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The Disease Called Food Waste

Think. Eat. Save. Reduce your foodprint. That’s the theme of World Environment Day 2013. The new food-inspired global campaign focuses…

Panasonic Tackles Power Surge With New Product Range

In bid to constantly remain the home appliance brand of choice among Nigerian consumers, Panasonic has unveiled its new range…

Ahead NGF Meeting: Amaechi Confers With Obasanjo

Governor of Rivers State and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Rotimi Amaechi, is leaving nothing to chance as he…

Another Deathrow Inmate Faces Firing Squad

A prison inmate on deathrow in Benin City, capital of Edo State, southsouth Nigeria, ThankGod Ebhos, will any moment from…

Fashola To Construct 450 Roads By 2015

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State says his administration targets completing 450 roads before the end of his second term…

2 Brothers Rent Out R/Parlour For N2m To 100 Tenants

Two brothers, Idowu Usman, 40, and Rasheed Usman, 38, have  been arrested and charged before Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court for allegedly…

7 Rapists Jailed 52 Years

Seven rapists have been jailed by various family courts for aggregate 52 years for raping adult female and minor girls…

Jonathan Orders Sack Of Corrupt Civil Servants

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday directed the Head of Service of the Federation to provide immediate solutions to corruption and…

Convicts At Kuje Prison Call For Amnesty

Some convicts at the Medium Security Prison, Kuje, Abuja, on Monday pleaded with the authorities to consider them for amnesty.…

Qatar emir abdicates in favour of son

Qatar emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani abdicated in favour of his 33-year-old son, Sheikh Tamim, on Tuesday, in a…

Fears mount for critically ill Mandela

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – Nelson Mandela spent a second night in critical condition in hospital with his family members, compatriots and…

Ex-Italian PM jailed for sex with under-aged prostitute

An Italian court on Monday sentenced Silvio Berlusconi to seven years in jail and banned the former premier from public…

4 convicts hanged in Benin

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Four convicts who had been on the death row were Monday executed by hanging in Benin City, capital…

£3,000 bond for visa: Britain clarifies policy

Britain confirmed Monday that only visitors deemed to pose a “high risk” of overstaying their visas would need to provide…

Wimbledon Tennis: Nadal crashes to earth on day one

Rafael Nadal suffered Wimbledon humiliation at the hands of Belgian world number 135 Steve Darcis on Monday, a shock first…

Leaders back naval force to fight Gulf of Guinea piracy

West and Central African leaders on Monday called for the deployment of an international naval force in the Gulf of…

Amosun Swears in 2 Special Advisers

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta The governor of the western Nigerian state of Ogun, Ibikunle Amosun has sworn in two new special…

Bamigbetan’s alleged kidnappers killed by police

By Ayodeji Dedeigbo The Lagos State Special Anti-robbery Squad has killed seven suspected kidnappers and arrested two others during a…

Nigeria lists gains of economic diplomacy

Nigeria’s Federal Government said it is using its Foreign Policy to attract foreign direct investment that will create job opportunities…

Court Remands Driver For Reckless Driving

Mr. Sunday Ani, a commuter bus driver was Monday remanded in prison custody by an Oredo Chief Magistrate’s Court in…

How Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Others Cause Kidney Failure –Report

As acute kidney failure ravages the world and especially third world countries including Nigeria, various medical research sites on the…

Toddler Dies In Uncovered Soakaway Pit

There was confusion at 36, Damilola Morounfolu Street, Orisumbare, Akowonjo area of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, at about 5.30pm Sunday,…

I Have Slept With 370 Men –Nigerian Sex Addict

A Nigerian sex addict based in UK, Seyi Kolade, has made a shocking revelation that she had slept with over…

‘Mogaji Was More Than A Mother-In-Law To Me’

The lawmaker representing Lagos Central Senatorial District, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has showered encomium on the late President/Iyaloja General, Alhaja Abibat…

No Hajj For Previous Pilgrims

The Lagos State Government has barred all Lagosians who have gone on pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia before from embarking on…

‘We’re Determined To Stem Maternal, Child Mortality’

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, says the state government is determined to stem maternal and child mortality…

Customs Boss Commiserates With Family Of Slain Trader

The Customs Area Comptroller, Ogun Area I, Prince Ade Dosumu, has commiserated with the family of Fausat Bankole, a trader…

Obama’s White House prays for Mandela

The White House said Sunday its thoughts and prayers were with Nelson Mandela after hearing he was in critical condition,…

Spain send Nigeria home, book date with Italy

Spain set up a Confederations Cup semi-final reunion with Euro 2012 final victims Italy after beating a resilient Nigeria 3-0…

US desperate to arrest whistle-blower Snowden

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States revoked leaker Edward Snowden’s passport Sunday and said he should be barred from travel…