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Fashola: Nigeria must punish those behind aviation woes

Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, western Nigeria, has called on the Federal Government to mete out appropriate…

Bob Marley’s Widow Preaches Unity In Africa

Nana Rita Marley, Widow of late Jamaican reggae artiste, Bob Marley, has urged Africans and black people in the Diaspora…

Woman Charged With Stabbing Man Over N100

A 20-year old woman, Toyin Somorin, was on Monday charged with stabbing her neighbour in the chest with a pair…

In Pictures: Fifth Edition Of Felabration

Faces at the The fifth edition of the Fela Debates “Movement of the people” The Fela and Bob Marley perspectives,…

Sallah: Police Boss Orders Tight Security

As Muslim faithful in Nigeria mark the 2013 Eid-el-Kabir, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has ordered tight security nationwide…

ASUU Leaders: They Want Us Dead

Leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities of Ibadan, UI chapter, have cried out over threat to their lives.…

Generator Fire Kills Father, 2 Children

A 50-year old Togolese and his two children were burnt to death at the Ikotun area of Alimosho Local Government,…

CAN Decries State Of The Nation

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, (Northern Zone) has decried the prevailing situation in the country especially as it pertains…

Prices Of Ram Soar In Lagos

Survey from some ram markets across Lagos metropolis this morning  have shown that  prices of rams have soared beyond the…

Contract Scam Rocks Nigeria Police

A mullti-billion naira contract scam is currently rocking the FCT Police Command where the head of the Payroll Office is…

Senate bye election: PDP blasts APC, says Poll credible

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday in Abuja, the Nigerian capital said the Delta Central senatorial bye-election was free,…

Nigeria’s opposition parties reject senate bye-election result

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba The declaration of Mr. Emmanuel Aguariavwodo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the senator-elect in last Saturday’s…

Tinubu: Why I oppose National Confab now

Nigeria’s opposition leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu argues here that the proposed National Conference is too critical to be left…

Police Boss Orders Tight Security During Sallah

As Muslim faithful in Nigeria mark the 2013 Eid-el Kabir, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has ordered tight security…

Argentine president has brain surgery to remove blood clot

Argentina’s President Cristina Kirchner was ordered discharged from a Buenos Aires hospital Sunday, five days after undergoing surgery to remove…

Opinion: Jonathan’s national conference a ruse

THE PROPOSED NATIONAL CONFERENCE IS PRESIDENT JONATHAN’S PERFECT RUSE. DON’T BE FOOLED! Any conference that falls short of allowing the…

Another aviation scare: Nigerian passengers disembark on runway

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent An IRS Airline plane, on Sunday, had to disembark 89 passengers right on the runway in the…

Stampede at Indian temple kills over 60

A stampede on a bridge outside a Hindu temple killed at least 60 people in India Sunday and dozens more…

Brazil World Cup: Emenike’s brace boosts Nigeria’s chances

ADEBOBOLA ALAWODE The Super Eagles of Nigeria Sunday evening moved a step closer to the Brazil 2014 World Cup after…

Delta senate election a sham, says APC

Although the Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the PDP candidate winner of the Delta Central senatorial election, which held…

PDP’s Aguariavwodo declared winner of Delta Senate seat

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Emmanuel Aguariavwodo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the…

Muslim pilgrims begin annual hajj

Some two million pilgrims poured out of the Muslim holy city of Mecca on Sunday to begin the annual hajj,…

World Bank: 400 million children live in extreme poverty

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE/Agency Report The World Bank has said that though the number of people living in extreme poverty around the…

2 Nigerian journalists win CNN awards

Bamidele Johnson/Johannesburg Oluwatoyosi Ogunseye, editor of The Punch on Sunday, and Tolu Ogunlesi, a freelancer, were among the winners at…

Williams succeeds Ogunlewe as Lagos Head of service

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has approved the appointment of Mrs. Josephine Oluseyi Williams as the 17th…

Like Nigeria, Facebook-linked murders in Guatemala

A court in Guatemala sentenced two men to 200 years in prison each for murdering two teenagers they contacted via…

Adamawa Governor’s Lodge in Abuja sealed off

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The FCT Administration in Nigeria’s capital of Abuja on Saturday sealed off the Adamawa state Governor’s…

Police foil robbery attempt in Iseyin

The Nigerian police on Saturday foiled a robbery attack on a commercial bank on Oluwole road in Iseyin, in the…

Apathy, poor logistics mar Delta Central Bye-election

JETHRO IBILEKE/Warri Voter apathy, low turn out of voters, late arrival of voting materials in some places, marred the Delta…

African leaders want ICC stop trial of Kenya leaders

African nations on Saturday urged the International Criminal Court to defer the crimes against humanity trials of Kenya’s leadership as…