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Insurgency: NUT wants life insurance for teachers, students

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Adamawa chapter, has called for the introduction of life insurance policy for teachers and…

APC should show maturity and stop unnecessary attacks – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the All Progressives Congress(APC) to desist from attacking well meaning individuals, government…

APC, PDP not at war – Oshiomhole

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo on Monday said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

Nigeria gets $85m loan from Japan for polio eradication

The Federal Government on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Japanese Government for $85 million dollars (N1.38…

Navy renders free medical services in FCT

The Nigerian Navy, on Monday in Abuja, offered free medical services to Mpape Community in Bwari Area Council of FCT…

Children’s Day: Gombe to pray for Chibok girls, no fanfare

The Gombe Government said it would use the Children Day celebration to pray for the release of the abducted Chibok…

Thugs snatch 1, 235 permanent voter cards

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Monday that 1, 235 permanent voter cards were snatched by suspected political…

Nasarawa earmarks N1.5bn for Lafia water project

The Nasarawa State Government on Monday said it earmarked N1.5 billion for the upgrade of the Lafia water works to…

3 Women In Prison For Fighting Over Man

Cyriacus Izuekwe The biblical prediction that in the last days, seven women will cling to one man seems to be…

VIO impounds 70 tricycles over traffic offences

No fewer than 70 tricycles, popularly known as Keke NAPEP, have been impounded by the Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) in…

LASU Crisis: Govt, Lecturers Maintain Hardline

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has warned striking lecturers of the Lagos State University, LASU, that they cannot stampede…

Male Fertility Linked To Early Death –Report

Eromosele Ebhomele The problems caused by infertility in men seems to be multiple. Apart from its psychological effect on the…

Jordan expels Syrian ambassador

The Jordanian government said on Monday it has declared Syria’s ambassador to Amman, Bahjat Suleiman, a persona non grata and…

Explosion, shooting at Donetsk airport after rebels seizure

The main airport in Ukraine’s eastern city of Donetsk was rocked by an explosion and heavy shooting on Monday after…

Girl child education: Niger pays N1bn counterpart fund

Niger state has paid N1 billion in counterpart fund to the UNICEF-assisted Girl Child Education Programme. The Commissioner for Education,…

Insecurity: Senator smuggles fake bomb into parliament

An Australian senator produced a fake bomb in parliament on Monday to demonstrate how easy it was to smuggle dangerous…

26 die in China flood

Storms in southern and central China have left at least 26 people dead and 10 missing, state media said Monday,…

Drunk driver crashes on rooftop in Lagos

An ostensibly drunk driver careered off the Akerele Street in Oworonshoki area of Lagos, western Nigeria Sunday night and landed…

Set Chibok school girls free – Reverend Ibikunle

Reverend Bamidele Ibikunle of the Methodist Cathedral of Unity, Abuja, on Sunday appealed to the abductors of the Chibok school…

Egyptians troop out to vote for new president

Egyptians began voting for a new president on Monday, with ex-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who ousted the elected leader…

How Jonathan aborted freedom deal for Chibok schoolgirls

The British tabloid, The Mail has reported how the over 200 kidnapped schoolgirls held hostage in Nigeria came agonisingly close…

Pope calls for peace, visits Muslim, Jewish sites

JERUSALEM, (AFP) – Pope Francis called for Christians, Jews and Muslims to work together for peace as he toured holy…

Nigerians must unite with FG against terrorism – Maku

Labaran Maku, Minister of Information, on Sunday in Abuja called on Nigerians to stand united with the Federal Government in…

Thai king appoints army chief as junta head

Thailand’s king has formally appointed the army chief as head of the nation’s new military junta following a recent coup…

Fuel tanker crushes NYSC member to death

A vehicle conveying petrol on Saturday evening crushed to death, a member of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), Muibi…

Chibok Girls: Obiano orders low-key Children’s Day celebration

Children’s Day celebration with less fanfare as a sign of concern for the abducted school girls in Chibok, Borno. Governor…

Ogun State to pass HIV/AIDS anti-stigma bill

The Chairman, Ogun House of Assembly’s Committee on Health, Aina Akinpelu, has assured that the anti-stigma bill currently before the…

We will deal with Boko Haram, not negotiate – David Mark

The Senate President, David Mark, restated Federal Government’s resolve to fight insurgency and other security challenges, saying government will not…

George Weah eyes new goal as Liberia’s political saviour

Ask George Weah about his ambitions to lead Liberia and he will deliver an impassioned speech about his nation’s potential…

NNPC: 9 cops missing as oil thieves attack pipeline

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced a shutdown of its System 2B Pipeline as a result of a…