Allahu Akbar chants as pilgrims throng Mecca for hajj
Their backs hunched, elderly Muslim pilgrims lean on walking sticks as others in wheelchairs nudge their way into Mecca's Grand Mosque where scores of people are encircling the holy Kaaba.
Stop genocide in S’ Kaduna or face ICC, group tells Gov Yero
A coalition of over 60 non-governmental organizations led by the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, yesterday, threatened to drag Governor Mukhtar Ramalan Yero before the International Criminal Court of Justice, ICC, over alleged genocide in Southern Kaduna.
Why we’ve not defeated Boko Haram – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan said, yesterday, that the fight against Boko Haram terrorists has taken so long because Nigerians were not yet fully united to fight the menace.
Lagos employs 80 female LAGBUS drivers
lagos—Lagos State Government yesterday said it had employed additional 80 women as mass transit drivers, with Lagos Bus Asset Management Company, LAGBUS, as part of its effort to empower women in the state.
NASU lauds Jonathan on education sector devt
The Non- Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, weekend, commended President Goodluck Jonathan for his commitment to the funding of the education sector in the country, stressing that budgetary allocation to the sector had steadily been increasing since the advent of his administration.
Ekiti crisis: Tension as Police make mass arrests, deploy Mopol
ADO-EKITI—The tension and apprehension in Ekiti State reached a feverish peak, weekend, as the Police made mass arrests of those suspected to be behind the orgy of violence in the state. Those arrested will be arraigned today.
