Two timed bombs’ found in Church
The Commissioner of Police in Imo, Mr. Abdulmajid Ali, said on Sunday in Owerri, that six persons had been arrested in connection with two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted at...
Akunyili For Burial August 28, Family Welcomes Tributes
Former Minister of Information and Communications, Prof. (Mrs.) Dora Nkem Akunyili, OFR, will be buried on August 28, 2014, the family has announced. “Details about the funeral arrangements will be...
US: Mitt Romney blasts Hillary Clinton as ‘clueless’
Mitt Romney had some harsh words on Sunday for the person many believe will be the Democratic presidential nominee in 2016: Hillary Clinton. "Consider what's happened around the world during...
Manning says US public lied to about Iraq from the start
New York (AFP) - The detained US soldier convicted of leaking a trove of secret documents to WikiLeaks made a rare foray into public life Saturday to warn Americans they...
Pope ditches popemobile, says Vatican opposed Mideast prayer
VATICAN CITY — Almost all Vatican officials initially opposed Pope Francis’ idea of bringing the Israeli and Palestinian presidents together for a prayer summit, he said in an interview published...
Nigeria: UNILAG produces Africa’s youngest PhD holder
Olwadamilola had the best PhD thesis, titled: “Studies on Fixed Points of Contractive and Expanding Maps in Multi-Dimensional Spaces”. He scored 5.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) as Bakre Oluwafemi...
Abia Govt Denies Involvement in Ihejirika’s Alleged Governorship Ambition
The Abia State government has described the report written by one Willy Eya of The Sun newspaper linking the Abia First Family to the purported governorship ambition of the former...
Jonathan Descending towards Fascist Rule —APC *Condemns media crackdown, grounding of Rivers aircraft
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has castigated President Goodluck Jonathan for his brazen abridgement of the rights of Nigeria citizens, accusing him of fast descending towards fascist...
U.S. vets ‘heartbroken’ as civil war overtakes Iraq
DETROIT -- Tony Blair served two tours of duty as an Army infantry sergeant during the eight-year Iraq War and was injured in a roadside bomb explosion. Now the 55-year-old...
Israel charges terror group behind teens’ disappearance
Israel's prime minister says a terror group abducted three teens who disappeared from the West Bank and are the objects of an intense search. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed the...