Obama seeks to block immigration ruling
President Barack Obama's administration will seek to block a court ruling that has frozen landmark immigration reform and called into question his strategy of bypassing Congressional stalemate.
Nigerian woman gangraped by four men in India
Police in Delhi arrested four men on Friday in connection with the alleged gangrape of a Nigerian woman in a moving car, the latest in a series of sex attacks in the Indian capital.
Former ASUP Chair condemns attack on Auchi Poly rector
THE former Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP) Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi in Edo state, Pastor Okosun George Okosun has condemned what he described as the sponsored campaign of calumny against the Rector of the institution, Dr. PhiIipa Idogho
At least 30 dead in Boko Haram raids near Chibok
At least 30 people were killed in Boko Haram raids on two villages in northeast Nigerian Borno state near the town of Chibok, a community leader and resident told AFP on Friday.
Political uncertainty hits Nigeria stocks, currency
The postponement of Nigeria’s general election has hit the country’s faltering economy, adding to existing pressures caused by the global fall in oil prices, analysts said.
Election shift saved Nigeria huge embarrassment – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) , Friday, has said that contrary to subjective reactions that the postponement of the February election was injurious to the nation’s democracy, unfolding events, especially the prevalent huge deficit in the distribution of the Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) have shown that the development rather saved the nation and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) a huge embarrassment.
Court fixes March 3 for ruling on TB Joshua’s suit against coroner’s inquest
An Ikeja High Court fixed March 3 for ruling on a suit filed by the Synagogue Church Of All Nations against the ongoing coroner’s inquest into its collapsed guest house building.
Racial abuse: Chelsea apologises to black Frenchman
Chelsea “apologised unreservedly” on Friday to the black Frenchman racially abused by some of their fans on the Paris Metro. The commuter, identified as Souleymane S, a French-Mauritanian, was repeatedly prevented from boarding a train by Chelsea supporters travelling to the Parc des Princes for the Champions League match against Paris St Germain on Tuesday. […]
Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab kills many in Mugadishu
Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents killed at least 25 people Friday in an attack on a popular hotel in the capital Mogadishu where government ministers and officials were holding Friday prayers.
WHO gives green light to 15-minute Ebola test
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Friday it had approved a 15-minute test for Ebola that should prove a fast and rugged tool in countries hit by the disease.
Indonesia delays execution of two Australian drug smugglers
Indonesia has delayed the execution of two Australian drug smugglers by up to a month, backtracking on an earlier pledge to put the pair before the firing squad by the end of February.
