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Aero Workers Block Gates

Striking workers of Aero Contractors, Nigeria’s second largest airline, stormed the headquarters of the troubled airline on Tuesday, blocking its…

Breaking News: Okah, MEND leader jailed 24 years

Henry Okah, leader of Nigeria’s militant group, Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND, was jailed Tuesday by South…

Unpardonable Crimes Of Alams

The scale of Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha’s crimes against Bayelsa State makes it difficult for Nigerians as well as governments of…

Akpabio: PDP set to woo opposition governors

Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has set up a Tactical Committee saddled with the responsibility of wooing…

CAR’s junta leader to rule by decrees

The Central African Republic’s new strongman, Michel Am-Nondokro Djotodia, announced Monday that he was suspending the constitution and dissolving parliament,…

Golf: Tiger Woods back on the top spot

Tiger Woods reclaimed the world number one ranking for the first time since October 2010 with a closing round of…

Soyinka Wants Nigeria’s Varsities Shut For 2 Years

To stem the rot in the Nigeria’s educational system, especially at the tertiary level, the Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka,…

Zambia Ex-Leader Banda Arrested Over Oil Deals With NNPC

Zambia’s ex-leader Rupiah Banda was arrested Monday  in Lusaka and charged with abuse of authority over an oil deal struck…

Jonathan Gives Anti-Corruption Task To New Head Of Service

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday tasked the new Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Alhaji Bukar Goni Aji to…

Money Laundering: Court Rejects Ikuforiji’s Plea

The Federal High Court in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Monday morning refused to strike out or dismiss the criminal charge of…

Lagos May Shut Abattoir

The Lagos State Government has warned that it may be forced to shut down the popular Abattoir Market at Oko-Oba…

Terror Scare: Security Surveillance Intensified

Security operatives have intensified their surveillance of parts of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, following the raid on the hideout of…

Kidnapped female Nigerian journalist freed

A female journalist at a Nigerian state-owned television station who was kidnapped last week as she left work with her…

Promoters of APC are noise makers, says Jega

Fola Ademosu The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, on Saturday, accused the promoters of the grand…

Puzzles over Russian tycoon’s death in Britain

Questions surrounded the circumstances of Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky’s death on Saturday, with his lawyer saying he may have committed…

CAR rebels enter Bangui, ask Bozize to leave

Rebel forces in the Central African Republic said Saturday that they had entered the capital Bangui and called on the…

Oduamadi hands Nigeria’s Eagles vital point

Nigeria, African champions had planned a big mauling of Kenya’s national team, the Harambee stars in the World Cup qualifying…

New Pope meets Old Pope

Pope Francis flew in for an unprecedented encounter with his predecessor Benedict XVI at the papal residence of Castel Gandolfo…

Bad day for Kano terrorists as 2 self-destruct

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Two terrorists died Saturday morning as they attempted to bomb a checkpoint manned by soldiers of the Joint…

Lights Out as world marks ‘Earth Hour’

Sydney’s skyline plunged into darkness on Saturday as the city cut its lights for the “Earth Hour” campaign against climate…

Nobel laureates Soyinka, Gordimer mourn Achebe

Africa’s first Nobel literature laureate Wole Soyinka and a renowned poet, John Pepper Clark, said Friday they have lost “a…

Abductors of female journalist want N8m

Four gunmen on Thursday in Akure, capital of the western Nigerian state of Ondo, abducted Olubunmi Lawal Oke, a journalist…

Torrents of tributes pour for Chinua Achebe

President Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday that late Prof. Chinua Achebe will be greatly missed for his immense patriotism and…

West Ham Move To Britain’s Olympic Stadium

West Ham United football club are to become the main tenants of London’s Olympic Stadium, the BBC reported on Friday…

Guests Storm Dubai For Tuface’s Wedding

Hundreds of guests are already in Dubai,  United Arab Emirates, UAE, to witness the wedding of music star, Tuface Idibia…

Christendom Mourns Prophet Obadare

The Christendom in Nigeria rose in unison today to mourn the demise of famous evangelist and founder of the World…

Prof. Chinua Achebe, Nigeria’s Novelist Dies

Nigeria’s literary icon, Professor Albert  Chinualumogu Achebe is dead. He died last night in a hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, United…

Lifestyle changes in Cuba as socialism relaxed

HAVANA(AFP) – Aging Chevys and Pontiacs are a familiar symbol of life in Cuba, but many of the vehicles clogging…

Emir Bayero: Kano bombing meant to split Nigerians

The Emir of Nigeria’s largest northern city of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero has described Monday’s bomb attack on a luxury…

Police Warn Motorists Against Use Of Tinted Glass Vehicles

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar has warned motorists to desist from indiscriminate use of vehicles with tinted glasses. He…
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