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Fashola Swears In New Chief Judge

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola Wednesday swore in Justice Oluwafunmilayo Olajumoke Atilade as the new Chief Judge of…

Nigerian soldiers revolt over lack of weapons

Dozens of Nigerian soldiers have refused to deploy for an offensive against Boko Haram Islamists until they receive better weapons,…

Oil Bunkering: Operation Pulo Shield Destroys 2 Trucks In Abia

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Pulo Shield, has arrested and destroyed two Mack trucks each laden with…

Glass House, Nigeria Football Federation Secretariat on Fire

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Glass House, the Secretariat of the crisis ridden Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) went up in flames this morning.…

Why We Withheld  Approval For Ebola Drug —Minister

The Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Monday said that the Federal government was withholding its approval for the…

Parents Worry Over Poor WAEC Results

Yetunde Idowu Some parents have expressed displeasure over the general poor performance of students in the recently released 2013/2014 West…

UK voices ‘absolute horror’ at IS beheading

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Wednesday voiced his “absolute horror” at the apparent beheading of US journalist James Foley,…

Nigerian showing signs of Ebola faints in Germany

A Nigerian woman was rushed to the hospital and hundreds of people were quarantined after she showed symptoms of Ebola…

Ebola: Nigerians in Austria not infected

Austria’s health ministry gave the all-clear Tuesday evening after regional authorities earlier reported two suspected cases of Ebola in two…

Egypt urges Israelis, Palestinians to resume Gaza talks

Egypt on Wednesday called on Israelis and Palestinians to resume negotiations, expressing its “profound regret at the breach of the…

Vietnam, Myanmar test patients for Ebola

Vietnam and Myanmar are testing three patients for the deadly Ebola virus after they arrived in the Southeast Asian nations…

APGA will resolve internal crisis – Lawmaker

Rep. Afam Ogene (APGA – Ogbaru) said on Tuesday that the leadership of the party in Anambra would resolve its…

Israeli strike kills wife, child of Gaza military chief – Hamas

An Israeli air strike on Gaza City killed the wife and infant daughter of elusive Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif,…

Jihadists claim beheading of US journalist

Jihadist group the Islamic State on Tuesday claimed to have executed American journalist James Foley in revenge for US air…

Liberia president orders curfew over Ebola outbreak

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf announced a nighttime curfew from Wednesday and the quarantine of two neighbourhoods, including one in…

Nigerian doctor dies of Ebola Virus

A senior doctor who treated Nigeria’s first Ebola patient has died, taking the death toll in Africa’s most populous country…

Ebola: FG targets fruit bats, healthcare wastes

Ayorinde Oluokun The Federal Government said on Tuesday that it has started a survey of areas of the country with…

Jonathan criticises violence against humanitarian workers

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday expressed concern at the increasing rate of violence against persons working as humanitarian personnel across…

Auto crash claims 10 lives in Enugu

The police in Enugu on Tuesday confirmed that 10 people died in an auto crash on the Opi-Eha-Alumona-Obollo-Afor road on…

Nigerian wrestler to get promotion after defeating Camerounian

The Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, has assured the current African Middle Weight Pro-Wrestling Champion, Aliking Mohammed, automatic promotion after…

Police Commission promotes 6 AIGs to DIGs, others

The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Tuesday approved the promotion of six Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) and two Commissioners…

US blames Hamas for Gaza truce collapse

The United States blamed rocket fire from Gaza for a breakdown in indirect talks between Israel and Palestinian authorities on…

Funmi Iyanda marks her birthday with dance steps that will blow you away

This is the closest you’ll see broadcaster Funmi Iyanda dance. And she managed to do it rather seamlessly. Watch the…

Three petroleum smugglers burnt to death

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Three petrol smugglers were roasted alive Tuesday at Temitope axis of Idiroko border town of Ogun State, western…

Ogonis Meet In USA Over 2015, Bori State, UNEP Report

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The People of Ogoni ethnic group in the United States of America are set to meet, to…

Cleric calls for prayers to end Ebola

Sheikh Suleiman Bibire, the Chief Imam of Tudunwada Central Mosque, Lugbe, Abuja, on Tuesday urged Nigerians to intensify prayers to…

NIMASA, Air Force showcases aircraft to monitor crime-infested waters

Nigeria’s military on Tuesday took the wraps off a new aircraft to tackle high-seas pirates off the country’s coast, as…

FRSC issues 1,389 driver’s licenses in Osun

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Osun issued 1,389 driver’s licences to motorists in the state between June and…

NURTW commends FG for dismantling illegal roadblocks

Najeem Yasin, National President, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), on Tuesday commended the Federal Government for dismantling illegal…

The Spelling Bee Competition Goes National

Funsho Arogundade  As The Spelling Bee, a competition targeted at students between ages 8 and 14 overseas, enters its second…