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Over 1,000 arrested in organised crime swoop

Police have arrested more than 1,000 suspects and rescued at least 30 trafficked children in an unprecedented swoop on organised…

Bus crash kills 23 in northern India

An overcrowded bus plunged off a mountain road into a reservoir on Wednesday in a Himalayan region in northern India,…

Man takes wife to court over paternity of 3 children

A 48-year old farmer, Muraina Adisa, on Wednesday took his wife, Temitope, to an Iseyin Customary Court over the paternity…
Ebenezer Alabi, a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, dump party over alleged extortion

2015: Kwara PDP appeals for financial assistance

The Kwara Chairman of PDP, Chief Iyiola Oyedepo, has appealed to the National Secretariat of the party for assistance to…

Clashes in Jerusalem on Jewish New Year eve

Clashes broke out at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Wednesday as Palestinians protested against Jews visiting the flashpoint holy site…

Gunmen kidnap Chinese in Kogi State

Gunmen kidnapped a Chinese national from his residence in central Nigeria’s Kogi state, police said on Wednesday, vowing to track…

Republic of Benin can’t fund elections – Pres. Yayi

Benin’s President Thomas Boni Yayi has criticised the cost of staging elections and indicated a lack of funds for an…

US drones kill eight militants in Pakistan

United States drones Wednesday fired missiles at a compound and vehicle and killed at least eight militants in a restive…

Australian police shoot dead ‘known terror suspect’

Police in Melbourne have shot dead a “known terror suspect” who stabbed two officers, a day after the Islamic State…

Boko Haram, others threat to world peace – Maku

Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, has called on the international community to cooperate with Africa countries in fighting terror…

D‎elta Police rescue 7 kidnap victims, arrest 58

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Over 58 suspects have been arrested by the Delta State Police Command for various offences across the state…

Embrace Jonathan’s Transformation Agenda, says Alameiseigha

Former governor of Bayelsa, Deprieye Alameiseigha, has said that the Transformation Agenda of the president can only be realistic if…

Man, 60, rapes 9 year old girl

The Edo State Police Command on Tuesday paraded Friday Akpan, 60, for allegedly raping his boss’ nine-year old daughter. The…

2015: I fixed Imo, I’ll fix Nigeria if elected president – Okorocha

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state says he is the right man to lead Nigeria in the next four years…

2015 Election: Atiku declares APC presidential ambition today

Former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar will today declare his intention to contest the 2015 Presidential election on the…

France suspends Sarkozy corruption probe

An investigation launched in July against former French president Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence-peddling has been suspended, days after…

No epidemic at MMIA Hajj Camp terminal – FAAN

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), on Tuesday, denied a report that there was an outbreak of epidemic at…

LG Election: Lagos Assembly summons LASIEC, council chairman

Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly has invited officials of the State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, and the…

We’re vulnerable to Ebola, Ipokia people cry out

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Residents of Ipokia community in Ipokia local government area of Ogun state, southwest, Nigeria have called on the…

Australian laws to criminalise travel to terror hotspots

Tougher counter-terror laws to be introduced to Australia’s parliament Wednesday would make it a crime to travel to places considered…

Senate passes corporate manslaughter bill into law

The Senate on Tuesday honoured late Senator Pius Ewherido by passing the Corporate Manslaughter Bill 2014 into law after a…

FG, Lagos quiet on Synagogue building collapse probe

Nigerian officials were tight-lipped on Tuesday about the scope of a probe into a fatal church building collapse in Lagos…

Three sentenced over ex-beauty queen killing

Three men were sentenced to more than 20 years in prison Tuesday in Venezuela over the killing of an ex-beauty…

1st made-in-Nigeria satellite to be launched by 2018

The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Abdu Bulama, said on Tuesday in Abuja that Nigeria would design, fabricate, test…

Liberty Reserve boss pleads guilty to fraud charges

The head of technology for Liberty Reserve, an alternative digital currency used in what authorities called a massive global fraud…

Court rejects Suntai’s attempt to stop medical panel

A Taraba High Court in Jalingo on Tuesday refused to grant the prayers of ailing Governor Danbaba Suntai, asking for…

Senate not under pressure to save mutiny soldiers – Sekibo

The Senate on Tuesday said it is not under pressure to intervene on the 12 soldiers sentenced to death by…

Senate begins investigation into $9.3m

The Senate on Tuesday began investigation into circumstances surrounding the seizure of Nigeria’s 9.3 million dollars in South Africa. The…

2 fake professors apprehended

Prof. Julius Okogie, Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), said on Tuesday that the two fake professors apprehended by the…

EFCC has no reason to scrutinize Ekiti finances – Fayemi

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti on Tuesday said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had no reason to…