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3 die in copter crash

A helicopter carrying eight passengers and crew crashed on Thursday killing three people off Ghana’s western coast, home to the…

Jolie voices out concern about kidnapped Nigerian girls

US actress Angelina Jolie, who will co-chair a summit in June aimed at ending sexual violence in war zones, on…

Jonathan: Girls kidnap turning point in Boko Haram conflict

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan said Thursday that Boko Haram’s mass abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls would mark a turning…

Nigerian Military snubs distress calls in Gamboru-Ngala

Residents of Gamboru Ngala, the Nigerian border town attacked by Boko Haram on Monday criticized Nigeria’s security forces for failing…

Osoba meets APC rebel group, debunks defection rumour

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The former governor of Ogun State and the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Aremo Olusegun…

Dasuki, Military chiefs visit Chibok 23 days after

The National Security Adviser, retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, in company of service chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police on Thursday…

Nigerian army says it can rescue the abducted girls

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has condemned the impression being created by a section of the press that the military lacks…

Primary school teachers on strike since October in Benue

Primary School teachers have been on strike since October in the central Nigerian state of Benue. The teachers are agitating…

LASU students vow not to pay Fashola’s fees

The Lagos State University Students Union (LASUSU) on Thursday said no student of the institution would pay the increased tuition…

Bayelsa governor joins manhunt for kidnapped Dutchmen

The Bayelsa state government in southern Nigeria said on Thursday that efforts were underway to free the three Dutch nationals…

Boko Haram: APC urges N/Assembly To Probe Security Fund

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the National Assembly to urgently initiate a probe into how the budgetary…

Cultists Kill 3 Vigilante Members

Yusuf Muhammed Members of a secret cult group known as Black Axe in Magbon, Badagry, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have…

Kidnappers On The Prowl In Lagos

Cyriacus Izuekwe There are indications that kidnappers are on the prowl in Lagos State, western Nigeria, as there are several…

UN Envoy Unveils Nigeria Safe Schools Plan

UN special envoy for global education Gordon Brown on Wednesday unveiled a project to improve security in Nigerian schools to…

2015 Gov Race: I Want To Succeed Fashola, Says Ikuforiji

Jamiu Yisa The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Sabit Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has officially informed his colleagues in…

Michelle Obama Joins Global Campaign To Rescue Chibok Girls

Wife of the President of the United States of America, Michelle Obama, has joined the global campaign to rescue the…

Kaduna APC condemns Okada ban

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday condemned the ban on the use of commercial motorcycles imposed by Kaduna State…

FCT Minister loses mother

The FCT Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed, on Wednesday lost his mother, Hajiya Aisha Mohammed, in Bauchi. The announcement was contained…

Lagos HOMS: 76 emerge winners at public draw

A total of 76 new home owners emerged on Wednesday after the completion of the third public draw of the…

Kidnapped Schoolgirls: Northern Governor’s welcomes US offer

The Northern Governors’ Forum on Wednesday welcomed the United States government’s offer of military assistance to Nigeria to help locate…

President Zuma heads for a landslide

With more than 20 percent of votes counted in South Africa’s landmark general election, the ruling ANC appeared set to…

US sending only a handful of soldiers to Nigeria

Despite the pledge by President Barack Obama to help Nigeria rescue the over 200 abducted schoolchildren, the United States has…

Osun Deputy Governor’s brother defects to PDP

Sunday Olaoye, the elder brother of Osun Deputy Governor, Titi Laoye-Tomori, has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the…

Suspected kidnapper burnt to death in Lagos

A man, who allegedly kidnapped two children at Iyana-Ipaja, a suburb of Lagos, was on Wednesday 7 May burnt to…

4 killed by gunmen in Kaduna state

The Commissioner of Police in Kaduna State, Mr Umar Shehu, on Wednesday, confirmed that gunmen killed two policemen and two…

Abducted Schoolgirls: Police N50m reward too little?

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE The Nigerian Police Wednesday offered a N50 million reward to anybody who could provide genuine information that can…

Abducted Girls: Nigeria Police offer N50m reward for information

The Nigeria Police Force has offered N50million as reward to anyone with useful information about the over 200 schoolgirls kidnapped…

Child, 7 others die in road accident

The Sector commander of the Federal Roads Safety Commission in Nigerian central state of Kogi, Mr. Godwin Omiko has confirmed…

Boko Haram kill 300 in fresh attack

A Boko Haram massacre has killed hundreds in Nigeria’s northeast, multiple sources said on Wednesday, as police offered N50 million…

Countries ready to help Nigeria rout Boko Haram

More countries have offered to help Nigeria tackle the Boro Haram insurgency as global outrage mounts against the abduction of…