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Nigerian actors meet Jonathan with requests

Members of Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN on Tuesday asked President Goodluck Jonathan to sack of chief executives of the…

2 killed in Guinea over power cuts

At least two persons were killed and 30 others injured in Guinea’s capital Conakry on Tuesday when protests against frequent…

Court orders fresh election in Edo Council

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo state local government election petition tribunal has nullified the election of Samuel Oboh, an All Progressives Congress…

Nigeria winning war against Boko Haram, claims Okupe

In a move that contradicted reality, Nigeria’s Presidency on Tuesday dismissed claims by Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State that…

Obasanjo ends tour of Rivers, says he remains PDP member

Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has declared that he is a card-carrying member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

Nigerian villager claims she gave birth to ‘sizable’ stone

A 25-year old woman in a remote village of Yolde Pate in Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa state,…

Nigerian dad sues police over son’s lost limb

A Nigerian Federal High Court in Jos, in the central state of Plateau, has fixed March 26, to hear a…

Venezuela: Fugitive opposition leader surrenders

Fugitive Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez turned himself in to authorities Tuesday at a march in Caracas by thousands of…

Chad urges UN send more soldiers to strife-torn CAR

Chad’s President Idriss Deby on Tuesday called on the UN to commit more troops to the Central African Republic in…

US girl in Halloween prank shot dead by friend’s dad

A popular cheerleader was shot dead during a prank after the father of a classmate opened fire on a car…

Romario eyes Brazil senate seat

Brazilian football great Romario, already a socialist congressman, has announced he will run for a Senate seat in general elections…

Chinese kids smarter than Western kids in maths, new study shows

The children of cleaners in the Chinese city of Shanghai are outperforming the children of US and British professionals such…

Ex-Nigerian minister, Isaiah Balat dies

Senator Isaiah Balat, a key aide and political associate of Nigeria’s Vice President Namadi Sambo, is dead. A prominent politician…

Arogbofa, retired brigadier, is Jonathan’s new Chief of staff

President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed Brig.-Gen Jones Oladehinde Arogbofa as his new Chief Of Staff. Arogbofa, a retired Officer of…

APC Youth Wing Deserts Belgore, Defector To PDP

Stephen Oni/Ilorin The MDB Solidarity Group, the youth wing of the campaign organisation of the Kwara State governorship candidate of…

Edo Workers Face Mass Sack

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Fear has gripped thousands of workers in Edo State civil service, southern Nigeria, over rumoured sack of about…

LASU Students, Activists Storm Lagos Assembly

Eromosele Ebhomele & Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni Hundreds of aggrieved students of the Lagos State University, LASU, as well as a coalition…

I Didn’t Impregnate Any Banker, Says 2face

Funsho Arogundade Nigerian music superstar, 2Face Idibia, has debunked the news spreading on the social media that he has impregnated…

Beggar Caught Stealing School Girl

Cyriacus Izuekwe A beggar caught stealing a 5-year old girl, Aishat Hassan, in a school compound in Lagos State, southwest…

Man jumps to death from Hong Kong skyscraper

A 33-year-old man plunged to his death Tuesday from the roof of a 30-storey building in Hong Kong’s financial district…

Petrol Price Increases As Scarcity Looms

Eromosele Ebhomele Against the government regulated price of N97 per litre, most filling stations in parts of Ogun and Lagos…

Rapists Deflowered Me, Says Foluke Daramola

Yoruba actress, Foluke Daramola-Salako, has made a shocking revelation on how she lost her virginity to rapists. Foluke, who is…

Burkina Faso: Compaore may make it Africa’s next flash point

Any move by Burkina Faso’s veteran President Blaise Compaore to tweak the constitution and run for office a fifth time…

UN Rights office condemns Boko Haram killings in Nigeria

The UN’s human rights office on Tuesday in Geneva condemned the killing of scores of villagers by suspected Boko Haram…

Uganda defiant on anti-gay law, ready to forgo foreign aid

Uganda’s government on Tuesday defended its decision to push through tough anti-homosexuality laws, saying it is determined to protect the…

Boko Haram: Abubakar Shekau dead or alive?

Is Abubakar Shekau, the war-mongering Boko Haram leader still alive? Is he dead? His stunning silence since the series of…

APC hires AKPD for 2015 polls

Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the engagement of international political consultants AKPD Message and Media to boost its…

Musharraf, ex-Pakistan martial ruler in court for treason

Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf arrived at court on Tuesday for the first time to face charges in a…

South Sudan: Fresh fighting as rebels attack oil town of Malakal

Rebel forces in South Sudan launched a major assault early Tuesday against the key town of Malakal, the government-controlled capital…

Australia, Pakistan navies seize cannabis worth $102mn

Australian and Pakistani navy ships have seized almost two tonnes of cannabis resin in a drug bust off Oman and…