The message, seemingly posted on Facebook from Mark Zuckerberg’s account, was quickly removed (together with the fan page), but not quickly enough to go by unnoticed, receiving more than 1,800 “likes” and hundreds of comments in the process.

The message read: “Let…

The uprising in Tunisia, which led to the ouster of president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali on January 14, has had a ripple effect across the Arab world:

EGYPT

- January 25 sees the start of unprecedented demonstrations against the regime of President Hosni Mubarak, who has been in power since 1981. The demonstrations are preceded by several people setting themselves on fire. At least 1,000 people are arrested in two days according to a security official.

Seven people have…

ONE of the youth corps members engaged in the ongoing registration exercise in Delta State has drowned in the River Niger.

The corps member, whose identity was not immediately…

Police say the nature of fraud, much of it involving modern technology, is "constantly evolving"

Fraud costs the UK economy £38bn a year, with more than half of that suffered by the public…

AS her husband, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, recuperates from a debilitating stroke in a London hospital, President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday approved the appointment of the former Biafran warlord’s wife, Bianca, as one of his aides.…

Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa, has been admitted to the Milpark Hospital, Johannesburg. A statement from Sello Hatang, spokesperson for the Nelson Mandela Foundation, said Mr Mandela, "is in no danger and has been in good spirits after undergoing routine tests."..

Mr. Mandela who will be 93 in July served as President of South Africa from 1994 to…

By Ella Davies Earth News reporter

A polar bear swam continuously for over nine days, covering 687km (426 miles), a new…

Business has returned to normal at Opebi Road, Ikeja, after a robbery attack at one of the shops in the area.

About four armed persons had, on Friday, stormed a Sharp Electronics shop at the area and made away with mobile phones, video cameras, and an undisclosed sum of money. According to eye witnesses, the incident, which occurred…

The American International School, Abuja, has suspended all academic activities till further notice. This follows the Story on Tuesday that the school was flouting a federal government directive that all private and public schools across the country remain shut for the period of the voter registration exercise.

In the story, NEXT noted that, "Although President Goodluck…

Abuja/Kaduna — Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar yesterday said he has joined forces with two presidential candidates from the north, Governor Ibrahim Shekarau of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and Mallam Nuhu Ribadu of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).

The trio said they are joining forces to ensure that President Goodluck Jonathan does not emerge victorious in the forthcoming presidential election.

They spoke on a programme on the Hausa Service Voice of America…

The train on which the 25 persons were arrested and charged for ..attempting to commit suicide

Twenty-five persons were on Monday arraigned before an Ebute-Metta Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, charged with attempting to commit suicide.

The…

The train on which the 25 persons were arrested and charged for ..attempting to commit suicide

Twenty-five persons were on Monday arraigned before an Ebute-Metta Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, charged with attempting to commit…