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Tension In Benin As Edo Lawmakers Resume Hostilities

Jethro Ibileke/Benin  Tension rose this morning at the King’s Square premises of Edo State House of Assembly as hundreds of…

63 Cult Members Arrested

The Akwa Ibom Police Command has arrested 63 persons, suspected to be members of ‘Black Axe,’ a cult group. DSP…

3 Presidents For Soyinka Literature Prize

The biennial Wole Soyinka Prize for creative writing continues to grow in proportion with at least three serving heads of…

World Cup: Nigeria Begins Quest For Glory Tonight

Nigeria’s Super Eagles will begin their quest for FIFA World Cup glory tonight when they confront Iran in Group F…

Man Sleeps On Lagos Streets For 12yrs

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 74-year old man, who lost his two wives and six children in a day, has narrated to…

Egypt jails Coptic teacher for insulting Islam

An Egyptian appeals court jailed a female Coptic Christian teacher for six months after parents of her students accused her…

6 Shot Dead As Kidnappers, Police Engage In Gun Battle

Jethro Ibileke/Benin  Six suspected kidnappers were killed on Sunday during a gun battle with the  operatives of Edo State Police…

Why I Named Garden Park After Kanu — Fashola

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos says he named the garden park at Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, after former Military Administrator of…

LASG Begins Public Service Week

The Lagos State Government has flagged off activities marking this year’s Public Service Week. The week is aimed at recognizing…

Islamist gunmen kill at least 26 in attack

At least 26 people were killed when some 50 insurgents flying black Islamist flags swept into a Kenyan coastal town…

100 days after MH370, Malaysia vows to keep searching

Malaysia’s government pledged on Monday that it “will not rest” until missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is found, as it…

US condemns ‘horrifying’ massacre in Iraq’s Tikrit

The United States condemned Sunday a “horrifying” massacre by militants said to have killed hundreds of Iraqi Shia air force…

Russia set to cut off Ukraine’s gas after talks fail

Russia threatened to cut off Ukraine’s gas later Monday after the two sides failed to strike a deal that would…

Police arrest 63 ‘Black Axe’ members in Akwa Ibom

The Akwa Ibom Police Command on Sunday arrested 63 persons, suspected to be members of “Black Axe,” a cult group.…

Swedish church ordains first woman archbishop in 850 years

German-born Antje Jackelén, was on Sunday ordained as the first woman to head the Swedish Lutheran Church, and received the…

Okorocha condemns attempt to bomb church in Owerri

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has condemned Sunday’s attempt to bomb the Living Faith Church (aka Winners Chapel), located…
Ex-Tinubu's aide eulogises Abibat Mogaji's qualities

Market women, politicians remember Abibat Mogaji

Market women, politicians, and well wishers on Sunday gathered at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos for the one year…

Family marks end of mourning for Mandela, six months on

The family of anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela marked six months since his death on Sunday with a traditional cleansing ceremony…

FCTA seals 2,491 facilities

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), said on Sunday that 2,491 facilities and sites were sealed in the territory between…

Explosive devices uncovered at Winners Chapel

Six persons have been arrested in connection with two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted at the Living Faith Church (a.k.a.…

Amaechi denies disunity within APC, says they’re stronger

Governor Rotimi Amaechi has denied reports of disunity within the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Rivers state governor reacted to…
Ebenezer Alabi, a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, dump party over alleged extortion

1, 000 APC members defect to PDP

No fewer than 1,000 members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara, on Sunday in Ilorin defected to…
Ebenezer Alabi, a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, dump party over alleged extortion

PDP adopts consensus in ward congresses

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State on Saturday resorted to the use of dialogue during its congresses in…

Chibok girls: Religious leader calls for more prayer

Reverend Father Patrick Emmanuel, Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria, Karu, FCT Chapter, has called for intensified prayer sessions for the…

UN chief condemns Israeli teens’ kidnapping

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday condemned the kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers, called for their safe return…

APC poses no threat – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has stated that major opposition party, All Progressives Party (APC) poses no threat. This was…

Philippine woman first to be charged cybercrime

A woman has been indicted for computer fraud in the first such case under the Philippines’ controversial cybercrime law, justice…

Yuguda positive security challenge will end soon

Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State has expressed the hope that the insecurity bedevilling the north eastern part of the…

Qaeda kills eight Yemen military hospital staff

A suspected Al-Qaeda gunman opened fire on a minibus carrying staff members from a military hospital in Yemen’s main southern…

Over 110,000 Cambodian flee Thailand after coup

More than 110,000 Cambodians have fled Thailand to return home in the past week, fearing a crackdown on migrant workers…