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Governor Shettima Turns Down NGO Award Over Boko Haram Ceasefire

Borno state governor Kashim Shettima has turned down an award from an Europe based non-governmental organisation, International Advocacy for Peace Negotiation & None-violence after being nominated...

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Is CAN Still Relevant?

It is a common knowledge that before the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) was formed, Protestants and Roman Catholics in Nigeria were not on best of terms, as far as inter-religious dialogue is...

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Mother Kills Her 4-Month-Old Baby By Hitting Him On The Head With TV Set

A woman whose four-month-old son died when she knocked a five-stone television set on to his head while she was high on drink and drugs has been jailed for 15 months.

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Pirates Murder Captain Of Boat In Bayelsa

Sun Ebi, captain of a boat travelling the Yenagoa to Brass route, was murdered in an attack by armed men suspected to be sea pirates, Bayelsa eyewitness reported.

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Senate President, Mark Urges Senators To Fast For Super Eagles Victory

The Senate President, David Mark, on Thursday in Abuja appealed to senators to fast for the Super Eagles, if it would ensure their victory over the Elephants of Cote d'Ivoire.

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The Dark Side of Chocolate: Nestlé Advances Child Slavery

After shocking revelations that hundreds of thousands of children were forced to harvest cocoa beans under abusive conditions, the labour advocated pledged to address the practice. But 10 years later,...

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Nasarawa Assembly Scraps New Chiefdoms Created By Governor Al-Makura

The executive and legislature in Nasarawa State may be on a collision course as the House of Assembly on Thursday cancelled 10 new chiefdoms created by Governor Tanko Al-Makura.

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'Blame Leaders For Nigeria's Woes'

Stakeholders and youths at the Annabel Leadership Academy have X-rayed the current state of affairs in Nigeria and submitted that the country's leaders are to blame for the recurring woes.

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Jonathan Summons Governors Over HIV/AIDS

Aparently worried by the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS in some states, as well as the rating of the country as second in Africa with the prevalence of the virus, President Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday,...

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Four Jailed For Breaking Environmental Laws In Delta State

No fewer than four persons were, yesterday, sentenced to two weeks imprisonment by a mobile court sitting in Udu, Udu Local Government Area, Delta State for contravening the state environmental laws.

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Afghans Sell Daughters to Pay Drug Lords

The mother of a little Afghan girl cannot even turn to face her daughter. She looks down in shame as she explains why she must hand the girl over to drug lords. The father of the girl has done what...

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Osun Demolishes 3000 Out Of 4000 Neglected School Buildings

Osun State Government has demolished 3,000 school buildings out of the 4,000 identified to be dilapidated across the 30 local government areas in the state.

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Nicki Minaj Almost Arrested In Dubai For Hugging A Guy

Nicki Minaj discussed nearly getting arrested in Dubai for giving a police officer a hug, during a recent appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show.

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7 Reasons Why She Won't Sleep With You

According to some very questionable statistics, it takes a woman only 30 seconds from meeting a guy to know if she's ever going to sleep with him.

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Harrowing Stories Emerge from Nightclub's Ashes

The teacher who lost four students. The mother whose son died, while another clings to life. The photographer who survived but is haunted by guilt.As the southern Brazilian city of Santa Maria began to...

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Mother Allows Her 6-Year-Old Daughter To Be Sexually Abused By Men For Money

A 36-year-old mother faces up to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to allowing her daughter, six, to be sexually abused by different men for drugs and money.

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Beyonce Has Finally Admitted That She Didn't Sing Live On Inauguration Day

Singer explained that she didn't have time to rehearse with the orchestra for the big day on January 21.

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Dog Sentenced To Death Because He Is Gay

The dog dumped at an animal shelter to be destroyed because his owner thought it was gay has been saved at the last minute by a kindhearted animal lover.

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Police Rapes 3-Year-Old Girl, Infects Her With STD

A police officer allegedly gave a three-year-old girl a sexually transmitted disease when he abused her, a court has today heard.

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Virgin Atlantic Rejected Me Because Of My African Name But Offered Me An...

Virgin Atlantic was today accused of racism after allegedly rejecting a job application from an African refugee, but accepting him when he applied with a British name.

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