The mother of a helicopter pilot who died in Mali during a French-backed military drive to stop Islamist radicals from advancing southwards was merely doing his job, his mother said Monday.

Public anger in China at dangerous levels of air pollution, which blanketed Beijing in acrid smog, spread Monday as state media queried official transparency and the nation’s breakneck development.

Millions of Hindu pilgrims led by naked ash-covered holy men streamed into the sacred river Ganges on Monday, for a record-breaking start to the world’s biggest religious festival.

The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) said on Monday it had selected 18 members to serve on its Alliance and Merger Committee for discussions with other opposition parties.

Experts at the University of Sheffield, England and Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute, Moscow, have devloped an enzyme treatment which could neutralise the effects of lethal chemicals known as Organophosphorus agents responsible for death of at least 200,000 persons each year across the world.

Comedian Emeka Smith and his bride Prisca Adigwu held their traditional wedding on Saturday in Warri.

SENATOR Jibril Aminu’s frustrations after failing to bring Governor Murtala Nyako under control could not be hidden at the press conference penultimate Sunday in Yola, the Adamawa State capital. Blurting out his anger over how governors had ganged up to bolster Nyako, a man who only few years ago was his political disciple, Prof Aminu said: “We are talking of terrorists in Nigeria; the main terrorists are members of the Governors’ Forum. They are terrorizing ministers, senators and state assembly members. In fact, everybody in the country is under the threat of the Governors’ Forum. It is not good for democracy and must be removed for the system to grow,” he said.

INMATES having babies in prison is a global phenomenon defying solutions. Authorities of Port Harcourt Prisons are denying warders were responsible for the pregnancies. In the United States, where some prison officials have been convicted for their roles in sexual abuse of prisoners, more than 25 per cent of inmates get pregnant while serving their term.

Ghana continued an impressive build-up to the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations by storming back and defeating fellow qualifiers Tunisia 4-2 in Abu Dhabi at the weekend.

Lagos – Mrs Comfort Agwu, the Deputy Registrar, West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has blamed school administrators for examination malpractice. Agwu said that examination malpractice would not succeed in schools without their knowledge. She said that the council would not hesitate to clamp down on schools that were involved in examination malpractice. “We shall close […]

NATO said Monday it supported French efforts to turn back the terrorist threat in Mali but that the alliance had received no request for assistance and had not discussed the conflict.

Lagos – The EFCC says it is set to arraign Mato Dogara, the Deputy Speaker, Kaduna State House of Assembly on Monday over an alleged N17 million scam. This is contained in a statement by EFCC spokesperson, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, on Sunday in Lagos. It stated that Dogara would be arraigned before a Federal High […]

Maiduguri – The Joint Task Force (JTF) on “Operation Restore Order’’ says that it has apprehended Mohammed Zangina, a suspected Boko Haram commander, in Maiduguri. JTF spokesman, Lt.-Col. Sagir Musa, said this via a statement on Sunday in Maiduguri. Musa said that Zangina was arrested after an operation at the Government Reserved Area (GRA) in […]

Islamist forces based in northern Mali vowed Monday to avenge France’s fierce military offensive against them on French soil.

“France has attacked Islam. We will strike at the heart of France,” said a leader of the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), an offshoot of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).

Winners have emerged from the 70th annual prestigious Golden Globe awards which took place late Sunday night in Los Angeles. Full list of winners below… All winners are in bold Best Motion Picture – Drama Argo Django Unchained Life of Pi Lincoln Zero Dark Thirty Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy The Best Exotic […]