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Amosun weeps for prisoners in Ogun

Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun on Thursday broke into tears at the pitiable sight of inmates at Oba prison in…

Teens become first joint US spelling champions

Two young American teenagers of South Asian heritage made spelling history Thursday when they became the first co-winners of the…

Ex-president sentenced to 12 years in jail in absentia

An Ecuadoran court in Quito on Thursday sentenced exiled ex-president Jamil Mahuad to 12 years in jail for corruption. Mahuad,…

14 die in Edo auto crash

No fewer than 14 persons on Thursday lost their lives in an auto crash on the Benin-Okene Highway. NAN reported…

I sacked SUBEB chairman for dishonesty – Gov. Wada

Governor Idris Wada of Kogi on Thursday said he sacked the chairman and members of the State Universal Basic Education…

Robbers Kill Whistle Blower

A man in his late 40s has been killed in Lagos, Western Nigeria by armed robbers. The man identified as…

Fashola opens N2.5bn Yaya-Abatan Road

Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Thursday commissioned the 2.9km Yaya-Abatan Road in Ifako Ijaiye area of…

Final goodbye to GOK Ajayi

Abiodun Onafuye/ Ijebu-Ode Ijebu-Ode, the ancestral home of the legal icon, Chief Godwin Olusegun Kolawole (GOK) Ajayi, stood still for…

Drugs, Prostitution Add £10bn To British Economy

The inclusion of illegal activities such as prostitution and drugs into national accounts would add about 10 billion pounds (12.3…

Does Porn Affect The Brain? Scientists urge more study

Researchers found less gray matter in the brains of men who watched large amounts of sexually explicit material, according to…

I ‘ll Never Reconcile With Amosun – Osoba

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former governor of Ogun State and a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Olusegun Osoba…

Osoba declares final parting of ways with Amosun

The former governor of Ogun State vows never to reconcile with Amosun Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta The former governor of Ogun…

Despite Jonathan’s vows, Boko Haram continues killing villagers

President Goodluck Jonathan may dominate the airwaves with vows to rein in the Boko Haram insurgency and restore peace to…

Beast of Burden

View from abroad: Why Jonathan can’t #bringbackourgirls

.An insight into the political bickerings, military corruption stalling rescue of kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls When local people warned that hundreds…

No driver needed: Google unveils a self-driving car

The world has seen pilotless aircraft called drones. We have seen driverless trains. Now Google is set to unveil a…

APC has no anointed candidate – Chairman

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa says it has no anointed candidate for the position of governorship for 2015…

Egypt: General Sisi in sweeping victory

Ex-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has scored a crushing presidential election triumph and consolidated the grip of the military, 11…

2 Indian cousins commit suicide after gang-rape

Two teenage girls have been found hanging from a tree in a northern Indian village after they were gang-raped by…

Senate yet to conclude probe of missing NNPC billions – Saraki

Senator Bukola Saraki, a member of the Senate Committee on Finance on Wednesday described as misleading, reports indicating that the…

PDP looking beyond 2015 and 2019 – Anenih

The Chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees (BoT), Chief Tony Anenih, has said in spite of the predictions of…

APC behind #bringbackourgirls campaign, alleges Maku

. in a bizarre twist, Jonathan government labels protesters for Chibok schoolgirls as APC Nigeria federal government said on Wednesday…

Amosun to eject squatters from Govt. quarters

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun, southwest Nigeria, has threatened to eject illegal occupants in state’s government quarters. Head…

Democracy Day: Senate committed to democracy gains

The Senate on Wednesday said the National Assembly remained resolutely committed to pursing legislative actions that would guarantee the gains…

Jonathan: ‘The days of peace coming to Nigeria’

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday morning said that the unity of his country, Nigeria, is threatened by terrorism,…

Scandal-hit Cambodian sex activist resigns

One of the world’s best-known anti-sex slavery activists has resigned from her foundation after questions were raised about her shocking…

Argentina agrees with Paris Club to clear debt arrears

The Paris Club of industrialised creditor nations announced Thursday an agreement for Argentina to clear nearly $10 billion in debt…

I didn’t borrow for projects in Jigawa – Gov. Lamido

Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa said on Wednesday that he did not borrow money from any bank or organisation to…

Democracy Day: IG puts police on alert

As the nation marks Democracy Day today, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, on Wednesday, directed officers in special units…

State of emergency will not stop elections – Ekweremadu

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, on Wednesday, said elections would hold in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states in spite of…