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Three petroleum smugglers burnt to death

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Three petrol smugglers were roasted alive Tuesday at Temitope axis of Idiroko border town of Ogun State, western…

Ogonis Meet In USA Over 2015, Bori State, UNEP Report

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The People of Ogoni ethnic group in the United States of America are set to meet, to…

Cleric calls for prayers to end Ebola

Sheikh Suleiman Bibire, the Chief Imam of Tudunwada Central Mosque, Lugbe, Abuja, on Tuesday urged Nigerians to intensify prayers to…

NIMASA, Air Force showcases aircraft to monitor crime-infested waters

Nigeria’s military on Tuesday took the wraps off a new aircraft to tackle high-seas pirates off the country’s coast, as…

FRSC issues 1,389 driver’s licenses in Osun

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Osun issued 1,389 driver’s licences to motorists in the state between June and…

NURTW commends FG for dismantling illegal roadblocks

Najeem Yasin, National President, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), on Tuesday commended the Federal Government for dismantling illegal…

The Spelling Bee Competition Goes National

Funsho Arogundade  As The Spelling Bee, a competition targeted at students between ages 8 and 14 overseas, enters its second…
The Israeli air force has again attacked a command centre of the Palestinian militant organisation Hamas in the Gaza Strip, IDF says

Thousands flee for cover as Israel raids Gaza

Thousands of Palestinians fled their homes in neighbourhoods of eastern Gaza City on Tuesday, carrying bags of clothes, pillows and…

Fire Razes 5 Houses In Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Fire has razed five bungalows, 100 make-shift shops and a sawmill at Oko-Baba area of Ebute Meta, Lagos,…

IG Orders Transfer Of Lagos Airport Bomb Suspect

Cyriacus Izuekwe Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has ordered the Commissioner of Police in charge of Lagos Airport Command,…

Ebola Death Toll Passes 1,200

Cases in West Africa’s Ebola outbreak this year have risen to 2,240, including 1,229 deaths, the World Health Organisation (WHO)…

Jonathan, A Great Achiever —Ribadu

Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Malam Nuhu Ribadu has described President Goodluck Jonathan as a…

Fallout Of Osun Gov Election: 50 APC Members Still In Detention

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said at least 50 of its members are still…

Israel hits Gaza, quits Cairo talks after rocket fire

Israel hauled its negotiators back from talks in Cairo and warplanes hit Gaza Tuesday after Palestinian rockets smashed into the…

Two infant relatives of pope killed in Argentina accident

Two infant grandnephews of Pope Francis and their mother were killed early Tuesday when their car slammed into the back…

APC warns DSS against arrest of its Borno Chairman

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly warned against the plan by the DSS, acting at the behest of some…

Oyo FRSC arrest 1,950 for traffic offenses

Luka Ikpi, Oyo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission(FRSC), said that the commission arrested 1,950 offenders in…

Saudi top cleric labels Qaeda, IS ‘enemy No 1’ of Islam

Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh on Tuesday blasted Al-Qaeda and Islamic State jihadists as “enemy number one” of…

Military did not commit war crimes, DHQ blasts UK newspaper

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has faulted a British Newspaper report that Nigerian government committed war crimes by terrorising some of…

Ethiopia now Africa’s biggest refugee host

The spiralling crisis in war-ravaged South Sudan has sent nearly 200,000 refugees into Ethiopia, making it Africa’s largest refugee-hosting country,…

Missing Ebola patients found in Liberia

Liberia said Tuesday it had found 17 Ebola patients who had fled an attack on their clinic, sparking a panicked…

I didn’t insult Amaechi, Kwakwanso after defection, says Ribadu

Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has finally spoken up on the purported statement were he was believed to have insulted the All…

My defection is for good cause not selfish interest – Ribadu

Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, former Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission who formally defected from the All Progressives Congress to…

Bomb kills two infants, four adults in Pakistan

At least six people including two infants were killed by a roadside bomb in restive northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, officials…

India court orders release of 14-year hunger striker

An Indian court Tuesday ordered the release of a woman who has staged a 14-year hunger strike in protest at…

Ebola kills 84 in three days – UN

The Ebola virus killed 84 people in just three days, bringing the global death toll to 1,229, the World Health…

Two shot and wounded, 31 arrested in Ferguson

Two people were shot and wounded and 31 arrested Monday in the latest night of unrest in the Missouri town…

Jonathan appoints Oshita DG Peace and Conflict Resolution institute

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday approved the appointment of Prof. Oshita Oshita as the new Director-General, Institute for Peace and…

Jonathan condoles Urhobos’ over Aziza’s death

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday commiserated with the Urhobo people of Delta on the death of the President-General of the…

LUTH resident doctors protest over suspension

The Association of Resident Doctors, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH-ARD) Chapter, Idi-Araba, on Monday protested the suspension of residency training…