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Osun APC to hold governorship primary

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun state said it will hold its party governorship primary on 12 April ahead…

GDP Rebasing Public Relations Gimmick —APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as an orchestrated distraction and a mindless public relations gimmick the ongoing hullabaloo…

French priest charged with rape, torture during exorcisms

A priest in an ultra-conservative Catholic sect has been charged with rape and torture for acts allegedly committed during exorcisms…

Olofa Of Stool: Appeal Court Suspends Proceedings

Stephen Oni/Ilorin The Appeal Court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, on Thursday put on hold all proceedings and…

Flood Wreaks Havoc In Ilorin

Stephen Oni/Ilorin Two children reportedly drowned in Ilorin, Kwara state capital, during a storm that accompanied a downpour on Wednesday…

ASUP Strike: Wike Is Distracted, Says Asomugha

National President, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP Chibuzo Asomugha, has stated that the Supervising Minister of Education, Nyeson Wike,…

Woman Rejects Father’s Paternity

A 25-year old woman, Adijat Waheed, on Wednesday rejected the paternity of her father, Mr. Jimoh Asabari, at a Grade…

APC Warns Obanikoro On Mayhem In Lagos

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has raised the alarm over the inordinate use of soldiers…

10 Africans Win Innovation Prize

Eromosele Ebhomele The African Innovation Foundation, AIF, has announced 10 finalists of the prestigious Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2014.…

Woman Caught Stealing Baby Through Window

Nkem Taiye-Ulebor & Yusuf Muhammed For allegedly trying to steal a year old girl from her parents’ house early this…

Family Of 4, Others Electrocuted

Kazeem Ugbodaga A fallen high tension wire has electrocuted six people in Oworonshoki area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria. The incident…

WHO moves against Ebola virus in Guinea

The World Health Organisation has launched a raft of emergency measures in Conakry, Guinea’s capital to control an outbreak of…

High murder rate prevalent in Africa – UN

Murders have gone down worldwide but half of them still occur in countries with just 11 per cent of the…

Two killed, many injured, during UEFA match in Yobe

Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram Islamists stormed a packed viewing centre in Potiskum, Yobe state and shot dead two…

Navy destroys 265 illegal refineries in 3 weeks

The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Delta, Warri Naval Command said it destroyed 265 illegal refineries and burnt 100, 000 tonnes…

Teenagers collared $4 million through swindles – Police

Three teenagers believed to be behind scams which raised $4 million are being quizzed by Japanese police, reports said today.…

Belo-Osagie speaks on success, failure and importance of family

Nigeria’s businessman, Hakeem Belo-Osagie has shared with students of Wake Forest University, North Carolina, United States some of the peaks…

Nigeria’s Air Force shops for more fighter jets

Nigeria’s Air Force says it is buying new fighter jets and helicopters. The air force has been pivotal in an…

London court considers confiscation of Ibori assets

Jailed James Onanefe Ibori, former governor of Nigeria’s Delta state has been facing a confiscation hearing at Southwark Crown Court.…

Pair of Japanese mangoes sells for $3,000

A pair of mangoes grown in southern Japan sold Thursday for a whopping 300,000 yen ($3,000), a record price for…

Osoba pushes for return to regionalism at confab

.What Mike Ozekhome, other delegates said on Wednesday at the Abuja National Conference The call for restructuring of Nigeria into…

Boko Haram terrorists strike in Jigawa state, kill 7 cops, one civilian

Scores of Islamist gunmen attacked a police station, a court and a bank in Jigawa state, northern Nigeria on Wednesday,…

3rd Chinese official commits suicide

A senior Chinese official killed himself in his Beijing office this week, reports said Thursday. Xu Ye’an was the third…

British drug suspect wanted by France arrested in Thailand

A British fugitive accused of running a gang that smuggled hundreds of kilos of heroin and cocaine has been arrested…

Enugu officials killed my 17-year old son – Mother

The mother of a 17-year old boy allegedly beaten to death by officials of the Enugu State Waste Management Authority…

White executives dominate workplaces in South Africa

South Africa’s workplaces are still heavily racially skewed 20 years after the fall of apartheid, with only one fifth of…
About 146,000 Tobacco Smokers die in Africa

Nigeria moves against tobacco firms with new law

Nigeria’s federal government signified its intention to tighten the noose on tobacco companies operating in Nigeria with the proposal for…

Ebola virus disease: Nigeria at risk says health minister

Nigeria’s Federal Government said on Wednesday that the spread of Ebola Virus Disease to neighbouring West African countries has put…

Kidnapping Has Reduced In Rivers State, Says Police Boss

The Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Mr Tunde Ogunshakin, on Wednesday said that the spate of kidnapping in the…

Oscar Pistorius Tells How He Killed Steenkamp

Oscar Pistorius, on Tuesday, broke down as he told South African court how he accidentally killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp…