THE issue of the Almajiri has remained worrisome to Nigerians; it has been a source of embarrassment since independence. The Almajiri, as it is, has no place in modern society. Reports show that they are about 10 million children roaming the streets of Northern Nigeria.

The leader of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara state, and senator representing kwara central in the national assembly Senator Bukola Saraki has accused APCON and other stakeholders in charge of placement of political campaign adverts for the forthcoming elections of gross partisanship in favour of PDP, many he described as highly libelous, while that of APC were disapproved.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has raised the alarm over alleged plan by Governor Ayodele Fayose to arrest the party leaders before presidential election slated for March 28, 2015.

It was a bloody Sunday in Benue state, after suspected Fulani insurgents alleged slaughtered over 90 persons including women and children at Egba village, in Agatu local government area of the state.

PEOPLES Democratic Party, PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, PDPPCO Sunday took a swipe at the All Progressives Congress, APC, saying the opposition was running newspaper advertorials with renounced and outdated views about President Goodluck Jonathan, describing such action as a measure of APC’s desperation.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Sunday that more must be done to protect migrant workers building Qatar’s World Cup stadiums and other mega projects despite the Gulf state’s emir giving a “personal commitment” to their welfare.

People taking an experimental drug called Repatha (evolocumab) for high cholesterol were half as likely to die or suffer a heart attack or stroke as those taking conventional statins, researchers said Sunday.

Soldiers on Saturday detonated two homemade bombs found in a camp housing people displaced by Boko Haram violence in Maiduguri.

Ukrainian activists, playing on speculation about President Vladimir Putin’s health, erected a mock tombstone to the Russian leader depicting him as the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler outside the Russian embassy in Kiev on Sunday.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Jonathan Administration of sponsoring ethnic militias to foment trouble before, during and after the forthcoming general elections, saying the 9 billion Naira recently paid out to some ex-militants and ethnic militias is aimed at mobilizing them to scuttle the polls