Nigeria News

Regional screening for the search for the Face of Sleek kicked off with the first phase held in Abuja the federal capital territory last Thursday.

By Tony Edike Ikemba Nnewi and leader of the All Progressives Grand Alliance , Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu- Ojukwu, warned yesterday that the constitutional crisis about being created allegedly by the Court of Appeal over the governorship seat of Anambra State could lead to another civil war.

By Adeleke Afolayan Nigeria qualified for the quarter final of the ongoing FIFA U17 World Cup with a comprehensive 5-0 win over hapless New Zealand to set up a clash with South Korea.

By Evelyn Usman Family of the 32-year-old bureau-de-change operator who was last Tuesday shot dead by an Army Private in Ikeja area of Lagos has accused the Nigerian Army of lying against the deceased by saying his death was as a result of his struggling with the soldier's weapon.

By Simon Ebegbulem BENIN - Wife of Second Republic senator, Francis Okpozo, was abducted yesterday by gun men suspected to be kidnappers who are demanding N5 million as ransom before she can be freed.

MAKURDI a ' Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole has declared that as representatives of the people, members of the National Assembly would not stop to ensure that Nigerians enjoy the dividends of democracy.

By Festus Ahon UGHELLIa 'TRAGEDY yesterday struck in Ughelli, headquarters of Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State as a middle-aged man was crushed to death by a truck.

Long lines are forming outside fuel stations in several Nigerian cities as the government increase in oil prices goes into effect.

AheadA of the Annual General Elections and Congress of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations , a two-time chairman of the Kaduna state chapterA NIPR, Yusuf Muhammad, has called on members to ensure that only responsible and credible leadership emerge.

By Peter Duru , Makurdi They vowed to kill me and my unborn baby and my three and half year ~old daughterA if my husband failed to pay them N20 million as ransom for our releasea .A These were the words of Mrs.

AiRis is the new kid on the music block. You know... the type that actually sings. Not too many Nigerian female singers have what it takes to go global. We see this one growing to become a true diva, if she works hard.

By Peter DURU, Makurdi A young nursing mother this week allegedly murdered her two- day old baby by injecting the baby with a poisonous substance believed to be Novan at Tyowanye in Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State .

Barely two weeks after dropping the first single off his up coming album 'Tradition' 9ice hits us with the energy.

The national U17 team of Nigeria this evening at the National Stadium in Abuja beat hard fighting Honduras by a lone goal to edge closer to the knock out rounds of the ongoing FIFA U17 World Cup.

No fewer than two people, suspected to be okada riders, lost their lives with one seriously injured yesterday in a gun battle between the members of the Joint Operation Flush, which comprised the Police and Military, and members of the Achaba Riders, popularly known asA Okada, in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State.

Nigeria this evening overturned a three goal deficit to claim a thrilling draw against Germany in a rain delayed Group A encounter while Argentina edged past Honduras in the opening match as the FIFA U17 World Cup kicked off today.

Sit down with your kids and watch CatoonNetwork on DSTV for a couple of hours. With cartoons like Ed,Edd & Eddie and MegasXLR, you'll wonder what your kids are learning.

By JOSEPHINE IGBINOVIA Mrs. Chydy Njere, is the author of book Ordinary Woman, which won the Association of Nigerian Authors /Niger Delta Development Commission Flora Nwapa Prize for Women Writers in 2004.

THE Benue State Government plans to introduce life imprisonment or death penalty as punishment for the offence of kidnapping in the state.

IJAW leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has called on the Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, to be cautious over his position on the demolition of the Waterfront in Port-Harcourt so as not to jeopardize the post-amnesty programme in the state.