Real Madrid sign Modric for five seasons

Real Madrid have signed Tottenham Hotspur’s Croatian midfielder Luka Modric for the next five seasons, the Spanish club announced on Mond...

Catholic church in Enugu bans gele and hand bags

 St. Theresa’s Catholic Cathedral, Nsukka, Enugu State, has barred women from wearing big headgears and carrying hand bags to Sunday se...

Mugabe's 'cronies' grab valuable land

 Tens of thousands of wild animals face annihilation in a wave of land takeovers in southeastern Zimbabwe by politicians of President Ro...

Court sentences man to 1-yr imprisonment in Gusau. Guess his offence

A Sharia Court in Kanwuri, Gusau, Zamfara State, had sentenced one Shehu Jiga alias Lalo, to one year imprisonment and payment of N20,000 f...

Presidency denies N7.2 trillion missing oil revenue, says budget benchmark is $75 per barrel

Following recent reports of a missing N7.8 trillion from national annual oil revenue, the presidency has denied the allegation, declarin...

Bank alleges fresh N832m subsidy scam, ask police to investigate

The police have commenced investigations into allegation of N832 million fraud allegedly perpetrated by some oil marketers in the country. ...

Cruise, Kidman daughter to join controversial Scientology division

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's daughter is reportedly joining the Church of Scientology's controversial division, Sea Org. Isabe...

Nigeria: N5000 Notes To Cost $256m As Monetary Plan Meets Opposition

Following the announcement of impending currency change in the Nigeria market by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) last Thursday, and the...

Humiliated girlfriend dumped Prince Harry?

Prince Harry has reportedly ruined his chances with new girlfriend Cressida Bonas, after being snapped frolicking naked with a mystery gi...

Israeli rabbi calls for prayers for Iran's destruction

An influential Israeli rabbi has called for prayers for Iran's destruction, a week after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared t...

17 Afghan civilians beheaded for dancing

Insurgents beheaded 17 civilians in a Taliban-controlled area of southern Afghanistan, apparently because they attended a dance party tha...

Togo women call sex strike against President Gnassingbe

Women in Togo have called a week-long sex strike, starting on Monday, to demand the president's resignation. The ban has been called...

Merkel, Clinton named world’s most powerful women

Angela Merkel, German Chancellor   German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are the world’s most p...

Mariah Carey- Nicki Minaj Can’t Judge American Idol!

  They might be sisters in song, but Mariah Carey is furious with Nicki Minaj. Specifically, with her addition to the judge's table f...

Is Kanye West the New Randy Jackson on 'American Idol'?

Will Kanye West be the new Randy Jackson on American Idol if selected to sit at the judge's table? He's already saying he'd ...

Book on bin Laden raid coming out Sept 11

  A member of the U.S. Navy SEAL team that killed Osama bin Laden has written a firsthand account of the operation, triggering more quest...

Nigeria says force inevitable if Mali talks fail

  The regional bloc "Ecowas [Economic Community of West African States] will definitely intervene militarily [but] first and foremos...

Ecuador president says Julian Assange can stay in London embassy indefinitely

Assange held a speech from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy on Sunday  Assange can remain hidden in London ‘indefinitely’, Ecua...

Kim Jong Un plans first international visit since taking power in North Korea...and he’s flying to IRAN

  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make his first overseas visit next week by attending a summit attended by 40 world leaders in Iran...

Egypt newspaper editor charged with insulting president

Islam Afifi   A Cairo court on Thursday ordered the chief editor of an Egyptian newspaper detained pending trial on charges of insult...

India warns Twitter over violence rumour

India has threatened to take action against micro-blogging website Twitter over content alleged to have inflamed ethnic tensions against...

Prince Harry goes to ground amid naked Las Vegas pictures firestorm

  Prince Harry has gone to ground in Britain after the publication of photographs showing him naked and partying with a woman in a Las Ve...

Paralympics hit by sex scandal

Three members of the Jordanian Paralympic team accused of sex offences at a pre-Games training camp in Northern Ireland have been withdrawn...

Pussy Riot members found guilty of hooliganism

Continue reading the main story Related Stories Russian Church defiant over Pussy Riot trial Three members of Russian punk ban...

Robin Van Persie, Manchester United Agree On 4-Year Deal

  Robin van Persie became the latest big-name player to slip from Arsenal's grasp when the Netherlands striker completed his move to ...

Russian pensioner kills neighbour with James Bond-style pen gun

  A Russian pensioner has shot dead his neighbour with a "spy's pen-gun" reminiscent of the weapons issued to James Bond. T...

Don’t demolish Mpape, AGF warns Bala Mohammed

The Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke, has advised the Federal Capital Territory ministry to ‘put on hold’ the planned de...

Uganda Government Websites Hacked By Anonymous In Defense Of Gay Pride, LGBT Rights

  A well-known international "hacktivist" group has targeted Uganda government websites in response to the nation's repress...

Robin van Persie to make Manchester United debut at Everton, says Sir Alex Ferguson, as Arsenal deal agreed

  Sir Alex Ferguson is confident Robin van Persie will be available to make his Manchester United debut against Everton on Monday night. ...

Chris Brown, Drake sued for $16M over NYC nightclub brawl

Chris Brown and Drake were slapped Wednesday with a $16 million lawsuit over the bottle-throwing nightclub brawl involving their entoura...

Ecuador grants asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

  Ecuador said Thursday it would grant political asylum to Julian Assange, the controversial founder of the whistle-blowing WikiLeaks web...