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A post-mortem carried out on Peaches Geldof's body today was deemed 'inconclusive'. The late mum-of-two's cause of death remains unknown as the family are forced to await results of toxicology tests. Peaches Geldof's cause of death remains unknown [Wenn] The tests could take "several weeks" to come through, police said. Peaches was found dead at her home in Kent on Monday afternoon by police and her family said they were "beyond pain" after hearing the tragic news.

The Defence Headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday said that no religion or ethnic group was targeted at the ongoing counter terrorism campaign in the country. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, in Abuja. Olukolade said that the Armed Forces comprise Nigerians from all religious persuasions and could not be used against any particular religion as purported. He condemned the statement issued by the Secretary General of Jama’atul Nasril Islam (JNI), Dr Khalid Aliyu. Aliyu had in the statement alleged extra-judicial killing of Muslims and people of Fulani ethnic group by the Nigerian military. Olukolade, however, described the statement as “spurious and inflammatory”. He said that much as the military had been “reluctant to join issues with a respectable religious organisation like JNI, the need to set the records straight makes this response imperative.

Chairman/Editor-in-Chief of THISDAY Newspapers, Mr. Nduka Obaigbena •Nnamani calls for zonal rotational presidency with six-year tenure President, Newspapers Association of Nigeria (NPAN) and Chairman/Editor-in-Chief of THISDAY Newspapers, Mr. Nduka Obaigbena, Tuesday  affirmed his belief in Nigeria as a nation, despite the challenges it is going through and called for efficient management of its resources through the restructuring of the legislative list to create an environment that will make the country produce more Aliko Dangotes in the nation's economy.   Obaigbena, in his contribution to the debate on the speech of President Goodluck Jonathan to the delegates at the inauguration of the National Conference, also called for the rebuilding of the middle class. Other delegates who spoke at yesterday's session included former Senate President Ken Nnamani who called for zonal rotational presidency with six-year tenure. According to Obaigbena, Nigeria is a natio...

Police logo A Lagos resident held down another man and raped him, a police prosecutor told an Abule Egba Magistrates’ Court Tuesday. The prosecutor, Rachael Williams, alleged that the accused, a male, had drugged his victim before raping him. “When the complainant woke up, his anus was paining him and there was some left-over semen in it,” she said. The accused, 38-year-old Sali Malu, a gatekeeper, lives at 31, Peace Estate, Ipaja, a suburb of Lagos. According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), he is facing a two-count charge of sexual assault and causing a breach of peace. The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge of raping a fellow gatekeeper and breach of peace. Williams said the offences were committed on March 23 in the house of the accused.

Mr Ade Samuel, Deputy National President Arewa Youth Forum, AYF, in this interview, spoke on the state of the economy and other national issues, including the lingering face-off between the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the House of Representatives. Okonjo-Iweala-budgetDO you think that recent attacks on the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala are justified? As humans, it is easier to forget the pleasant things we had enjoyed in the past, especially when faced with adversity. As government makes difficult changes on the way the economy is structured and people begin to feel uneasy, some people have begun to question the credibility of those managing the economy. As the Finance Minister and the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Okonjo-Iweala has come under attacks with some questioning her continued stay in office. I therefore believe that the attacks are baseless ...