As the United Nations summit on sustainable development entered its last day in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, has called on world leaders to renew political efforts towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (M...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) have released a joint report on the state of environment in Africa, and are calling world leaders to invest in Africa’s natural capital. The report, a copy which w...
Children in Kaduna have now turned some of the streets in the metropolis to football pitches because of the curfew in the area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the children, whose ages range from seven to 15, are seen in parts of the metr...
The INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, said on Thursday that some politicians were still unhappy with the conduct of 2011 elections in spite of the improvements recorded in the electoral system. Jega said such politicians expected ...
A Jos High Court on Thursday sentenced a 26-year-old man, Obinah John, to death by hanging for robbing a woman of N1,705. The convict, aside the cash, also robbed his victim, one Dorothy Olaniyi, of two rolls of peak milk in satchets, v...
A 25-year-old teacher, Mrs Rafat Agboola, was on Thursday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for allegedly beheading her husband, Olatunji. According to the charge sheet, the accused was said to have committed the offence on ...
The police on Thursday arraigned a 42-year-old businessman, Ifeanyi Ikechi, of Lugbe Zone 6, Abuja, for allegedly having carnal knowledge of three minors. The accused, who was alleged to have committed the offence with three male m...
An Indonesian air force Fokker 27 turboprop plane crashed in a suburb of the capital Jakarta on Thursday, killing six people on board, an air force spokesman said. The crashed plane also set about eight houses on fire, the air force spokesman add...
Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) says it has restored electricity to Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos where a Dana plane crashed. Mr Gabriel Ezeokoli, PHCN Business Manager in Abule-Egba, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria &nb...
At least 47 people thought to be illegal migrants from east Africa died when their boat capsized in Lake Malawi, Malawi police said on Thursday. The group was apparently trying to enter northern Malawi from Tanzania, police said, adding that many on b...
Spain's highest judge resigned on Thursday after a month-long scandal over his use of public funds to pay for trips to holiday resorts that has tarnished the image of the judiciary. The scandal has dented the image the judiciary in a country batte...
Enugu State Police Command has arrested a five-man robbery gang that specialises in robbing people of their property inside commercial vehicles popularly known as `one chance.' This is contained in a statement by the command’s Public Re...
Justice Abdul Kafarati, a Judge of the Federal High Court, on Thursday in Abuja threatened to discharge the 24 suspected Boko Haram members standing trial before the court. The judge, who granted the police a last adjournment for Sept. 18, said that ...
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Attahiru Jega, said on Thursday in Abuja that more of the moribund political parties would be re-registered. Jega told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that INEC want...
Three regional organisations have signed landmark agreements to co-operate on practical steps to deal with the effects of climate change and to promote sustainable development at a Commonwealth event at the Rio+20 Earth Conference. The two memoranda o...