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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…

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…

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…

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…

Beckham Retires From Football

David Beckham has retired from football, bringing an end to a glittering career on the field. Since his debut for…

Soldiers, Boko Haram In Fierce Battle

Nigerian soldiers have begun an offensive against Boko Haram Islamists, raiding camps in a remote northeastern park, while more than…

Mixed Reactions Trail Emergency Rule

Mixed reactions have trailed the declaration of state of emergency in three states of the federation by President Goodluck Jonathan…

Lagos Beefs Up Security

The Lagos State Government has distributed 500 stunner guns and 1,000 handcuffs to officials of Neighbourhood Watch, a community security…

Kidnappers On The Loose

The rising wave of kidnapping in Nigeria and government’s inability to curb it is creating tension in the country Nigeria,…

ACN slams emergency rule in Borno, others

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has described the declaration of a state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe…

Boko Haram Emergency: Jonathan’s Full Speech

Full text of PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, GCFR DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN BORNO, YOBE AND ADAMAWA STATES…

Boko Haram Holds Women, Children Hostages

The purported head of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has claimed two recent deadly attacks in the northeast in a…

Corruption: 157 LASTMA Officers Dismissed

The Lagos State Government has sacked 157 officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA over cases of gross…

No contact yet with Justice Rhodes-Vivour on kidnapped wife

The Nigerian Police in Edo State said its men have launched a manhunt for the abductors of the wife, daughter…

Watson hero as Wigan edge Man City for FA Cup

Substitute Ben Watson scored an injury-time winner to give Wigan Athletic a sensational 1-0 win over Manchester City at Wembley…

CPC, ANPP endorse APC in conventions

Two of Nigeria’s opposition parties, the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) agreed Saturday…
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S/Court: Phone thief must die by hanging

Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Friday in Abuja ordered that the ring leader of a notorious armed robbery gang, Mr. Salisu…

Jonathan meets security chiefs over killings

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday held emergency talks with his security chiefs on a recent spate of deadly violence…

Woman found alive 16 days after factory collapse

A woman was pulled alive Friday from the ruins of a garment factory complex in Bangladesh more than 16 days…

A Diva In The Making

Focused, creative, unassuming, hardworking, multi-talented, athletic and very energetic are some of the attributes that best describe the personality of…

My Level Has Changed

Ace comic actor, Hafiz Oyetoro spoke with GBENRO ADESINA about the challenges he faced before his breakthrough How far have…

Okiro Not Fit For Police Service Commission Chair —Falana

Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to withdraw the nomination of…

Rivers Crisis: Policemen Withdrawn From Amaechi’s Loyalist

The political crisis rocking Rivers state, southsouth Nigeria, took a new dimension when on Thursday the State Police Command ordered…

Nasarawa Killings: More Bodies Of Policemen Recovered

More bodies of policemen have been recovered after gunmen from a shadowy cult ambushed a group of police officers in…

Killings: Jonathan calls off Namibian trip

Following the violence in Nasarawa and a Tuesday attack in northern Borno state by the Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram…

Man United Confirm Moyes As Fergie’s Successor

Manchester United on Thursday confirmed that David Moyes will succeed Alex Ferguson as manager of the club. Moyes’s departure from…

Nigerian Air Force Helicopter Crashes

An Airforce Spider Helicopter carrying high calibre ammunition meant for an operation Thursday crashed and exploded at the Airforce base…

Fresh massacres reported in 2 Nigerian states

It is still a story of bloodletting in Nigeria as fresh massacres have been reported in two states. Governor Gabriel…

Ex-Bayelsa governor arrested after hide and seek game

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday arrested Timipre Slyva, the former governor of Bayelsa State, after the…