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Lagos, 20 others get new commissioner of police

The acting Inspector General of Police Suleiman Abba has appointed Kayode Aderanti as the new Commissioner of Police for Lagos…

69% of youths online illegally

More than two thirds of young Iranian Internet users are using illegal software to reach websites that are officially banned,…

Elderly Italian nuns raped, murdered in Burundi

Three elderly Italian nuns were raped and murdered in twin attacks in their convent in the capital of Burundi, police…

Hajj: Kebbi processes visa for 2,500 pilgrims

The Kebbi State Pilgrims Welfare Agency says it has processed travel visa for 2,500 state’s intending pilgrims to enable them…

Internet to boost learning capacity – ASUP Chairman

Mr Yahaya Usman-Baba, the Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, Nasarawa state, has said that the…

Education Ministry warns against encroachment on school lands

Imo Commissioner for Primary, Secondary and Non-formal Education, Mrs Uche Ejiogu, has warned individuals and communities against encroaching on lands…

1,200 captives held by rebels freed – Ukraine president

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced on Monday that 1,200 captives held by pro-Russian rebels had been freed. “In the past…

Lesotho PM throws peace deal into doubt, Zuma to mediate

Lesotho’s prime minister told AFP on Monday that he would not reopen parliament, calling into question a South African-brokered peace…

Sokoto state donates N2m to orphans, needy

The Sokoto State Government has donated a total of N2 million to 50 orphans and 100 needy persons to alleviate…

Fire Razes Lagos Plank Market

Yusuf Muhammed Fire has razed Awori plank market in Abule-Egba, a suburb of Lagos state, southwest Nigeria. It took over…

2015: Ambode Declares For Lagos Gov Race

Kazeem Ugbodaga Former Accountant General of Lagos State, Akin Ambode on Monday formally declared his intention to vie for the…

Cabal Plans To Smuggle Gov Suntai Into Nigeria

Eromosele Ebhomele Like it happened last year, an unnamed cabal is planning to smuggle ailing Governor Danbaba Suntai of Nigeria’s…

More Tributes To Dimgba Igwe

By Our Reporters More Nigerians have continued to mourn the death of the nation’s frontline journalist, Dimgba Igwe. He died…

Physically Challenged Couple Weds In Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Two physically challenged groom and bride have wedded at the Lagos State Vocational Rehabilitation Centre for Persons with…

Borno to distribute 500 buses to NURTW members

The Borno government said on Monday that it planned to distribute 500 buses to members of the National Union of…

Race For Fashola’s Job Gathers Momentum

Kazeem Ugbodaga The battle for who replaces Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria is gathering momentum. Several chieftains…

Germany arrests three Shebab suspects returning from Kenya

Three German men were arrested at the weekend when they flew home from Kenya, accused of having joined and fought…

Adamawa Election: Atiku accepts APC primaries, congratulates Jibrilla

Former vice president and chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar has congratulated Senator Bindow Jibrilla following his emergence…

UN-funded African troops rape vulnerable Somalis

Internationally-funded African Union troops in war-torn and impoverished Somalia have raped women and girls as young as 12 and traded…

Academy of Science partners FG to tackle Ebola

The Nigerian Academy of Science says that it is collaborating with the Federal Government in the fight against Ebola Virus…

Ebola: Red Cross trains personnel, journalists

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, West Coast zone, is training its communication officers and selected…

Warri residents commend govt. for water provision

Residents of Warri, the commercial city of Delta, have commended the state government for embarking on the multi-million naira water…

2015: APC questions order to print ballot papers locally

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the Presidential directive that all electoral materials must be printed by the Nigeria…

SEAL shirt from bin Laden raid goes on show in NY

A shirt worn by a member of the Navy SEAL team during the clandestine raid that killed Osama bin Laden…

Three dead as car smashes into crowd at Portugal rally

Three people, including two boys aged eight and 13, were killed when a car ploughed into spectators at a rally…

Boko Haram has taken over most parts of Borno – SSG

Ambassador Baba Ahmed Jidda, Secretary to Borno State Government, has claimed that Islamist sect, Boko Haram, taken over a considerable…

Nigerien prime minister claims he is target of assassination

Niger’s parliamentary leader, who fled to France after being accused of involvement in baby trafficking, said Sunday he was the…

Jerusalem Palestinians riot after teen shot by police dies

A Palestinian teenager died on Sunday from injuries sustained when he was shot last week by Israeli border police in…

British unions attack austerity, threaten pre-election strikes

British trade unions lashed out Sunday at government austerity, threatened disruptive public sector strikes in the run-up to the May…

Katsina LG polls breach electoral law, says APC, NCP

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised Saturday’s local government elections in Katsina state, saying that “it is a drama…