Pope Francis called on the international community on Thursday to protect the mostly Christian communities of northern Iraq fleeing a lightning advance by jihadist militants.

Nigerian public sector doctors on Thursday suspended a nearly five-week long strike over an Ebola outbreak which has killed two people and infected five others in Lagos.

Mexico gained a small dose of revenge for their 2012 elimination against Nigeria by holding the African powerhouse to a 1-1 draw in their Canada 2014 opener.

Former deputy governor of Adamawa State, Mr. James Nggilari has prayed a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to order the state chief justice to inaugurate him as the substantive Governor of Adamawa State

Lagos Business School recently boosted the career prospects of some of the nation’s brightest youths with the much-anticipated Young Talent Programme (YTP)

Ace comedian Julius ‘D’Genius’ Agwu has joked that the sight of watermelon reminds him of busty Nollywood actress and singer, Cossy Orjiakor.

The Kano State Hisbah authorities said on Wednesday in Kano that they arrested 200 persons for street begging in Kano municipal area.

The Minister of Defence, Gen. Aliyu Gusau, has called for collective effort in the fight against terrorism and insurgency in the country.

Entertainment joints in parts of Imo State are now counting their financial loss, as people are no longer interested in consuming bush meat.

HUNGER for forbidden fruits date as far back as creation: Adam and Eve are shining examples of man’s desire for anything that is prohibited.

NATIONAL Chairman of the United Progressives Party (UPP), Chief Chekwas Okorie in this interview said the government has been too cautious and should now use force to rescue the Chibok school girls. He also spoke on how and why the National Conference recommendations should be implemented and the chances of his party in forthcoming polls

Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun state, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has described former Governor of the state, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola as a serial betrayer.

The 31-year-old man, who allegedly strangled his 39-year-old international business woman lover to death in her apartment at Green Estate, Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos, last month, told a crowd yesterday that he did it out of jealousy.

China will construct a “Chinese Christian theology” suitable for the country, state media reported Thursday, with both believer numbers and tensions with authorities on the rise.

The decision to use an experimental drug to treat two Americans infected with Ebola, while nearly 1,000 Africans have already died from the deadly epidemic, has sparked controversy — but US experts say it was ethically justified.