Dozens killed as plane crashed in DR Congo
Dozens of people were killed when a plane crashed into a residential area of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in bad weather on Monday, police said.
Ageless Giggs set for 1,000th game
Ryan Giggs is poised to reach yet another milestone in his extraordinary career on Tuesday when he is expected to make his 1,000th appearance in senior football.
Al-Qaeda confirms Abou Zeid killed in Mali
Al-Qaeda’s branch in northern Africa on Monday confirmed that one of its senior leaders, Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, had been killed in northern Mali, a report said.
Communities infringing on Warri Refinery land
…Govt wades in, suspends further sales
WARRI Refining and Petrochemical Company, WRPC, Warri, Delta State, has complained about alleged encroachment on its property by Ifiekporo and Ijalla communities to the Delta State Government.
Obasanjo for NIMAREX 2013
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has promised to be part of a three-day Nigeria Maritime Expo (NIMAREX 2013) opening on March 12 in Lagos.
Denrele Edun, family robbed!
Barely one week after burying bosom friend Goldie Harvey, Eccentric Channel 0 presenter, Denrele Edun himself escaped death by whiskers when gun totting robbers invaded his family’s Yaba, Lagos home.
Man, 30, beheads father in Ebonyi
EBONYI State Police command, weekend, said it had arrested a middle-aged farmer, Okechukwu Ogbonna, who allegedly severed the head of his 60-year-old father, Ogbonnaya Okereke over alleged mystic issues.
Kenya votes in tight elections after police gunned down
Long lines of Kenyans queued from way before dawn to vote Monday in the first election since the violence-wracked polls five years ago, with a deadly police ambush hours before polling started marring the key ballot.
D’banj unveils track list for new album
It’s still three weeks but the buzz is on; on March 30th D’banj will release his long overdue album D’Kings Men; his first album since his fall out with former label mate and friend Don Jazzy one year ago.
Families of kidnapped urge France to negotiate with Al-Qaeda
The families of four hostages being held by Al-Qaeda’s north African branch on Monday urged the French government to show a “willingness to negotiate” with the militant group.
Jonathan splashes N3 billion new grant on Nollywood
President Goodluck Jonathan at a presidential dinner to celebrate the industry at 20, held at State House, Marina, Lagos unveiled a N3 billion package to help turnaround Nigeria’s movie industry, Nollywood, which has seen growth in production and sales within past years, but remains heavily criticized for low content quality. The president said the package, […]
