BREAKING: Trump agrees two-week ceasefire with Iran if Strait of Hormuz reopened

Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
LATEST SCORES:
Loading live scores...

News

Jonathan, PDP are political armed robbers – Akande

Former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande believes that the President Goodluck Jonathan’s presidency and…

FG advises stakeholders to tighten security in schools

The Minister of State for Education, Nyesom Wike, on Friday urged stakeholders in the education sector to take strict security…

Syria troops kill at least 50 jihadists near Lebanon

Syrian troops backed by Hezbollah fighters have killed at least 50 jihadists from the Islamic State and Al-Nusra Front groups…

Ebola: Liberians dying of ignorance, say aid workers

It is a sweltering morning in the over-stretched Ebola clinic in the Liberian capital Monrovia, and Kendell Kauffeldt scowls in…

No Ebola in Anambra – Obiano

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra said in Awka on Friday that there was no case of Ebola virus in the…

Insecurity: Kwara places restriction on use of schools for social events

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara on Friday in Ilorin announced restriction on the use of public schools in the state…

JUSUN suspends 21-days strike

Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Friday suspended its 21-day old strike following the intervention of the Minister of…

Egypt truce plan ‘real chance’ to end Gaza clashes – Sisi

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday an Egyptian truce plan provides a “real chance” to end the Gaza conflict,…

Pistorius’s brother ‘badly hurt’ in S.Africa auto crash

The older brother of South African Paralympian and murder defendant Oscar Pistorius is in hospital after being “badly hurt” in…

House passes border crisis bill; Obama vows to act alone

The US Congress has passed two measures to stem the flow of Central American children into the United States despite…

Explosion at factory in eastern China kills 65, injures 150

An explosion killed 65 people Saturday as it ripped through a factory in eastern China on Saturday, state media said,…

Jega restates INEC resolve to distribute PVCs nationwide

Professor Attahiru Jega, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has restated the commission’s resolve to ensure the successful distribution of…

Osun poll: INEC cautions against electoral malpractice

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday warned residents of Osun against criminal activities during and after the Aug.…

Police deploy anti-cult unit over cult clash in Ahoada

The Commissioner of Police in Rivers, Tunde Ogunsakin, said on Friday that the Anti-Cult Unit of the command had deployed…

Amaechi cautions politicians against arming youths

Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers on Friday advised politicians against arming youths with dangerous weapon to perpetuate electoral violence. He…

Military commences inquiry into Zaria shooting

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Friday said that it had commenced inquiry into the shooting incident that occurred in Zaria…

Hajj: Katsina govt. approves N97m for accommodation

The Katsina State Government has approved an additional N97 million for securing befitting accommodation for its pilgrims participating in the…

Victims’ Support Fund: FG rakes in N59 bn at fund raiser

A total of N58.79 billion was realised at Thursday’s fund-raising dinner for President Goodluck Jonathan’s Victims Support Fund, his office…

New IGP pledges to fight crime, insurgency

Nigeria’s new Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba resumed duties on Friday with promise to intensify the fight against crime…

Jonathan appoints new GMD for NNPC

The federal government has approved the appointment of a new Group Managing Director for Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC and…

Ebola: Fashola urges shutdown of neighbouring borders

Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has urged the Federal Government to shut down some of its borders…

Ebola: FG stops dead bodies from coming into Nigeria

Kazeem Ugbodaga Following the threat posed by the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, the Federal Government has issued an order stopping…

El-Zakzaky To Take FG To Court Over Murder Of 3 Sons, 32 Others

Islamic cleric and leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, has said his group would employ legitimate peaceful…

Ebola Death Toll Climbs To 729

Oluremilekun Osobu-Asubiojo, Jethro Ibileke/with Agency Report  The World Health Organization, WHO, has announced that the death toll from the Ebola…

Somali Islamists shoot dead fifth lawmaker this year

Somalia’s Shebab insurgents said they had assassinated a lawmaker in Mogadishu as he left prayers at a mosque on Friday,…

Jonathan’s Posters Flood Abuja

Femi Ipaye Residents of Abuja, Nigeria, Federal Capital territory, woke up very early Friday morning to see railings, sides of…

Police To Promote 6 AIGs To Work With New IG

Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja Following the appointment of Suleiman Abba as Nigeria’s new acting Inspector-General of Police, there are indications that the…

Philippines monitors arrivals from west Africa for Ebola

The Philippines said Friday people arriving from west African countries hit by the Ebola outbreak would be monitored for a…

NANS Vows To Disrupt OAU Post-UTME Test

Akintola Lukman National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS South-west zone (Zone D) has vowed to disrupt this weekend’s Post-UTME screening…

OAU Launches e-Learning Portal

Motunrayo Idris One of the foremost universities in Nigeria, Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, has launched its e-learning programme. The event…