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Sokoto CP commends APC for peaceful rally

The Sokoto State Police Command, has commended politicians in the state for their maturity that led to the peaceful conduct…

Delta poly student, 4 others arrested for gang-raping student

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Five persons have been arrested and detained by the Delta State Police Command for allegedly gang-raping one Favour…

Boko Haram: Transport fares increases in Adamawa

Transport fare has increased following mass movement of people from the northern part of Adamawa state to other parts as…

Obasanjo’s son in stable condition

Lt. Col Adeboye Obasanjo, son of former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo is recuperating at the Federal Medical Centre in Yola,…

Fintiri will not recontest in 2015

Prof. Wale Oladipo, PDP National Secretary, said the Adamawa acting governor, Alhaji Umar Fintiri, would not recontest in 2015 if…

UK cancer boy has good chance of recovery

Cancer-stricken boy Ashya King, whose case made headlines after his parents removed him from a British hospital, underwent scans in…

Oshiomhole, an asset to Nigeria – Reps

The Chairman, House Committee on Education, Hon. Aminu Suleiman, has described the contributions of Edo state governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole,…

Jonathan knows more about Boko Haram than he’s saying – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has claimed that President Goodluck Jonathan knows more about Islamist sect Boko Haram than he…

Israel illegally coerces Africa migrants to leave

Israel has illegally coerced almost 7,000 African migrants into returning to their home countries, where some face persecution, Human Rights…

Ebola patient arrives at US hospital

European Union nations will hold fresh talks Wednesday about when to implement fresh sanctions against Russia, officials said, as differences…

Belarus appoints 2 Nigerians as honourary counsels

The Belarusian Government has appointed two Nigerians, Mr Abba Usman and Mr Oluseyin Olufade, as honourary counsels to represent the…

Assembly urges Suswam to set up panel of enquiry

The Benue House of Assembly on Tuesday advised Governor Gabriel Suswam to set up a judicial panel of enquiry to…

Ebola: Nigeria, others to get $10mn aid from US

The United States will contribute $10 million to pay for medical workers and equipment to fight the deadly Ebola epidemic…

Britain arms Kurds with machine guns to fight IS

Britain is to ship heavy machine guns and ammunition to Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State jihadists in Iraq, Defence Secretary…

Israel urges global spies to pool resources on IS

Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon on Tuesday called for world intelligence agencies to work together against the Islamic State jihadist…

Adamawa bye-election will hold – Security Committee

The Adamawa Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) said on Tuesday that the Oct. 11 governorship by-election in the…

At least nine die in Pakistan mosque collapse

At least nine worshippers were killed when the roof of a mosque collapsed in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore…

Woman, three children found shot dead in Australia

Australian police said Tuesday a woman and three children aged under 10 have been found dead, apparently from gunshot wounds,…

Jonathan Slammed For Travelling To Chad With Modu Sherif

Harrison Iyoha President Goodluck Jonathan has been criticised for travelling to Chad with the former Governor of Borno State, Senator…

EU to implement peace programme in Northern Nigeria

The United Nations Women Representatives to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mrs Grace Ongile, said European Union would implement a programme to…

Obasanjo’s Son, 4 Others Flown To Abuja After Boko Haram Attack

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta President Olusegun Obasanjo’s son, Lt. Col. Adeboye Obasanjo, who was ambushed and shot along with other soldiers Monday…

Nigerians To FG: Declare Full Scale War On Boko Haram

Kazeem Ugbodaga Christian leaders, activists and others have asked the Federal Government to declare a full scale war on the…

Supporters’ turnout en masse at Alao-Akala’s rally

A political pressure group, Team Akala, said on Tueasday that the large turnout at the gubernatorial rally of former governor,…

National Ebola Centre commends FG for control

Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Incident Manager, National Ebola Emergency Operation Centre (EEOC), said on Monday that Federal Government’s fight against…

Cultist attack community head as residents flee

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta All hell let loose over the weekend when suspected cult boys numbering about ten stormed the house of…

French arms export orders up 43% in 2013

Export orders for French weapons rose by 43 percent last year, according to a new report by the defence minister,…

Lagos 2015: Doherty to join race

Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni Following months of consultations and underground campaigns, former acting national vice chairman (south west) of Peoples Democratic Party…

In Pictures: Wole Soyinka Training on Girls and Women

At a training for journalists on investigative reporting on girls and women organised by Wole Soyinka Investigative Journalism in Ikogosi…

Ojude Oba: Vigilante warns robbers to stay away from Ijebuland

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta With the 2014 carnival like, Ojude Oba festival weeks away, the state managed security agent, Vigilante Services of…

Nigerian troops recapture Bama, kills 50 Boko Haram fighters

A senior military official says Nigerian troops have recaptured Bama in Borno state from the Boko Haram insurgents and blocked…