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Ogun state, sponsors promise grand Ojude Oba festival

The Ogun state Ministry of Culture and Tourism has promised to make this year’s edition of the Ojude-Oba festival, scheduled…

Masked gunmen abduct 2 school kids

Four masked gunmen on Tuesday kidnapped two children of the same parents in Calabar, capital of Cross River state, in…

Earth-sized planet found orbiting nearest star

European astronomers today reported they had detected a planet with about the mass of Earth which orbits the closest star…

Debate Verdict: Obama much better than Romney

Barack Obama clawed his way back into the US presidential race with an aggressive performance in his second debate against…

Obama puts Romney on back foot in fiery debate

Hempstead, New York, (AFP) – A combative Barack Obama landed telling blows on challenger Mitt Romney Tuesday as naked dislike…

Obama turns tables on Romney over Libya

HEmpstead, New York(AFP) – White House challenger Mitt Romney stumbled and missed his mark on Tuesday as he attacked Barack…

Court hands victory tonic to Obama ahead of debate

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The Supreme Court handed an advantage to the Democrats and President Barack Obama on Tuesday in ruling…

Death Of Nollywood Actor Sparks Protest In Benin

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The death of a Benin-based Nollywood actor and staff of the State Ministry of Arts, Culture Tourism, Brown…

Clinton’s daughter in Nigeria to help combat diarrhea

Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of the former U.S. president and the current U.S. Secretary of State, is on a visit…

Port Harcourt 4: Police parade murder suspects

Nigeria’s Rivers Police Command has arrested 13 suspects in connection with the alleged killing of four students of the University…

Jonathan vows to eradicate polio in Nigeria

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has restated his unwavering commitment to the total eradication of the wild polio virus from Nigeria.…

Petrol tanker kills one in Ijebu-Ode

A tanker loaded with fuel on Tuesday exploded on the Erunwon highway in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state, killing one person and…

Youth corps member paraded as robbery suspect

Stephen Oni/Ilorin The Kwara state police command today,16 0ctober, paraded a youth corps member serving in the state and one…

24 Boko Haram militants shot dead in Maiduguri

Despite using grenades, rocket propellers and improvised bombs to battle Nigerian soldiers in multiple attacks in Maiduguri, 24 Boko haram…

Kogi Assembly Speaker impeached

The Kogi state House of Assembly elected a new speaker today, impeaching Abdullahi Bello and ten other principal officers. The…

Council boss docked for cult membership

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja In a move calculated to enforce a constitutional restriction on public officials from membership of secret…

Abdulsalami’s company captures four power DISCOs

Integrated Energy, chaired by Nigeria’s former head of state, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, emerged the preferred bidder in four out of…

Official: 7 masterpieces stolen from Dutch Museum

ROTTERDAM (AFP) – Seven masterpieces, including paintings by Picasso, Matisse, Monet and Gauguin, were stolen in a pre-dawn heist Tuesday…

Kidnappers Free Commissioner, Capture Another

There appears to be an unending kidnap drama in the south-south geo-political region of Nigeria. Just when the kidnapped Delta…

Kumuyi Counsels Yoruba Artistes

The General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi has warned Yoruba actors, actresses and singers against acting and…

Activist, Ogundamisi Arrested

An activist and leading campaigner for good governance, Kayode Ogundamisi, said he is not considering pressing charges against the Nigeria…

Fresh blasts, gunfire rock Maiduguri

Maiduguri, the embattled Nigerian city was in lockdown on Tuesday following a spate of blasts and persistent gunfire in a…

UNIPORT FOUR: TUC Condemns Sack Of HOD

The Trade Union Congress,TUC, Rivers State chapter, southsouth Nigeria has condemned the removal of Dr Andrew Efemini as the Head…

COWLSO Builds N300m Retirement Villa

The Committee Of Wives of Lagos State Officials, COWLSO, has completed the Retirement Villa, built at a cost of N300…

25 Parties Back Lagos Govt On Traffic Law

Operating under the aegis of Conference of Nigerian Political parties, CNPP, 25 political associations have expressed their support for Lagos…

Fresh Blasts, Gunfire In Maiduguri

An embattled Nigerian city was in lockdown on Tuesday following a spate of blasts and persistent gunfire in a neighbourhood…

Debate: Obama set for rematch with Romney

With his hopes of a second term under threat, US President Barack Obama will seek to summon fresh energy Tuesday…

Man Jailed For Stealing Recharge Cards

For stealing recharge cards worth over N18,000, a 28 year old man Emmanuel Stephens has been sentenced to 42-month imprisonment…

120 Deported Kano Female Pilgrims Back In Saudi Arabia -official

One hundred and twenty of the 221 female pilgrims from Kano who were deported from Saudi Arabia recently for failure…

EFCC Docks bizwoman Over N45m Scam

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned a lagos businesswoman, Ibukun Adebayo Adedayo before Justice Habeeb Abiru of…