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You are the best Monarch, Tinubu Praises Awujale

Abiodun Onafuye,Abeokuta Former governor of Lagos state and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu described…

PDP decries media attack on Mu’azu

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday in Abuja, decried the use of a section of the media to attack…

Police debunk rumour of Boko Haram kidnap in Lagos

DSP Ngozi Braide, Lagos State Police Command, Public Relations Officer, has said that the rumour about activities of Boko Haram…

Nigerian Army Ignored Warnings About School Raid, Says AI

Nigeria’s military had advance warning of the attack on a school at which some 270 girls were kidnapped but failed…

Court fixes May 13 for Ajudua’s bail application ruling

An Ikeja High Court on Friday fixed 13 May for ruling on a bail application by suspected fraudster, Fred Ajudua.…

Mandela widow calls on Nigerian government to find girls

Nelson Mandela’s widow Graca Machel has broken the customary mourning period to call on the Nigerian government and international community…

Suspected Kidnapper Stoned To Death

Cyriacus Izuekwe An unidentified man suspected to be a kidnapper reportedly died Thursday after he was pelted with stones by…

Woman attacks ex-husband’s genitals with liquid substance

An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded a 35 year-old woman, Fausat Yakub, in prison for allegedly attacking her ex-husband,…

Boko Haram Threat Not Just About Girls And School

With international attention focused on Nigeria and the plight of more than 200 girls abducted by Boko Haram, Margee Ensign…

Man Batters Wife For Denying Him Sex

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 28-year old man, Nicholas Inyang, has been arrested and charged before Oshodi Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, western…

Civil Society Activists, Labour Push For Opeifa As Gov

As Lagos politicians begin subtle search for Fashola’s successor, activists in the civil society and organised labour are insisting that…

NECO Shortlists 40,000 Candidates For Exam

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced a shift in the date of its Basic Education Certificate Examination from May…

Nigerian  Girl Wins U.S. Scholarship

Nigeria’s Oloruntobi Dare, a senior pupil at the Hubert Flowers High School, United States of America, USA, is among the…

Radio Biafra Plans Memorial For 3.6m Slain Igbos

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Director of Biafra Radio, Nnamdi Kanu, has warned that the government of Nigeria will have to contend…

Clinton Slams Jonathan Over Corruption

Mrs. Hillary Clinton, the former US Secretary of State, has lambasted President Goodluck Jonathan over corruption in Nigeria and the…

Bisi Ibidapo-Obe Goes Into Sex Toy Biz

Kayode Aponmade Top Yoruba movie actress, Bisi Ibidapo-Obe, will on Sunday, 11 May, host top celebrities, music and movie stars,…

‘I won’t kill number 3’ – Turkish wife killer

A Turkish man who was kicked out of a TV dating show after revealing he had killed his two previous…

Glo/CNN African Voices showcases Bineta Diop

African Voices will this weekend feature human rights activist, Bineta Diop, as its special guest. Diop, who is the only…

US team arrives in Nigeria to help with hostage search

US experts have arrived in Nigeria to help rescue more than 200 schoolgirls being held hostage by Boko Haram Islamists,…

UN congratulates South Africa on peaceful elections

The United Nations on Friday congratulated the people and government of South Africa on the peaceful conduct of parliamentary and…

WEF: Africa is greenfield for investments – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan said Africa is open for direct foreign investments and will cease from demanding aids from the developed…

South Africa: ANC gets resounding victory

South Africans have voted resoundingly to extend the ANC’s 20-year rule, ignoring leadership scandals and economic malaise in a wholesale…

Advertisement for herbal treatment of HIV, others illegal – NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday said advertisement for herbal treatment for HIV, hernia,…

Aregbesola, wife, others protest Chibok school girls abduction

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state, his wife, Serifat, and other members of his cabinet on Thursday 8 May in…

Police arrest alleged fake soldiers in Ogun

The police command in Ogun said on Thursday that it had arrested two suspected criminals parading themselves as soldiers in…

ECOWAS to assist Nigeria on counter-terrorism – Mahama

ECOWAS leaders had decided to invoke the community’s protocols on counter-terrorism to defeat terrorism and support Nigeria’s efforts to rescue…

Nigerian among passengers in crashed helicopter

A yet to be identified Nigerian oil worker was among the eight passengers inside a helicopter that crashed off Ghanaian…

US drones coming to Nigeria

Nigeria has requested for United States surveillance aircraft and intelligence to help track the over 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko…

Twitter activists push Nigeria kidnap up world agenda

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Social media sites have exploded with urgent appeals to #bringbackourgirls, ramping up global awareness of the Nigerian…