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5 Israeli soldiers killed in and around Gaza

The Israeli army said five of its soldiers have been killed in and around the wartorn Gaza Strip on Monday.…

MDCN warns FG against using drastic action to end Doctors’ strike

By Ayorinde Oluokun The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) on Monday warned the federal government against taking…

National Conference to reconvene on 11 August

By Ayorinde Oluokun The management of Nigeria National Conference has announced that delegates will now reconvene on Monday 11 August…

Two female suicide bombers kill nine in Kano

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano No fewer than nine people died on Tuesday in two explosions in Kano northwest Nigeria, while several others…

Nigeria Ambassador, 58 Others Had Contact With Ebola Victim

Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria Ambassador to Liberia, Chigozie Obi-Nnadozie and 58 others have contact with, Patrick Sawyer, the victim of Ebola…

Gov. Lamido assures non-indigenes of protection

Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa on Monday assured non-indigenes living in the state that their rights as Nigerian citizens, would…

CAN hails Gombe govt over peaceful eid-el-fitr

Reverend Abare Kala, Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Gombe state, has commended the state government for providing adequate…

Another explosion rips through Kano

The Nigeria Police say a second explosion has rocked the ancient city of Kano. The police announced the fresh explosion…

Ban urges Israel, Hamas to build on Gaza calm

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged Israel and Hamas to build on a lull in fighting in Gaza…

Huge oil depot blaze puts Tripoli under threat

Firefighters on Monday failed to extinguish a blaze at an oil depot on the outskirts of Tripoli, sparking fears of…

France ready to facilitate asylum for Iraq’s Christians

France said Monday it was ready to help facilitate asylum for Christians in Iraq displaced by a jihadist onslaught, saying…

4 dead, 7 injured in Kano suicide attack – Police

The Nigeria Police has confirmed four persons dead in the suicide attack at Nigerian National Petroleum commercial city of Kano…

Bauchi residents cry out over threat by horse-riders

Residents of Bauchi metropolis have expressed concern over the activities of some horse riders that is posing threat to lives…

Suicide bomb kills several people in Kano

A female suicide bomber targeting women lining up to buy kerosene killed several people on Monday in northern Nigeria’s Kano…

Liberia closes borders and steps up Ebola screening

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has announced the closure of most of the Ebola-hit country’s land borders, with stringent medical…
The Israeli air force has again attacked a command centre of the Palestinian militant organisation Hamas in the Gaza Strip, IDF says

Boy, 4, killed by Israeli tank fire in Gaza

Israeli tank fire killed a four-year old boy in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday, the first death since the…

Muslims mark sombre Eid in bloodied Gaza

The end of a month of fasting was supposed to be a time to celebrate for Abeer Shamali. But instead,…

Russia ordered to pay $50 billion to Yukos shareholders

Russia has been ordered by an arbitration court in The Hague to pay shareholders of Yukos a record $50 billion…

Historic Chinese church gutted by fire

A fire largely destroyed one of China’s oldest churches early Monday, state media reported, gutting the inside of the late…

Flags at half-mast as France mourns Mali crash victims

Flags flew at half-mast in France Monday in mourning for the 118 victims of the Air Algerie plane tragedy, as…

Student survivors testify in Korea ferry trial

Student survivors of South Korea’s ferry disaster, testifying for the first time Monday in the murder trial of the captain…

Osun election: Voters storm electoral ward for PVC

Prospective voters in Osogbo thronged the various electoral wards in the town to collect their permanent voters cards (PVC). The…

Sallah: Fashola urges love, peaceful co-existence

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state on Sunday enjoined Nigerians to love one another and co-exist peacefully, irrespective of their…

Seven dead, three injured in Kogi auto crash

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Sunday in Lokoja confirmed the death of seven persons in a multiple road…

Calamity would have befallen Nigeria if Buhari was killed – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan said calamity would have befallen Nigeria if former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari and Islamic scholar,…

U-20 Women’s World Cup: Falconets Land In Canada

Nigeria’s Falconets, arrived Canada on Sunday for their training tour ahead of the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, which…

Sallah: Nigerian Market Leader Calls For Peace, Tolerance

President of the Association of Commodity Market Women and Men of Nigeria and Iyaloja-General, Mrs. Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, has urged all…

Boko Haram terror: Kano cancels Eid festivities

Kano, Nigeria’s biggest northern city has cancelled Eid festivities marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan after…

News Analysis: Police save Kano from multiple bombing plots

But for the vigilance of Nigerian policemen, many people would have died today if terrorists had succeeded in their plans…

Kano bomb attack: Police arrest five suspects

Nigeria Police said on Sunday that as part of ongoing investigations into the various terror related incidents that occurred in…