A leader of the Bring Back Our Girls (#BBOG) group, Oby Ezekwesili, has asked the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, to try and get...
There was tension in Okugbe, Okpella, Estako East Local Government Area (LGA) of Edo State Friday morning as supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP were...
Abandoned 9-month-old baby found crawling on road Residents of Shodipo Crescent in the Ikeja Government Reserved Area of Lagos State were shocked on Wednesday to find...
Serena Williams crashed out of the US Open early Friday mormón in her semi-final defeat to Karolina Pliskova costing her a shot at a 23rd Grand...
A driver, Mayowa Adenuga, has been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly stealing his boss’ Automated Teller Machine card and withdrawing...
The statement credited to the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, that the street protests being embarked upon by Bring Back Our Girls, BBOG, advocacy group...
Reports in France reveal that three radicalised female militants have been arrested in connection with a car laden with gas cylinders found abandoned near Paris’s Notre...
Senator Ajayi Boroffice has called for a rerun and total cancelation of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ondo State governorship primary held last Saturday. The Senator...
Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has described Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari as lacking capacity “mentally, morally and intellectually” to lead a civilised society. The governor stated...
Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Folorunso Adewole The Federal Government has advised states to strengthen surveillance and response mechanism to polio, Lassa fever and other diseases...
President Muhammadu Buhari will join other Muslims for this year’s Eid-el-Kabir prayers in his native home, Daura, in Katsina State. Our correspondent learnt yesterday that President...
THE Police have rescued two Chinese Nationals – Shen Ximing and Wei Futang – from kidnappers in Ogun State. Shen and Wei, who were last week...
Hard stance President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte has described the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as a fool for bringing up the issue of...
Downstream oil major, Conoil Plc, on Thursday announced that it would be distributing N2.08 billion as cash dividends to shareholders for the 2015 business year, sending...
The modest recovery that started on Wednesday at the Nigerian stock market widened on Thursday as the release of audited report by oil major, Conoil, enlivened...
The government of North Korea is hailing the success of a “nuclear warhead explosion” it carried out recently which was roundly condemned by world leaders opposed...
A member of the Saint Patrick Catholic Church, Idumaigbo, in Lagos Island identified as Elochukwu Nnoruga, who stole the sum of N214, 000 from Church tithe...
A 22-year-old housekeeper, Tanko Abdulateef, who was arrested by the police in Lagos State for killing his employer in the Lekki area of the state, says...
The drama leading up to the final cancellation by INEC, of the Edo gubernatorial election, originally slated for Saturday, September 10, can best be described as...
The X-Squad unit of the Lagos State Police Command has arrested 20 policemen from different divisions in the state over alleged misconduct and corrupt practices. This...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has insisted that the Edo governorship election must be held on September 10, as earlier scheduled. It says the decision by the...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and his Delta State counterpart, Ifeanyi Okowa have been accused of importing militants into Edo State with the aim of disrupting...
After a ding dong drama of whether or not to shift the Edo governorship elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has finally said the exercise...
Super Eagles and Manchester City striker, Kelechi Iheanacho’s wonder goal against Tanzania during last Saturday’s AFCON 2017 qualifier has been voted as CNN Goal of the...
A statement released by the family of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the South African anti-apartheid hero has revealed that he has successfully gone through a surgery. The...
Stand-up comedian AY is of the opinion that those who say he is not a good actor should have a re-think. The talented humour merchant said...
Seasoned radio personality and head honcho of Kennis Music, Kenny Ogungbe has launched a new radio station. The Nigerian DJ, music producer, television presenter and music...
The Police in Kogi on Thursday arraigned the son of the former governor of the state, the late Prince Abubakar Audu, for robbery and attempted culpable...
Three suspects alleged to have been involved in the killing of 10 persons, including nine police officers, were on Thursday arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court siting...
The American University of Nigeria (AUN), on August 29, matriculated new intakes among whom were four out of the 24 Chibok girls who escaped from Boko...
Controversy is trailing Nollywood actress Omoni Oboli after a Canada based writer who goes by the name Jude Idada accused her of intellectual theft. Jude is...
For Nigeria to move forward, and achieve the needed change, there is a need for a change of attitude and mind-set in everyday life of the...
Apparently bowing to various pressures, Nigerian government has resolved to shun foreign loans in preference to sourcing about N2.23 trillion through internal sources for funding the...
It can be hard to realize when a relationship isn’t working, particularly when you really, really want it to work. Far too often, relationships turn into...
Nigeria and some Economic Community of West African (ECOWAS) states will witness real growth in education in 2089, 73 years from today, so says a UNESCO...
Doctors agree: Quality sleep is crucial for your health. Not only do you need it to stay focused and alert during the day, but it helps...
President Barack Obama of the US has revealed that he did not take earlier comments from Pilipino’s President Rodrigo Duterte personal. He said this after Duterte...
Jeff Williams, American NASA astronaut has set a new record for the most time spent in space after her returned to earth safely from a 172-day...
The Independent National Electoral commission (INEC) says it will go ahead with Saturday’s, September 10, Edo State governorship election against security reports that the exercise be...
President Mihammadu Buhari on Thursday attended the launch of the National Re-Orientation Campaign at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, where he handed over the ‘Message...
Tragedy struck at the Abattoir located in the Agege area of Lagos as no less than three people lost their lives and 20 others reportedly sustained...
Domestic airlines in the country are at risk of extinction, unless the federal government urgently pumps intervention funds into them, airline operators have said. The operators...
Former militant leader in the oil region of Niger Delta, Government Ekpemukpolo also known as Tompolo, has alleged that the Nigerian military is responsible for the...
Hungarian camerawoman Petra Laszlo who was filmed kicking and tripping refugees fleeing police during the heat of migrant crisis in Europe has been charged with disorderly...
Following signs that peace will soon return to the Niger Delta region, major oil and gas companies in Nigeria with operations in downstream and upstream activities have begun assessment of the actual cost of the crisis on their damaged faculties, according to an investigation. So far, an...
Republican nominee Donald Trump has made another controversial statement targeted at the Democrats. He suggested in a statement he made at a televised forum to argue he...
After three successive negative trading sessions, bargain-hunting transactions for large-cap stocks helped the overall market position at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) to its first positive...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has again vowed that the Nigerian Army would crush all criminal elements in the Niger Delta to...
The Edo State governorship election scheduled for Saturday, September 10 still hangs in the balance, as INEC, has said it would need to consult with the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the call by the Nigerian Police and the Department of State Services, DSS, for the postponement of Saturday’s...
