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 Federal Government and oil marketers, Wednesday, said there is no truth in rumours making the round over an imminent increase in the pump price of...
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...
By Pius Adesanmi… Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria, made a Facebook update today. Before I express any opinion on the...
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...
President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick has refuted claims in some section of the Nigerian media that the leadership of Confederation of African Football...
By Adeola Aderounmu…Deceits brought us to this abysmal level in Nigeria. In my opinion it was an insult to Nigerians for President Buhari to state that...
Winner of the Next Rated category of the 2015 Hip Hop World Awards Reekado Banks threw a shade at fan who tweeted at him telling him...
By Okey Ndibe… Last week, Nigeria hosted one of the central deities in the global revolution called social media—in the name of Hon Triple High Chief...
High Chief Thomas Osen Ekpemupolo, 84-year-old father of ex-militant leader, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo is dead. His leg was amputated in July as a...
Mohammed, son of Former Nigerian Military President, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, is currently battling his ex-wife Rahama for custody of their two eldest kids. From the court...
Mr Ibrahim Idris, was on Wednesday confirmed as substantive Inspector General of Police (IGP) at the Council of State meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari....
A middle-aged father Ojo Adewole, has told an Ikole Customary Court in Ekiti that he was involved in rape because his wife starved him of sex....
Tyson Fury’s sensational victory in November 2015 was Klitschko’s first defeat in 11 years Tyson Fury’s world heavyweight title rematch with Wladimir Klitschko has been confirmed...
Josep Maria Bartomeu, Barcelona’s president, says the club are interested in creating a women’s football team to play in America’s NWSL. Barcelona opened new offices in...
Novak Djokovic boasts a dozen wins in as many matches against Gael Monfils, but the world number one remains wary of the exuberant Frenchman heading into...
BACARY SAGNA has declared himself fit for Saturday’s eagerly-awaited Manchester derby. The City defender has missed his club’s last three matches due to a hamstring injury,...
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has called on President Muhammadu to intervene in the intimidation of members of the Peoples Democratic Party...
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has rejected the call for the postponement of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State for the West African Senior School...
The Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has asked Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja, to...
A Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, presided over by Justice Kayode Adeniyi, on Wednesday granted bail of N50 million to ex-Minister of Niger Delta Affairs,...
Former Nigerian leaders Olusegun Obasanjo (OBJ), Ibrahim Babangida (IBB), Shehu Shagari and Yakubu Gowon, were absent at the Council of State meeting held in Abuja on...
Ebonyi State governor, Dave Umahi has shown exit door to all local government council Caretaker Chairmen he appointed a year ago. This is also as the...
A landlord identified as Mr. David Agberemole has rendered at least 5 tenants in his house in Uzea Community in Esan North East Local Government Area...
A man, Jude Atuanya, who allegedly defrauded a Lagos microfinance bank of N21million with others still at large, has been released on bail on the order...
26-year-old Matthew Gust, of Grand Forks, North Dakota, who pleaded guilty to arson and hate-crime charges on May 19, when he threw a Molotov cocktail through...
Worried by his wife’s adulterous acts, Mr Azeez Adeshina, on Wednesday approached the Ikorodu Customary Court in Lagos State to annul his 22-year-old marriage. Adeshina, a...
Is Twitter headed for a takeover? The company has been dodging the big question for the past year, but that could all be about to change....
It’s difficult to meet people you’re romantically interested in beyond an already-defined circle, and outside of your city’s queer scene, most people you run into are...
The Lekki phase 1 home of stand-up comedian Basketmouth was reportedly raided in the early hours of today (between the 2am and 4am) by armed robbers...
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is calling on the Muslim world to unite and punish the government of Saudi Arabia over the country’s handling of hajj pilgrimage....
The Federal Government, acting on the advice of security agencies, may have concluded plans to postpone the Edo State gubernatorial polls slated for Saturday September 10....
By Joseph Edgar… With the ongoing beating of the Naira at the exchange market and its apparent devaluation, I have come to the sane conclusion that...
Nicolas Otamendi scored a late equaliser as Lionel Messi-less Argentina fought back from 0-2 down to snatch a 2-2 draw against Venezuela in South America’s ,news,niger on...
The Nigerian Army has announced the arrest of two key militants in the Niger Delta. According to the Army, one Gabriel Ogbudje, an ex-militant leader, who...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, has said that with the arrest of a journalist, Ahmed Salkida, over links with Boko Haram sect, he has...
The trio of Wizkid, Tiwa Savage and Yemi Alade top the list of nominees for this year’s edition of the All African Music Awards 3.0 (AFRIMA)...
Senator Solomon Adeola, has said that the Federal Government is not doing enough to assure Nigerians that it is on top of the present economic situation...
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has accused the Presidency and the Department of State Services, DSS, of orchestrating the purported division within its rank. It...
The body of a 57-year-old US businessman has been found dangling at a hotel in Lekki with preliminary reports revealing that the foreign national identified as...
A gateman was on Tuesday electrocuted at the River Valley Estate, Ojudu- Berger, Lagos. The unnamed guard reportedly resumed work on Monday only to be electrocuted...
