In from Olumide Olaoluwa … Anyone found riding horses in Borno State henceforth will be considered an insurgent, the Nigerian Army has declared. The 7th Division...
Just two days after a container truck fell off the Ojuelegba bridge in Lagos, killing three people, another container truck on Friday fell across the the...
A total of 3,032 soldiers who were dismissed from the Nigerian Army have been reinstated. This followed a review of their cases by the committee set...
Guatemalan President Otto Perez has resigned, his spokesman said on Thursday, after becoming embroiled in a corruption scandal that has gutted his government and plunged the...
He’s maybe a year old, maybe a little older. Lying face down, his head to one side with his bottom slightly up — the way very...
Guatemala’s congress has voted to strip embattled President Otto Perez’s immunity, clearing the way for him to be prosecuted over allegations he masterminded a massive corruption...
Gabon is the latest country to become a member of the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), after signing the Corporation’s Instrument of Accession and Acceptance of membership...
It’s that time again, to celebrate our esteemed readers. It was hectic trying to decide which of the funny captions deserves to win, but one reader...
Pope Francis is to grant all Catholic priests the power to forgive women who have had abortions, in a significant softening of the Church’s stance on...
A West African migrant entered the Spanish territory of Ceuta from Morocco curled up next to a car engine and another was hidden behind the back...
Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki Moon, on Monday held a special meeting with 12 heads of parliaments from different parts of the world,...
Former Minister for Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo said on Monday, that at least 64 million Nigerians suffer one form of mental illness or another deserving psychiatric...
A hurricane with winds of up to 120km/h (75mph) has hit the island nation of Cape Verde, off the coast of West Africa. The government grounded...
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki and the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Nigeria, Fahad Sefyan, have pledged to work towards deepening the economic ties between...
The fatal brain-eating amoeba has struck once again, this time claiming the life of a 14-year-old star athlete. Michael John Riley Jr. had been just days...
Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, and Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio was rushed to the National Hospital Abuja, after his vehicle collided with another, when...
About 68 people were killed, and many more injured on Friday night when members of the Boko Haram terrorist sect riding on horse backs invaded Baanu...
The European Union has called emergency talks on tackling the bloc’s escalating migration crisis. The EU presidency said interior ministers from all 28 member states would...
A mayor in Brazil is on the run after she was accused of siphoning off funds from the school system and running the town remotely through...
A 60-year-old man plunged headfirst to his death from the upper deck of a baseball stadium in Atlanta on Saturday, brushing past wires holding a protective...
Nigeria’s secret police said Sunday it had arrested notable Boko Haram suspects, including a key commander, linked with several suicide attacks across the country, the AFP...
About 76,000 intending pilgrims from the 36 states of the federation and Abuja are expected to participate in this year’s holy pilgrimage otherwise known as Hajj...
The Department of State Security (DSS) says it has foiled a planned move by the Boko Haram terrorist sect to bomb the Abuja International Airport. The...
At least seven people were killed this morning, when a Nigerian Air Force aircraft, crashed into a residential building close to the Old Nigerian Defence Academy,...
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has hit back at former President Olusegun Obasanjo for describing him (Soyinka) as apolitical illiterate, who is only good at hunting...
President Obama has revealed he was heartbroken when he learned a TV news reporter and a cameraman were shot dead during a live broadcast in Virginia....
Billionaire Donald Trump, a presidential candidate of the Republican Party, campaigned with serious issues bothering the American public, to the extent that even people in other...
Austrian officials now say more than 70 bodies, thought to be migrants, were in an abandoned lorry found on a motorway. They originally estimated that between...
Roger Federer has defeated world No.1 Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7/1) 6-3 to win his seventh ATP Cincinnati Masters title. Federer denied Djokovic a first Cincinnati crown...
Two-time world champion Lewis Hamilton extended his lead in this year’s title race to 28 points when he claimed a near-flawless victory ahead of Mercedes team-mate...
Defending champion Serena Williams gave herself a chance to make it two Cincinnati titles in a row, beating 14th-seeded Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-3 in the semifinals...
It was a tale of sad news for a family in Asaba, Delta State at the weekend as their four months old baby and only child...
In spite of federal government’s efforts at ending its activities, the pirate station, Radio Biafra, has again resumed transmission. It was observed that the station was...
Despite the deepening global market rout where some investors are counting losses, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the President of Dangote Group and 10 others people are counting...
Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga wants to be released from prison early to study the causes of ethnic conflict, he has told the International Criminal Court (ICC)...
The Acting Comptroller-General of Customs John Atte has set a revenue target for Area Controllers, as he directed them to increase their weekly average revenue to...
After another war of words, and an exchange of fire across the world’s most fortified border, the two Koreas appear to be set on a collision...
The Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has terminated the concession granted by the Lagos State Development and Property Corporation (LSDPC) to Afriland Properties for the redevelopment...
In from Enite Benjamin … The leadership of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) says it has uncovered plans by some dismissed members of the organization to...
At least 14 people were killed on Monday when a mini-bus taxi carrying about 20 people went over a bridge and hit a train as it...
In from Allantee Success … Discussions are currently underway between participants in major African securities markets of Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa to launch the cross-listing...
In from Success Allantee … Nigerian equities suffered a major reversal last week as intense selling pressure and low demand shaved off N253 billion from market...
An Indonesian domestic flight with 54 people on board lost contact with air traffic control in Papua province Sunday afternoon, the nation’s search and rescue agency...
Convener of the Coalition of Northern Politicians, Academics, Professionals and Businessmen, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, has stated that contrary to views of some elders and politicians of...
Who saw the recent sale of the Financial Times (FT) from Pearson to Nikkei for $1.3 billion coming? The sale of The Economist, also owned by...
The annual Specialty Equipment Market Association show is an aftermarket extravaganza, where makers of add-on gear for cars and trucks convene to show off their wares....
Paparazzi harassment of Prince George has increased and photographers’ tactics are becoming increasingly dangerous, Kensington Palace has said. The palace has issued an appeal to world...
Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, and member of National Peace Commission, Reverend Father Matthew Kukah, has stated that the ongoing probes by the Muhammadu Buhari administration...
A helicopter this afternoon crashed into the Ocean, under the Third Mainland bridge, behind Oworonshoki Police Station, Lagos. The aircraft marked 5NBGD belonging to Bristow Helicopters...
NASA’ Curiosity Rover has spotted a mysterious ‘dark lady’ looking out into space from the surface of Mars. The robot captured the shape while exploring a...
