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Peace efforts flounder in S.Sudan, full scale civil war feared

JUBA (AFP) – International efforts to bring peace to strife-torn South Sudan appeared at an impasse Sunday as the government…

Female suicide bomber kills 18 at Russian train station

At least 18 people were killed and dozens injured Sunday when a female suicide bomber blew herself up in a…
Bayero University Kano (BUK)

BUK to begin semester exams mid-January

The authorities of Bayero University Kano (BUK) have directed students of the institution to return to school on Wednesday, Jan.…

More PDP Governors to Join APC 2014, Amaechi says

The Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has said unless the Peoples Democratic Party rigs the polls, it can never…

Hundreds flee violence in Bangui

Hundreds of people tried to flee inter-religious violence in Central African Republic on Saturday aboard emergency flights to neighboring Chad,…

We have done well in 2013, says Civil Defence Corps

Simon Ateba/Lagos The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has done a good job in 2013 and needs the…

‘Allah says they must decapitate and mutilate’, claims Shekau

Leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau said the bloody insurgency will continue because Allah says “they must decapitate and…

Footballer gets pitch-side haircut after ending goal drought

Hull City’s Tom Huddlestone scored his first goal in over two and a half years on Saturday, before honouring a…

Lightning kills 8 church worshippers

President Joyce Banda of Malawi is on a spiritual retreat at the Lagos-based Synagogue of All Nations. But one other…

Incredible: Man’s body magnetises 53 spoons

A 42 year old Georgian man based in Tbilisi today broke a Guinness World record that he himself created in…

NIJ graduate wins IYJ award

Simon Ateba/Lagos Jennifer Ehidiamen, a graduate of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), Ogba, Lagos, western Nigeria, has won the…

TB Joshua Debunks Rumours on Malawi President

Simon Ateba/Lagos Rumours spreading around that Malawi’s President Joyce Banda, has received a prophecy from Prophet T.B. Joshua that she…

Protesters want Niger President to go

Thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets of the Niger capital Niamey on Saturday to protest corruption and media…

Large turn-out of voters in Yobe

Voters across Yobe today turned out in large numbers to cast their votes to elect Chairmen and Councillors of the…

Oshiomhole, twice lucky, survives auto accident

.Bus laden with tomato rams into Edo Governor’s car JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Barely two years after the convoy of Nigeria’s Edo…

Fashola approves 120 cars for Lagos monarchs

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, western Nigeria, has approved the procurement of 120 new vehicles of various brands for…

Bauchi’s multi-ethnic community marks six years of peace

The diverse ethnic and multi-religious communities of Yelwa, Kagadama, Gwallameji and Lushi of Birshi-Miri District, Bauchi, in the northern state…

Delhi’s new chief minister shuns trappings of office

.Arvind Kejriwal is the new moral face of Indian politics Anti-corruption champion Arvind Kejriwal Saturday rode the subway to his…

Zimbabwe’s envoy to Australia seeks asylum

(Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s ambassador to Australia has asked for political asylum just days before her term ends saying she fears…

Robber sentenced to death opts for suicide

A Nigerian High Court sitting in Malumfashi, in the northern state of Katsina sentenced one Aminu Ibrahim of Rogo Local…

Odi people protest over unpaid N38b compensation

The people of Odi in Kolokuma-Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa, on Friday protested against the against non-payment of N37.6billion…

Nigerian army unveils new postings for senior officers

The Nigerian Army Headquarters has released its fourth quarter routine posting and appointment of senior officers. A statement issued in…

Malawi’s President heads to TB Joshua’s Synagogue

Malawi President Joyce Banda left her country today on a South Africa Airways flight to Lagos, to begin a three-day…

In video: Shekau boasts about his invincibility

The leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists, Abubakar Shekau, has claimed a daring December 20 raid on a military barracks…

Adoption of Governor Orji for senate race condemned

Mr. Monday Ubani, a Lagos based lawyer, has faulted the adoption of Governor Theodore Orji of the eastern Nigerian state…

Man claiming to be bewitched rapes, impregnates daughter

The Nigerian Police in Lagos State said it has arrested a 36-year old man who allegedly raped and impregnated his…

Kidnapped Lebanese national dumped on the outskirts of Kano

A Lebanese national, Mr Hassan Zaid(initially spelled as Zein) who was kidnapped on Monday by unknown persons, has been released…

London Based Nigerian Doctor Found Guilty Of Assault

A Nigerian doctor based in London has been found guilty of attacking a female patient in his surgery when she…

Banker Slices Hubby’s Penis With Knife

The popular saying that hell has no fury than a woman scorned came to pass on Monday at the Surulere…

Reports: Jonathan, Oduah’s cash gifts split Ohanaeze

Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the umbrella tribal union for Nigeria’s Ndigbo may split over the cash gifts given the members by President…