Armed herdsmen are lawless people – Okowa; calls for intelligence gathering
Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has said intelligence gathering should be adopted as one of the best ways to tackle Fulani herdsmen menace in the country. Governor Okowa…
Ivory Coast cities erupt in gunfire as military push to end mutiny over bonus payments
Heavy gunfire erupted on Monday in Ivory Coast’s two largest cities – Abidjan and Bouake – witnesses said, as the military pressed an operation aimed at ending a four-day nationwide…
Stand for the truth even when it hurts, Osinbajo tells Nigerians
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has admonished Nigerians to always stand by the truth in their daily lives in order to honour God and secure His intervention. Osinbajo gave the charge…
History as Pope appoints Nigerian as apostolic nuncio to Ireland
Pope Francis has appointed archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, a Nigerian priest as apostolic nuncio to Ireland for the first time. The position of apostolic nuncio is the Vatican’s diplomatic representative…
How Boko Haram recruits female suicide bombers, by teenager who surrendered from terror camp
A 14-year-old female suspected suicide bomber says Boko Haram leaders chose her to detonate an Improvised Explosive Device in Maiduguri because she refused to marry their members in Sambisa Forest….
Pastor eaten by crocodiles while trying to walk on water like Jesus… they finished him in a couple of minutes, says Deacon
A pastor who tried replicating the Biblical story of Jesus Christ walking on water has been eaten by crocodiles. The pastor, identified as Jonathan Mthethwa, of the Saint of the…
Abia: Ogah accepts verdict, congratulates Ikpeazu… Even though a painful verdict, but as someone that believes in the rule of law and the judiciary, I have accepted the decision of the apex court in good faith
Mr. Uche Ogah, has congratulated his rival and the Governor of the state, Okezie Ikpeazu whose election was affirmed by the Supreme Court on Friday. A five-man bench of the…
Court orders Skye Bank to take over Intercontinental Hotel over debt
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered Skye Bank Plc to take over a five-star hotel, Intercontinental Hotel, located at Plot 244 and 245 (now 52) Kofo Abayomi Street,…
NCC disowns letters of award of contracts
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has cautioned members of the public to disregard letters of award of contracts purportedly awarded by the commission in circulation. The commission said in a…
Boost to tourism: 17 mummies found in Egypt desert catacombs
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered 17 mummies in desert catacombs in Minya province, the antiquities ministry announced Saturday. The mummies, yet to be dated, were the largest to be found…