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Drug to prolong life being tested in mice

The first drug to suc­cess­fully ex­tend the life­span of nor­mal lab mice al­so does so in a way that pro­longs…

NGF election bad omen for 2015, says ACN

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has described as a bad omen for the 2015 general elections the rejection of…

Sham legislative elections underway in E/Guinea

Equatorial Guinea was voting in legislative elections on Sunday in a climate of tension after opposition demonstrations against the regime…

Governor Amosun on my mind

By Bayo Onanuga Many of the 36 state Governors in Nigeria will mark their mid term on 29 May. Some…

Pope urges Mafia embrace God

Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the “mafias” that turned people into “slaves” and prayed for gangsters to turn to God,…

NGF Dead, Nigerian factor proves a wrecker again

Bayo Onanuga The Nigeria Governors Forum is dead. A very noble idea, copied from the United States, has been sacrificed,…

Edwin Clark x-rays the problems with Nigeria’s politics

Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark who turned 86 on Saturday has slammed Nigerian leaders for their greed and selfishness noting…

Boko Haram: US renews plea to Nigeria on rights abuses

US Secretary of State John Kerry Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, renewed a plea to Nigerian authorities to ensure the…

UN urges Nigeria, others feed school kids

A report by the United Nations has indicated that the provision of meals for school children was still lacking in…

Akpabio creates NGF faction, after losing vote

Akwa Ibom governor,Godswill Akpabio, demonstrating poor sportsmanship, is determined to split Nigeria Governors Forum, after his candidate, Governor Jonah Jang…

16 kids, teacher die in Pakistan bus fire

Sixteen children and a teacher were killed when their school bus caught fire in central Pakistan on Saturday, police said.…

NGF: Jonathan’s Men Kick Against Amaechi’s Victory

Ayo Oluokun/Abuja Governors loyal to President Goodluck Jonathan, led by Godswill Akpabio, the Governor of Akwa Ibom State are kicking…

Amaechi wins re-election for NGF chair

Governor Rotimi Amaechi of oil rich Rivers State, has been re-elected by his colleagues to chair the Nigerian Governors Forum,…

Portillo, Guatemala’s ex-leader extradited to US

Guatemala extradited ex-president Alfonso Portillo to the United States on Friday to face charges of laundering $70 million, sending him…

World Cup: Ghana Name Squad For Sudan, Lesotho Ties

Ghana coach, Kwesi Appiah, has named a 25-man squad for next month’s World Cup qualifiers against Sudan and Lesotho. The…

The Ojukwus still at loggerheads

A Nigerian Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday fixed 25 June to hear an application filed by Chief Debe…

Army rescues Boko Haram’s female captives

Nigerian authorities said Friday they had freed three women and six children abducted by Islamist extremist group Boko Haram as…

No Longer Business As Usual In Yala LGA

Barrister Tony Odey, an aspirant for the chairmanship seat of the Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State, southsouth…

Nigerian-Briton in UK brutal murder has drug history

When Michael Adebolajo was filmed clutching the bloodied knives he apparently used to butcher a soldier, Britons were chilled by…

Pollution: Lagos Shuts 2 Churches, 6 Companies

The Lagos State Government has shut down two churches and six companies over cases of environmental pollution in various parts…

‘FG Must Compensate Boko Haram Victims’

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, has called on the Federal Government to set up machinery for compensating the victims…

Lagos State Takes Issue Of Child Rights Seriously

The Lagos State Government are one of the lead participants and supporters at the Upcoming CEO Forum on Children’s Rights…

Hunter Impregnates Grand Daughter

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa on Thursday arrested a 50-year old hunter for allegedly impregnating…

We Buy And Sell Children —Suspects

The police at Ilemba Hausa, Ajangbadi Division, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have arrested four suspects who allegedly steal or buy…

Baale Sent To Prison Over Murder

The Baale of Abijo in Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, Chief Johnson Avah has been remanded in Ikoyi…

Big Brother Africa Begins Sunday

On Sunday 26 May, the Season 8 of the Big Brother Africa, the continent’s leading television reality show, will come…

Woman Burns Her Son’s Face Over Soup

A woman, Sakirat Attah, 25, has been arrested by the police at Elemoro Division, Lekki, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, for severely…
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk condemns recent attack on a mosque in Niger that resulted in death of 44 worshippers.

Boko Haram’s terror allies strike next door

Islamists groups have claimed responsibility for twin suicide car bombings on an army base and a French-run uranium mine in…

Abati loses mum

The Abati family of Abeokuta has announced the death of its matriarch, Madam Maria Taiwo Abati. She was aged 81.…

Ex-Gov Nyame denies statement at fraud trial

Rev. Jolly Nyame, former governor of the Nigerian north eastern state of Taraba has added a new twist to his…