Bauchi-Tragedy struck yesterday when a teenager writing the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in Bauchi State died of burns after trying to start a generator set which went up in flames. It was learnt that Mubarak Aliyu Gidado, 16, was rushed to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching (ABTUTH) where he died two days later as a result of the injuries he sustained from the incident.

Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra has resolved to donate his salaries to the less privileged members of the society in the state.

ABUJA— AFTER a post-mortem of March 28 and April 11 general elections where it lost the Presidency to the Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has concluded plans to sanction its members who allegedly indulged in anti-party activities that contributed to its defeat.

Taiwan’s foreign minister said Monday the government of earthquake-devastated Nepal had rejected its offer of a 20-man rescue team, but denied diplomatic pressures were behind the decision. The Taipei-based crew was put on standby Sunday with much of the Nepalese capital in ruins and more than 3,500 confirmed dead, but were told aid was being prioritised from neighbouring countries.

Ghana maintained a trend of home victories in 2016 Olympic Games football qualifiers in Africa by defeating Liberia 2-0 at the weekend.

The kidnapped chairman of Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa State, Mr, Enaye Abah has been released after five days in captivity.

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen shot dead 21 people in northeast Nigeria who were trying to return home to recover abandoned food supplies, a local official and a victim’s relative said Monday.

MORE than 2,000 job seekers particularly legislative aides and bank marketers invaded Transcorp and International Conference Centre, ICC venues of the induction programme designed for fresh lawmakers by the Nigeria Institute for Legislative Studies, NILS seeking for jobs in anticipation of the inauguration of the 8th Assembly in June.

Whether people believe it or not, it is better that someone dies and he is buried than for him to be lost and relations are looking for him. The trauma and unending hope awaiting the lost one can be killing. In the last one year of this global outrage, nations, including the United States, United Kingdom, France and China have vowed to help find the missing Chibok girls, yet, all went back without given any clue on their whereabouts.

“There were numerous cases o‎f fraud and irregularities in many polling centres where the re-run election was conducted,” he added. “We recorded many incidents of violence and intimidation‎,” he said, vowing to “challenge the results in court to reclaim our victory.”

Ayoola Sadare, Founder, Lagos International Jazz Festival and the Director, Inspiro Productions, on Monday said the upcoming 2015 jazz festival was to celebrate the nation’s foremost jazz musicians. Sadare told newsmen in Lagos that the festival would also celebrate musicians in other genre with indigenous flavour.

Move over Maheeda. Tiwa Savage isn’t just as gusty. Not even Adokiye has the wild streak, the new sensational singer, Harmony is letting off to the world. Born as Emike Ekwe, Harmony, as she is called, announced her arrival on the Nigerian music scene with a single, Chocolate, which is billed for release on Monday. […]

Former governor of Kwara state and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Sen. Bukola Saraki, has said that he never collected any money from the Minister of Petroleum, Ms Deizani Allison Madueke to fund the campaign of the president-elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buahri (retd)

He could be put to death by firing squad as soon as Tuesday, along with seven other foreign drug convicts, after authorities at the weekend gave then formal notice of their executions. “We’ve had a special day today,” Michael Chan said as he announced the marriage after returning from a visit to Nusakambangan. “We’ve celebrated with some family and close friends.

China now has the second-largest wine-growing area in the world after Spain, pushing France into third place, according to figures released Monday by the International Organisation of Vine and Wine.