – UN

The conflict raging in eastern Ukraine has killed nearly 2,600 people, the United Nations said Friday, voicing concern about atrocities…

IMF approves $1.4 billion in new funds for Ukraine

The International Monetary Fund approved Friday the release of nearly $1.4 billion in fresh funds for troubled Ukraine, as the…

Baby dies after being left forgotten in parked car

A 16-month old baby died after being forgotten by one of its parents who left the child behind in a…

Chelsea Clinton leaves TV job for Charity

Chelsea Clinton announced Friday that she was stepping down from a part-time reporting job on US television to focus on…

Nigeria monitors 160 after Ebola kills doctor in Port Harcourt

Some 160 people are being medically monitored in Nigeria’s oil-producing hub Port Harcourt after a doctor died from the virus,…

The Poor State Of A Cattle Slaughter Yard

By Emmanuel Osodi The poor state of slaughter slabs, meat processing, ineffective meat inspection services and the resultant risk of…

Senegal reports first case of Ebola

Senegal confirmed its first case of Ebola on Friday, as the country’s health minister announced that a young Guinean had…

Ribadu, Marwa, Gundiri granted PDP waiver

Malam Nuhu Ribadu, former Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, moved a step further to realising his ambition of…

At least 10 die as boat capsizes in Port Harcourt

At least 10 people died in Rivers state on Friday when a boat carrying 35 passengers bound for Port Harcourt…

Why Nigerian Women Don’t Use Condom

Eromosele Ebhomele & Samson Uwala Apart from pure hatred for the female condom, many Nigerian women are either ignorant of…

Police Inspector Plunges To Death

A police inspector and his wife fell from the balcony of their apartment on the second floor of a two-storey…

Ebola Scare In Port Harcourt Hospitals

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Patients admitted in the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, UPTH, have hurriedly left the hospital after…

Federal Govt Lifts Suspension On Resident Doctors

The Federal Government has lifted the suspension of Residency Training Programme in all federal hospitals with effect from Thursday, 28…

Anita, Pastor Oyakhilome’s wife, files for divorce over adultery

The adultery scandal that has rocked the family of Nigeria’s popular clergyman, Pastor Chris Oyakholome, has resulted in a divorce…

Sex workers scramble for disabled men

Cyriacus Izuekwe There are strong indications that commercial sex workers have shifted their business target to physically challenged men because…

Tension In Police Over Transfer

Cyriacus Izuekwe There are indications that police officers attached to Lagos State Command, Southwest Nigeria are now living in fear…

Japan hangs gangster and killer arsonist

Japan executed a mobster and a killer arsonist on Friday, bringing to 11 the total number of death sentences carried…

Volcano erupts in New Guinea, spewing ash and rock

A volcano erupted Friday in eastern Papua New Guinea, spewing rocks and ash into the air, forcing the evacuation of…

Hotel attendants arrested for videoing customer’s sexual escapade

Three hotel attendants, who allegedly recorded a customer’s sexual affair and demanded a ransom of N10 million, were on Thursday…

UN chief slams ‘brutal’ IS killings in Iraq

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday slammed “brutal killings of civilians” by Islamic State jihadists in northern Iraq,…

African leaders puppets for Western world – DRC Ambassador

The Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo to Nigeria, Marie-Louise Kombe, has said some African leaders are puppets for…

We’ll conduct bye-election in all parts of Adamawa – Jega

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would conduct free, fair and credible bye-election in all parts of Adamawa…

Obama says ‘no strategy yet’ as IS executes Syrian troops

United States President Barack Obama admitted Thursday that he still does not have a strategy to fight Islamic State jihadists…

NANS endorse Jonathan for second term

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Thursday endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan to run for a second term in…

FG urged to revisit media salary structure to honour Akunyili

The Radio, Television and Theater Arts Workers Union (RATTAWU) has appealed to the Federal Government to revisit the Media Salary…

Police partner PCN to combat drug abuse

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, says the police will continue to support the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN)…

FCT VIO to begin computerised vehicle inspection in Sept.

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) is to commence computerised vehicle inspection from 1 September, this year.…