Emotion as Jonathan Meets Chibok Girls, Vows to Rescue Others
President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday met with parents of the girls abducted from the Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, on April 14 by Boko Haram insurgents. The meeting however turned…
Apple Posts $7.7 billion Profit in Fiscal Q3
For Apple, the iPhone continues to be the gadget that makes the company tick. Sales for the handset grew even in a time of year when smartphone sales are expected…
Bloody Sunday as 13 Israeli, 70 Palestinians Killed in Gun Battle
Seventy Palestinians were killed Sunday in a heavy bombardment of a Gaza neighborhood and 13 Israeli soldiers were slain in the most intense day of fighting in Israel’s current offensive…
Police Arrest NSCDC Officer Over Murder of Islamic Scholar
A member of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Assistant-Inspector Lasisi Kabir Iyanda, has been arrested and detained in Police custody over the brutal murder of one Kammaldeen…
N9 billion NFF Fund: Sports Minister Under Pressure to Probe Maigari
The Minister of Sports, Tammy Danagogo, is under intense pressure to urgently institute a probe into the finances of the Aminu Maigari-led Nigeria Football Federation board, officials of the ministry…
APC is the face of Boko Haram, Says ex-Kremlin Advisor
Alexander Nekrassov, a former Senior Advisor to the Kremlin and an internationally renowned political commentator, has described the Nigerian opposition, the All Progressives Alliance, APC, and its leadership as “Muslim…
US Sees Evidence Linking Russia to Malaysia Jet Downing
The United States government has concluded that the passenger jet felled over Ukraine was shot down by a Russian-made surface-to-air missile launched from rebel-held territory and most likely provided by…
Kidnappers Arrested at Bank While Trying To Withdraw Ransom
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two men accused of kidnapping two kids, Tolulope (9), and Omodolapo Kosoko (7). The police said the prime suspect, Kingson Sunday (27), was…
Corruption: How China Hurts Africa Economy
From Nigeria to Uganda and Kenya, Chinese companies are hurting Africa economy through a culture of bribery and corruption that have seen them salt away millions of dollars proceeds from…
UK Prosecutor Reviews Alleged Link Between UK Aid and Jailed Ibori
Britain’s leading fraud prosecutor is evaluating material alleging UK aid might have been channeled to companies linked to James Ibori, a jailed Nigerian former oil state governor, a top government…