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ICC convicts Congolese warlord

The Congolese warlord Germain Katanga was on Friday convicted of being an accessory to crimes including murder and pillage committed…

Schumacher still in ‘wake-up phase’

Michael Schumacher remains in a “wake-up phase” from the coma he was placed in following a life-threatening skiing accident nearly…

Man survives on flies for two weeks

Stranded by floods and lost, a German backpacker survived for about two weeks in Australia’s inhospitable Outback on a diet…

Group to prevent poll rigging using mobile phone

A Nigerian group has developed a platform, NigeriaDecide, to monitor the coming elections and ensure the integrity of the results,…

Malaysian couple to hang for starving maid to death

A Malaysian couple have been sentenced to hang for murdering their Indonesian maid by starving her to death, according to…

Dalai Lama backs gay marriage

The celibate Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, has thrown his considerable moral weight behind gay marriage, condemning…

4 men flogged for homosexuality in Bauchi

An Islamic court in Bauchi, northern Nigeria on Thursday ordered four men to be flogged with horsewhips and fined after…

PDP flays APC manifesto as roadmap to anarchy

The PDP has described the manifestos of the APC as a roadmap to anarchy typical of all anti-democratic coalitions. Mr…

N17bn needed for 2016 Census

Nigeria’s National Population Commission (NPC) will require N17 billion to successfully conduct the 2016 national census, its chairman Mr Eze…

Nigeria shifts take-off of national conference

Nigeria has shifted by a week the inauguration of the National Conference, a talk-shop on the future of Nigeria that…

Osoba leads ex-governors to confab

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Former governor of Ogun State, in western Nigeria and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC,…

Poisonous gas knocks 13 students unconscious

Kazeem Ugbodaga & Yusuf Muhammed There was panic at Ogba Junior Grammar School, Ogba area of Lagos, Western Nigeria on…

Police arrest man on suspicion of killing daughter

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN The Police command in the western Nigerian state of Oyo has arrested a man in connection with the…

Soldiers checkmate Boko Haram terrorists, kill 20

Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said soldiers foiled attempts by Boko Haram terrorists to attack Ajiri and Mafa in Borno state…

M-Net Africa Boss, Biola Alabi, Quits

Funsho Arogundade Few days to the second edition of AfricaMagic Viewers Choice Awards, AMVCA, Mrs Abiola Alabi, Managing Director, M-Net…

Military Now Land Grabbers —Fashola

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has accused the military of illegally taking possession of lands in Lagos to…

LASTMA Official Slaps Chief Magistrate

Yusuf Muhammed An official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, identified as Taye Shittu, has been arrested by…

Obesere Opens Up On Rape Allegation

Popular Fuji musician, Abass Akande Obsere has opened up on the rape allegation levelled against him by a lady, Olanike…

APC Unveils Code of Ethics

Nnamdi Felix/Abuja The All Progressive Congress, APC, on Thursday in Abuja unveiled the party’s code of Ethics, a set of…

Rivers state needs N82 trillion for health sector

The Rivers Commissioner for Health, Dr Samson Parker, on Wednesday said the state government was shopping for N82.3 trillion to…

Saudi, UAE, Bahrain withdraw envoys from Qatar

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain said Wednesday they were withdrawing their ambassadors from Qatar for breaching…

Plateau state: Nine persons killed by gunmen

Gunmen on Wednesday killed at least nine people and set fire to dozens of houses in central Nigeria, the army…

Gusau, Obanikoro to run Nigeria’s defence ministry

President Goodluck on Wednesday swore in 11 Ministers whose nominations were approved by the Senate about three weeks ago just…

Thumbs down for Jonathan over sack of Abdullahi

President Goodluck Jonathan shocked journalists, other members of the Federal Executive Council and guests at the swearing in ceremony of…

Lagos Assembly confirms nominees for agencies

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE The Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria on Wednesday held a special session where members confirmed the…

US freezes $458mn Sani Abacha cash

The United States today said it had ordered a freeze on $458 million in assets hidden in European accounts by…

Obasanjo thanks God, says he is not perfect

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that he is not a perfect being and people should not…

Obasanjo not sure of his birthday

Former Nigerian leader, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo marked his 77th birthday today, with President Goodluck Jonathan leading an army of well…

My Last Meeting With Jonathan

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, suspended Central Bank Governor, tells ADEMOLA ADEGBAMIGBE and EBHOMELE EROMOSELE what was discussed at the last meeting…

Indians get polling date

India, the world’s biggest democracy, on Wednesday set April 7 as the start of parliamentary elections expected to see the…