[This Day] An Ibadan based legal practitioner, Mr. Adebayo Adenipekun (SAN) has identified the failure of the country to carryout court reforms as one of the major problem facing the judiciary and called for the immediate reforms of the courts to aide speedy dispensation of justice. … [Read more...]

[ANGOP] Luanda - Long time rivals Petro de Luanda and 1º de Agosto will be playing on Sunday here for the 42nd time in the national first division football championship, in a game that is awaited with much expectation by sports lovers. … [Read more...]

[This Day] Homelessness broke out a rash of informal communities across Lagos, as is the case in most cities of its economic stature. Gradually, feelings dull and it became acceptable for people to live under bridges and raise families. There are cries of injustice when the state government moved bulldozers to these communities, last week, write Bennett Oghifo … [Read more...]

[Leadership] The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has presented relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons in Lamurde Local Government Area of Adamawa. … [Read more...]

[This Day] An all female art exhibition titled Colours of Creativity which opened on May 5 rounded off on a climactic note last Wednesday at the National Museum, Onikan, Lagos, writes Lanre Odukoya … [Read more...]

[Leadership] The Police in Nasarawa State have arrested an official of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for alleged burglary and theft. … [Read more...]

[Vanguard] The Federal Government said it is losing about $7billion annually to crude oil theft in Nigeria, at the rate of 180,000 barrels per day. … [Read more...]

[Vanguard] The Federal Government said it has sent a 2-man delegation to Indonesia to plead for clemency on behalf of 17 Nigerians sentenced to die by hanging by Indonesian court for drug trafficking offences. … [Read more...]

[Vanguard] Reactions have been trailing the employment of what Lagosians have termed 'baby doctors' in place of the sacked doctors in Lagos State Government hospitals. Lagosians especially those seeking medical attention in the state hospitals have expressed doubts over the appointment of newly graduated doctors, raising questions if they would be able to proffer … [Read more...]

[UN News] The United Nations envoy in Somalia, Augustine P. Mahiga, today expressed concern over recent violent clashes in the northern city of Hargeisa, located in Somaliland, between Somaliland security forces and citizens which allegedly resulted in the deaths on both sides. … [Read more...]

[Sudan Tribune] Khartoum - The chairman of the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) saw little change in Khartoum's position regarding the resumption of negotiations with Juba during his talks today with Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir. … [Read more...]

[Leadership] In the wake of increasing kidnap activities in Delta State, no fewer than 350 kidnap cases have been recorded, 46 killed while 304 others were rescued between 2011 to date, police reports revealed. … [Read more...]