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Patience Jonathan’s Appointment As Permsec A Joke

.Appointment in order says Governor Seriake Dickson Nigerians have continued to criticise the recent appointment of the country’s First Lady,…

Plant a tree, Fashola urges Lagosians

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Saturday led the fifth edition of the annual Tree Planting campaign at…

Gunmen kill abducted college bursar

Armed men, suspected to be robbers, on Friday night abducted and killed Stephen Omole, a bursary staff member of Federal…

Libyan returnees urge FG to rescue others

Nigerian returnees from Libya have called on the Federal Government to urgently rescue others who are still trapped in prisons,…

‘Permsec’ Jonathan mourns victims of fuel tanker fire

Wife of Nigeria’s President, Dame Patience Jonathan, who also doubles as a permanent secretary in her husband’s state of Bayelsa,…

Arik aborts flight after collision with Hercules

The Nigeria Air Force said that an Arik Airline Boeing 737-700 with registration No 5NMJI on Saturday brushed the wing…

Oritsejafor condemns bomb attack on Shehu

Nigerian Christians on Saturday condemned an attempt on the life of a key Islamic leader the previous day, a suicide…

Irregularities Mar Polls In Edo South

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The much anticipated and awaited Edo state governorship election began on Saturday in Edo south senatorial district with…

3 Cops, INEC Staff Die In Boat Mishap

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Three policemen and an ad-hoc staff of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been confirmed dead in a…

Why Election Started Late In Edo- –INEC REC

Eromosele Ebhomele/Benin The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo, Kassim Gaidam, has admitted…

Okagbare fastest in London Diamond League

Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare scored a surprise victory in London today in the women’s 100m,after upstaging a strong field which included…

Mother of Tunisian martyr arrested

The mother of Mohamed Bouazizi, the street vendor whose self-immolation sparked a mass uprising in Tunisia that torched off the…

Youths, journalists arrested in Angola protest

Angolan police arrested seven young protestors and detained two journalists in a blocked demonstration in the centre of the capital…

South African Woman Arrested With Hard Drugs

Simon Ateba Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has unveiled the identity of a 39-year old South African woman…

Edo Polls: Complaints galore at voting centres

Eromosele Ebhomele Voting is about closing at many polling centres in Edo State. But it has been bitter complaints from…

Mali crisis Africa’s biggest challenge, says AU head

The current crisis in Mali is one of the most serious challenges facing the continent, the head of the African…

South Africa:Heavy snow cuts north-south road links

Heavy snow in South Africa forced the closure of two main highways, cutting road transport links between the north and…

High voters turnout in Nigeria’s election

Voters today trooped out in large numbers at polling centres across Nigeria’s Edo state, where a high stake governorship election…

400000 at risk as 3-day rain pounds Japan

About 400,000 people were ordered or advised to leave their homes in southwest Japan Saturday as heavy rain pounded the…

Tinubu Hails Senior Advocate Falana

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos, has hailed the elevation of Lagos lawyer and human rights crusader, Femi Falana,…

Taliban bomber kills MP, others at daughter’s wedding

A suicide bomber killed a prominent Afghan lawmaker and 12 other people at his daughter’s wedding party in the north…

Doctors struggle to save survivors of fuel tanker fire

Medical workers on Friday struggled to save the survivors of a massive petrol fire in southern Nigeria, as the death…

5 die as bomber targets Borno’s ruler, politician

A suicide bomber in northeast Nigeria tried to assassinate the traditional head of the Bornu kingdom, the Shehu of Borno,…

2,500 candidates pass UI UTME

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Out of the 7,287 candidates invited by the University of Ibadan (UI) for the 2012 post Unified Tertiary…

26 Cartons Of Ammunition Recovered From Traders

Policemen from Area ‘E’ Division in Festac Town, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have arrested two men who allegedly concealed live cartridges…

All Set For Edo Polls

Anxiety and tension have enveloped Benin City, capital of Edo State, Southsouth Nigeria, and other major towns as armed soldiers…

Setback As Dana Plane Black Box Is Burnt

Nigerians may never know why Dana flight 992 crashed in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, on 3 June, killing more than 150…

SAN: A Well Deserved Honour For Falana

Nigerian legal practitioners have applauded the elevation of human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana to Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN.…

Man Hacks Friend To Death Over N500

A young man vent his anger on his friend for refusing to pay him back N500 and used a machete…

Fashola To Artisans: You Must Shun Temptation To Cut Corners

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) joined thousands of artisans and tradesmen at the 2012 Edition of the Tradesmen…