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Joke-Silva, Omotola, Others Bag National Honours

Funsho Arogundade Nollywood greats, Joke Silva, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and Kenneth Nnebue are among 305 Nigerians and friends of the country…

Boko Haram Controls 25 Towns —Bishop

Boko Haram militants are in charge of at least 25 towns and villages in northeast Nigeria, the region’s Roman Catholic…

Nigeria’s Top Pastors In Trouble

Eromosele Ebhomele Counted among the wealthiest pastors in the world, Ayo Oritsejafor, the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria,…

Scotland rejects independence in historic referendum

Scotland rejected independence on Friday in a referendum that left the centuries-old United Kingdom intact but paved the way for…

Lesotho police, military in early morning shootout

Police and military exchanged gunfire in Lesotho’s capital Maseru in the early hours of Friday, the latest spasm of violence…

German Muslims rally against extremism

Muslims across Germany are holding a day of prayers and rallies on Friday to condemn Islamic extremism and a backlash…

Ebola screening for Nigeria’s Mecca-bound pilgrims

With some 76,000 Nigerian Muslims expected this year at the hajj in Saudi Arabia, organisation was always going to be…

Ebola: States, unions differ on school resumption date

The Federal Government, which directed public and private primary and secondary schools in the country to resume for the next…

Jonathan honours under-performing military chiefs, Omisore, others

President Goodluck Jonathan has again celebrated incompetence by conferring one of the nation’s highest honours on the fumbling service chiefs. And…

Lagos PDP condoles with Synagogue over death of members

The Lagos State Chapter of PDP on Thursday condoled with the Synagogue Church of All Nations over the death of…

US, ECOWAS sign pact on security in Abuja

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and US Agency for International Development (USAID) has signed agreement on countering…

Buhari urges Nigerians to collect permanent voter cards

Former Military Head of State, Gen. Mohammadu Buhari (rtd.), on Thursday in Gudu, Sokoto state, advised Nigerians to collect and…

Jonathan accepts adoption as PDP candidate, says he’s ‘humbled’

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday accepted his adoption as the sole presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP…

Tambuwal tasks NBA to check electoral law violators

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has urged the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to step up action ahead of…

Tinubu returns to Nigeria

The rumour mongers can now take the back seat: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned to Lagos, Nigeria Thursday night after…

Security Council: Ebola threatens world peace

The UN Security Council on Thursday declared the Ebola outbreak a threat to world peace and called on countries to…

Ebola survivors meet Fashola, narrate harrowing experience

Kazeem Ugbodaga Five Nigerians who survived the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria have recounted their ordeal…
Ebenezer Alabi, a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, dump party over alleged extortion

PDP will replicate Ekiti victory in Kwara

Hajia Monsurat Folorunsho, a PDP woman leader in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara, said the party would replicate…

NSCDC arrests electricity vandal in Ogun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Bashiru Remilekun Adekunle, 30, is currently in custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Ogun…

Five Guineans missing after Ebola workshop violence

Five people were missing Thursday after locals in Guinea attacked a delegation meant to educate them on Ebola, apparently because…

Applicant drags university to court over employment exam

Jethro Ibileke/Warri An applicant, Mr. Omoyibo Emmaunuel, has dragged the Federal‎ University of Petroleum Resource, Effurun, Delta state, before a…

Nigerian troops capture Boko Haram commander in Konduga

The Defence Headquarters said troops had captured one of the Boko Haram high ranking commanders at Konduga in Borno after…

Man arrested for selling wife for human sacrifice – police

A Nigerian man has been arrested for selling his wife to black magic practitioners who wanted to sacrifice a virgin,…

Man butchers four siblings, slaughters two

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A middle-aged man, identified as Mike, has reportedly butchered four children of his neighbour in Okha II community…

Delta teachers pledge to resume Sept. 22

Teachers in Delta on Thursday pledged to resume in their respective schools on 22 September as directed by the Federal…

2015: Okorocha releases six commissioners

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has relieved six of his commissioners of their duties after they revealed their interest to…

Malta turns away ship with suspected Ebola case on board

Malta has turned away a ship travelling from Guinea with a suspected Ebola case on board after it sought medical…

2015: Candidates must show proof of commitment – APGA chieftain

Uchenna Okogbue, The National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), South East zone, has said that the…

Osun Election: Speaker calls for fair hearing

The Speaker of Osun House of Assembly, Najeem Salaam, has urged members of the Governorship Election Tribunal in the state…

Plateau owes councillors 7 months salaries

Councillors in the 17 local government areas of Plateau state are being owed seven months salaries by the state government,…