The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Dr Eugene Juwah, has said that the nationwide registration of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards by the commission will end on June 30.

Residents of Dutse in Jigawa have commended the National Assembly for the passage of the bill which outlawed same-sex marriage and for imposing 14-years jail term on the offenders.

The Christian Association Nigeria (CAN), yesterday, raised alarm over the continuous killing of Christians and burning of churches by the deadly Islamic sect, Boko Haram, in spite of the reported military onslaught against the insurgents, following the declaration of state of emergence in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states.

African champions, the Super Eagles of Nigeria will tomorrow (Saturday)by 2am Nigerian time embark on a hectic schedule with a friendly against fellow Confederations Cup qualifiers Mexico in Texan city Houston.

FIFA’s Congress in Mauritius on Friday adopted a resolution that will lead to tougher sanctions in cases of racism, including points deductions and even relegation for repeat offenders.

It was jubilation in Ekiti State as the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed petitions filed by ousted Governor of the State, Mr Segun Oni against the ruling of the Court of Appeal, sitting in Ado-Ekiti that re-affirmed the election of Dr. Kayode Fayemi as earlier delivered by an Ilorin Appeal Court on October 15, 2010.

The Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC) on Thursday said it would not recognise the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria (MCSN).

Making the confession recently in Lagos, at the state Police Command, the Port Harcourt-based woman, who had been in the business for over a year, confessed to having helped women deliver countless number of children through a very questionable method. This she does after she is been paid between N1,500,000 to N3,000,000, depending on the sex and number of babies her clients requests for.

The British soldier killed by suspected Islamic extremists in London last week was run over before being attacked by two men armed with a cleaver and a knife, an inquest heard on Friday.

JERUSALEM  (AFP) – Anti-Christian graffiti was daubed on the Church of the Dormition, one of Jerusalem’s leading pilgrimage sites, early on Friday, an AFP correspondent reported. Police said they suspected Jewish religious extremists of spraying the Hebrew-language insults at the site, where tradition says the Virgin Mary died. “The attack, suspected to be nationalistically motivated, […]

THERE seems to be a muddle about the way we are handling this issue of Boko Haram. It is my view that we are already jumping the gun and pushing the cart before the horse.

THE most important issue in Nigeria now is leadership of the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF. It has eclipsed security challenges the country faces.

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius  (AFP) – The opening of the 63rd FIFA Congress in Mauritius on Thursday was overshadowed by a row over the decision to push back reforms of the presidential mandate until next year. UEFA president Michel Platini led the protests against the decision by world football’s governing body to delay the reforms that had […]

By SIMON EBEGBULEM BENIN — The Esogban of Benin Kingdom and chairman of Benin Forum, Chief David Edebiri, yesterday, said that impeaching Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, will not guarantee a second term ticket for President Goodluck Jonathan. He urged the President to give the people the dividends of democracy by ensuring steady power, […]

By OKEY NDIRIBE & EMMAN OVUAKPORIE ABUJA—The House of Representatives, yesterday, endorsed a 14 years jail sentence with no option of fine for same sex couples. The House also outlawed gay clubs and societies in the country. The lawmakers took these decisions while considering the report on a “Bill for an Act to prohibit marriage […]