The Minister of Interior Mr Abba Moro on Monday in Abuja presented 217 foreign nationals with certificates of Nigerian citizenship.

South Africa struggled Monday to meet the unprecedented logistical challenge of hosting close to 100 world leaders flying in from every corner of the globe for the state funeral of freedom icon Nelson Mandela.

Finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has offered a sobering view of the country’s economy on Monday, saying growth has mostly benefited the rich and failed to generate enough jobs.

A last ditch effort by President Goodluck Jonathan to bring back the five governors who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressive Congress faltered again as a meeting convened on Sunday ended in a stalemate.

The Police Command in Plateau on Monday arrested two men for allegedly killing a nine-year-old girl, Ummi Abdullahi.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Monday, accused the Executive arm of government in Nigeria of paying lip service to the fight against corruption, even as he decried what he termed “the culture of undue secrecy surrounding the operation of government” in the country.

The African Development Bank (AfDB), says an estimated 2.6 trillion dollars is stolen annually through high level corrupt practises in Africa.

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of a Federal High Court, Lagos on Monday remanded a 60-year-old man over alleged unlawful possession of 150.8g of heroin and 12.3g of cocaine

Imo State Police Command says it has commenced serious investigations to establish the real owners of the 10 exotic cars impounded from the premises of Ezuma Private Hospital, Owerri.

The Igbo traders in Ogun State whose shops were demolished by officials of the state government for expansion of roads have appealed to the state governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun to ensure fairness and justice in allocation of new shops.

Barely twenty four hours when some gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram sects ambushed motorists in Borno villages of Gwoza- Firgi- Ngurosoya federal highway, which led to the death of five passengers including one person on his way to Maiduguri to attend his brother’s wedding, another set of terrorists ambushed motorists along the troubled Maiduguri-Damboa- Biu road on Monday morning where they burnt down two trucks loaded with oranges and a Toyota hilux vehicles, after abducting the drivers to an unknown destination.

Johannesburg – Celebrities and world leaders on Monday continued to honour late South African President Nelson Mandela, using social media platforms `twitter’ and `facebook’.

Beijing police have asked state prosecutors to bring charges against an anti-graft activist, Xu Zhiyong, campaigning for Chinese officials to reveal their wealth.

I know some brilliant and dedicated lecturers in several universities who have been in the same academic position for over a decade, whereas their less knowledgeable colleagues are promoted rapidly because the latter have godfathers and are able to play dirty sleight of hand academic politics that elevates mediocrity above meritocracy.

Presidents past and present, global figures and A-list celebrities made their way to South Africa on Monday to pay the world’s respects at a memorial service and state funeral for freedom icon Nelson Mandela.