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Nigeria registers 2 new parties

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said it had registered two new political parties. The INEC Secretary, Mrs.…

Boko Haram gunmen strike again, kill 11

Suspected Boko Haram Islamists have stormed Damboa, Borno state, northeast Nigeria, opened fire on police and civilians and killed 11…

Okagbare wins bronze, Ivorian Ahoure silver in 200m

Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare and Ivory Coast’s Murielle Ahoure recorded a first in World Athletics Championship when both of them, as…

Police arrest 2 quack doctors

Ayodeji Dedeigbo & Ekene Obidike Two suspected quack medical doctors were on Friday paraded by the Lagos State Police Command…

Court Stops Rivers Assembly Fracas Probe Panel

A Port Harcourt High Court Friday ruled that Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi lacks the power to set up a Judicial…

ASUU Strike: 45 Days After…

When the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, declared a nationwide strike on 2 July, 2013 to press home their…

Ex-Army Private Turns Serial Conman

A dismissed Army private who poses as an Army Major has been arrested by soldiers for conning unsuspecting members of…

‘My Wife Sleeps With Cele Pastor’

An employee of Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Gbenga Awoyode, 48, has explained to an Alagbado Grade A…

Abuja Lockdown: Residents Slam Patience Jonathan

Outraged Abuja residents are still reeling from disruptions to their socio-economic activities from the “peace and women empowerment” jamboree led…

Nigerian Nurse Faces Probe Over Sex With Ex-Patient

A Nigerian nurse in the United Kingdom is facing a probe for having sex with his former patient, a conduct…

Carpenter Beats Up Professor

A 43-year old carpenter has been arrested and charged before a Lagos court for allegedly beating up a professor. Solomon…

Winners Chapel, others shut down in Cameroon

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has ordered the closure of nearly 100 Christian churches in key cities, citing criminal practices organized…

South Korea sends North formal family reunion proposal

South Korea on Friday proposed formal talks next week with the North on arranging the first reunion in three years…

Major quake rattles New Zealand

WELLINGTON(AFP) – A powerful earthquake rattled major cities across New Zealand on Friday, terrifying residents and causing the capital Wellington…

ALUU 4: Alleged killers know bail decision October

A Port Harcourt High Court has fixed 17 October for ruling in a bail application for the 12 accused persons…

Mali confirms Keita winner of second ballot

BAMAKO(AFP) – Mali has announced Ibrahim Boubacar Keita as its new leader after confirming that the ex-prime minister had won…

Daniel grand patron Ogun state Labour party

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta The controversy surrounding the political status of the former governor of Ogun State,Otunba Gbenga Daniel was today…

Police give robbery suspects hot chase

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta There was palpable fear today within Abeokuta, capital of Ogun state, western Nigeria, when men of the…

In Pictures: Mimiko pays last respect to Evang. Obadare

The burial rites for the departed leader and founder of the Christ Apostolic Church, Evangelist Obadare began in Akure, Ondo…

Egypt massacre: France, Britain urge for UN meeting

France, Britain and Australia jointly requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the deadly violence in…

Atiku remains in PDP, welcomes new party

Nigeria’s former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said while he remains a loyal PDP member, he doesn’t have the right…

Osunyikanmi heads Nigeria’s TAC

President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Dr. Pius Olakunle Osunyikanmi as the new Director- General and Chief Executive…

Patience Jonathan Locks Down Abuja

Nigeria First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan locked down the entire Federal Capital Territory metropolis for the better part of Thursday…

Parents Urge FG To End ASUU Strike

The founder, National Parent-Teacher Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN),  Alhaji Babs Animasaun, on  behalf of parents, has urged the Federal Government…

Attempt To Impeach Kaduna Speaker Foiled

An attempt to impeach the Kaduna Speaker, Muazu Usman Gangara, was thwarted Thursday by some members of the state House…

How Fire Wiped Out Family Of 5

Fire burnt a family of five to death on Wednesday at Mosan in Mosan Okunola Local Council Development Area, Lagos,…

Jonathan Must Be Defeated In 2015 —Gani’s Wife

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is an “outright failure” and should be defeated in the 2015 election, Ganiyat Fawehinmi said in…

Man Who Duped 106 Tenants Docked

The police at State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have charged a landlord, Alhaji Ishola Salawudeen,…

Reports: Saudi beheads man for torturing wife to death

Saudi Arabia on Thursday beheaded a citizen convicted of torturing his wife to death, in the first execution since the…

Celebrating D.O. Fagunwa’s Enduring Legacy

Fifty years after the passing of Yoruba fantasy author, Daniel Olorunfemi Fagunwa, his home-state Ondo, played host to many eminent…