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Organise decent campaigns, APC tells aspirants

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa on Friday urged all aspirants to elective positions under its platform to have…

Life sentence for US man who shot teen over loud music

A Florida man who fatally shot a black teenager during an argument over loud music was sentenced Friday to life…

Anenih loses N500m libel suit against Oshiomhole’s CPS

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A High Court sitting in Benin City has dismissed a N500 million libel suit instituted by the Chairman,…

Jonathan’s commitment to end insurgency driving force to ceasefire

President Goodluck Jonathan’s commitment to end insurgency, ensure security and peace in Nigeria is the driving force for all engagements…

Fayemi’s camp tells Fayose to study debt documents before talking

The camp of the immediate past Governor of Ekiti, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Friday denied that he left a debt…

2015: 8 political appointees resign in Niger

Ahead of the 2015 general election, eight members of Gov. Babangida Aliyu of Niger cabinet have resigned their appointment to…

Court dissolves marriage over husband’s refusal to allow wife work

An Abeokuta Customary court sitting in Ake on Friday dissolved a four-year old marriage between Esther Onakomaya and Seun Onakomaya…

Nyako’s impeachment: Court reserves judgment for Nov. 7

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday fixed 7 November to rule on a fundamental rights enforcement suit seeking…

16 killed in vent collapse at S. Korea pop concert

Sixteen people were killed and nine others seriously injured when they plunged down a ventilation shaft after a grating gave…

Obama names Ebola chief

United States President Barack Obama on Friday named attorney Ron Klain to coordinate the US response to the Ebola outbreak,…

Gunmen hold two UN workers in war-torn S.Sudan

Gunmen have seized two United Nations workers within the past week in war-torn South Sudan, the peacekeeping mission said Friday…

Sinai bomb kills two Egypt policemen

A roadside bomb killed two Egyptian policemen and wounded nine in the town of El Arish in the restive north…

Nigeria military, FG reach deal with Boko Haram on ceasefire, Chibok girls

Nigeria’s military and presidency on Friday claimed to have reached a deal with Boko Haram militants on a ceasefire and…

2015: Lagos, Ogun, others to get permanent voter cards on Nov. 7

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said that the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) will resume in 13 states…

Hundreds of JAMB students protest in Port Harcourt

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Hundreds of prospective Joint Admission And Matriculation Board (JAMB) candidates from far-flung coastal areas of the Rivers…

4000 Law Students Decry Mass Failure, Call For Review

Over 4000 students of the Nigeria Law School have decried the mass failure at the Bar examinations. The students who…

How N200b Shortfall Stalled FAAC Meeting

Kazeem Ugbodaga Thursday’s Federal Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, meeting in Enugu, Eastern Nigeria, could not hold because the Federal Government…

Awujale Endorses Amosun For 2015

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba (Dr) Sikiru Kayode Adetona, Ogbagba II, has thrown his weight…
Ebenezer Alabi, a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, dump party over alleged extortion

Lagos PDP To Create 77 LGs

Jamiu Yisa The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has declared it will create 77 local councils…

Breaking News: Court Upholds LASG Ban On Hijab In Public Schools

Henry Ojelu A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, western Nigeria, on Friday upheld the ban by the Lagos State…
Nigeria must mobilize its resources and efforts to counter extremism and Imams and mosques must acknowledge their critical roles in this

VOA: Boko Haram opens ceasefire talks with Nigeria

The Voice of America says that the Islamist militant group Boko Haram is in talks with the Nigerian government to…

UN has only $100,000 in Ebola trust fund

The UN trust fund for Ebola has barely $100,000, a pittance compared to what the world body says it needs…

China ‘gravely concerned’ by Japanese MPs’ shrine visit

Beijing on Friday strongly condemned a visit by more than 100 Japanese lawmakers to a controversial war shrine in Tokyo,…

Putin and Merkel have ‘serious differences’ over Ukraine – Kremlin

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin have major differences over the origin and causes of the conflict…

Ebola: WHO warns of deteriorating situation in W.Africa

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday warned again of continuous deteriorating situation in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, saying…

I owe TASCE no Kobo – Amosun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state has declared that his administration is not owing the staff of Tai…

Reps postpone debate on women discrimination bill

The House of Representatives on Thursday deferred consideration of a proposed legislation seeking to enforce certain provisions of the United…

Obama sends reservists to help fight Ebola in W.Africa

President Barack Obama on Thursday authorized the Pentagon to send reservists to take part in a US mission to combat…

Fashola decries postponement of FAAC over insufficient fund

Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos has decried the postponement of the Federal Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, meeting which…