16 Dead in Baghdad Twin Blasts

At least 16 people have been killed in two car bombs that went off in the Sadr district of Iraq’s capital Baghdad, police sources have told Al Jazeera.

Uche Jombo is Pregnant Again

Yes She is Pregnant

According to very reliable sources, one of our leading stars has suffered unimaginable agony.

Stubborn Akwa Ibom Lawmaker Apologises To Akpabio Under Duress

An estranged political godson to Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State, Onofiok Luke, has begged the governor for forgiveness.

NITEL, Mtel Sold: Skye Bank Chairman, and others Now New Owners

A consortium run by Skye Bank’s chairman, Olatunde Ayeni, the founder of Sahara Energy, Tonye Cole, and two other companies, have received the nod from the Nigerian government to take over the country’s moribund, but potentially lucrative telecom carriers, NITEL and MTEL, once they pay $242.3 million (about N42.4 billion).

Okorocha Promises To End Insurgency If Elected President

Presidential aspirant on platform of All Progressives Congress, Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo, has promised to stop insurgency in north east if elected president of Nigeria in 2015.

‘Gangnam Style’ Gallops Beyond YouTube Counter

Just how big a hit was “Gangnam Style”? So mammoth that the Internet literally wasn’t ready to handle it.

Lady Gaga Reveals Rape As Teenager

Lady Gaga has revealed that she was raped as a teenager and said that it took her years of therapy to acknowledge and start to recover from the trauma.

CBN To Reduce Interest Rate On N220bn MSMSE Fund

The Acting Director, Development Finance Department of CBN, Mr Mudashir Olaitan, disclosed this  at a workshop organised by the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) for business editors and finance correspondents in Kashina.

A Nigerian Petitions Chinese Embassy

An aggrieved Nigerian businessman, Praise-Jah Enemuoh,‎ has petitioned the Chinese Embassy in the country over his alleged unlawful deportation from the Asian nation.

Wole Soyinka Tells U.S To Stop Giving Excuses

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, asked the United States yesterday to stop giving excuses on why it would not supply arms to Nigeria.  Speaking at a press conference in Lagos, Soyinka, who stated that the country is in a war situation, said what Nigeria needs was not emergency relief materials, but support to win the war.

Four Die As Thugs Clash During APC Primaries

Like a war scene, continuous gun report tore through the air in the Ebute Meta area of Lagos State on Tuesday afternoon.

As residents ran helter-skelter in the ensuing confusion, four youths were shot dead, while several others were wounded, as 20 vehicles were also vandalised on four streets, namely Kano, Ondo, Odunfa and Ibadan.

Woman Bits Co-Tenant’s Scrotum

A 28-year-old woman, Mirian Ndubuisi, was on Tuesday arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for vicious assault on a co-tenant.

Minister Pays Keshi N14m

Tammy Danagogo

Sports minister, Dr. Tammy Danagogo has paid coach Stephen Keshi for the past two months.

It was understood that Keshi had been paid 14 million Naira (about $83,000) for October and November by sports minister Tammy Danagogo even though there is no contractual agreement between the coach and the NFF.

50 Female Suicide Bombers On The Prowl

The vigilante group also known as civilian JTF have also been put on red alert. It would be recalled that, four female suicide bombers have caused the deaths of over 100 people in two incidents in Maiduguri recently.

Flying Bird Turns Into A Woman

A community in Benin woke up one morning to find a woman said to be a witch stucked on the roof of a church.

Jonathan is Nigeria’s Nebuchadnezzar – Soyinka

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Tuesday likened President Goodluck Jonathan to the Biblical Babylonian autocrat, King Nebuchadnezzar.

Tambuwal Urges CJ To Reassign Suit

House of Representatives Speaker Aminu Tambuwal has petitioned the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, in protest against a move by the Presidency and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to sack him from office through an ex-parte application.

Woman Chops Off 10 Year Old Maid’s Finger

For stealing what she described as the biggest chunk of meat in a pot of soup, a food vendor, simply identified as Mama Jennifer, at the weekend chopped off a finger of one of her maids around Akuose New Layout Ibuso/Asaba axis of Delta State, a 10-year-old known as Ndozi.

Boko Haram Targets Government House

Members of the violent Islamic sects, Boko Haram, on Monday attacked Maiduguri and Damaturu, the capital towns of troubled Borno and Yobe states, and killed several people.

US Training Of Nigerian Soldiers Canceled By FG

The United States has announced the cancellation of the training of a battalion of the Nigeria Army, at the request of the Federal Government.

Attack on Ekiti Prison

At least one prison official was feared killed with over 20 sniffer dogs dead on Sunday night when some gunmen stormed the Federal Prison, on Afao-Ekiti road in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State.

Experimental Ebola vaccine shows few side effects

An experimental vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus has provoked only mild side effects in volunteers in Switzerland, a Geneva hospital said Tuesday.

36 Workers Massacred in Kenya Attack

Gunmen have massacred at least 36 quarry workers in a fresh attack in Kenya’s northeast, police and the Red Cross said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of strikes in the troubled region bordering war-torn Somalia.

More Than 10 Dead in Maiduguri Bomb Blast

More than 10 people were killed when two female suicide bombers blew themselves up at a crowded market in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, police told AFP on Monday.

Channel O Awards: Check Out The Winners And Losers

At the just concluded Channel O music awards three of our proudly Nigerian artistes, Tiwa Savage, Kcee and Olamide brought honour and smiles home.

Atiku Cancels 68th Birthday Dinner

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on Saturday evening cancelled his 68th birthday celebration dinner in Abuja in honour of victims of Friday’s Kano Bomb blast.

China Jails Tibetan Singer For Political Tone

China has sentenced a popular Tibetan singer to four years in prison for calling on Tibetans to unify and speak their language, reports said, highlighting tight cultural controls in the region.

Keshi To Earn N7m Per month, N84m annually

Stephen Keshi will reportedly sign a new deal with the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) and will now be earning seven million Naira per month.

I’m Against Jonathan Move To Borrow $1bn - Buhari

General Muhammadu Buhari, Former Head of a military junta, and leading presidential hopeful of All Progressive Congress (APC) has kicked against moves by President Goodluck Jonathan to borrow $1 billion Dollars to prosecute insurgents in the north east.

Damaturu Under Heavy Boko Haram Attack

Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, is under heavy attack by suspected Boko Haram terrorists who,  according to fleeing residents, may have surrounded the town.

Nigeria can defeat Boko Haram - Gowon

Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) and the Primate of All Nigeria, Anglican Communion, the Most Revd. Nicholas Okoh, Sunday, called on Nigerians not to lose hope in the ability of the Federal Government to contain the current insurgency in some parts of the country.

Plane Crash Lands In Ilorin

59 passengers and four crew members aboard an Overland  Airlines plane  escaped death, yesterday, in Ilorin, Kwara State capital,  when the jet crash landed.