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Lagos Shuts Isolo General Hospital Mortuary

The Lagos State Government has shut down the Isolo General Hospital Mortuary to allow for reconstruction of the morgue. The…

Nigeria Arrests Grandma With Cocaine In Hair

Giwa Ayoka Sikirat, a 53-year old grandmother, has been arrested with cocaine hidden in her hair, Nigeria’s anti-drug agency said…

Delta Impounds 300 ‘Okadas’

No fewer than 200 commercial motorcycles have been impounded by the Delta State Government for operating in the state in…

I’m Alive; Prophet Condemns Death Rumours

The General Overseer of Evangelical Apostolic Church Worldwide, Prophet Olatunji Talabi, popularly called ‘Baba Lesekese’ has condemned rumours of his…

Vacate Your Homes Now; Lagos Warns Residents Of Flood-Prone Areas

The Lagos State Government has made a passionate appeal to residents of the state living in flood-prone areas to vacate…

‘How We Foiled Bank Robbery Operation’

The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Alhaji Umar Manko, on Sunday said his men had foiled a robbery attack…

No Immunity For Lawmakers; Groups, Lawyers Warn

The Save Nigeria Group (SNG), human rights lawyers and political groups, on Sunday advised the National Assembly not to pass…

Federal Court Workers On Strike

All federal courts in Nigeria were shut down on Monday following the expiration of a 21-day ultimatum issued the Federal…

Lagos Set For Black Heritage Festival

Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka says Lagos is fully set for this year’s Black Heritage Festival. Soyinka, who is the…

Tuface: Knocks For Akpabio Over Dubai Party

Since the Friday 8 March announcement of outrageous wedding gifts of two brand new Toyota Prado SUVs and part sponsorship…

Lagos Opens Ladipo Market

The Lagos State Government today re-opened Ladipo Auto Spare Parts Market in Mushin area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria after two…

Boy 8, Marries Woman, 61

An eight-year old schoolboy has married a 61-year old woman because the ghost of his dead ancestors told him to…

Mystery Death Of Nigerian Woman

A housewife, Mrs. Onyinyechi Gift Ihaza, has been battered to death in Lagos, southwest Nigeria. Circumstances surrounding the gruesome murder…

Mali war disrupts cocaine supply to Europe

PARIS(AFP) – France’s intervention in northern Mali against Islamist fighters involved in lucrative drug-running has disrupted cocaine supply to Europe…

Main accused in India’s gang-rape commits suicide in jail

News reports from India said the main accused in the fatal gang-rape of a student on a bus in New…

Terrorists strike in Kano after VP Sambo’s visit

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Gunmen on tricycles launched attacks at Hotoro, Sharada and Dakata areas of Kano, northwest Nigeria killing three pesons…

Hostages: 3 EU nations blast Ansaru for barbaric killings

Three European nations, Britain, Greece and Italy, whose citizens were among the seven hostages murdered by Ansaru, Nigeria’s terror group…

Emir Bayero calls for prayer over terrorism as Sambo visits

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Pray and fast for peace, live in peace and promote issues that will bring about peaceful co-existence, Emir…

Mandela leaves hospital for Jo’burg home

After one night in a Pretoria hospital for a routine medical check up, South Africa’s icon, Nelson Mandela was back…

Italy: Nigeria’s hostage killings ‘horrific terrorism’

Italy’s foreign ministry has described as ”horrific terrorism”, the killing by Ansaru terror group in Nigeria of seven foreign hostages…

Omotoso, Jacobs, Blecher’s Otelo win Big at AMVCA

FUNSHO AROGUNDADE Nigeria’s Akin Omotoso may not have earned recognition from the Jury in the Best Movie Overall category, but…

Mandela passes the night in hospital

South Africa’s presidential spokesman said Nelson Mandela, Africa’s iconic leader was in hospital just for a routine check, but the…

Nakedness as means of protests: In pictures

People now use all manners of tactics to gain attention for sundry causes. In South Africa, people take part in…

A Mastiff dog for a Massive $750,000!

In China, a prized Tibetan Mastiff dog goes for $750,000 and can even command more, if there is a scramble…

Expert: Drugs better with water not soft drinks

A Nigerian pharmacist, Mr Busayo Idowu of the Department of Pharmacy, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), warned Nigerians on…

Hayatou goes for final stretch at CAF

Issa Hayatou, the Cameroonian football administrator, will be re-elected unopposed in Morocco on Sunday for a final four-year term as…

Joe Odumakin’s day with Michele Obama: In Pictures

Nigerian democracy activist and women’s right advocate, Josephine Odumakin, has been honored, alongside nine other women, with the United States…

Ex-governor Yerima quizzed, released

By Femi Adi/Kaduna Kaduna Police Command has released former Zamfara governor, Ahmed Sani Yerima after about three hours of questioning.…

Ansaru: ‘We have killed 7 foreign hostages’

Nigerian Islamist group Ansaru on Saturday claimed to have killed seven foreign hostages abducted from the SETRACO construction site last…

Mandela back in hospital for check-up

Global peace icon and former statesman Nelson Mandela was hospitalised Saturday for a “scheduled medical check-up”, the South African presidency…