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Dutch Queen abdicates for son

The Netherlands’ Willem-Alexander became Europe’s youngest monarch on Tuesday after his mother, queen Beatrix, abdicated and his country hailed the…

Siege Of Child Rapists

Whether in urban and rural communities, the Nigerian child is a prey for sex predators and the streets are crawling…

Jonathan/Amaechi: Soyinka warns on political pettiness

Okafor Ofiebor/ Port-Harcourt Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has expressed alarm at the way that the judiciary is being debased…

Jonathan: Nigeria facing ‘trying moments’

President Goodluck Jonathan, expanding on the theme of his speech in Jos at the weekend, said today that Nigeria is…

Funso Williams murder: PHCN spoils exhibits for trial of suspects

Some exhibits for the trial of the suspected killers Chief Funso Williams, the Lagos State Governorship candidate of the Peoples…

PDP suspends Rivers Speaker, 26 assembly members

The political conflict within the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in Nigeria’s oil rich Rivers state took a new turn today…

Bees under threat of extinction

Bees play a key role in human food production, pollinating more than two-thirds of the world’s 100 most important crop…

N3bn Nollywood Largesse Not Loans —Okonjo-Iweala

The N3 billion intervention fund which President Goodluck Jonathan promised the Nigerian film industry last month will not be shared…

5 killed in Nigeria terror attack

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Ringim No fewer than five people died during Sunday night attack on Ringim town, Jigawa state, northwest Nigeria. Sources…

T.B. Joshua Frees Nollywood Actress From Demons

Nollywood veteran actress, Camilla Mberekpe, popularly known as Mama Eko, was at the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, on…

‘I Planned Fuel Station Robbery’

A petrol station manager, Adewale Ilesanmi, 33, has allegedly confessed to the police in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, how he arranged…
Mike Adenuga of Globacom

Jonathan, Tinubu praise Adenuga as he clocks 60

Monday is the 60th birthday of Nigeria’s business mogul and chairman of Globacom, Mike Adenuga. On the eve, of the…

Nigerian army: No mass grave in Baga

Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) fact-finding team to Baga has returned to present its report to the Chief of Defence Staff…

NCAA formally grounds Governor Amaechi’s plane

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Saturday formally grounded Gov. Rotimi Amaechi Rivers state government owned Bombardier aircraft. The…

Boko Haram gets N500m to free French family

Nigeria’s militant group, the Boko Haram was paid $3.15million, about N500 million before releasing a French family of seven, a…

Nigerian among 10 finalists for African innovation prize

A Nigerian scientist has been named among the ten finalists for the $100,000 Innovation Prize for Africa. Justus Nwaoga developed…

Olayinka, Ekiti Deputy Gov Buried

All was set for the burial of the late Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Mrs. Olufunmilayo Olayinka, Friday. She died…

Communal War: 70 Churches Destroyed

The Catholic Church in Benue says 70 of its churches have been destroyed in the crises that rocked Benue in…

Justice Talba, Pension Thief Judge suspended

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mariam Aloma Mukhtar has approved the suspension of Justice Abubakar…

Ashiru: My meeting with John Kerry

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru, said modalities for the exchange of visits between Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and…

Obama, ex-presidents praise ‘resolute’ Bush

DALLAS, Texas, 2013 (AFP) – President Barack Obama lauded George W. Bush Thursday for facing a storm of terrorism head…

Outrage Over Call On Amaechi To Resign

Angry reactions have trailed a call on Governor Chibuike Amaechi to resign to avert political crisis in the state. The…

Poisionous Amala Meal Wipes Out Family Of 3

Three members of a family, Isioma Ufili, 4, Victoria Ufili, 30 (mother) and Favour Nkiruka Ufili, 26, have died after…

Baga Massacre: ACN holds Jonathan culpable, alerts ICC

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has said the killing of 185 people, mostly women and children, in Baga, Borno…

Bill Gates commits $1.8billion to polio eradication

Bill Gates, world’s second richest man, announced in Abu Dhabi on Thursday his foundation will contribute $1.8 billion to the…

Like Barca, Madrid thrashed in Germany

Borussia Dortmund took a huge step towards the Champions League final on Wednesday after humbling Spanish giants Real Madrid 4-1…

Nigeria’s Eaglets Beat Tunisia 4-2 for Ivory Coast Final

Golden Eaglets of Nigeria have qualified for the final of CAF U-17 African Championship after they defeated Tunisia 4-2 in…

N685m Bank Raid: Police Arraign Top Suspect

The police in  Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have arraigned a top bank robbery suspect, Rasheed Ganiyu, 38, who along with nine…

Ekiti Deputy Gov, Olayinka Begins Final Journey

Right Revd. Dr Peter Awelewa Adebiyi, the Lord Bishop, Diocese of Lagos West of the Anglican Church told dignitaries from…

Child Trafficking: Nigerian Woman In Police Net

A 40-year old woman from Niger Republic, west Africa, Mrs Bose Saliu, has been arrested by the police for her…