Top GOP leaders slam U.S lawmaker’s use of racial slur
WASHINGTON — Top Republicans denounced a veteran House GOP member's use of a racial slur to describe migrant farm workers, saying such language is not helpful as the party tries...
North Korea puts rockets on standby for US strike
Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un on Friday ordered missile units to prepare to strike US mainland and military bases, vowing to “settle accounts” after US stealth bombers flew...
Google and Ogooglebar: Who owns the meaning of words?
How do you say “something that cannot be found on the web using a search engine” in Swedish? Until this week, you could have said ogooglebar, a term sanctioned by...
Mandela making ‘steady progress’ in S Africa hospital
Nelson Mandela is making "steady progress" after spending a second day in hospital for treatment of a lung infection, the office of South African President Jacob Zuma says. The 94-year-old...
Transgender man known for his pregnancy not allowed to divorce?
An Arizona judge on Friday refused to grant a divorce for a transgender Arizona man who gave birth to three children after beginning to change his sex from female. Maricopa...
NIGERIA: Don’t defect to opposition parties, PDP youths beg govs
NATIONAL co-ordinator of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Youth Vanguard, Ambassador Ibrahim Bala Aboki, yesterday pleaded with governors elected on the platform of the party, especially those rumoured with plans...
Terrorism in Nigeria: Atiku calls for continued prayers
FORMER Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for continued prayers for an end to the problem of complex insecurity crises and terrorism confronting the country. Atiku Abubakar has again called...
Ex-Army officer, wife murdered by daughter in Delta
There was apprehension, yesterday, in Oleh, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, following the killing of a retired soldier and his wife by their 32-year-old lunatic daughter. Sources...
Warri dazzles Africa as AYAC 2013 begins
The stadium was full, the ambiance superb and Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan walked with his shoulders soaring above his height. Thousands of fans, many of them school children cheered ceaselessly as...
NIGERIA: Obasanjo pledges support for Anioma cause
The desire of Anioma people to produce the next governor of Delta State has received a boost in Abeokuta, Ogun State, from former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Receiving a delegation of...