In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews (Nation’s capital) . . . Just days after the retirement of 17 Permanent Secretaries from the federal civil service the Independent Corrupt...
A resolution strongly condemning the escalating violence in Burundi has been unanimously adopted by the United Nations Security Council. The resolution paves the way for the...
ISIS may now be pulling its resources towards unleashing terror against Russia following its support for Syria’s civil war. The terrorists group on Thursday purportedly released...
A 28-year-old Palestinian man was shot dead by an undercover Israeli military unit when it stormed the al-Ahli hospital in the occupied West Bank city of...
A drone strike was launched on Thursday by U.S. military targeting “Jihadi John,” the masked Islamic State terrorist who beheaded several Western hostages in Syria and...
Republican presidential nominee in an interview on a conservative talk radio said he was shocked to see Hillary Clinton’s latest hairdo, calling it “massive”. Asked by...
The ravaging pro-Biafra protests currently ravaging the South East and the South South, Thursday, moved to Owerri, the Imo State capital, as hundreds of supporters of...
After making a clean sweep of permanent secretaries of Federal ministries, President Buhari today swore-in the newly appointed Permanent Secretaries at the Statehouse, Abuja. The president...
Even though former President Goodluck Jonathan lost his re-election bid, it has in no way affected the stand of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in...
As European Union and African leaders gathered in Malta to discuss measures to stem the flow of people into Europe, fourteen migrants were confirmed to have...
For useful information on the whereabouts of six leaders of the Somalia-based al-Shabab group, the US government is offering $27m (£18m) in rewards. The highest reward...
Investigations have begun following the “shocking and disturbing” death of the matriarch of a prominent New York family who was found slain. New York State Police...
In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews (Nation’s capital) . . . The governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, Wednesday, said the Esama of Benin, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, is...
Airport personnel who have literally turned airport rats have been implicated over missing electrical cables and bulbs providing runway lightening at the airport. Making this disclosure...
Eight former South African policemen have been sentenced to 15 years in prison by a judge for the murder of a Mozambican taxi driver. Mido Macia...
The company that owns the small jet plane, Pebb Enterprises, which crashed into a home in Akron, Ohio, on Tuesday has confirmed that seven people lost...
The strengthening El Nino weather phenomenon now poses a big threat to some 11 million children who are now at risk from hunger, disease and water...
Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Mr. Danladi Umar, has come under the searchlight of the House of Representatives which has received two separate...
An alliance of leftist politicians have rejected policy proposals, forcing Portugal’s centre-right government to resign, thereby paving way for the socialist-led administration to end years of...
Gunmen burst into a clandestine cockfight in southern Mexico and sprayed the crowd with bullets, killing 12 people and wounding five others, officials said Monday. The...
In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews . . . The immediate past governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, was Tuesday, arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,...
20 years ago today, environmental crusader and human right activist, Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa and eight other leaders from Ogoniland, were sentenced to death by hanging by...
As part of what he said was a piece of political performance art, a radical Russian artist has set fire to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB)...
Burundi’s tit-for-tat killings and government clamp down on protesters in otherwise deserted capital city of Bujumbura taken over by security forces has forced France to table...
The Nigerian Army, Monday, announced the arrest of another suspected Boko Haram insurgent declared wanted by the military last week. This was disclosed by the Acting...
Embattled former National Security Adviser (NSA) Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd) has sued the Federal Government over the continued siege on his Asokoro residence and his forced...
Benin City, the Edo State capital stood still for several hours as thousands of residents took to the streets to protest some policies of the Governor...
A Jordanian police officer who had earlier lost his job decided to embark on a shooting spree killing three foreigners and wounding others. The police officer...
In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews (Nation’s capital) . . . Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde has been relieved of his position as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial...
In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews . . . Justice Danladi Umar, of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, was, on Monday, livid with the Federal Government team...
Pope Francis told followers in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday that the theft of documents describing financial malfeasance inside the Holy See was a “crime” but...
A new biography of George H.W. Bush by Jon Meacham reveals that Bush became aware that Trump was interested in becoming vice president. Donald Trump says...
The lynching of a thirteen-year-old boy who was filmed tied to a stake, tortured and beaten to death in Sylhet, has sparked nationwide protests. The four...
Against the backdrop of popular outrage against a blanket ban on morning devotion purportedly issued by the Nigeria Police, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase,...
Concerned with recent developments in the polity, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condenmed a recent directive by authorities to stop prayers and assembly devotion...
A powerful earthquake in Chile caused buildings to sway in an area that was hit by a tsunami in September. Chile’s emergency services officers first issued...
Burundi’s tit-for-tat killings has forced many to flee parts of its troubled capital city that have seen anti-government protests, as scores of people are leaving their...
Nigeria ranked 18th among poorest, unsafe countries In spite of its collection of wealthy individuals, mostly politicians, Nigeria was recently ranked 18th on the index of...
In from Ahmed Boulor . . . Tragedy struck in the Magodo area of Lagos State on Saturday morning when a collapsed building snuffed life out...
Eruptions of ash at five volcanoes shrouded the skies over parts of the Indonesian archipelago Wednesday, forcing three airports to close. Mount Raung on Java Island...
In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews (Nation’s capital). . . The faceoff between the Department of State Services (DSS) and the immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo...
Israeli forces have shot dead a 72-year-old Palestinian woman amid clashes across Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. On Friday afternoon, Israeli troops fatally shot Thawarat...
The fire-out break which razed a night club killing scores of people has triggered wide-spread protests across Bucharest. Romanian protesters took to the streets for the...
With rising fear among civilians in troubled Burundi and no end in sight following unending wave of unrest, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned what he...
The fears of some world leaders have been confirmed following the confirmation that a bomb actually brought down the ill-fated Russian airliner which crashed in Sinai,...
Following intelligence reports that pupils may be targeted during assembly devotion in primary and secondary schools, by members of the Boko Haram terrorist group, the Nigerian...
An airport worker may have put a bomb on Metrojet Flight 9268, a report says, and that resultant crash has resulted into far reaching decisions by...
The Nigerian military, Friday, said it recorded another breakthrough in the war against Boko Haram insurgents, as troops reportedly cleared nine more terrorist camp in the...
In an unprecedented feat, 50 Nigerian students bagged first class in different academic fields during the convocation ceremony of the Linton University College, Malaysia. The 50...
Obama says there is “possibility” the Russian plane crash was caused by bomb and the shock waves sent across the world due to the unfortunate incident...
