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Tanzanian Finance Minister Dies In S/Africa

Tanzania’s finance minister William Mgimwa has died of natural causes at a Pretoria hospital, the South African government said Thursday.…

2 Kids Burnt To Death, Graduate Commits Suicide

Two children were burnt to death last night when a candle light razed their parents’ home at 12, Adebari Street,…

The Mighty ’ll Fall In 2014 —T.B. Joshua

  Prophet T.B. Joshua of The Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) has declared 2014 as a year Nigeria’s corrupt…

Rwanda’s ex-intelligence chief murdered

(Reuters) – An exiled former Rwandan intelligence chief was found murdered in a Johannesburg hotel room, police said on Thursday,…

Italian Navy rescues boat carrying Nigerian migrants, others

Italy’s navy has rescued 233 mostly Nigerian and other African immigrants from a boat in trouble off the coast of…

Niger Delta ex-militants to gulp N63b in new budget

Nigeria’s Federal Government will spend N63.28 billion on Niger Delta former militants in 2014, figures in the new budget reveal.…

Nigeria: Monarch, 21 prisoners get state pardon, amnesty

Gbenro Adesina/ Ibadan Oba Gabriel Adepoju Adeyemo of Oko-Ile of Ogbomoso in Oyo State, western Nigeria was among the four…

Six-year old son of ex-commissioner abducted

A six-year-old son of a former Commissioner in Bayelsa state, Chief Godknows Powell, was on Wednesday kidnapped by gunmen. The…

2014 to define Nigeria’s destiny, says Pastor Adeboye

Kazeem Ugbodaga General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye says God told him that the destiny…

De Blasio sworn in as mayor of New York

NEW YORK(AFP) – New York’s new Democrat Mayor Bill de Blasio was sworn in Wednesday promising to restore progressive ideals…

Nigeria to celebrate centenary February, says Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday disclosed that the nationwide ceremonies to mark the hundred years of the Nigeria’s existence would…

I am loyal to Suntai, says Taraba deputy governor

The Acting Governor of Nigeria’s north eastern state of Taraba, Alhaji Garba Umar, on Wednesday, said his loyalty to his…

Boko Haram: Freed French priest arrives in Paris

A French Roman Catholic priest abducted in Cameroon by Boko Haram militants arrived Paris Wednesday after a seven-week ordeal he…

Pope calls for global solidarity in New Year blessing

Pope Francis on Wednesday called for greater solidarity in the world in his first New Year blessing as pontiff in…

In Pictures: Tu Face, Olamide, D’banj at the Lagos Countdown

To herald the new year in Lagos, many of the city’s accomplished artistes from Tu Face Idibia, to Olamide, Iyanya…

Dazzling lights, Fireworks, herald New Year in Lagos

Courtesy of Lagos State Signage and Advertising Agency, LASAA, Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, witnessed a mesmerising display of lights and…

Jonathan highlights achievements in major New Year Message

President Jonathan will in his second and major New Year message to Nigerians roll out a list of his “achievements”…

In Video: Dubai dazzles with fireworks to herald New Year

Dubai attempted to smash the fireworks world record as it ushered in 2014 with a bang, as a wave of…

Diya and Orelope -Adefulire at a pre-Christmas event in lagos

Former Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Oladipo Diya (rtd) in a tête-à-tête with the Lagos State Deputy Governor, Mrs Adejoke…

Saraki now APC senator, blasts PDP

.The ex-governor of the central state of Kwara Says PDP Retrogressive, Repressive Jamiu Yisa After months of identifying with the…

Zuma urges South Africans to build on Mandela’s legacy

South Africans must build on Nelson Mandela’s legacy of racial unity and reconciliation in memory of the anti-apartheid hero, President…

IGP Orders Tight Security at Places of Worship

Ayorinde Oluokun/ Abuja As churches and other religious groups are getting ready for special programmes to usher in the new…

New Year Glitch: Russia’s Putin delivers two speeches

Russians on Tuesday heard two different versions of President Vladimir Putin’s New Year’s address after a “technical glitch” meant some…

Australia, Japan, Hongkong mark 2014 with dazzling fireworks

(AFP) – Sydney kicked off New Year celebrations with a dazzling fireworks display, the first in a wave of pyrotechnics…

CAR refugees block runway

(Reuters) – Thousands of people caught up in fighting in Central African Republic blocked the runway of its international airport…

Cocaine: Togo arrests Angolan

An Angolan citizen who ingested 58 capsules containing 700 grammes of cocaine was arrested in Lome on Tuesday, according to…

Ajimobi sacks boards, pledges interest free loan in New Year

.Traders to get free credit in New Year Deal GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Governor Abiola Ajimobi of the western Nigerian state of…

Aregbesola presents N216bn Budget For 2014

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Tuesday in Osogbo presented a budget of N216 billion for the 2014 fiscal year…

Jonathan welcomes Nigerians to new century of amalgamation

Text of a NEW YEAR MESSAGE TO THE NATION FROM PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN Dear Compatriots, I greet and felicitate…

Citizens to the leaders: ‘Our New Year messages to you’

Goodbye 2013. Welcome 2014. Nigeria’s political and religious leaders have been issuing forth a plethora of new year messages to…