Countdown to Calabar jazz festival begins
Preparations for the first ever annual Calabar Jazz Festival billed to hold from March 29 through 31 have begun in earnest.
24 killed in bus accident
-South Africa Emergency Service has confirmed the death of 24 people in a vehicle which crashed on the Hex river pass in Western Cape province on Friday.
Rusal suspends operations on Alscon plant
The Rusal aluminium company of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska on Friday halted production at a disputed Nigerian plant whose ownership was awarded to a US company last year.
Cameron ‘respectfully’ disagrees with pope on Falklands
British Prime Minister David Cameron said Friday he “respectfully” disagreed with Argentine-born Pope Francis’s assertion that the Falkland Islands belonged to Argentina.
Pope’s Inauguration: David Mark to lead Nigeria’s delegation to Rome
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved that Nigeria be represented by a Federal Government delegation headed by the Senate President, Senator David Mark at the formal installation of Pope Francis on Tuesday, March 19, 2013.
Police arraign security guard for negligence
The police on Friday arraigned a security guard, Timothy Akaba, 20, of Gwarimpa Estate, before an Abuja Senior Magistrates’ Court for alleged negligence at his duty post.
