Terrorism in Europe: A Growing Concern For All

Terrorism has again managed “front row attention” in the international media. In the past two weeks, there have been terrorists attacks that claimed innocent lives, leaving the world and the leaders baffled and shocked with unspoken questions on their lips. They also momentarily brought trepidation to the ordinary men and women on the streets.
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Bedridden mother of five begs for N12 million lifeline

A 42-year- old petty trader, at Isolo market, Lagos, Mrs. Ifenyinwa Amakonze, from Eziani Mgbidi, Oru-west local government area of Imo State, is bed ridden due to chronic kidney disease. More pathetic is the fact that as an anti-hypertensives patient, she requires regular iron injections ahead of kidney transplant. She urgently needs over N12 million to undergo the transplant to save her from death,

Michika: A town divided over Boko Haram

In our series of letters from African journalists, novelist and writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani travels to a Nigerian town split along ethnic and religious lines by Boko Haram’s Islamist insurgency.

National Security: Governor Fayose is Only a Threat to Dictatorship

A statement issued recently by one Taiwo Olatunbosun, the Ekiti State Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), labeling the governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, a threat to national security because of the governor’s statements and posture to the leadership style of the Buhari-led federal government is not only ridiculous and hypocritical, it is risible and shocking. It goes a long way to further prove the well known fact that this government is not only intolerant of dissenting views, it would do all and anything to quell them even if it means applying “extreme measures” against vocal individuals and institutions of the opposition.

English Premier League table

English Premier League table after Saturday’s 1400GMT matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):

Army re-opens Maiduguri mammy market, empowers women, youths

NAMaiduguri – The Nigerian Army on Saturday announced the re-opening of the Maimalari Cantonment Mammy Market, Maiduguri, after three years it closed down due to insurgency. Brig.-Gen. Victor Ezugwu, General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, made the announcement at the launch of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Investment Initiatives […]

Premier League: How Chelsea thrashed Villa 4-0

Alexandre Pato scored on his long-awaited Chelsea debut as Guus Hiddink’s experimental line-up piled more misery on Premier League bottom club Aston Villa with a 4-0 victory on Saturday.

Brussels airport to reopen Sunday

Brussels Airport is to reopen Sunday, 12 days after its departure hall was wrecked by Islamic State suicide bombings, with chief executive Arnaud Feist announcing three flights.

Breaking News: APC ‘suspends’ Timipre Sylva

The crisis in the Bayelsa state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, took another twist Saturday, with the state executive of the party announcing the suspension of a former governor of the state, Chief Timipre Sylva from the party.

IKEDC seeks support to curb energy theft

By Ediri Ejoh The management of one of the largest electricity distribution companies in Nigeria, Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, IKEDC, Staturday called on the Federal Government to help curb the increasing rate of energy theft by customers, saying it is losing a huge amount of money as a result. This was even as the company […]

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