Nothing was going to stop first-time voter Galicia Malone from casting her ballot in Tuesday’s US elections — not even the imminent birth of her first child.

Blasts and gunfire rocked Gashua , a town in Yobe on Tuesday as troops killed four suspected Islamists in a shootout and arrested four others while raiding an alleged hideout, the military said.

US President Barack Obama said Tuesday he was worried that people left homeless or otherwise hit by superstorm Sandy might be slammed again by severe weather later this week.

Dapo Oyabanjo’s dreams are unfolding before his own eyes, he wanted to make collaborations with international acts, he got it, he wanted to be signed on an international label and be a heavy weight on the music stage, he got it, now he is the proud winner of this year’s Music of Black Origin MOBO award.

Unknown gunmen on Tuesday shot the Managing Director of Nigerian Compass,Mr. Sina Kawonise and his police orderly.

Kawonise who was former Commissioner of Information during ex-governor Gbenga Daniel was reportedly attacked by gunmen around Ikeji Arakeji in Osun State on his way back from Akwa, Anambra State