Eight-month-old baby dies in Benin inferno

Residents of Ewemade Street, off Benin-Sapele road, began the new year on a tragic note following the death of an eight-month-old baby who was said to have died in a fire outbreak in a building.

The incident was said to have occurred in the upper part of the building at about 11pm on New Year’s eve, when most of the residents had gone to church to attend the crossover service.

Ebola outbreak will end in 2015 - UN's Anthony Banbury

The deadly Ebola outbreak will be ended in 2015, the outgoing head of the UN team fighting the disease has said.

Anthony Banbury said the number of Ebola cases would be brought down to zero by the close of this year, but admitted that the end was "not close".

"We are engaged in an epic battle," he said.

Rescuers tow abandoned migrant ship to Italy

A cargo vessel carrying hundreds of migrants is being towed to Italy after it was abandoned by smugglers and left drifting without a crew in the second such case in just a few days.

Jonathan lacks capacity to tackle insecurity, corruption -APC

The All Progressives Congress has urged Nigerians to use their votes to express their dissatisfaction with President Goodluck Jonathan for his inability to fight the two main challenges facing the country, corruption and security, despite having six years to do so.

Samantha Harris Opens Up On Telling Her Children She Has Breast Cancer! Find Out How She's Breaking The Sad News HERE!

Earlier this week, Samantha Harris publicly announced the scary news that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and would undergo a double mastectomy later this month.
However, she still has the heartbreaking task of sharing the news with her two daughters, Josselyn Sydney Hess and Hillary Madison Hess.

2015’ll be tit for tat between Ajimobi and I – Akala

Former Oyo State governor, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala, recently dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to pick the ticket of rival Labour Party (LP) to recontest the seat he vacated in 2011, after dissatisfaction with his former party’s primary election, which he al­leged was rigged.

The LP candidate speaks on his latest move and challenges, insisting he is the man to beat in the February 28, 2015 poll in the state.

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Why America wants break- up of Nigeria –Tony Uranta

Tony Uranta is a former member of the National Dialogue Committee and Sec­retary of the United Niger Delta Energy Development Security Strategy. In this inter­view, he examined the ongoing war against Boko Haram, alleging US conspiracy to make Nigeria a failed state. Excerpts:

What is your reaction to the continuous terrorists’ bombardment of Nigeria?