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Herdsmen attack: Orji condemns security personnel attitude
Senator Theodore Orji, representing Abia Central district, has accused security agencies of partiality in their interventions during farmers/nomads clashes in the South East, whilst decr…
NGO advocates special national honour for Jonathan
Barely one year ago today, former President Goodluck Jonathan, conceded defeat to the then opposition candidate, Muhammadu Buhari. In commemoration of the day, a non-governmental organisation known a…
Chibok girls not missing -Fayose
The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose Wednesday added a dramatic twist to the issue of the missing Chibok Girls as he declared that they were not missing.The Governor said that the alleged kidn…
Buhari withholds assent to 2016 budget as NASS fails to send details
There are strong indications of uncertainty and dissent over the 2016 Budget estimates approved by the National Assembly last Thursday as President Muhammadu Buhari may not be signing the Appro…
Emeka Ike declared President of Actors Guild of Nigeria
The National Secretary, Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Femi Durojaiye, has asked Ibinabo Fiberesima-Egbuka, to obey a court order and submit the position of President of the body to Nollywood actor, …
Elton John former bodyguard sues him over alleged sexual harassment
One of Elton John's personal security guards is suing the musician, alleging battery, sexual battery and sexual harassment.John, who was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight, denies the charges,…
Col Samaila Inusa Buried
Colonel Samaila Inusa Has Been Buried The Kidnapped and Murdered Nigerian Army Colonel, Samaila Inusa has laid to rest in Kaduna, this afternoon.
Another lion escapes from Kenyan park, attacks man in the capital
A lion escaped from a park and mauled a man in Nairobi. this is the latest incident of big cats straying into the bustling Kenyan capital.A man was injured by the lion that was subsequently shot dead…
Three oil workers die in Bayelsa pipeline explosion
Three persons have been burnt beyond recognition, while seven others sustained various degrees of burns following an explosion that hit the Pipeline belonging to the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) …
Buhari jets out to US on Wednesday for 4th Nuclear Security Summit
President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja for Washington DC today to join President Barack Obama and about 60 other world leaders and heads of international organisations at the fourth…
Fuel Scarcity: I Won't Resign - Kachikwu
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, told the Senate on Tuesday that he would not resign his appointment because of the lingering fuel crisis in the country.Kachikwu, who appeared be…
AFCON 2017: Again Super Eagles fail to qualify
The Super Eagles of Nigeria yesterday, bowed to the supremacy of the Pharoahs of Egypt when they lost 0-1 in a group G 2017 AFCON qualifying match at the Borg El-Arab stadium in Alexandria, thus miss…
Herdsmen/Farmers Clash: Gov Ugwuanyi Compensates Farmers With N5m
In a decisive move to resolve the lingering crisis and se?cure the release of 76 vil?lagers detained after the recent clash between Awgu farmers and Fulani herdsmen, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enug…
Abducted Nigerian Colonel found dead - Army
Col. Samaila Inusa, who was abducted by unknown gunmen last Saturday night, has been con?firmed dead by the Nigerian Army.The Army gave the confirmation via its twitter handle on Tuesday.According to…
Japanese teen flees after abduction, two-year imprisonment
A teenage girl, who was held captive for two years in an apartment in Tokyo, managed to escape when her alleged abductor left without locking the door.Ana Saito, then 15, disappeared on her wa…
El-Rufai, threat to democracy
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has named the Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, as a major threat to peace and the sustenance of democracy in Nigeria.The pro democ…
No BVN, no salary, Sokoto govt tells workers
The government of Sokoto state has said workers who do not have Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) from April, will not get salariesHe made this known in a statement issued by Imam Imam, spo…
Fuel crisis hardship goes on as Senate invites Kachikwu
The Senate has ordered the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, to appear before it on Tuesday to explain the unending fuel scarcity across the country. The summon was issued by the Sena…
EgyptAir passenger plane hijacked, forced to Cyprus
A man thought to be strapped with explosives has hijacked an Egyptian plane on a flight between Alexandria and Cairo on Tuesday and forced it to land in Cyprus, Egyptian officials said. After th…
South Africa: Remains of 83 political prisoners hanged during apartheid to be exhumed
South Africa on Wednesday commenced the exhumation of 83 political prisoners hanged at Pretoria Central Prison during the apartheid era, Justice Minister, Michael Masutha, said.The minister said the …