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Brazil overtakes US as cosmetic surgery world capital

Move over Beverly Hills: image-conscious Brazil has overtaken the United States as the world’s capital of cosmetic surgery. O Estado…

Jonathan mourns late Prof. Alkali

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday expressed sadness over the death of Prof. Nur Alkali, a delegate to the 2014 National…

Lagos Speaker Mourns Ikorodu Monarch

By Eromosele Ebhomele Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, on Sunday expressed shock over…

Britain’s fugitive drug baron captured in South Africa

Police in South Africa have arrested a British fugitive drugs dealer and convicted fraudster who has been on the run…

Osun Election: PDP plans massive rigging in 10 LGs – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged that the PDP plans to massively rig the 9 August governorship election in…

Ban Ki Moon condemns Gaza school shelling: ‘madness must stop’

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the shelling of another UN school in Gaza Sunday, calling it “a…

FG advises Nigerian students to vacate east Ukraine

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has advised Nigerian students in eastern Ukraine to vacate the area due to fierce violence…

Delta establishes computer laboratories for JAMB exams

Delta Government on Sunday said it had commenced the building of centres for Joint Admission and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) computer-based…

Shettima expresses sadness over the death of Prof. Alkali

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state, has described the death of Professor Nur Alkali the former Vice Chancellor, University of…

Cleric tasks CAN leaders on corruption

Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Patrick, Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa state, has advised…

Gunmen kill traditional ruler in Bauchi

Some gunmen, suspected to be armed robbers, on Saturday killed the District Head of Soro in Bauchi state, Malam Abdulrahman…

Ayangburen Of Ikorodu, Oba Oyefusi Is Dead

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Salaudeen Oyefusi (Oguntade II) is dead. He died on Saturday at the age…

Celebrities join battle to stop Faroe Islands dolphin ‘grind’

Celebrities and animal lovers from around the world are flocking to the Faroe Islands in a bid to stop a…

Iraq jihadists seize another town from Kurdish forces

Jihadists raised their black flag in Iraq’s northern town of Sinjar Sunday in a second straight day of advances against…

Delta to distribute 500 tricycles to commercial riders

Delta Government said it had concluded arrangements to distribute 500 tricycles to commercial operators in the state at a subsidized…

US Ebola patient ‘seems to be improving’

A United States doctor infected with the Ebola virus “seems to be improving,” a top US health official said Sunday…

Cameroon steps up fight against Boko Haram

Cameroon’s president, Paul Biya, has sent his army chief to the north of the country to beef up the battle…

Egyptians leaving Libya after days at Tunisia border

Thousands of Egyptians who have been seeking to flee strife-torn Libya for days were being airlifted home Sunday after Tunisia’s…

Four die in flash flood at Italy festival

Four people died in a flash flood that tore through a festival in Italy on Saturday night, sweeping away residents,…

At least 150 people killed in China quake

At least 150 people were killed and dozens injured when a strong earthquake hit a mountainous region of southwest China’s…

2 killed in Saudi gyrocopter crash

Two people aboard a gyrocopter were killed Sunday when the light aircraft crashed in the Saudi Red Sea city of…

I’m Too Big For Jonathan’s Impeachment Tricks, says Kwankwaso

Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/KANO Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso of Kano state has said he is too big for the impeachment tricks and…

Vietnam hosts third gay pride parade as attitudes soften

Around 300 activists led a colourful parade through Hanoi on Sunday in the nation’s largest ever gay pride event, as…

Jonathan warns miscreants to steer clear of Osun polls

President Goodluck Jonathan has warned miscreants to steer clear of the 9 August Osun governorship election or face the wrath…

Ihejirika calls for deployment of soldier to borders

Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika (retd), on Saturday called for the deployment of military personnel to the…

First Ebola case on US soil as doctor returns home

Doctors worked to save America’s first Ebola virus patient Saturday after he arrived in the United States aboard a private…

37 civilians, 59 ‘terrorists’ killed in China

Chinese state media early Sunday said that 37 civilians and 59 “terrorists” had been killed in a terror attack in…

Sokoto State University matriculates 783 pioneer students

The Sokoto State University, Sokoto, on Saturday, matriculated 783 pioneer students it had admitted for the 2013/ 2014 academic session.…

Israel to continue Gaza assault ‘as long as necessary’ – PM

Israel will keep up its military campaign in the Gaza Strip for as long as needed and with as much…