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Boko Haram Burnt 750 Churches — PFN

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, has lamented that 750 churches have so far been burnt by Islamic…

Prepare For Heavier Rains, Lagos Warns Residents

Kazeem Ugbodaga As the rains keep falling almost everyday in Lagos, the State Government has alerted residents of the state…

National Convention: APC Elects Chairman, Others

Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory is agog as Nigeria’s main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, holds…

Victor Olaiya Expresses Worry Over Chibok Girls

Despite the involvement of the United States of America, the United Kingdom and other countries in the rescue effort of…

Take up arms against terrorists – top Shiite cleric

Top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani called Friday for Iraqis to take up arms against “terrorists” who have overrun…

Sanusi destined to be Emir of Kano – ACF

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), on Thursday, congratulated the new Emir of Kano, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, on his appointment,…

Gospel Singer Kefee Is Dead

Funsho Arogundade Female gospel music star, Kefee Don Momoh, who was under intensive care in the United States for over…

Police Arrest 120 For Destroying Railway Facilities

At least 120 persons have been arrested for allegedly vandalising railway facilities at Ijoko area of Ogun State, western Nigeria,…

World Cup: Decoders, TV Dealers Record High Patronage

Some dealers in electronics in Bayelsa capital, Yenagoa, have hailed the increase in demand for decoders, television sets and antennas…

Maku praises Patience Jonathan’s women empowerment initiative

Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, has commended the foresight of the wife of the President, Dame Patience Jonathan, in mobilising…

Confab kicks against immunity clause for President, govs

The National Conference in Abuja has recommended the removal of the immunity clause for the president, governors and in all…

Lebanon extradites Berlusconi ally to Italy over mafia links

Lebanon extradited to Italy on Friday a 72-year old ally of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi who is wanted by…

Seven killed in Ukraine mine blast

Seven miners were killed and two others are missing after a gas explosion ripped through an underground coal mine in…

Pope admits risk in ditching public protection

Pope Francis admitted in an interview Friday that he takes a risk when he ditches a “sardine can” popemobile to…

You will regret pulling out of ASUP strike, lecturer warns

Damilare Okunola A senior lecturer at the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, Mr. Sunday Olajide, has warned institutions pulling out of the…

OAU in the eye of the storm

Harrison Iyoha These are definitely not the best of times for management staff of Nigerian universities with student of various…

S. Africa union agrees to deal to end strike

South Africa’s radical AMCU union on Friday said that it had agreed in principle to a deal to end the…

Over 50 injured in Hong Kong ferry crash

More than 50 people were injured when a Hong Kong ferry crashed into a seawall off the coast of the…

Soldiers arrest three with loads of Ekiti election materials

Soldiers on Thursday arrested three men conveying a truck load of election materials meant for the gubernatorial elections in Ekiti…

June 12 : Fashola names park after Ndubusi Kanu

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Thursday inaugurated a park in Ikeja, and named it after retired Rear Admiral…

June 12 A Revolution – Gov Ahmed

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State, northcentral Nigeria, has described the June 12, 1993 election won by Chief MKO Abiola…

Jonathan condoles with Gov. Aliyu over Kuta’s death

President Goodluck Jonathan has commiserated with Governor Babangida Aliyu and the people of Niger over the death of Senator Dahiru…

Police arraign four persons for sodomy

Four middle-aged men on Thursday appeared before a Shari’ah Court in Bauchi for alleged sodomy. Prosecutor Abubakar Garba, told the…

Rivers Assembly Amends High Court Law

Okafor ofiebor/Port Harcourt  The Rivers State House of Assembly has passed into law, the State High Court (Amendment) Law 2014,…

Jonathan, Ministers Mourn Akunyili

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja  The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday held a special session in honour of the late Professor Dora Akunyili,…

Senator Kuta Dies

Senator Dahiru Awaisu Kuta representing Niger East Senatorial District is dead, according to Leadership newspaper. He was 65. Senator Kuta…

No Lesson Learnt From June 12, Says Okei-Odumakin

Kazeem Ugbodaga Twenty-one years after the annulment of June 12, 1993 presidential election won by the late Moshood Kashimawo Abiola,…

French woman vows to marry stepson

A woman who wants to marry her former stepson but cannot do so under French law vowed Thursday to take…

Fireworks Begin As World Cup Kicks Off Tonight

For the next four weeks, football lovers will savour the exploits of the best players of the game across the…

‘Be Responsible Youths’

Nigerian youths have been charged to step up and take responsibility of their lives in order to achieve their life…