Obama: Washington can learn from Medal of Honor recipient
WASHINGTON — President Obama took a break from dealing with the fiscal crisis on Tuesday to award former Army captain William Swenson the Medal of Honor, making him the first...
Sheriff: Son killed after arguing with dad about football
MARTINSVILLE, Ind. — An apparent fight over when to quit watching football turned deadly when a man fatally shot his teenage son, authorities say. David Carrender, 49, was arrested...
Ngige is returning sunlight to Anambra — Moghalu
Veteran political operative George Moghalu, presently chairman of the Ngige Campaign Organization answers questions on the candidate’s quest and questions around him. On plans for the election We are set...
Soldier delivers ‘salute seen around the world’
An Army Ranger wounded in Afghanistan has the Internet buzzing with a photo that Web viewers have dubbed "the salute seen around the world." Cpl. Josh Hargis, whose special...
Government shutdown threatens Marine Corps Marathon
The government shutdown on Tuesday brought more panic to a world already feeling insecure due to disasters – the world of distance running. At about 5 p.m. ET Tuesday,...
Nigeria: Don’t harm our sister, Douglas family begs kidnappers
YENAGOA—The Bayelsa State Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of Mrs Augusta Douglas-Ayam, elder sister to Mr. Oronto Douglas, Special Adviser to the President on Research, Documentation and Strategy. According...
GOP asks: Why were national parks shut down, anyway?
WASHINGTON — House Republicans plan to take aim at the Obama administration on Wednesday for temporarily shuttering properties managed by the National Park Service during the federal government shutdown, spotlighting...
NASS to ratify Confab report – JONATHAN
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, said the outcome of the proposed national conference will be forwarded to the National Assembly for consideration. The President spoke at the Presidential Villa Abuja when...
Police IG in Trouble: N10billion Forced Extortion of Junior Officers, Illegal Transfers of Igbo Officers to North
Information available to 247ureports.com obtained through competent sources within the police force headquarters in Abuja indicate that all may not be well with the Inspector General of Police [IGP],...
Over 500 Nigerian Criminals in the U.K set for Deportation
Its painful to see how some Nigerians represent us abroad as 534 Nigerian prisoners will come back home to finish up their prison sentences under a deal set to be...