Man, 27, remanded for biting off police officer’s ear

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday remanded one Ibrahim Ayelangbe in prison custody for biting off a police officer’s ear.

Why power outage persists – Senator

The lawmaker representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District, Sen. Fatima Raji-Rasaki, says the persistent outage in the country is caused by negligence and insincerity of major stakeholders in the power sector.

Don’t let your diet age you

What you put on your plate might affect what you see in the mirror. But a few tweaks to your dining habits can go a long way to keeping your skin youthful and your body healthy. The key approach is to eat better.

Burkina Faso bars two ex-ministers from contesting presidency

Burkina Faso on Thursday barred its former foreign minister and former sports minister from contesting next month’s presidential election on the grounds that they had backed ex-president Blaise Compaore’s failed bid to cling to power last year.

Police free corps members arrested for robbery in Niger

The National Youth Service Corps on Friday said it had secured the release of two out of three corps members detained by police in Niger over alleged armed robbery.

Pastor arraigned for raping teenager

A 40-year-old Pastor, Abraham Akpan, was arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Friday over the defilement of a teenager.

Buhari fires FCT revenue service chairman, others

President Muhammadu Buhari has fired the Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service.