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Jonathan criticises violence against humanitarian workers

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday expressed concern at the increasing rate of violence against persons working as humanitarian personnel across…

Auto crash claims 10 lives in Enugu

The police in Enugu on Tuesday confirmed that 10 people died in an auto crash on the Opi-Eha-Alumona-Obollo-Afor road on…

Nigerian wrestler to get promotion after defeating Camerounian

The Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, has assured the current African Middle Weight Pro-Wrestling Champion, Aliking Mohammed, automatic promotion after…

Police Commission promotes 6 AIGs to DIGs, others

The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Tuesday approved the promotion of six Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) and two Commissioners…

US blames Hamas for Gaza truce collapse

The United States blamed rocket fire from Gaza for a breakdown in indirect talks between Israel and Palestinian authorities on…

Funmi Iyanda marks her birthday with dance steps that will blow you away

This is the closest you’ll see broadcaster Funmi Iyanda dance. And she managed to do it rather seamlessly. Watch the…

Three petroleum smugglers burnt to death

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Three petrol smugglers were roasted alive Tuesday at Temitope axis of Idiroko border town of Ogun State, western…

Ogonis Meet In USA Over 2015, Bori State, UNEP Report

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The People of Ogoni ethnic group in the United States of America are set to meet, to…

Cleric calls for prayers to end Ebola

Sheikh Suleiman Bibire, the Chief Imam of Tudunwada Central Mosque, Lugbe, Abuja, on Tuesday urged Nigerians to intensify prayers to…

NIMASA, Air Force showcases aircraft to monitor crime-infested waters

Nigeria’s military on Tuesday took the wraps off a new aircraft to tackle high-seas pirates off the country’s coast, as…

FRSC issues 1,389 driver’s licenses in Osun

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Osun issued 1,389 driver’s licences to motorists in the state between June and…

NURTW commends FG for dismantling illegal roadblocks

Najeem Yasin, National President, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), on Tuesday commended the Federal Government for dismantling illegal…

The Spelling Bee Competition Goes National

Funsho Arogundade  As The Spelling Bee, a competition targeted at students between ages 8 and 14 overseas, enters its second…
The Israeli air force has again attacked a command centre of the Palestinian militant organisation Hamas in the Gaza Strip, IDF says

Thousands flee for cover as Israel raids Gaza

Thousands of Palestinians fled their homes in neighbourhoods of eastern Gaza City on Tuesday, carrying bags of clothes, pillows and…

Fire Razes 5 Houses In Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Fire has razed five bungalows, 100 make-shift shops and a sawmill at Oko-Baba area of Ebute Meta, Lagos,…

IG Orders Transfer Of Lagos Airport Bomb Suspect

Cyriacus Izuekwe Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has ordered the Commissioner of Police in charge of Lagos Airport Command,…

Ebola Death Toll Passes 1,200

Cases in West Africa’s Ebola outbreak this year have risen to 2,240, including 1,229 deaths, the World Health Organisation (WHO)…

Jonathan, A Great Achiever —Ribadu

Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Malam Nuhu Ribadu has described President Goodluck Jonathan as a…

Fallout Of Osun Gov Election: 50 APC Members Still In Detention

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said at least 50 of its members are still…

Israel hits Gaza, quits Cairo talks after rocket fire

Israel hauled its negotiators back from talks in Cairo and warplanes hit Gaza Tuesday after Palestinian rockets smashed into the…

Two infant relatives of pope killed in Argentina accident

Two infant grandnephews of Pope Francis and their mother were killed early Tuesday when their car slammed into the back…

APC warns DSS against arrest of its Borno Chairman

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly warned against the plan by the DSS, acting at the behest of some…

Oyo FRSC arrest 1,950 for traffic offenses

Luka Ikpi, Oyo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission(FRSC), said that the commission arrested 1,950 offenders in…

Saudi top cleric labels Qaeda, IS ‘enemy No 1’ of Islam

Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh on Tuesday blasted Al-Qaeda and Islamic State jihadists as “enemy number one” of…

Military did not commit war crimes, DHQ blasts UK newspaper

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has faulted a British Newspaper report that Nigerian government committed war crimes by terrorising some of…

Ethiopia now Africa’s biggest refugee host

The spiralling crisis in war-ravaged South Sudan has sent nearly 200,000 refugees into Ethiopia, making it Africa’s largest refugee-hosting country,…

Missing Ebola patients found in Liberia

Liberia said Tuesday it had found 17 Ebola patients who had fled an attack on their clinic, sparking a panicked…

I didn’t insult Amaechi, Kwakwanso after defection, says Ribadu

Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has finally spoken up on the purported statement were he was believed to have insulted the All…

My defection is for good cause not selfish interest – Ribadu

Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, former Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission who formally defected from the All Progressives Congress to…

Bomb kills two infants, four adults in Pakistan

At least six people including two infants were killed by a roadside bomb in restive northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, officials…