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Mass wedding: 20 HIV positive brides detected

The Hisba Board of the northern state of Kano has discovered 20 HIV positive and five pregnant among the 1,000…

Boko Haram terrorism: Northern Elders insist on amnesty

Nigeria’s Northern Elders’ Forum has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to consider amnesty for insurgent groups in the Northern region,…

Nigeria wonder: Dead man signs affidavit for son!

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin With less than three weeks to the local government elections in Edo State, an aggrieved councillorship aspirant of…

Anenih: No PDP governor will dump party

Chief Tony Anenih, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Wednesday that…

Taribo West lied about his age, reveals club chief

Seun Bisuga Former Partizan Belgrade president Zarko Zecevic has claimed that former Super Eagles defender Taribo West was 40 when…

Henry Okah: MEND Threatens ‘Plague of Attacks’

TOKUNBO OLAJIDE The Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND has threatened to resume attacks in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger…

Mandela much better after week in hospital

Nelson Mandela is getting “much better” and responding satisfactorily to treatment for pneumonia, the South African presidency said on Wednesday,…

Europe ready for solar storm risks

Europe launched its first space weather coordination centre Wednesday to raise the alarm for possible satellite-sizzling solar storms that also…

Lagos Transfuses 90,788 Units Of Blood Into Patients

All public hospitals in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have transfused 90,788 units of blood into patients in the last five…

Expelled Final Year Student Sues Redeemers Varsity

A four hundred level student of Political Science of Redeemers University of all Nations, John Gift Momoh expelled by the…

Let’s Blame Corruption, Greed And Impunity

By Odunayo Joseph There is no doubt that the ossified profligacy and the reckless urge for sharing rather than baking…

Why We Are Silent On Boko Haram In Lagos

Deputy Speaker of  the Lagos State House of Assembly, Taiwo Kolawole, is known for his frank comments on issues. In…

Professional Sureties Arrested In Court

Two ‘professional’ sureties were arrested by the police in Lagos on Tuesday for engaging in a brawl at the Ikeja…

NYSC Insists On JAMB Registration For Corpers

The NYSC Director, Public Relation, Mrs. Bosede Aribigbe, on Tuesday advised prospective corps members to obtain their JAMB registration numbers…

Court Stops Lagos Assembly Over Lekki Land

An attempt by the Lagos State House of Assembly’s Committee on land and housing to investigate an alleged illegal destruction…

Man Charged With Stealing Phone Inside Church

The police at the Maroko Division, Lekki, Eti Osa, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have arrested a suspected fake pastor, Prince Kayode…

Two Men Pour Acid On Four Sisters

An acid attack left four sisters in north India with burns in a particularly brutal example of what is a…

Nigeria: 18 Die In Auto Crash

At least 18 people were killed while nine others were seriously injured after an early morning crash that occurred at…

Oyakhilome Has Highest Twitter Followers In Nigeria

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, founder and Senior Pastor, Christ Embassy, has emerged the most followed Nigerian celebrity on Twitter with over…

Death Sentence: Rev. King Goes To Supreme Court

Dissatisfied with the death sentence passed on him by a Lagos High Court and confirmed by the Appeal Court in…

‘Oga On Top’ Movie Ready Soon

As the joke around the infamous slip of ‘My Oga At The Top’ during an interview on Channels TV by…

Lagos Airport Robbery: I Got N.5m, Pastor Confesses

Pastor John Ibikunle of the Way of Joy Ministry, Lagos, who was arrested by the police in connection with the…

League of Imams backs amnesty for Boko Haram

League of Imams in North-Central zone of the country on Tuesday expressed support for amnesty for the Boko Haram sect…

Study: Diabetes linked with low sleep hormone levels

A decrease in levels of the sleep hormone melatonin has been linked to an increased risk of adult onset diabetes,…

Police Quiz Ekiti ACN chairman over murder allegation

The Police in the Nigerian western state of Ekiti on Tuesday invited the Chairman of ACN in the state, Chief…

Shot Man Seeks N200m From Nigerian Navy

Jamiu Yisa An operation manager with Yusmed Oil and Gas Company, Atom Zaga, who was shot by unidentified naval personnel…

Nigeria: 6776 applicants scramble for 200 jobs

To underscore the acute unemployment in Nigeria, no fewer than 6,776 job-seekers have been short-listed for 200 job positions at…

Man, 62, Beaten To Death During Forceful Eviction

A 62-year old man, Sunday Uche Michael,  has allegedly been beaten to death at Aboru, Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos, southwest Nigeria. At…

Police Parade Seven Airport Robbers

The Lagos State Police Command today paraded seven suspected armed robbers said to have carried out the robbery attack on…

Achebe: A Non-Romantic View

By Ibrahim Bello-Kano There is no doubt that Chinua Achebe, who died last week in the United States after a…