13 persons, including DPO killed as JTF and Gunmen Clash in Potiskum
Suspected terrorists laid siege to the town of Potiskum in Yobe State and killed the Divisional Police Officer, Mr Mohammed Garba. The gunmen, using Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) also set…
Jonathan Congratulates Ghanaian President, John Mahama
President John Mahama of Ghana has been congratulated by President Goodluck Jonathan and Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State for his win in Saturday’s presidential elections in his country. Dr…
Okonjo Kidnap: $1 billion Ransom Demand Dismissed by Law Enforcement
The Delta State Police Command has said that reports of phone calls demanding $1bn as ransom by the abductors for the release of Professor Kanene Okonjo, the mother of the…
Culpable Police Will be Indicted in Okonjo Kidnap Saga – Delta CP
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Ikechukwu Aduba has said any police discovered to be culpable in the kidnapping of the Finance Minister's mother will be held responsible.…
Cemetery Market Raid: Fake Drinks Impounded in Aba
Fake drinks worth N1.5m were seized in a raid on Cemetery Market in Aba, Abia State by the Police and the officials of two distilleries, in whose names the counterfeited…
Quentin Tarantino defends depiction of slavery in Django Unchained
Quentin Tarantino defended his decision to make slavery the backdrop to his new revenge-western Django Unchained, saying that he found the research he did on the subject "incredibly shocking" and that, violent as…
Video: Lionel Messi Amazing Records 86 Goals 2012
Record-breaking Lionel Messi has scored some of the most incredible goals this season. Andrés Cuccittini is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains both Spanish club…
PS3 Controllers Used for Driving Syrian Rebel Tanks
For those who didn’t know, Syria is quite the pissed off nation these days, with rebels facing off against the Asad regime. Though they lack the resources, that hasn’t stopped…
Rick Ross Cancels Rest of Tour With Maybach Music Group
A rep for Rick Ross confirmed that the remaining dates of the rapper's tour with his Maybach Music Group have been canceled. News of the cancellation blamed on the tour promoter comes…
Moroccan Hacker Compromises 3 South African Government websites
A hacker is claiming responsibility for disrupting three South African government websites. The social development department’s website opened to a black page with a window containing the animated graphic “Website hacked by…
Lionel Messi: 86 reasons why Barça’s record-breaker is simply the best
Lionel Messi didn't hang around. He was sent on as a substitute against Benfica and sent through, one on one with the goalkeeper. The next thing anyone knew, he was…
French Clubs Chase Raheem Lawal
Reports at home and abroad are strongly linking Nigeria international Raheem Adewole Lawal with a move to France in the winter transfer market. According to Hurriyet, coach Mustafa Ugur says…
Eagles To Play Cape Verde
The Super Eagles will play a final friendly against the debutantes who eliminated the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in their final friendly ahead of the AFCON Arrangement is almost concluded…
Abacha’s Son Petitions Reps for Share of Malabu Loot
Mohammed Abacha, the eldest son of the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, has accused the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Chief Dan Etete, of shortchanging him on the…
‘Jonathan Administration Has Taken Corruption Digital’ – Tsav
A retired commissioner of police, Abubakar Tsav in an interview with Peoples Daily Weekend, said President Jonathan lacks the acumen to lead Nigeria. Speaking recently in Kano, the security don…
AMCON Takes Over Aero, Appoints Ibru CEO
Following a restructuring by the Asset Management Company of Nigeria on Aero Contractors Airlines, the Managing Director, Captain Akin George has resigned, said a statement by the company. For some…
Senate Ambition: Why Akpabio’s Aides Beat Nation Correspondent Into Coma
Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely, making the holders of such power temporarily insane until the power is removed from them. Yesterday in Uyo, Governor Akpabio, ruler of the…
Under Microscope: N9 billion Kidnapping Industry in South East
Kidnapping in the South East has become a big business, with the kidnappers making about N750m monthly or N9 billion annually, estimates the Campaign for Democracy, a civil society organization.…
Merger: ACN, CPC, ANPP to form Super Party in 2013
There is a strong possibility that Nigeria may witness the emergence of a new party by April 2013 if the ongoing talks between the Action Congress of Nigeria, the Congress…
Beyoncé And Pepsi Strike Mega-Deal: New Content, New Pepsi Cans, New Commercials
Late Sunday Dec. 9, Pepsi hit the newswires with word of an ultra-mega deal with Beyoncé, taking the 10-year-old partnership to a new global scale. The New York Times describes…
Ghanaian Electoral Commission Declares John Mahama Winner of Poll
The Electoral Commisssion of Ghana (EC) has declared John Dramani Mahama President-elect after the 2012 general elections. During a press conference at the EC’s headquarters in Accra Sunday December 9,…
Gunmen Kidnap Okonjo-Iweala’s Mother
The finance minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Okonjo Iweala is frantic as reports her mother has been kidnapped are all over the internet. The former World Bank…
Manchester United defeat Man City in a display of blood and guts
If you didn't know City vs. United was a big match, Tom Cruise's presence at Etihad Stadium made sure there was no mistaking the gravitas of the day. This is…
Pope Tweets Picture Of Self With God
MIAMI—In his first post since joining social networking site Twitter early this week, Pope Benedict XVI has tweeted a picture of himself spending time with the Lord Our God, Divine Creator…
Ojukwu’s Love Child Raised by Muslim Hausa Family
When details of Ojukwu's will emerged, even his favourite wife, Bianca, was shocked to learn that the late Ikemba had a secret love child identified by him as Tenny. According…
Five Highest Paid Nollywood Actresses Revealed!
In Nigeria, some movie stars have proven again and again that they can guarantee return on investment as long as their faces adorn the poster. They are Genevieve Nnaji, Omotola…
Is Coco cheating on Ice?
Rapper turned actor Ice-T, 54, got the surprise of his life when he saw images of his wife CoCo, 33, in the arms of another man while in Las Vegas…
2015 Presidency: Divisions arise among South-South governors
Indications are emerging that the mooted re-election bid of President Goodluck Jonathan for 2015 has created a rift among the governors of the South-South, the home region of the President.…
Akanbi, Gbadebo seek truce between Jonathan and Obasanjo
A former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Mustapha Akanbi and the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, have called on President Goodluck Jonathan and former President Olusegun Obasanjo…
Details of Governors who Shunned and Attended Jonathan’s Burial
Northern governors chose to attend the wedding of the daughters of Vice-President Namadi Sambo in Kaduna over the burial of Meni Jonathan, the younger brother of President Goodluck Jonathan, both…