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Radio Biafra Plans Memorial For 3.6m Slain Igbos

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Director of Biafra Radio, Nnamdi Kanu, has warned that the government of Nigeria will have to contend…

Clinton Slams Jonathan Over Corruption

Mrs. Hillary Clinton, the former US Secretary of State, has lambasted President Goodluck Jonathan over corruption in Nigeria and the…

Bisi Ibidapo-Obe Goes Into Sex Toy Biz

Kayode Aponmade Top Yoruba movie actress, Bisi Ibidapo-Obe, will on Sunday, 11 May, host top celebrities, music and movie stars,…

‘I won’t kill number 3’ – Turkish wife killer

A Turkish man who was kicked out of a TV dating show after revealing he had killed his two previous…

Glo/CNN African Voices showcases Bineta Diop

African Voices will this weekend feature human rights activist, Bineta Diop, as its special guest. Diop, who is the only…

US team arrives in Nigeria to help with hostage search

US experts have arrived in Nigeria to help rescue more than 200 schoolgirls being held hostage by Boko Haram Islamists,…

UN congratulates South Africa on peaceful elections

The United Nations on Friday congratulated the people and government of South Africa on the peaceful conduct of parliamentary and…

WEF: Africa is greenfield for investments – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan said Africa is open for direct foreign investments and will cease from demanding aids from the developed…

South Africa: ANC gets resounding victory

South Africans have voted resoundingly to extend the ANC’s 20-year rule, ignoring leadership scandals and economic malaise in a wholesale…

Advertisement for herbal treatment of HIV, others illegal – NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday said advertisement for herbal treatment for HIV, hernia,…

Aregbesola, wife, others protest Chibok school girls abduction

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state, his wife, Serifat, and other members of his cabinet on Thursday 8 May in…

Police arrest alleged fake soldiers in Ogun

The police command in Ogun said on Thursday that it had arrested two suspected criminals parading themselves as soldiers in…

ECOWAS to assist Nigeria on counter-terrorism – Mahama

ECOWAS leaders had decided to invoke the community’s protocols on counter-terrorism to defeat terrorism and support Nigeria’s efforts to rescue…

Nigerian among passengers in crashed helicopter

A yet to be identified Nigerian oil worker was among the eight passengers inside a helicopter that crashed off Ghanaian…

US drones coming to Nigeria

Nigeria has requested for United States surveillance aircraft and intelligence to help track the over 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko…

Twitter activists push Nigeria kidnap up world agenda

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Social media sites have exploded with urgent appeals to #bringbackourgirls, ramping up global awareness of the Nigerian…

3 die in copter crash

A helicopter carrying eight passengers and crew crashed on Thursday killing three people off Ghana’s western coast, home to the…

Jolie voices out concern about kidnapped Nigerian girls

US actress Angelina Jolie, who will co-chair a summit in June aimed at ending sexual violence in war zones, on…

Jonathan: Girls kidnap turning point in Boko Haram conflict

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan said Thursday that Boko Haram’s mass abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls would mark a turning…

Nigerian Military snubs distress calls in Gamboru-Ngala

Residents of Gamboru Ngala, the Nigerian border town attacked by Boko Haram on Monday criticized Nigeria’s security forces for failing…

Osoba meets APC rebel group, debunks defection rumour

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The former governor of Ogun State and the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Aremo Olusegun…

Dasuki, Military chiefs visit Chibok 23 days after

The National Security Adviser, retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, in company of service chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police on Thursday…

Nigerian army says it can rescue the abducted girls

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has condemned the impression being created by a section of the press that the military lacks…

Primary school teachers on strike since October in Benue

Primary School teachers have been on strike since October in the central Nigerian state of Benue. The teachers are agitating…

LASU students vow not to pay Fashola’s fees

The Lagos State University Students Union (LASUSU) on Thursday said no student of the institution would pay the increased tuition…

Bayelsa governor joins manhunt for kidnapped Dutchmen

The Bayelsa state government in southern Nigeria said on Thursday that efforts were underway to free the three Dutch nationals…

Boko Haram: APC urges N/Assembly To Probe Security Fund

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the National Assembly to urgently initiate a probe into how the budgetary…

Cultists Kill 3 Vigilante Members

Yusuf Muhammed Members of a secret cult group known as Black Axe in Magbon, Badagry, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have…

Kidnappers On The Prowl In Lagos

Cyriacus Izuekwe There are indications that kidnappers are on the prowl in Lagos State, western Nigeria, as there are several…

UN Envoy Unveils Nigeria Safe Schools Plan

UN special envoy for global education Gordon Brown on Wednesday unveiled a project to improve security in Nigerian schools to…