Cardinal Arinze reacts to the pope’s decision to resign.
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI's decision to resign the papacy was a "surprise, like thunder that gives no notice that it's coming," said one of the cardinals who...
NIGERIA: Anxiety as Senators, Reps refuse Jonathan’s request to alter budget
Anxiety gripped presidency officials and caucus leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the National Assembly, yesterday, following the rejection of the alterations sought by the presidency into the...
NIGERIA: My cancer story – Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State
Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State, Monday night, told the story of what led to his long vacation that sparked off controversy, saying he was actually hit by cancer of...
Afcon 2013: Super Eagles players get cash, national awards
President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday night conferred members of the victorious Super Eagles national Honours for their feat in winning the African Cup of Nations, nineteen years after Nigeria attained that...
NIGERIA: Keshi was bold – Rufai
Former Super Eagles first choice goalkeeper, Peter Rufai has attributed Nigeria’s Afcon success to coach, Stephen Keshi’s boldness in team selection and his ability to absorb pressure and translate same...
NIGERIA: Reps call for construction of 2nd River Niger Bridge
THE House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to engage the services of a competent contractor to commence the construction of a second Niger bridge to support the one...
NIGERIA: Imoke hails Eagles for delivering on AFCON promise
Cross River state governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has hailed the Super Eagles for delivering on their promise of winning the AFCON trophy. Nigeria defeated Burkina Faso 1-0 on Sunday in...
NIGERIA: Emulate Super Eagles and shun criminality, IGP tells youths
INSPECTOR General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar has advised the Nigerian youths to emulate the patriotic spirit of the Super Eagles in bringing joy on the faces of Nigerians and shun...
NIGERIA: Rivers pensioners cry out over unpaid entitlements
PENSIONERS in Rivers State have cried out over the state government’s alleged refusal to pay them their full pension arrears, lamenting that the situation was taking a fatal toll on...
NIGERIA: Prospective corps members accuse JAMB officials of extortion
Some intending National Youth Service Corps members for batch ‘A’ 2013, have accused officials of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, of extortion before the they could be issued admission...