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Auto parts seller stabs wife with broken bottle in her private part

Lagos – A 37-year-old man, Victor Ojiaku, who allegedly stabbed his wife, a student, with a broken bottle in her private part, is on reprieve as an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court has granted him bail in the...

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Police launch “Change Begins with Me” campaign in Bayelsa

Yenagoa – The Police in Bayelsa on Friday launched the “Change Begins with Me” campaign of the Federal Government to re-position the force for effective service delivery. The Commissioner Police,...

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SERAP petitions Special Rapporteur on Southern Kaduna killings

Abuja – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned Ms Agnes Callamard, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. This is contained in a...

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Njoku resigns as Abia Speaker, less than 24 hours after election

Umuahia – The ninth Speaker of Abia House of Assembly, Chief Kennedy Njoku, has resigned his appointment, less than 24 hours after he was elected. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Njoku...

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Nigerian Army presents captured Boko Haram flag to President Buhari

Abuja – The Nigerian Army on Friday night in Abuja hosted President Muhammadu Buhari to Guards Brigade Regimental Dinner and presented to him the captured Boko Haram flag. The News Agency of Nigeria...

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Trump hails Putin’s halt of U.S. diplomats’ expulsion

New York – Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump has hailed the decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin to delay his planned expulsion of 35 U.S. diplomats. Putin’s planned expulsion of 35 U.S....

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Fighting Boko Haram records substantial military, security successes – UN envoy

New York – The fight against the destructive Boko Haram insurgents has recorded substantial military and security successes, UN acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central...

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Mike And His Passion To Go There

CHRISTINE Amanpour, Hala Gorani, Fareed Zakari and Richard Quest are top CNN super correspondents who have made reportage enormously thrilling, informative and entertaining. And they are driven by...

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FG is tackling recession with available resources – Minister

Gusau – The Minister of Defence, retired Brig.-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali, says the Federal Government is responding to the economic recession through the use of all available resources in the country....

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‘Thank you’ Ban resounds as he bids UN farewell

New York – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon bid goodbye to staff and Permanent Representatives at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday, being his last official working day as the UN scribe. The...

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President Muhammadu Buhari’s New Year Message to Nigerians

My dear Compatriots, I am happy to welcome you to the beginning of a New Year in our beloved country Nigeria. I felicitate with you today at a time when our nation is witnessing a new and impressive...

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We will wrestle corruption to the ground – Buhari reassures

Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration’s determination to wrestle corruption to the ground remains unshaken. The President, who gave the assurance in his New Year message...

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New Year Message: Buhari urges Shi’a community, Niger Delta militants to...

Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Shi’a Community and Niger Delta militants to embrace peace and always abide by the laws of the country. The President made the appeal in his New Year...

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David Oyedepo urges Christians to obey God’s word to be successful in 2017

Abuja – ‎The presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo has urged Christians to obey God’s word to be successful in the New Year. Oyedepo said this on Saturday ‎during the...

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Obedience to God is superior over economic crisis – Abioye

Abuja – Bishop David Abioye of the Living Faith Church (Winners Chapel) has reminded Christians to practice obedience to God as it is more important than the economic crisis facing the country. Abioye...

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Yuletide Tragedy: ACP commits suicide in Benin

BENIN CITY – Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in charge of Training and Development at the Edo State Police Command has allegedly committed suicide in Benin City. It was scooped that ACP...

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2017: Mbaka advises Buhari

Enugu – Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka of the Adoration Ministry in Enugu State has advised President Muhammadu Buhari on leadership in the New Year. He gave the advice in Enugu on Saturday in his New Year...

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NSCDC caution humanitarian agencies on guards’ recruitment

Maiduguri – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Sunday, advised humanitarian agencies in Borno to be cautious in employing security guards in order not to pick Boko Haram members....

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2017: Obaseki assures Edo people of speedy economic recovery …prohibits...

BENIN CITY – Edo state Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has assured the people of the state of a quick economic recovery in 2017, even as he announced the prohibition of activities of private tax collectors...

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Nigeria initiates investors’ match-making platform-Minister

Abuja –  Nigeria is set to establish a match-making data base for international business interconnectivity and stress-free investments, says Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama. Onyeama told the...

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