UK: Gay Marriage Bill Sails Through House of Commons
The bill was passed in the Commons by 366 votes to 161 The House of Commons has voted to allow gay marriage in England and Wales, despite 161 MPs opposing the government’s plans. Several Tory MPs spoke against the proposals, which have caused tensions in the party, but the Labour and Lib Dem leaderships backed them. The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) More...
Ghanian Bishop Accuses TB Joshua, Chris Oyakhilome of Winning Souls for Devil
Ghanaian Bishop Isaac Owusu Bempah, Founder and Leader of the Glorious Word Power Ministries International, has labeled two of Nigeria’s celebrated pastors as partners in winning souls for the devil. In the words More...
Wendall, Karen Igho’s BBA Co-Winner Arrested In Zimbabwe over $25,000 Fraud
Karen Igho and Wendall Parson The police in Zimbabwe has arrested a former Big Brother Africa winner, Wendall Parson over an alleged $25,000 fraud. Wendall, who co-won the reality TV game show with Nigeria’s More...
James Ibori Jail Term Appeal for Hearing on Thursday
An appeal filed by the imprisoned former governor of Delta State, James Onanefe Ibori to have his prison term slashed, has been listed for hearing tomorrow at the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand in London. The More...
British Couple Jailed for Attempting to Smuggle Nigerian Baby into UK
Simon Heap A British couple – Simon and Gladys Heap from Oxford – have been convicted by a UK court for attempting to pass off a Nigerian baby as their biological child in a bid to smuggle it into the UK. The More...
35 Percent of EFCC Budget Spent to Investigate Ibori
Chief James Ibori About 35 percent of N15 billion annual budget of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC was spent by the United Kingdom to investigate money laundering allegations against former Delta More...
Human Right Case: Shell Defeats Nigerian in US
The US Supreme Court has decided that the country’s federal courts do not have jurisdiction to hear lawsuits against foreign corporations accused of aiding in human rights abuses abroad. The justices ruled unanimously More...
108 Cheat Death as Lion Air Jet Crashes into Sea
BALI, Indonesia (AP) — All 108 passengers and crew survived after a new Lion Air jet crashed into the ocean and snapped into two while attempting to land Saturday on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, injuring More...
2015: Dokubo, NDPSF Take Campaign for Jonathan Presidency to Ghana
By Oghenekevwe Laba Niger Delta People Salvation Front (NDPSF) under the leadership of Niger Delta Ex-Warlord Alhaji Mujahid Abubakr Dokubo Asari has taking the campaign for President Goodluck 2015 Presidency More...
Boko Haram Harassment: Ex-Police IG Seeks Political Asylum in UK
HAFIZ RINGIM Some people just don’t have shame. They can lie without batting an eyelid, clutching at every straw to feather their nest. So is it with Nigeria’s immediate past Inspector-General of Police (IGP), More...