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Pictures: US marks 15th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

The United States on Sunday marked the 15th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Here are some pictures taken…

Lawyers say rapists must face full wrath of law

Some lawyers have urged judges and magistrates to ensure that anyone convicted for rape is sanctioned in accordance with the…

Eid-El-Kabir: Don’t gather at praying grounds, NSCDC warns politicians

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kebbi Command, has warned politicians against political gathering at praying grounds to…

5 Kogi civil servants arrested for allegedly diverting N230m pension fund

Five top civil servants in Kogi have been arrested for allegedly diverting N230 million pension fund to their private uses.…

Eid-el-Kabir: Yobe Govt restricts vehicular movements

Yobe State government has announced restriction of vehicular movement from 6a.m. to 12p.m. on Monday, Sept. 12 to ensure safety…

Bakers beg Buhari on high cost of bread

Bakers in Nigeria have appealed to the Federal Government to urgently intervene in the rising cost of bread production just…

Prisoners get N2.5m food items to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir

The Kano State Government on Sunday donated food items worth N2.5 million to enable prison inmates in the state celebrate…

EKEDC throws Mushin community into darkness for 24 days

The Community Development Association (CDA) in Akodu, Abibu and the LUTH access Road in Mushin, Lagos State, on Sunday decried…

Hart makes mistake as Torino debut ends in defeat

England keeper Joe Hart made a mistake to concede an equalising goal and was then beaten by a penalty as…
Police arrest two men for robbing three commercial sex workers after they picked them up in Surulere area of Lagos state.

Economic Hardship: Prostitutes increase in Asaba

Residents of Asaba, the Delta capital, have decried the increase in commercial sex activities in the city, in spite of…

Pastor says economic hardship not peculiar to Nigeria but global

Mr David Popoola, the State Pastor of Living Faith Church, Lokoja, has said that the present economic hardship is not…

Nigeria needs wage led recovery, says Aremu

Mr Issa Aremu, the General Secretary, National Union of Textile Garment Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN), on Sunday said Nigerian workers…

Economy will bounce back, Buhari assures Nigerians

President Muhammadu Buhari has saluted Nigerians for their steadfastness in spite of the difficult economic times confronting the country. Buhari,…

Hillary leaves 9/11 memorial early due to ‘medical episode’

Hillary Clinton joined a number of dignitaries, including Donald Trump, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, former Mayor Michael Bloomberg,…

90 killed after ceasefire plan in Syria

Airstrikes killed at least 90 people in northwestern Syria on Saturday and Sunday, hours after the US and Russia announced…
North Korea fires short-range missile, slams "hostile" U.S. policy

Nuclear test: S/Korea threatens war against North Korea

South Korea has a plan to annihilate the North Korean capital if it shows any signs of mounting a nuclear…

Between the journalist and the spokesperson

Reuben Abati In the past few weeks, my colleagues who have taken over as spokespersons for the Muhammadu Buhari government…

Eid-el-kabir: Ambode urges Muslims to imbibe sacrificial values, endurance

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday called on Muslims in Nigeria to imbibe the values of sacrifice and…

Lagos charges residents to embrace mediation for peaceful co-existence

The Lagos State Government has charged residents of the state to embrace mediation in resolving disputes in order to enhance…

Harassment of #BringBackOurGirls members, SERAP seeks UN intervention

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an urgent appeal to Mr. Maina Kiai UN Special Rapporteur on the…

In defence of BBOG protests

Femi Falana Following the wicked abduction of the Chibok girls by the satanic Boko Haram sect on April 14, 2014…
A Nigerian pilgrim on 2024 Hajj from Niger State, Hajiya Adeshetu Abubakar, dies reportedly of heat stroke in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

3 Nigerian pilgrims die in Mecca

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has confirmed the death of three Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia. The Commission…

Breaking: Angelique Kerber wins US Open, beats Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 4-6, 6-4

Angelique Kerber beat Karolina Pliskova in a thriller, 6-3 4-6 6-4, to win the US Open and claim her second…
Nigerian Navy says its operatives have rescued 15 victims of human trafficking during different operations on the Lagos waterways.

Navy raids crude oil bunkers, arrests seven suspected oil thieves

The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Saturday said that it raided illegal crude oil bunkers and arrested seven suspected oil thieves.…

Barcelona suffer shock home defeat to newly promoted side

Barcelona suffered a shock home defeat by newly promoted Alaves as manager Luis Enrique left Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez…

ISIDORE OKPEWHO: Scribal Lord of Orature (November 9, 1941-September 4, 2016)

Odia Ofeimun It is truly sad news that Isidore Okpewho, unforgettably warm-hearted, civilized, accommodating and a gentleman without humbug, has…

NAN launches new portal for subscribers

Nigeria’s main news provider, the News Agency of Nigeria has launched a new portal for its legion of subscribers. The…

Reagan shooter John Hinckley Jr. released from hospital

John Hinckley Jnr., the man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was released Saturday from a Washington psychiatric hospital.…

Ronaldo scores on his comeback as Real beat Osasuna 5-2

Cristiano Ronaldo took six minutes to score on his comeback as Real Madrid beat Osasuna to keep up a 100-per-cent…

Tanzania earthquake kills 11, injures 192

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has killed at least 11 people and injured 192 in northern Tanzania, the authorities say. The…