A lion at the Addis Ababa zoo attacked and killed a zookeeper Monday after he forgot to close the door to the inner cage where the lion sleeps, officials said.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the federal government to act fast to prevent Nasarawa from becoming another trouble spot in the country, saying the mindless violence being perpetrated by the Ombatse cult/ethnic militia in the state is fast spiralling out of control.

A Nigerian suspected to be mentally deranged, Bethel Chima, has been shot in the legs after running amok with a cutlass inside a police station in Port-Bouet Abidjan.

Men with larger testicles tend to be less involved fathers than those with smaller testes, a new study suggests.

International intervention in Syria must go beyond dismantling the regime’s chemical arsenal, Saudi Arabia said Monday, in veiled criticism of a US-Russian deal that prevented Western military strikes against the Damascus.

South African dining and fast-food giant Famous Brands has secured a deal to buy a 49-percent stake in the restaurant subsidiary of Nigerian conglomerate UAC, it announced Monday.

Giantkillers Ethiopia were drawn against Nigeria Monday in the 2014 World Cup Africa zone play-offs.

A gunman shot and wounded at least four people Monday, including a police officer, at the US Navy Yard in Washington, and was still at large, officials and media reported.

In recent times, incidence of sudden death has become almost a daily occurrence. Many of these deaths are as a result of heart attack. Most of the victims never knew they could have a heart attack. But it could happen to anyone.

A heavy downfall accompanied by rainstorm on Monday destroyed many structures in Bakori and Danja Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Katsina State.

THE question of whether Nigeria can break up still lingers 53 years after our independence. I will start by answering the question first. Yes, Nigeria can break up if we choose to and are willing to pursue and execute policies that will lead to its break up. The choice is ours as a people.

WIthin the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, events of the last two weeks have indeed brought out the worst among its leading lights. Some of them who have shared ideals and political camps for decades are now at both ends of the political divide, which was created by the August 31, 2013 factionalisation of the party.

Commanding Officer of Special Operation Battalion, Mubi, Lt.- Col Beyidi Martins, yesterday, confirmed the arrest of 11 suspected Boko Haram members in Michika, Adamawa State.

A three-storey building under construction at 16, Nnobi Street in Enugu State capital, collapsed in the early hours of Saturday. No casualty was recorded.

Five Nigerians and a foreigner from Republic of Benin, alleged to be specialists in sourcing for illegally distilled petroleum products in the Niger Delta area, have been nabbed by operatives of the Joint Task Force. JTF, codenamed Operation Pulo Shield.