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Pope Francis begs Boko Haram to free hostages

Pope Francis in his first Easter Sunday celebration appealed to the Boko Haram militants in Nigeria to free the hostages…

14 terror suspects killed in Easter day raid

Nigerian Soldiers raided a suspected hideout for Islamist extremist group Boko Haram in northern Nigeria’s largest city of Kano on…

Serena Williams clinches record 6th Sony Open Title

Serena Williams proved she still has a lot to offer world tennis even at 31, when she overpowered Maria Sharapova…

AYC: F/Eagles Beat Mali To Win Bronze

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles made amend for missing out on defending their title by beating Mali 2-1 to finish with bronze…

Patience Jonathan missing at Good Friday service: In pictures

Nigeria’s presidency has churned out images of the service today at the Aso Rock chapel to mark the Christian festivity…

Falana: Govt not persuasive on Alamieyeseigha

Nigeria’s leading human rights lawyer and Senior advocate, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) has criticised ‘the arrogant’ posturing of aides of…

General Abubakar backs amnesty for Boko Haram

Nigeria’s former Military Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar has joined other Nigerians to seek amnesty for members of the Islamic…

Agbaso, Imo state deputy governor sacked

The Imo state House of Assembly, in the eastern part of Nigeria, has impeached the deputy governor, Mr. Jude Agbaso.…

Zuma Associate Killed

The body of a prominent Kwa Zulu-Natal businessman has been found floating in the Tugela River, police said on Thursday.…

Nigerian Ladies Paid To Get Pregnant For Childless Couples

Nigerian ladies have devised another survival strategy by getting pregnant for childless couples for a fee. These ladies, called surrogate…

Alams Has Case To Answer In UK —Envoy

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Andrew Pocock has said that former Bayelsa State governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, who was recently…

Wole Awolowo’s Death, A Big Loss —Amosun

Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has described the death of Chief Oluwole Awolowo, the son of the late sage,…

Easter: IG Orders Tight Security

To ensure a peaceful Easter celebration, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar has directed all zonal Assistant Inspectors-General of Police…

Don’t Grant Amnesty To Boko Haram —Primate Ayodele

Granting amnesty to members of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram would have negative consequences on Nigeria’s security. The founder of…

Mandela Hospitalised

Former South African president Nelson Mandela has been readmitted to hospital with a recurrent lung infection, the presidency said Thursday.…

Civil Defence, Police Clash In Lagos

Policemen and officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps clashed at Alausa, Ikeja area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria,…

Early Morning Tragedy: 6 Burnt To Death In Auto Crash

Six persons were burnt beyond recognition in a ghastly motor accident that occurred in the early hours of Tuesday at…

Fashola Orders Removal Of Abandoned Vehicles From Parks

Following threats by Islamic terrorists, Boko Haram, Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has ordered evacuation of all abandoned vehicles…

‘We Are Coming For You’, Robbers Write Residents

Daring Nigerian robbers have sent an audacious letter to Lambe residents in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, begging them for a…

Awujale chairs Ogun Council Of Obas

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of the western Nigerian state of Ogun State, has inaugurated Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the…

MEND Threatens Mayhem Over Sentencing Of Okah

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, has rejected the 24-year jail term passed Tuesday on Henry…

Fear Of Boko Haram: Mass Deportation Of Illegal Aliens

The Nigerian Immigration Service has commenced the mass deportation of illegal aliens arrested in different parts of Lagos State, southwest…

In-Laws Throw Man Down 2-Storey Building

A young man, Ejike Igwekile, has been thrown down from a two-storey building at 7 Rev Adegoke street Canal Estate,…

Aero Workers Block Gates

Striking workers of Aero Contractors, Nigeria’s second largest airline, stormed the headquarters of the troubled airline on Tuesday, blocking its…

Breaking News: Okah, MEND leader jailed 24 years

Henry Okah, leader of Nigeria’s militant group, Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND, was jailed Tuesday by South…

Unpardonable Crimes Of Alams

The scale of Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha’s crimes against Bayelsa State makes it difficult for Nigerians as well as governments of…

Akpabio: PDP set to woo opposition governors

Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has set up a Tactical Committee saddled with the responsibility of wooing…

CAR’s junta leader to rule by decrees

The Central African Republic’s new strongman, Michel Am-Nondokro Djotodia, announced Monday that he was suspending the constitution and dissolving parliament,…

Golf: Tiger Woods back on the top spot

Tiger Woods reclaimed the world number one ranking for the first time since October 2010 with a closing round of…

Soyinka Wants Nigeria’s Varsities Shut For 2 Years

To stem the rot in the Nigeria’s educational system, especially at the tertiary level, the Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka,…