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Jihadists held for plotting attacks in Morocco, France

Morocco said Thursday it has arrested two jihadists who were planning to attack banks and multinational companies in the North…

Nigeria’s GDP on steady rise in spite of insurgency

Amb. Martin Uhomoibhi, outgoing Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on Thursday that Nigeria’s economic growth rate…

Ogun to Host National Council on Education

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The city of Abeokuta, capital of Ogun state, southwest, Nigeria will next week play host to the stakeholders…

Ilaro Crisis: Court Remand 3 for Murder

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Magistrate (Mrs) Fafowora of the Ilaro Chief Magistrate court today ordered that the trio of Fatai Lamidi, Muyideen…

Nigerian court fixes date for trial of Coca Cola, NBC

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The arraignment of the Nigerian Bottling Company and Coca Coca Nigeria Limited, alongside their managing directors,…

Jonathan Picks Sole PDP Form For Presidency

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan formally began his re-election bid on Thursday, thanking God, his supporters and the state governors who…

APC Slams Jonathan Over Tambuwal’s Security Aides

The All Progressives Congress has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to show better understanding of democracy by immediately restoring the…

#BringBackOurGirls: Court Declare Ban On Rallies Illegal

Nnamdi Felix/Abuja An Abuja High Court has declared as illegal the ban of peaceful rallies by the #BringBackOurgirls group by…

APC postpones governorship primary election

The All Progressives Congress has postponed its governorship primary election from 15 November to 2 December. The party did not…

Police Recover 16 Cars From Syndicate

Cyriacus Izuekwe The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Kayode Aderanti, has paraded five members of a car snatching syndicate…

Fashola To Block Return Of Ex-LG Bosses

Kazeem Ugbodaga There are indications that Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, western Nigeria, may block the return of some…

2 Musicians Face Trial For Raping Dancer

Cyriacus Izuekwe Two performing artists are standing trial before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court sitting in Lagos State, western Nigeria, over…

Kidnapped German national freed in Nigeria

A German national who was kidnapped by gunmen last week in southwest Nigeria has been released, his employer, the construction…

Burkina protesters set fire to parliament

Angry demonstrators went on the rampage in Burkina Faso on Thursday, setting parliament ablaze in a surge of violence that…

Rivers Police confirm rescue of Diezani’s sister from kidnappers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state Police Command has confirmed that Osiya Agama, sister of the Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani…

PDP plans anti-Wike rally in Port Harcourt today

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers state, led by Prof. Isreal Owate, a former…

S.Sudan army repels rebel attack on oil town

South Sudan’s army has repulsed rebel attacks on the key northern oil hub town of Bentiu, the defence minster said…

Abbas hails ‘historic’ Swedish recognition of Palestinian state

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Thursday hailed a decision by Sweden to officially recognise the state of Palestine, his spokesman…

Man disfigures girlfriend’s face in jealous rage

Taiwan police arrested a 79-year-old man after he sliced off his girlfriend’s nose, ears and lips and flushed them down…

FG withdraws Tambuwal’s security detail

Reports indicate that all the security detail attached to Speaker of the House of Representatives Aminu Waziri Tambuwal have been…

APC unveils presidential aspirants, Atiku missing

The All Progressives Congress on Wednesday presented its presidential aspirants to members at its mini convention in Abuja. Those present…

Australia outlaws travel to terror hotspots

Australia on Thursday passed a law criminalising travel to terror hotspots, a tough counter-terrorism measure aimed at stopping jihadists from…

New York street harassment video goes viral

A video that shows a woman being pestered by men on the streets of New York has gone viral, sparking…

Jonathan calls for emergency meeting over Tambuwal

President Goodluck Jonathan appeared worried and on Wednesday summoned an emergency meeting of prominent PDP members to forge a line…

Humans can’t deliver Nigeria from evil of the cabal – Tambuwal

Speaker of the House of Representative, Aminu Tambuwal has insinuated that Nigeria cannot be delivered from the hand of evil…

APC will uphold internal democracy, says Atiku

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says the All Progressives Congress (APC) will apply the principle of internal democracy in every elective…

Court to hear Jonathan’s re-election eligibility on Nov 5

The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Wednesday fixed 5 November, for hearing in an application filed by PDP member, Dr…

Man charged with cutting toddler’s finger

A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday fixed 19 November for report on settlement in a case of…