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I wish Ribadu luck with Goodluck – Tinubu

National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has wished former Economic Financial Crimes Commission boss, Nuhu…

Enugu records 51 cases of sexual harassment, rape in 5 months

No fewer than 51 minors were sexually abused or raped in Enugu State between April 2014 and August 2014, the…

VIO to sensitise motorists on good road usage

Newly appointed Director, FCT Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO), Danjuma Garba, on Tuesday said that the directorate would partner stakeholders to…

Teachers urge FG to implement 27.5% allowance

The Unity Colleges Wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has appealed to the Federal Government to implement the…

Ebola: FG postpones school resumption by one month

Nigeria said Tuesday that resumption of classes in all public and private schools will be delayed by a month to…

UN warns of food crisis in Ebola-hit Sierra Leone

The United Nations warned Tuesday of a looming food crisis in eastern Sierra Leone, under lockdown since the Ebola-hit west…

Navy to attend Sea Power symposium in US

The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin, has said that the Nigerian Navy would participate in the…

Boko Haram seizes town on Nigeria, Cameroun border

Boko Haram has seized control of a Nigerian town after soldiers deployed there fled to take refuge across the border…

Amosun promises prompt payment of arrears to midwives, nurses

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state, southwest, Nigeria has assured protesting Midwives posted to Ogun state by the…

Nigeria announces containment of Ebola, discharges 2 patient

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria minister of health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu announced on Tuesday said that two more patients of Ebola Virus…

Edo APC stronger after purge, says Oshiomhole

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has described the defection of some prominent members of the All Progressives…

In Pictures: Osun PDP Legal Adviser Defects to APC

Barrister John Abolarinwa Abidoye, legal adviser, Peoples Democratic Party has defected to the All Progressives Congress in an elaborate welcome…

UNESCO advises state govts to tackle illiteracy

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has advised state governments to address illiteracy challenges confronting the country.…

Swiss delighted by first sex drive-in

Swiss authorities are basking in the afterglow of a decision to create a “sex drive-in” in Zurich, with social services…

FRSC orders removal of faulty vehicles on highways

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Authorities of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has ordered the removal of all broken down vehicles along…

2015 Elections: IPC to hold social media tweet-a-thon

The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria will hold its second media tweet-a-thon with the theme: “Using new and social media…

Boko Haram attempts to blow Nigeria-Cameroun bridge

Boko Haram on Tuesday attempted to blow up a bridge on the Nigerian border with Cameroun after overrunning a town…

Jonathan Leads Others To Bid Akunyili Farewell In Abuja

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Funeral rites for the late former Information Minister and Director General of National Agency for Food, Drug Administration…
Chief Tom Ikimi, the National Chairman of the National Disciplinary Committee of the PDP, speaks on the assignment of his committee

At last, Ikimi dumps APC

Chief Tom Ikimi, one of the leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC made good his threat to dump the…

Boko Haram seeking attention with caliphate call

Boko Haram’s declaration of a caliphate in Nigeria may have been prompted by the attention heaped on Islamic State (IS)…

Mixed Reactions Trail Fleeing Of 480 Soldiers

Some Nigerians have described as half-truth the claim by the military authorities that the 480 soldiers who were found in…

Fighting between rival factions kills 17 in C. Africa

At least 17 people were killed in fighting between rival factions of the former rebel movement Seleka in the Central…

WHO calls for ban on e-cigarette sales to minors

The World Health Organization called Tuesday on governments should ban the sale of e-cigarettes to minors, warning that they pose…

Police, Youths Invade Surulere Council Over Chairman’s Suspension

Eromosele Ebhomele There was tension Tuesday morning at the Surulere Local Government Area as police and youths from the area…

Boko Haram Introduces Sharia Law In Captured Borno Towns

The leader of Boko Haram said his fighters were now ruling the captured northeastern town of Gwoza “by Islamic law”…

Ebola Kills 100 Health Workers

Nearly 100 health workers have been killed by the Ebola Virus Disease, according to the World Health Organization. This follows…

Aftermath OF Street Protests: LASU Withholds Students’ NYSC Call Up Letters

Kazeem Ugbodaga The authorities of the Lagos State University, LASU, have withheld the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, call-up letters…

2015 Lagos Gov Race: I’m Ready To Battle Agbaje —Dosunmu

Kazeem Ugbodaga Former Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Ade Dosunmu says he is ready to battle…

Enugu Deputy Gov Impeached Over Poultry Farm

The Enugu State Deputy Governor, Chief Sunday Onyebuchi, has been impeached. He was sacked from office on Tuesday by the…

IMF chief grilled in French corruption case

The head of the International Monetary Fund faced a fourth round of questioning Tuesday over a multi-million-euro corruption case relating…