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Pope Francis urges ethical behaviour in public life

Pope Francis on Saturday called for the respect of ethical values in public life and politics as their absence was…

Lotto fever strikes Americans as jackpot hits $600million

Americans by the droves plunked down cold cash Saturday for a chance at fulfilling their most feverish dream: winning the…

Jonah Jang backs emergency rule in Borno, others

Jonah Jang, governor of the central and volatile state of Plateau on Saturday in Jos described President Goodluck Jonathan’s declaration…

The Ajimobis, Oyo state first couple honoured by Olubadan

Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade 1, today installed the Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi and his…

Boko Haram: 10 killed, 65 arrested in Maiduguri

Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters said on Saturday in Abuja that 10 suspected terrorists were killed as troops clashed with insurgent groups…

75 Heads of state expected in Addis Ababa for AU summit

The African Union Commission (AUC) says 75 Heads of States and Governments from AU member states are expected to attend…

JAMB’s Computer Based Test has come to stay

Alhaji Kamaldeen Oladeji, Lagos Zonal Coordinator, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Saturday said that there was no going…

24-hour curfew slammed on Maiduguri

Nigeria’s military on Saturday imposed a round-the-clock curfew in parts of Maiduguri, the home base of Boko Haram Islamists, as…

More Fighter jets pound Boko Haram bases, residents flee

Nigerians living with Boko Haram insurgents in northeast Nigeria fled their homes Saturday as military fighter jets and helicopters carried…

University teacher jailed in Zimbabwe for Mugabe insult

A lecturer at a government university in Zimbabwe has been jailed for three months for labelling veteran President Robert Mugabe…

Gay marriage now legal in France

France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage Saturday after President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law following…

Boko Haram shifts base, attacks Gen. Buhari’s town

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/ Kano Gunmen, suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists have attacked banks and police formations in Daura, the hometown…

UN may charge Boko Haram members with war crimes

Members of Boko Haram and other extremist groups in Nigeria, could face war crimes charges for deliberate acts leading to…

I Did Not Plan My Kidnap, Says Lagos Businessman

A Nigerian businessman, Ayodele Olaoye, on Friday told a Lagos High Court that he did not plot and execute his…

5-Man Kidnap Gang Smashed

Operatives of the Delta State Special Security Patrol code-named Dragon 30, have smashed a five-man gang of armed robbers/kidnappers suspected…

Lagos Loses N39.6b Properties To Fire

The Lagos State Government says estimated properties worth N39.6 billion were lost to fire in the state in the last…

Fashola Seeks Self-Employment Generating Middle Class

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Thursday attended the grand finale of 4th Tradesmen and Artisans’ Week and…

Jilted Cultist Rapes, Kills Girlfriend

An alleged cultist has been arrested for stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death after raping her. The suspect, Anuoluwapo Akinloye, 25,…

David-West: Nigerian Churches Stink With Corruption

Former Minister of Petroleum, Professor Tam David-West, has landed a hard knock on church leaders in Nigeria, saying they reek…

Full Scale War: 20 Boko Haram Members Killed

At least 20 insurgents were killed Friday as Nigeria’s military carried out an aerial bombardment of suspected militant Islamist camps…

The Next Titan TV Reality Show Hots Up

Nigeria’s business reality television show, The Next Titan, is set to blow everyone away as the plot to unveil a…

Nigeria: Tree kills 31 villagers in Imo state

Thirty one persons have been killed and 16 others injured by a tree which fell down in a Nigerian village…

Jonathan frees Nigerian prisoners in E/Guinea

President Goodluck Jonathan has secured the release of 10 Nigerian prisoners held by Equatorial Guinea for various immigration offences, a…

Uduaghan To Construct 2 Flyovers In Asaba, Effurun

JETHRO IBILEKE/Asaba The Delta State Government has approved the construction of two fly-overs in Asaba, the state capital and Effurun…

Beckham ends football career

Football megastar David Beckham announced on Thursday that he is to retire after a glittering 20-year playing career in which…

Nigerian Centenary Unveils Media Partners

Punch, ThisDay and The Nation newspapers were conspicuously missing at the unveiling of media partners of the Nigerian Centenary Project…

Air Force set for strikes against Boko Haram

Nigeria’s military said Thursday that it was ready to launch air strikes against Boko Haram Islamists as several thousand troops…

VC of Nasarawa state varsity suspended

Governor Umaru Al-Makura of the central Nigerian state of Nasarawa on Thursday suspended the Vice Chancellor of the state university,…

Aregbesola Celebrates Slain Political Associate With Ultra Modern Rest Station

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, Wednesday, commissioned an ultra modern rest station located at Gbongan-Oshogbo junction, along the Ibadan-Ife…

ACN Urges National Assembly To Study Emergency Order

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has urged the members of the National Assembly to carefully study the emergency rule…