The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned of the impending anarchy in Rivers that may have far-reaching consequences beyond the state, unless President Goodluck Jonathan urgently reins in his supporters who, backed by a gross-partisan police, have now resorted to bringing in ex-militants from neighbouring states to attack innocent people in Rivers.

West Bromwich Albion striker Nicolas Anelka faces a lengthy ban after being charged by the Football Association on Tuesday over an allegedly anti-Semitic salute.

U.S. President Barack Obama, plans to visit Pope Francis at the Vatican in March during a trip to Europe, the White House said on Tuesday.

Mr Gbenga Adebayo, the Chairman, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) on Tuesday said that the N606.4 billion compensation demanded by subscribers was uninformed.

– SENATE President, David Mark has raised the alarm over the ugly trend in the polity ahead of the 2015 general elections where he accused the political class of being blinded by vaulting personal ambitions to overheat the polity.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has sent the names of 12 ministerial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. Two of the nominees are from Kano State.

A  Consultant  at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Dr  Taiwo Soyinka , says  Nigerian men who have multiple sexual partners are more prone to prostate cancer.

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Minna branch, has warned state governments to comply with the Federal High Court’s ruling and steer clear of funds meant for the judiciary.

Pakistani jets and helicopter gunships bombarded suspected Taliban hideouts in a northwestern tribal district Tuesday, killing at least 25 people, in response to two major bombings targeting the military.

Chinese authorities on Tuesday put to death a man who held six sex slaves in his basement and murdered two, state media reported.

TWO law firms yesterday fought over rights to represent President Goodluck Jonathan at a Federal High Court in Kaduna in a case filed against the president over the 2015 presidential election.
Two members of the PDP, Richard Mneaga, and Shuaibu Lilli had sued Jonathan saying he was not qualified to contest the election on the platform of the party.

In a bid to resolve the ongoing seven months strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, the Federal Government would meet with the leadership of the union today in Abuja.

The Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, in league with the Assembly of Healthcare Professionals has vowed to paralyse activities in the health sector as it commences a three-day warning strike tomorrow, January 22, to be followed by an indefinite strike.

FORMER Governor of Bauchi State, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, yesterday assumed office as National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP with a vow to restore the lost glory of the party.

Leading western countries piled pressure on the Federal government, yesterday, following President Goodluck Jonathan’s signing of the Same-Sex Prohibition Act 2014. The latest country is the United States of America, whose Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr James Entwistle threatened that the United States will scale down its support for HIV/AIDS and anti-malaria programmes in response to the Federal Government’s position on the gay rights issue.