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$11billion ‘missing’ oil money already spent, says NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has dismissed the claim that the sum of $10.8billion, out of the alleged unremitted…

Boko Haram: Bomb maker arrested

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano The Nigerian Joint Task Force, JTF, fighting terrorists in northern part of the country said it has apprehended…

Nigeria in need of prayers, says Yuguda

Gov. Isa Yuguda of the northwestern state of Bauchi on Sunday, called on Nigerians not to relent in offering prayers…

Jonathan: Boko Haram will blow away soon

.Nigeria’s leader at the first Sunday service of 2014 vows to work harder to improve living conditions of Nigerians President…

Returnees from Central Africa appeal to FG for jobs

Some Nigerians evacuated from Central Africa Republic (CAR) have appealed for jobs from the Federal Government. The returnees told the…

Bishop warns Jonathan to be wary of sycophants

The Prelate, Methodist Church of Nigeria, Dr Samuel Uche, on Sunday advised President Goodluck Jonathan to beware of sycophants. Uche…

Nigerian doctors suspend strike

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Abuja on Sunday announced the suspension its plan for its members to embark on…

Human body parts ‘fall from sky’ in Saudi Arabia

Human body parts fell from the sky in the Saudi city of Jeddah Sunday, with police saying they could be…

Rivers deputy speaker chides Police over Lloyd

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Deputy Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly,Leyii Kwanee has cautioned the police to stop…

New York set to join US states legalizing Marijuana

New York state is set to join a growing list of states in the USA, loosening restrictions on marijuana. The…

APC seeks probe of Gombe Airport blockade

Nigeria’s main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as a clear act of sabotage and a dent…

CAR evacuation: NEMA appeals to states to pick their people

The Director General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Alhaji Mohammad Sani-Sidi,has appealed to state governments whose indigenes were affected in…

India launches cutting-edge cryogenic rocket

BANGALORE 2014 (AFP) – India on Sunday successfully launched its first rocket using domestically produced booster technology after several previous…

Eusebio, Mozambican-Portuguese football legend dies

Portuguese football legend Eusebio, who was the top scorer in the 1966 World Cup, died Sunday at the age of…

6 die, polling stations bombed in Bangladeshi’s election

Six people were killed and polling stations firebombed as Bangladesh went ahead on Sunday with a walkover election boycotted by…

India or Rapeland? Polish woman the latest in sexual assault

If you are a woman, beware of an Indian man, he could be a potential rapist. With increasing cases of…

3D-printed components flown in British fighter jet

A Tornado fighter jet fitted with metal components created on a 3D printer undertook a successful test flight in Britain…

View from abroad: Jonathan weakened by opposition

Phil HAZLEWOOD Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan is facing an uphill battle if he seeks re-election next year, after a series…

Abati says Jonathan better than Obasanjo, blasts media

The Special Adviser to the President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, said former President Olusegun Obasanjo,…

Akeremale, ex- police commissioner honoured at home

A former Commissioner of Police in Nasarawa State, Chief Abayomi Akeremale, has been honoured with the title of ‘ Majekobaje'(Don’t…

1600 Nigerians set to quit Central Africa Republic

. As first set of Nigerians arrive Abuja The Nigerian Embassy in Bangui said on Saturday that more than 1,596…

Al-Qaeda fighters seize Iraqi town of Fallujah

FALLUJAH, (AFP) – Iraq has lost Fallujah to Al-Qaeda-linked fighters, a senior security official said Saturday, putting militants back in…

India’s new anti-graft party plans to contest national polls

India’s new anti-graft party announced Saturday it would contest most of the seats in upcoming general elections after its stunning…

PDP protests imposition of chairman

Some members of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Michika Local Government Area, Adamawa state on Saturday protested what they described…

Women widowed by Boko Haram beg for jobs

Some wives and children of policemen killed by Boko Haram insurgents, on Saturday appealed to the government and the Nigerian…

Ex-Pope sneaks out of Vatican to visit sick brother

Former pope Benedict XVI secretly left his residence in the Vatican to visit his brother in hospital in Rome, Italian…

Lagos Market shut down for dead chief

Jamiu Yisa The popular Balogun Market in Lagos Island, southwest Nigeria was devoid of its usual hustling and bustling on…

Analysis: Jonathan drops refinery sale over 2015 politics

The Jonathan government opened itself to a serious charge of duplicity and inconstancy over the future of Nigeria’s epileptic four…

South Sudan peace talks stalled

Warring parties in South Sudan delayed direct peace talks on Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, dashing hopes of a swift…