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Nine dead, dozens injured in Germany bus crash

At least nine people were killed and 43 hurt on Saturday, police said, as a coach carrying Polish holidaymakers collided…

Online is the future of journalism – Johnson

By Simon Ateba Derwin Johnson, a former American journalist with CNN and ABC News, told Nigerian students on Friday that…

Lawmaker cautions colleagues against removing Al-makura

A lawmaker in Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Othman Bala, has appealed to members not to impeach Governor Umaru…

Stop using youths as thugs, Kwara governor tells politicians

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara state urged politicians to shun all forms of violence and refrain from using youths as…

Spanish couple arrested in Colombia baby trafficking case

A Spanish couple was arrested trying to leave Colombia with a five-week-old girl they allegedly bought from her parents, Colombian…

Gowon Estate residents spend N1m to fix roads

Gowon Estate Community Development Association on Friday said that it had spent about one million naira to fix roads in…

Oga Bello To Mark 50 Yrs On Stage

Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni Veteran actor Adebayo Salami, popularly known as Oga Bello, is planning big to commemorate his 50 years in…

Robbers Shoot Alariwo

Veteran musician, Rotimi Goziem Martins, popularly known as Alariwo of Africa, is full of thanks to God after he posted…

Man Kills Sister Over Plot Of Land

Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni A member of the Eiye Confraternity and Jehovah’s Witness, Adeola Omotayo, 28, has killed his sister, Omotayo Rukayat…

RCCG appeals to doctors to return to work

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has appealed to medical doctors in public hospitals to consider lives lost daily…

Lagos assembly ponders health insurance scheme

Suru Avoseh, the chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Health, said on Friday the committee was proposing a…

Over 7,000 Nigerian students studying in US – Official

The United States Embassy in Abuja says 7,318 Nigerian students are studying in more than 700 universities and colleges in…

23 promoted corps commandants at FRSC

Osita Chidoka, the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission, has charged 23 newly promoted Corps Commandants of the…

Boko Haram kill scores in attack on Damboa

Boko Haram gunmen killed many people in an attack in the restive northeast, throwing explosives into residential homes and shooting…

FG explains purpose of 1b dollar loan

The Federal Government has clarified that the one billion dollar loan it is seeking is not only to prosecute the…

Police arrest 22 over impeachment protest in Nasarawa

Police Command in Nasarawa State on Friday said it arrested 22 people in Lafia following violent protest by some groups…

Police shut filling stations, arrest managers

The Nigeria Police has shut down two petrol stations in the Ikorodu area of Lagos and arrested their managers for…

Child obesity in Africa increases from 4 to 10million – UN

The number of obese and overweight children in the world could balloon from 44 million in 2012 to 75 million…

Police Cells Overcrowded

Cyriacus Izuekwe The ongoing industrial action by the Judiciary Staff of Nigeria JUSUN, has resulted in overcrowding in police cells…

FIFA lifts suspension on Nigeria

World football governing body, FIFA on Friday lifted the suspension clamped on Nigeria on 9 July as a result of…

540-year old book sold for over £1m

A 540-year-old book, known as the first to be printed in the English language, has sold at auction for more…

Japan ‘vagina artist’ arrest sparks debate

The arrest on obscenity allegations of a woman who makes art based on her vagina has sparked debate in Japan.…

Ethiopian bloggers, journalists charged with ‘terrorism’

A group of Ethiopian bloggers and journalists detained for nearly three months have been charged with terrorism for having links…

Nigeria Must Not Split – US Consul General

By Simon Ateba In spite of all the religious and cultural differences in the country and the killings by Boko…

Proprietress advocates equal education for disabled children

By Simon Ateba Children living with disabilities ‎have the same rights to education as do all other children in Nigeria,…

In Pictures: Prof. Olatunji Dare’s 70th Birthday Lecture

Photos By Emmanuel Osodi A lecture titled: “Memories of Censorship: Struggling For Press Freedom In Africa” in honour of Professor…

IS jihadists kill 90 in Syria gas field takeover

Jihadists killed at least 90 Syrian regime fighters, civilian security guards and employees when they seized a gas field in…

Lawyers justify JUSUN strike, tell govt. to obey court order

Lawyers in the FCT said on Thursday that the ongoing strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) was…

Putin calls for urgent Ukraine crisis settlement after jet crash

Russian President Vladimir Putin called Friday for an urgent settlement of the Ukraine crisis as he expressed condolences to Dutch…

Singapore halts destruction of ‘pro-gay’ children’s books

Singapore on Friday stopped its national library from destroying two children’s books with gay themes following an outcry over literary…