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Ebola: Infected nurse leaves Lagos for Enugu, breaking quarantine

A nurse who contracted Ebola at a Lagos hospital travelled to the eastern part of Nigeria before falling sick, raising…

Where you go will determine if you live or die – Kumuyi

Pastor William Kumuyi, General Superintendent, Deeper Life Bible Church, has warned Nigerians to be careful of the invitations they accept…

Terrorism: Police set up Tactical Operation Points in 8 states

Acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has ordered the setting up of Tactical Operation Points (TOP) in eight states in…

241 criminals arrested in Anambra in 4 months – Obiano

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra says 241 suspected criminals, including 70 kidnappers, have been arrested in the state in the…

Military seeks cooperation in combating terrorism

The Military on Wednesday appealed for more understanding and cooperation from Nigerians to enable it win the war against terrorism.…

Pensioners want FG to offset arrears before 2015 elections

The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to offset outstanding arrears of pensioners before 2015…

Confab: Discussion of draft report begins Thursday

Delegates to the National Conference on Wednesday reconvened at the National Judicial Institute in Abuja, venue of the Conference to…

2015 Election: Police arrest Rivers monarch, others over shooting

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt There was pandemonium Wednesday in the Mile Four area near Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, southern Nigeria,…

Gulf states discuss Ebola precautions ahead of hajj

Representatives of the Gulf monarchies met in Riyadh on Wednesday to discuss precautions against the Ebola epidemic ahead of the…

Court Permits Indian Fraud Suspect To Travel Over Illness

By Henry Ojelu An Ikeja High Court has ordered that the international passport of an Indian national, Ashok Isran allegedly…

Russia eyes new airline for Crimea flights

A Russian minister said on Wednesday the government was discussing the creation of a new airline to serve the Ukraine’s…

No Ebola Virus At Seme Border ––NIS Boss

Jeff Ezemadu  The Comptroller of Nigeria Immigration Service, Seme Command, Comptroller Domyil Barko, has said that there is no case…

Deep division in Nigeria after teenager murders husband

Many see Wasila Tasi’u as a victim: a 14-year old girl from a poor, strictly Muslim family in northern Nigeria,…

Amaechi, Rivers Police Boss Clash

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Governor Rotimi Amaechi-led Rivers State Government is on a collision course with the state Commissioner of…

Ebola Scare At Orile-Agege General Hospital

Kazeem Ugbodaga & Paul Iyoghojie There was pandemonium on Tuesday at the Orile-Agege General Hospital, Agege area of Lagos, southwest…

Lagos Set To Review Okada Ban

Eromosele Ebhomele Commercial motorcycle riders in Lagos State, western Nigeria, may soon have cause to rejoice as the state House…

Pope calls on UN to stop Iraq violence

Pope Francis has called on the international community and the United Nations in particular to do all they can to…

Germany urges nationals to leave Ebola-hit countries

Germany on Wednesday called on its nationals to leave Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone as the death toll from the…

Spain, Italy struggle with increase in illegal African migrants

Spain and Italy said on Wednesday they had rescued more than 2,300 African immigrants in just over 24 hours, plucking…

Kano women ditch hijab after suicide bombings

Women in north Nigeria’s largest city Kano are abandoning their traditional religious dress after a spate of suicide bombings by…

Humanitarian crisis warning after Boko Haram attack

Hundreds of people who escaped a Boko Haram attack need urgent help, a local lawmaker said on Wednesday, as those…

US wants punitive actions against South Sudan leaders

By Simon Ateba The United States Government said on Tuesday that punitive actions should be taken against South Sudanese leaders…

‘Osun Election True Democracy At Work’

Yisa Jamiu The Chairman of Yaba Local Council Development Area, Jide Jimoh, has described the re-election of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola,…

Teenager caught sleeping with dog in Benin

By Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 19-year old boy (name withheld), was Tuesday arrested at Iguosa, a suburb community in Benin City,…

Navy applauds Anambra for checking insurgency, bunkering

The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday applauded the Anambra government’s plan to position a mobile artillery on the River Niger to…

ECOWAS official dies from Ebola in Nigeria

An ECOWAS official has died from Ebola in Nigeria, the West African regional bloc said on Tuesday, taking the total…

Military will not cede any part of Nigeria to terrorists – DHQ

The Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, on Tuesday reiterated the military would not cede any part of…

LASU fees, Ebola: Fashola seeks permission to re-order budget

By Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state on Tuesday urged the state House of Assembly to approve a…

INEC announces 11 October for Adamawa gov. election

The Independent National Electoral Commission yesterday said the bye-election to elect a substantive governor for Adamawa State will hold on…