Divisions on Syria set to carry through summit’s end
Divisions among world leaders over Syria's alleged use of chemical weapons are likely to persist Friday as they wrap up the two-day G-20 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia. Dinner...
E-cigarette use doubles among U.S. teens
Now chic among celebrities, electronic cigarettes are gaining favor among U.S. teenagers as new data show a recent doubling in usage. Last year, 10% of high school students say...
Fat cat slims down with water treadmill
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — A fat cat has seen the ounces melt away after working out on an underwater treadmill three times a week at an animal rehabilitation center here. ...
Teen dies in accident with remote-control helicopter
NEW YORK (AP) — A teenager operating a remote control helicopter in a New York City park has been struck in the head by it and killed. Police say...
U.S. George Zimmerman caught speeding again
George Zimmerman, who was acquitted of murder charges in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, was stopped for speeding for the second time this summer. Zimmerman was pulled over...
Teen births hit historic low, half of 1991
Teen births have continued to drop, reaching a historic low in 2012 and hitting half of what they were in 1991, says a government report out Friday. The birthrate...
Unilag Graduate, Chioma Ezekwesiri, Arrested For Leading 7-Man Robbery Gang In Lagos
A seven-man robbery gang led by a woman, Chioma Ezekwesiri, has been smashed by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, in Lagos, southwest Nigeria. The robbery suspects were arrested...
MUST WATCH: Actress, Stella Damasus & Senator Yerima In Close Combat Over Child Marriage
Nollywood actress, Stella Damasus who isn’t in support of Child Marriage and Nigerian Senator Ahmed Yerima who is in support went toe to toe on the Al-Jazeera show The Stream...
The shame and dilemma of Nigerian deportees
NIGERIANS suffer in many countries, to which they ran to for asylum, during the military reign of terror in the mid-1990s. Many are denied asylum and subsequently face deportation. Some of...
PDP Crisis: Why we fight Tukur, by Kwankwaso, Aliyu
KANO — Two of the ‘rebel’ governors in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano and Babangida Aliyu, yesterday, opened up on the crisis in the party,...