Year: 2017
Sultan laments effect of Social Media on girls
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar III, has expressed concern at a development where social media are diverting the…
Boko Haram Insurgents Kill 680 Civilian JTF
Six hundred and eighty members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) have lost their lives to the Boko Haram…
Iraqi Prime Minister Arrives Mosul, Declares Victory Over ISIS
Dressed in a military uniform, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived here in Mosul on Sunday to congratulate Iraq’s armed forces…
Psquare’s Paul Okoye And Wife Welcome Twins
Musician, Paul Okoye, one half of the R&B singing duo of P-square, on Sunday welcomed a set of twins.
The rich also cry: Flood throws Ikoyi, Victoria Island, Lekki into darkness
EKEDC on Sunday announced that there would be power outage in Ikoyi, Victoria Island, Lekki and its environs because injection…
Nigerian students constitute largest group in Beninois University
The President of the Houdegbe North American University jn the Republic of Benin, Prof. Dada Houdegbe, has announced that about…
Flooding: Lagos urges residents to remain calm, vigilant
Lagos State Government on Sunday urged residents to remain calm and vigilant in the wake of the torrential rain experienced…
It’s official: PDP’s Adeleke wins Osun West by-election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday announced Mr Ademola Adeleke of the PDP as the winner of the…
Nigerian military confronting 14 security threats nationwide – Olonisakin
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Abayomi Olonisakin, says in New York that Nigerian military is currently confronting no fewer…
Chibok schoolgirls read letter to Trump – White House
Joy Bishara and Lydia Pogu, two of the Chibok schoolgirls, who escaped from Boko Haram captivity in 2014, read a…
NTA Network service centre shut over Victoria Island flood
The Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) network centre on Ahmadu Bello way in Victoria Island, Lagos, has been shut owing to…
Killing of Bakassi People: Federal Govt Summons Cameroonian Ambassador
The Foreign Affairs Ministry has summoned Cameroon’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador Abbas Salahedine, to give explanations on the report…
Wimbledon 2017: Kerber fights back to beat Shelby Rogers
Top seed Angelique Kerber survived a scare against American world number 70 Shelby Rogers to reach the Wimbledon last 16.
#OsunWestDecides: PDP cruising home to victory
The unofficial results of the Osun West Senatorial by-election show that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is leading in a…
Three Nigerian players join Turkish clubs
Nigeria internationals Elderson Echiejile, William Troost-Ekong and Imoh Ezekiel have joined Turkish Super Lig clubs.
TP Mazembe zoom into Confederation Cup Quarter-finals
Holders TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa's SuperSport United booked their place in the quarter-finals…
Rooney to return to Everton on free transfer
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney looks set to return to Everton over the weekend on a free transfer.
Ajax midfielder collapses during pre-season game
Ajax midfielder Abdelhak Nouri collapsed and was taken to hospital by helicopter during a pre-season friendly against Werder Bremen.
Lawyers, activists, condemn confinement of pedestrians to Black Maria in Lagos
Some Lagos lawyers have condemned arrest and detention of erring pedestrians in “Black Maria,” by officers of the Lagos State…
Lukaku arrested in Los Angeles over noise complaint
Everton striker Romelu Lukaku was arrested in Los Angeles last week following a noise complaint - and is due to…
Lukaku to undergo medical at Man. United
Romelu Lukaku is set to have a medical with Manchester United after they agreed to pay Everton an initial £75m…
Anglican Primate blames elite for current suffering in the country
The Primate of Anglican Communion, Most Reverend Nicholas Okoh on Saturday said, “the suffering of the masses was caused by…
Flood sacks residents of Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Police move in
An unprecedented flood has taken over the entire Ahmadu Bello way in Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday, forcing some residents…
#OsunWestDecides: APC’s Hussain wins polling unit with 4 votes
Unit 1, Ward 3 in Ejigbo local government where the APC candidate, Mr Mudashir Hussain voted, APC got 152 votes…
Election: Lagos NUJ inaugurates credentials committee
The Lagos Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Saturday inaugurated a five-member credentials committee to conduct the…
Osun by-election: APC, PDP chieftains confident of victory
Chieftains of the APC and PDP, the two leading parties contesting in the Osun West by-election, have expressed confidence that…
Osun West by-election: Police arrest 3 suspected thugs
Three suspected political thugs were arrested during the Osun West Senatorial by-election on Saturday.
Army commanding officers hold strategic meeting in Kaduna
Commanding Officers of the Nigerian Army will hold a five-day meeting in Kaduna to strategise on more efficient and functional…
Prepare for heavier rainfall, Lagos warns residents
The Lagos State Government has warned residents of the state to be prepared for heavier rainfall in the coming weeks.
Court Declares Lagos APC LG primaries illegal
Justice Okuwobi of the Ikeja Division of the Lagos State High Court in a landmark judgment delivered on Friday held…