Justice for Trayvon’ rallies draw thousands across USA
Thousands gathered Saturday at rallies in more than 100 cities nationwide to remember Trayvon Martin, to press for federal civil rights charges against the man who shot him, and to...
Tearful Al-Mustapha declares… I met empty home!
“I left my parents in full flesh. I returned to meet them as corpses”. These words from the main character in a Yoruba epic play could, as well,have been spoken...
FG recruits 500 engineers for new power plants – Gov. Fayemi
Abuja – The Federal Government says it has begun the recruitment of 500 qualified engineers for the effective running of the nation’s 10 new power plants. Gov. Kayode Fayemi of...
Detroit residents accept bankruptcy as inevitable
DETROIT – At a century-old Detroit fire station surrounded by boarded up storefronts and weed-choked lots, the Motor City’s bankruptcy filing wasn’t exactly a surprise. While his union sought a...
Al-Bashir visit: Nigeria acted in honour, says Anyaoku
Abeokuta – The former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Dr Emeka Anyaoku, on Friday, absolved Nigeria from fault over its refusal to arrest the Sudanese President, Omar Al-Bashir. Al-Bashir was to...
Nigeria: Attack on govs: Port Harcourt Airport is safe -FAAN
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria( FAAN) has reassured members of the public and air travelers that the Port Harcourt International Airport is safe and secure. This is against the...
Nigeria: Kidnapping: Police rescue 2 Chinese in Lagos
Lagos – The Police in Lagos State have rescued two Chinese from kidnap suspects, the police spokesperson in the state, DSP Ngozi Braide, on Saturday said. Braide said in a...
Goma: 4,000 flee new fighting in eastern Congo
GOMA (Codewit) – A week of renewed fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s troubled east has driven more than 4,000 people to seek refuge in the provincial capital Goma,...
Nigeria: A Pastor’s triple trouble -Rev Elijah Esei
Injured in auto-crash, leg amputated, detained over N1.5m hospital bill WHEN Rev Elijah Esei left Lagos for Ebonyi State on 2 July, 2012 to accord his late mother a befitting...
Nigeria: A nation of perverts and pedophiles
Senator and former Governor Ahmed Sani, the Yerima Bakura, has finally had his way. The Nigerian Senate has bowed to his will and agreed to be silent about the age...