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South African court to sentence woman for online baby sale

A mother pleaded guilty in a South African court to having tried to sell her baby on the Internet for…

Nigerians will get the change they voted for, Minister tells CSOs

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has assured Nigerians of better times ahead, saying they will soon…
Organised Labour announces nationwide strike from Monday, June 3rd, over failure of to agree on a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers.

South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana rank among most corrupt countries in Africa

Transparency International has stated that corruption is undermining development in sub-Saharan Africa with citizens of Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Liberia and…
Vice President Kashim Shettima

Over 400 schools in Borno reopen after 18 months

Hundreds of schools in northeast Nigeria have reopened for the first time in a year and a half, though many…

Court jails man for UK visa scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday, November 30, 2015 secured the conviction of one Abraham Adasah before Justice…

Four days after kidnap: Whereabouts of woman, 78, unknown

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Nothing has been heard about Mrs Mabel Abiante, the 78-year-old woman who was abducted by over 15…
former Governor Idris Wada

Kogi Polls: Court to rule on Wada’s suit on Friday

A total of four suits have been filed so far on the 21 November Kogi State gubernatorial elections with one…
Burkina Faso President, Roch Marc Christian Kabore

Buhari congratulates Kabore on his election as Burkina Faso President

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Mr. Roch Marc Christian Kabore of the Movement of People for Progress Party on his…

Man arrested for visa Scam

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 39-year-old man who procured a fake visa and other travel documents for another man has been arrested…

Man arrested for keeping teenager as sex slave

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 35-year-old man has been arrested by the police and charged before a court for allegedly abducting a…

VIDEO: How I was blinded by my ex-boyfriend – Mandela’s step-daughter

The daughter of Nelson Mandela’s widow Graca Machel has been speaking for the first time on television about her experience…

Boko Haram militants kill four, wound two in Niger attack

Militants from the Islamist group Boko Haram killed four people and injured two others in an attack on a village…

DAPPMA depots begin massive loading of petroleum products

Depots and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMA) said its members had begun massive loading of petroleum products to…

US tightens visa waiver to 38 countries in wake of Paris attacks

The White House announced changes to the U.S. visa waiver program on Monday so that security officials can more closely…

PICTURES: RRS gets new look, as Ambode steps up policing in Lagos

The Rapid Response Squad in Lagos seems to be living up to its new with the new vehicles donated to…

BREAKING: Sambo Dasuki arrested by DSS

Operatives of Department of State Service (DSS) on Tuesday morning arrested ex-National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd). Dasuki who…

SERAP? SHUT UP! by Issachar Odion

I am often amazed at the proclivity of some idle persons for claims that are not only exaggerated but also…

Okorocha: We don’t want PDP to die

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has said that the All Progressives Congress–led government and the people of the state do…

Why the Nigerian youth should suffer by Ephraim Adiele

By Ephraim Adiele This title came about during a discussion I had with my friend, Daniel Lawal very recently. We…

Breasts of little girls mutilated in Cameroon to protect them from Boko Haram

A brutal tradition akin to female genital mutilation is spreading in Cameroon’s war zone. Girls’ breasts are “flattened” with hot…

Civilian fighters prevent Boko Haram from taking town, as Nigerian troops flee

Boko Haram destroyed a Nigerian military base as soldiers fled and only self-defense fighters prevented the insurgents from retaking a…
Court grants EFCC interim order to freeze 1,146 bank accounts being investigated for unauthorized dealing in forex exchange, others

EFCC docks man for N300m fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, November 30, 2015 arraigned one Ibrahim Kamba and his company, Kamba…
Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader

Boko Haram expanding and should be stopped now – UN official

Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamist militant group is expanding and there is only a small window of opportunity to stop it,…

N300bn: Jonathan, Dasuki in arms contracts fraud

Former President Goodluck Jonathan will have a case to answer over fraudulent defence spendings running into over N300 billion during…

Kogi Polls: Faleke kicks as APC confirms Bello as guber candidate

The All Progressives Congress, APC on Monday evening finally announced Yahaya Bello as its replacement for Abubakar Audu, its candidate…

Enugu requires N500m annually to tackle HIV/AIDs

The Enugu State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDs (ENSACA) said it would require N500 million annually to tackle the…

Livestock production: Agric ministry to embark on massive artificial insemination ‎

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Audu Ogbeh, on Monday in Abuja said the ministry would embark on…

ANCOPSS to host 1st Nigerian Secondary School Sports Carnival

The All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools is set for her fundraising luncheon and investitures of Grand Patrons…

Gov Dickson seeks support for credible polls

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson wants the international community and all lovers of democracy to actively…