8 April 2014 – On International Roma Day, the United Nations independent expert on minority issues is calling on all…
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An Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court at Isabo, Abeokuta on Wednesday remanded three hunters in prison over the alleged murder of…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has promised to create more jobs for the citizens of the state if he…
L-R: Ekiti state Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi and Former Governor of Abia State, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, during a courtesy…
An Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State on Wednesday sentenced two teenagers — Waliu Ikudaisi and Ayodele Gafaru — to…
The Court of Appeal, Benin City, today ( April 9, 2014) upheld the appeal of the Economic and Financial Crimes…
A bomb tore through a bustling fruit and vegetable market in Islamabad Wednesday, killing at least 20 people, police said, the latest violence to hit government peace talks with the Taliban. The blast took place around 8:00 am (0300 GMT) at the wholesale…
Mali’s new prime minister said on Wednesday he was forming a government which would prioritise security and reconciliation as the deeply-divided nation recovers from months of ruinous conflict. Former planning minister Moussa Mara, 39, was promoted…
The masterminds of sun-powered plane Solar Impulse formally unveiled their new aircraft Wednesday, a year ahead of their planned round-the-world flight. Solar Impulse 2 is the successor of the original plane of the same name, which last year completed…
The Catholic weekly Credere (Believe) has been caught in a delayed April Fools’ prank about the Vatican recruiting a hawk to protect the pope’s doves after two were killed by a crow and a seagull. The publication said a bird of prey named “Sylvia”,…
Hon. Oyetunde Ojo, member representing Ekiti West/Efon/Ijero Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has urged the people of Ekiti…
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last governorship election in Anambra State, Senator Chris Ngige,…
The United States said Tuesday it had only low expectations for an upcoming meeting with Russia, Europe and Ukraine on the crisis in the former Soviet republic. “I have to say that we don’t have high expectations for these talks, but we do believe it…
A NASA robot has snapped pictures showing glints of light on the Martian horizon, which some UFO enthusiasts have seized on as a sign of alien life on the Red Planet. Not so, said the US space agency. More likely, the images of bright spots taken on…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on wednesday approved a new National Tobacco Control Bill 2014, which among others, prescribes six…
Doctors at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) have embarked on a three-day warning strike to protest against ‘very poor…
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday directed establishment of a White Paper implementation committee on the report of Presidential Committee on…
The socio-cultural group of Fulanis in Nigeria, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACBAN, have threatened to drag the Nigerian government…
The potentials of the agriculture sector in Lagos State if fully maximized was brought to the fore yesterday as the…
BABATUNDE Fashola (R) AND IBIKUNLE AMOSUN (L) AT THE 7TH Lagos ECONOMIC SUMMIT ON TUESDAY Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola…