Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino believes Lionel Messi has fully recovered from a hamstring injury that kept him out for two months and will soon be back to his best

The Vatican revealed Saturday that some 400 priests were defrocked during two years of the pontificate of now pope emeritus Benedict XVI for child sex abuse crimes, following an explosion in reported cases.

A former governor of Plateau, Mr Michael Botmang, is dead, his son, Mr Dadung Botmang, confirmed.

Fresh fighting has broken out in the conflict-torn Central African Republic, witnesses said Saturday, as the deadline closed for candidates to register for a vote by the transitional parliament for a new interim president.

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday in Abuja met with some People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governors from the North-East geopolitical zone.

In a bid to further deepen relationship with its telecom subscribers nationwide,  leading telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria has launched a social  blog which focuses on Technology, Football and Music. The blog covers the latest news in mobile technology, which includes mobile  phones, tablets, software applications and even innovative electronic appliances. The blog will also […]

– A total of 21 people, including 13 foreigners, died in a Taliban suicide assault on a popular restaurant in Kabul, police said Saturday, as witnesses gave horrific accounts of the carnage

Fire said to be mysterious has gutted two separate houses in the same Yan-Trailer area of Jos, the Plateau State capital within 24hrs with property worth millions of naira destroyed.

F or two years, ageless beauty and veteran actress, Clarion Chukwurah took a break from acting to tour three countries following her position as a special UN peace envoy. She’s back in the country and upon her return, she bagged a prestigious award in recognition of her contribution towards the development of the Nigerian film industry.But in spite of all these, Chukwurah still feels disappointed with a lot of things happening in the industry. She bares her mind on the issues.

NATIONAL leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP yesterday described the exit of its National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur as the climax of political maturity and an eloquent expression of the internal democratic mechanism that form what it termed the building blocks of the party.

A couple of years back, Saturday Vanguard reported the activities of Reverend Rowland who was running a gay Church underground in Lagos, Nigeria. The Church called House of Rainbow was situated at No 36/38 Yakoyo Street, Ojodu Berger, Lagos. Reverend Roland sometime ago reportedly appeared on Cable Network News, CNN, where he proudly talked about his Church of gays.

There is confusion as to what led to the kidnap and subsequent killing of one Mrs Bridget Okuomose Osawaru, mother of three who was abducted in her Pharmacy by suspected kidnappers on the 10th of December, 2013 but was found dead on the 21st December, even after the family allegedly paid a ransom of N1.5million. The 46 year-old woman was found dead at Okhuae, the outskirts of Benin city by the villagers.

As several blocks within the troubled Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, jostle for the control of the party through the appointment of a new chairman, indications emerged yesterday that President Goodluck Jonathan might have settled for the Minister of Transport, Idris Umar.

The hope of better life for Nigerians after long era of terrible military rule, which culminated eventually into democracy in 1999, seemed dashed with emergence of profligate politicians and flamboyant public office holders who have only succeeded in pauperising the citizenry and deepening poverty in the country amidst stupendous national wealth.

It is very disappointing and it insults the intelligence of any average person despite the claims by notable top government leaders that Nigeria is in a deep financial crises . For public office holders to find ways through which contracts are awarded in order to enrich themselves with our commonwealth.