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Spain deports Madrid train bombing convict to Morocco

Spain on Sunday deported a Moroccan man after he completed a 10-year jail sentence for obtaining the explosives used in…

Iraqi gunmen kill wife, children of anti-Al Qaeda militant

Heavily-armed militants attacked the home of an anti-Qaeda militiaman north of Baghdad Sunday, killing and decapitating his wife and two…

New Niger Bridge triggers hope and resentment

Sometimes a bridge is more than just a bridge. After years of delays and empty promises, Nigeria has finally begun…

PDP wants deaths at NIS job test centres probed

Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has called for immediate investigation of the death of some Nigerians who died during…

Jonathan splitting Nigeria on religious line, says Senator Ojudu

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE A Nigerian Senator, Babafemi Ojudu, representing the Ekiti Central Senatorial District, has cautioned the country’s President, Dr. Goodluck…

200 die as Fulani herdsmen storm Kaduna villages

Close to 200 people have been killed in fresh attacks on three villages in Kaduna State by suspected Fulani herdsmen.…

In pictures: Immigration department’s tragic show of shame

Four pregnant women and three others died in the stampede at the National Stadium in Abuja Saturday as thousands of…

117 killed by gunmen in Katsina

Gunmen that raided several communities in Katsina State, on March 11 and 12, killed 117 people and injured 37 others.…

Obi, outgoing governor decorated with traditional title

The traditional rulers council in Anambra state, eastern Nigeria, has conferred the chieftaincy title of “Okwute” meaning Rock on Governor…

In Lagos, job applicants thumb down Immigration

Some applicants at the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) recruitment exercise on Saturday in Lagos, expressed concern over the poor conduct…

News analysis: When job seeking turns harvest of deaths

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The desire of some Nigerian youths to be employed in the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS ended tragically on…

Boko Haram weapons, 7 militants captured

Nigeria’s military said on Saturday that it has recorded a major success in its onslaught against the dreaded Islamist sect,…

6 more die in immigration job recruitment exercise

Two applicants slumped and died at the recruitment venue in Minna on Saturday where over 12,000 applicants from the state…

Malaysia says someone onboard diverted missing plane

Malaysia’s leader Saturday said communications aboard a missing jet were switched off and its course deliberately changed by someone on…

4 women faint at Immigration recruitment in Abeokuta

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta No fewer than four women reportedly slumped in Abeokuta today as thousands of Nigerian job seekers stormed the…

Med-view plane makes emergency landing in Lagos

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent An aircraft belonging to Medview Airline made an emergency landing at the Murtala Muhamme Airport in Lagos…

Alternate driving days in Paris to fight smog

The French government will on Monday introduce alternate driving days in Paris for the first time in nearly two decades…

7 job seekers die in stampede, dozens injured

A recruitment drive by Nigeria’s immigration department has turned tragic in Abuja, the nations’s capital. At least seven persons were…

5 Egyptian soldiers killed at checkpoint

Gunmen opened fire on a checkpoint in Cairo Saturday, killing five Egyptian soldiers, state television reported. The attack comes two…

Police rescue kidnapped lawmaker, girl killed

A 10-year old girl was on Friday killed as police engaged kidnappers in a bid to rescue the abducted member…

Cameroon rules out sanctuary for Boko Haram fighters

On a day that Boko Harm insurgents attacked with impunity a military barrack in Maiduguri, Borno state, Cameroon vowed it…

Man Blinds Housewife Over Sex

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 35-year old man, Arinze Kingsley, has left a married woman, Mrs Amaka Ohanwe, partially blind when she…

You Can’t Fight Corruption If You’re Corrupt, Ribadu Tells Govs

Kazeem Ugbodaga Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, says governors in the country…

Journalists Attacked In Court

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Hoodlums suspected to be supporters of former Secretary to Edo State Government, SSG, Dr. Simon Imuekemhe, attacked journalists…

Musician Saheed Osupa Battles Producer

Funsho Arogundade Popular Fuji musician, Saheed Osupa is embroiled in a cold war with the Music Advertisers Association of Nigeria,…

Do you believe TB Joshua saw Malaysian airliner crashing?

PLease watch the video posted on YouTube by Emmanuel TV that claims that Pastor T.B. Joshua foresaw the Malaysian Boeing…

Update: Boko Haram militants attack Maiduguri barracks

Suspected Boko Haram Islamists armed with explosives attacked a residential neighbourhood and a military barracks in Nigeria’s troubled northeastern city…

Opposition names Jakarta governor for presidential race

Indonesia’s main opposition party nominated the hugely popular governor of Jakarta, Joko Widodo, as its presidential candidate Friday, setting him…

Bayern boss resigns after tax fraud jail sentence

Uli Hoeness, the German football legend and chairman of triple champions, Bayern Munich said Friday he will not appeal his…

Reports: Heavy gunfire, explosions in Maiduguri

Reuters has reported heavy gunfire in Maiduguri, capital of the embattled north east state of Borno. The news agency said…