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Fire ravages market in Rivers

Fire on New Year’s day destroyed five houses near the Ikoku spare parts market in Port Harcourt, capital of Nigeria’s…

Jonathan: Nigeria winning terror war with prayers

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday declared that his government was winning the war against terrorism, kidnapping, armed robbery and other…

Lamido budgets N115b for 2013

Governor Sule Lamido of Nigeria’s Jigawa state has presented N115 billion Appropriation Bill for 2013 to the House of Assembly.…

Pope, Nigerian cleric pray for gift of peace in 2013

Pope Benedict XVI, continuing his Christmas message theme, during which he appealed for the end of violence in Nigeria and…

60 die in Ivory Coast’s New Year tragedy

At least 60 people died and at least dozens were injured in Abidjan, Ivory Coast’s commercial capital, as crowds stampeded…

Fake doctor arrested for defrauding Facebook friend

The Nigerian Police in Lagos has arrested a fake medical doctor, who lied to an acquaintance he met on the…

Obama, Republicans reach deal on fiscal cliff

The White House and top Republicans struck a deal late Monday to avert huge New Year tax hikes and spending…

UN names Jose Ramos-Horta envoy to G.Bissau

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has tapped Jose Ramos-Horta, a former East Timor president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, as his…

Venezuelans pray for cancer-stricken Chavez

Backers of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez prayed and called off New Year’s Eve festivities Monday as the cancer-stricken leftist leader…

15 Christians killed in fresh Nigerian massacre

In another deadly move portraying Nigeria’s Borno state as a killing field for Nigerian Christians, attackers have stormed a church…

Woman arrested with 757kg of cannabis

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Operatives of Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in Kano, have smashed a major dealer in Cannabis,…

Murray Bruce heads Federal radio board

Chairman of Silverbird Entertainment, Ben Murray Bruce has been named the chairman of the reconstituted board of directors of Nigeria’s…

Family of kidnapped Nigerian lawmaker prays

The family of Alhaji Jalo Ganga, the Gombe lawmaker who was kidnapped on Sunday in Gombe, has resorted to praying…

Governor Wada to be discharged soon

Idris Wada, governor of Nigeria’s central state of Kogi, who was critically injured in an accident a few days ago,…

Jonathan outlines priorities in 2013

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan in his new year message to Nigerians has outlined the priorities of his government and at…

Happy New Year!

May the new year be better than 2012 to everyone that visits this site. May it bring all of you…

Jonathan: Boko Haram killings signs of end times?

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has questioned whether deadly Islamist attacks on churches in his country and other violence worldwide could…

Public Complaints Agency Renders Account

Nigeria’s  Federal Commissioner, Public Complaints Commission in Lagos state, Mr. Funsho Olukoga has given a score card of the commission’s…

Bloody Weekend In Northern Nigeria

It was a bloody weekend in parts of northern Nigeria especially in Yobe State where Boko Haram Islamists attacked churches…

Truck Kills Nigerian Lady

There was confusion at First Gate bus stop, Tin Can Island Port, Lagos Southwest Nigeria this morning when a lady…

Nigerian Scam: Agent collects N10m on 2 rooms

A Nigerian estate agent and son of a landlord have been arraigned for allegedly conspiring and renting a bedroom and…

NEW YEAR: Ojudu Upbraids Ruling Class

Senator Babafemi Ojudu says 2013 is a year that the ruling class should move beyond vain promises to living by…

Nigerian Girl Commits Suicide

A 22-year old girl, Felicia Ndon, has allegedly committed suicide by drinking a highly potent pesticide called Gamalin 20. According…

Nigerian Town Marks Third Year In Darkness

For the people of Epe, Lagos, western Nigeria, it is another New Year celebration in darkness as they have had…

Nigerian Editors Condemn Attacks On Journalists

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has condemned the incessant harassment, brutalities and detention without trial of journalists, while performing…

Lagos-Badagry Road To Gulp N20b In 2013

Nigeria’s  Federal Commissioner, Public Complaints Commission,in Lagos state, Mr. Funsho Olukoga has given a score card of the commission’s performance…

Algeria’s ruling party loses senate majority

Algeria’s ruling party National Liberation Front (FLN) lost its majority in the senate after a partial election on Saturday, local…

Chidinma shines in Kora Award Night of hitches

The Kora Awards finally took place Sunday night in Abidjan, with a cascade of hitches. The great festival of African…

Russian grandma returns from the dead, twice

A Russian grandmother has been brought back from the dead twice – and has even survived spending three days in…

Obasanjo: Don’t write off Nigeria yet

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has expressed optimism about the ability of the country to rank among the greatest…