BREAKING: Iran shoots down US Fighter Jet, pilots missing as crisis escalates 

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

News

Lagos Appeals Verdict Directing Resettlement Of Otodo Gbame Community

The Lagos State Government has asked the Court of Appeal to set aside the judgment of a Lagos High Court…
Nyesom Wike

Why I sacked all my commissioners – Governor Wike

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has explained that the dissolution of the State Executive Council was done in consultation…

Eid- el –Fitr: Adebule, Akiolu preach love, tolerance

As Muslim faithful celebrated Eid- El –Fitr on Sunday to commemorate the end of one month Ramadan fasting, the trio…

Ambode Urges Muslims To Sustain Godly Virtues Beyond Ramadan

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday congratulated Muslims for the successful completion of Ramadan, just as he urged…

I begged killers of my son to kill me instead – Septuagenarian

A 78-year-old man, Pa Daniel Irabor, has related how he pleaded with the killer of his son, Samuel, to kill…

PFN Felicitates with Muslims On Eid-el-Fitr

The President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, Dr. Felix Omobude, has felicitated with all Muslims in Nigeria and…

Mother of 9 arrested for human trafficking

The Benin Zonal Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has arrested a 40-year-old…

US says Arab’s demands on Qatar difficult to meet

Some demands set by four Arab states on Qatar in return for lifting sanctions will be "difficult to meet", US…

Court refuses to restrain LASG from engaging new waste collectors

The High Court of Lagos State on Friday, in a suit commenced by the Incorporated Trustees of Association of Waste…
Gunmen:

Suspected armed robbers kill policeman in Kano

Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have killed two persons including a policeman in Kano.

Corps member shot dead in Bayelsa

Gunmen, suspected to be robbers, have shot dead a 30-year-old corps member and dispossessed him of his money and other…

Calm, tight security in Jos as Muslims celebrate Eid-el Fitr

Muslims in Jos enjoyed a peaceful Eid-el Fitr celebration on Sunday, with security tightened in some parts of the Plateau…

Eid-El-Fitr: Celebrations peaceful North-East states

The Eid-El-Fitr festivities were celebrated peacefully in most states of the North East, as security was tightened in Borno and…

Eid-El-Fitr: Heavy downpour in Bauchi stalls prayers

Heavy downpour in the early hours of Sunday prevented teeming Muslim faithful in Bauchi metropolis from performing congregation prayers marking…
Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola , SAN (2nd right), Coordinating Director of Highways in the Ministry, Engr. Bala Dan Shehu (2nd left), Chief Engineers of Reynolds Construction Company Limited (RCC), Mr. Igor Zavodtchik (left) and Mr Nabeel Esawi (right) during the inspection of the construction work on Loko–Oweto Bridge over River Benue in Nasarawa/Benue States

Fashola’s claims on 2017 budget misleading – NASS

The Senate on Saturday warned Minister of Works, Housing and Power, Mr Babatunde Fashola, to desist from spreading falsehood on…

123 fuel thieves burnt alive in tanker fire

At least 123 people have been burnt alive and dozens of others injured after an oil tanker caught fire and…

Chimamanda Adichie is 1st Nigerian to win Mary McCarthy Award

Acclaimed writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has become the first Nigerian to be presented with the Mary McCarthy Award. She received…

Police arrest soldier, a member of Evans’ gang

The Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) has arrested a soldier in Lagos for allegedly being part of the…
rain woman and child

Expect the rains on Sallah day – Agency

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy morning conditions over Central States of the country on Sunday.

Buhari speaks from London, warns against reckless statements

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a message of greetings to Nigerian Muslims on the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Fitr.
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Mohamed Sa'ad Abubakar: speaks on Nigeria's challenge

Sultan declares Sunday Eid-el-Fitr day

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Sunday, June 25, 2017 as the day to mark the…

Saudi Arabia sights moon, declares Sunday Eid-el-Fitr Day

Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, and other Arab countries announced on Saturday that Sunday will be the first day of Eid al-Fitr…
Fraud

Court Upholds Dissolution of 15 year-old Marriage

A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has upheld the dissolution a 15 year-old marriage between a businessman, Kingsley Onyenobi…
European Union (EU)

EU will restrict visas for states not taking back migrants

The European Union states decided on Friday to restrict visas for foreign countries that refuse to take back their nationals…

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala fund pulls out of Etisalat Nigeria

Abu Dhabi state investment fund Mubadala has pulled out of Etisalat Nigeria after the telecoms firm failed to renegotiate a…

Nigeria targets $1 billion from tax evasion amnesty

Nigeria hopes to raise at least $1 billion from a scheme that will give tax evaders a chance to make…

Behold the World’s ugliest dog

Martha, a Neapolitan mastiff, has been named this year's World's Ugliest Dog.

120 people missing in China landslide

More than 120 people are missing after a landslide in Sichuan province in south-western China, state media say.

Eid-El-Fitri: Ambode Urges Nigerians To Embrace Tolerance, Unity

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Saturday urged Nigerians to embrace the virtues of tolerance, unity and cooperation regardless…

Sallah: LASEMA, other emergency agencies on red alert

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says its team is on red alert with other agencies to combat any…