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Pregnant woman raped over ‘offensive Islamic songs’

Three men have been arrested by the Nigeria Police in Kebbi State after they raped a pregnant housewife for the…

NURTW deputy chairman killed

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Some unidentified gunmen have killed the Oyo state Deputy Chairman of Nigeria’s National Union of Road Transport Workers…

15 corpses float on Nigerian river

No fewer than 15 unidentified and bloated corpses have been discovered floating on Ezu River in Amansea community, near Awka;…

The Obamas kick off inauguration with volunteering

WASHINGTON(AFP) – Paintbrushes in hand, Barack and Michelle Obama kicked off inauguration weekend Saturday at a volunteer event at a…

Mali: West African leaders seek UN aid

West African leaders Saturday sought urgent financial and logistical aid from the United Nations for a regional force in Mali…

Algeria’s hostage crisis ends in massacre

IN AMENAS, Algeria (AFP) – A dramatic four-day hostage crisis at an Algerian gas plant ended in a bloodbath Saturday…

NOUN graduates lament challenges

Some graduands of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) on Saturday expressed dissatisfaction at the delay in completing programmes…

Jonathan, Tukur, Okorocha extol Obasanjo

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta It is still some six weeks away to the 76th birthday of Nigeria’s former leader, Olusegun Obasanjo,…

Nigeria: 2 Mali bound soldiers killed, 5 wounded

Two Nigerian soldiers were killed and five others injured Saturday in an explosion in Okene city in Nigeria’s central Kogi…

Revered Nigerian Emir survives gun attack

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Emir of Nigeria’s northern city of Kano, Alhaji Ado Abdullahi Bayero narrowly escaped death on Saturday in the…

Jonathan arrives Abidjan for Mali talks

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday arrived in Abidjan, the Ivorian capital, to participate in the extra-ordinary session of the…

Nigerians in Cape Town protest killing of Nigerian

Members of the Nigerian community in Western Cape, South Africa, staged a protest in Cape Town on Friday over the…

The Shame of Nigeria Police: Jonathan saw all

President Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday paid a surprise visit to the decrepit Police College, Ikeja, Lagos, to have a firsthand…

Jonathan boosts troop deployment to Mali

Nigeria has boosted its troop allotment for Mali to 1,200 soldiers from 900 planned earlier as part of an African…

January 24 work free day in Nigeria

Nigeria’s Federal Government has declared Thursday, 24 January as public holiday to commemorate the Muslim celebration of Eid-El-Maulud. The Minister…

Suspected bombers of Nigeria’s military base paraded

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Eighteen year old Ibrahim Mohammed Alilullah of Ilobu in Nigeria’s state of Osun and 50 year…

New date for Akingbola’s case against EFCC

A Nigerian Federal High Court, Lagos has fixed Feb. 12 for hearing in a suit filed by former Managing Director…

Trial of Facebook lover adjourned again

For the third time, a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court on Friday adjourned the trial of Arthur Obiora, the Facebook lover, who…

No deal with NIPOST pensioners yet

Aggrieved pensioners of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) on Friday said that post offices nationwide would remain locked as their…

Lagos To Complete Light Rail Project With N158b

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has disclosed that the ongoing construction of the Blue Line of the Light Rail…

4 sentenced For Vandalising Cables

Four youths, Oliver Onyekachi, Tochukwu Chukwu, Sunday Ade and John Eze in Ogoja, northern Cross River State have been sentenced…

Police Report: Murder cases reduce In Lagos

A report just released by Nigeria’s Police Command in Lagos state indicated that 106 cases of murder were reported in…

Nigerian Soldiers Torture P.M.NEWS Cameraman

Yet-to-be identified Nigerian soldiers on Thursday arrested and tortured a photo journalist with TheNEWS/P.M.NEWS publications, Habeeb Ogunbadejo, under  the Obalende…

Obasanjo a living legend, says Kufuor

By Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former president of Ghana, John Kufuor has described Nigeria’s former president Olusegun Obasanjo as a prophet being…

Pastor Bakare: I Don’t Belong To Any Party

The General Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly and convener, Save Nigeria Group, SNG, Pastor Tunde Bakare has said that…

We’re Not A Govt Of Showmen –Fashola

Governor of Nigeria’s state of Lagos, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has led members of his cabinet to  Ikorodu and Epe…

Ajimobi Ordered To Obey Court Order

Justice Eni Esan of the Oyo State High Court 7 in Southwest Nigeria, has instructed the Governor Abiola Ajimobi-led administration…

Obasanjo: I Did Not Influence Case

Nigeria’s Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has denied plans to influence an appeal court case involving a chieftain of the Peoples…

Gov Ajimobi eager To Develop Oyo

Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has expressed his desire to turn around the economy of the state at the…

Ogun Fire Victims Get Succour

The Ogun State Government has distributed relief materials worth millions of naira to victims of 2 January, 2013 petrol tanker…