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Nigerian boy, 3 years after, waits for surgery at LASUTH

A Nigerian boy, Abdul Bassit Ibrahim, has been on the queue since 2009 to have a hernia operation at the…

Abe emerges Japan’s Prime Minister

Shinzo Abe was elected Japan’s prime minister by the lower house of parliament on Wednesday after he swept to power…

Elechi: 2012 Nigeria’s worst

Governor Martin Elechi of Nigeria’s eastern state of Ebonyi has described 2012 as the worst year for Nigeria and the…

Kano council boss escapes assassination

Nigerian gunmen have shot and injured Alhaji Kambai Sumaila, the Interim Management Chairman of Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of…

Adeboye: Let Christians turn to God

Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), on Tuesday urged Christians to turn to God and…

Jonathan urges churches to back agenda

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday called on the church to support the Federal Government’s transformation agenda by helping to…

Nigerian Christians damn the devil, in church for Xmas

Christians in many parts of Northern Nigeria, despite the incubus of a possible terrorist attack, trooped out today to attend…

Nigerian Monarch, Ex-Commissioner Battle Over Land

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE The traditional ruler of Epe, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, Oba Kamurudeen Ishola Animashaun, is having a running battle with…

Nigeria: Pastor, 5 worshippers murdered Christmas eve

Pope Benedict XV1 wishes the savage attacks against Nigerian Christians and churches come to an end, but the savagery continues…

Retiring world Anglican leader tweets last sermon

The outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury gave his final Christmas Day sermon on Tuesday, live-tweeted by the Anglican leader’s office for…

Brutal cold spell kills 123 in Russia

A bitter cold spell in Russia has claimed 123 lives in the past 10 days, an official said Tuesday, with…

Pope urges end to savage killings in Nigeria

Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday lamented “savage acts of terrorism” that frequently target Christian churches in Nigeria, during his traditional…

Ameobi must play for Nigeria, says Keshi

Tunde Oyedele/sports editor It’s country versus club controversy once again and FIFA may have to wade in for arbitration as…

Abia state sets 8 convicts free in Christmas spirit

Governor Theodore Orji of Nigeria’s eastern state of Abia has pardoned eight prisoners in commemoration of the Christmas celebration. Orji’s…

US Congress grants Nigerian permanent residency

His journey started in Nigeria, a taunted teenager with large tumors on his face, driven into deep despair. Eleven years…

Mandela spends Christmas in hospital

Ailing African icon Nelson Mandela is spending Christmas Day in hospital, his longest stay in care since being released from…

Oyo ACN adopts Ajimobi state leader

Governor of Nigeria’s western state of Oyo Abiola Ajimobi, has been adopted state leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria.…

Christmas Images worldwide

It’s a glittering Xmas!

In Pictures: Ansaru, Nigeria’s new terror group

First, it was Boko Haram’s terrorism. As if that is not a nightmare too much for accursed Nigeria already, another…

Bombs: Nigeria police offers safety tips

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Kano state police Command Monday evening gave security tips to Kano residents ahead of Tuesday’s Christmas celebration and…

Minister cancels recruitment into immigration service

Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, has directed the cancellation of the on-going recruitment into the Nigeria Immigration Service. According…

US gun sales soar

WASHINGTON,(AFP) – US firearm sales have sky-rocketed since the Newtown school massacre, as debate over gun control rages and enthusiasts…

Senator Uba Ahmed buried

The remains of Nigeria’s Second Republic Senator, Alhaji Uba Ahmed, who died in Germany last week, were on Monday buried…

Amaechi proposes N490b budget

Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Nigeria’s oil rich Rivers State has proposed an aggregate budget of N490.3 billion for 2013. The…

Thousands flock to Bethlehem for Christmas

BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories (AFP) – Thousands of Palestinians and tourists streamed into the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Monday…

SSS arrests 2 Nigerian journalists, wives

Operatives of Nigeria’s State Security Services, the SSS, on Monday arrested two journalists after a report of alleged abuses by…

Jonathan urges national belief in agenda

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has used the occasion of Christmas celebrations to appeal to fellow Nigerians to have confidence in…

Jonathan visits Azazi’s family in Lagos on condolence

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday paid a condolence visit to the family of late former National Security Adviser, Gen.…

Nuhu Bajoga nominated as deputy governor

Governor Mukhtar Yero of Nigeria’s Kaduna State has nominated a former Nigerian ambassador to Poland, Nuhu Bajoga as the new…

Kidnappers Scare Igbo From Xmas Trip

The fear of kidnappers is the beginning of wisdom for many Igbo residents in Lagos as many have refused to…