NIGERIA: 4-year old girl raped to death
The Anti Crime Squad of Imo State Police Command has arrested a 30-year old man, Onyebuchi Ejimkonye, for allegedly raping a four-year old girl, Chinasa Dickson, to death. The poor...
US vows $60m to Syria opposition
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday that Washington would provide $60 million in “non-lethal” assistance to support the Syrian political opposition against President Bashar al-Assad. Speaking after talks...
‘Nigeria’s economy is strong’, FG replies Clinton
Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has replied critics of the Nigerian economy, saying the economy is buoyant and strong. Okonjo-Iweala, in a message put on social media, yesterday, dismissed...
Pope Benedict vows ‘unconditional obedience’ to future Pope
Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday vowed “unconditional obedience” to his successor on his historic final day as leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, when he will become the first...
Somali president offers amnesty to pirates
Somalia’s president has offered an amnesty to young pirates in a bid to end attacks off the Horn of Africa nation’s coast, he told AFP. “We have been negotiating with...
NIGERIA: Attacks on my book’ll not change facts – El-Rufai
FORMER Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has said that attacks on him following his newly published book, would not change the message of the book,...
NIGERIA: Britain warns against travel to North after Islamist raids
Britain has warned its citizens in Nigeria to stay away from northern parts of the country where Islamist militants have threatened to attack and abduct nationals from Western countries. The...
NIGERIA: Court orders IGP, 2 others to pay lawyer N25.5m as damages
An Owerri High Court presided over by Justice Nonyerem Okoronkwo, has ordered the Inspector General of Police to pay a Lagos-based legal practitioner, Mr. Emeka Ozoani, N25.2 million instead of...
NIGERIA: Chief Tony Anenih, the political dinosaur returns
HE was the “most natural” choice for the position. Chief Tony Anenih, is the “new” Chairman of the PDP’s Board of Trustees. The old dinosaur is back to where he...
Since when did pacts count in Nigeria?
SO much hot air is being wasted on the speculated “agreement” allegedly signed by President Goodluck Jonathan promising the North he would do a single term. The Chairman of the...