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Breaking: Ondo APC secretariat sealed off with charms

Following the crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo state, the situation seems to be taking another dimension…

We’re ready to dialogue with Boko Haram on Chibok girls-Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says his government is ready to dialogue with Boko Haram on the release of the Chibok girls…

Donald Trump labelled psychopath

Donald Trump has been labelled crazy by American actor, Robert de Niro. Now the US Republican presidential candidate has earned…

Taskforce impounds 98 okadas in Mile 2, FESTAC

The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit, (Taskforce ) has impounded 98 motorcycles including tricycles at Mile 2…

Adetoun Adesanya weds heartthrob Oyelami

The engagement cum wedding ceremony between beautiful  Adetoun Adesanya and Temitayo Adedamola Oyelami took place on Saturday 27 August. Purple was the…

Notting Hill Carnival rocked by four stabbings

Four people have been stabbed at Notting Hill Carnival, with one man fighting for his life in hospital. The man…
General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida

Babangida and the month of August

Babangida and the month of AugustIbrahim Babangida, IBB for style, has some special dates in August. He was born on…

Soyinka can’t represent us in dialogue with FG-Avengers

The Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, says Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka cannot represent them in the proposed dialogue with the…

Suspected assassins attack former Sergeant At Arms

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A former Sergeant at Arms of the Edo State House of Assembly, Mr. Greg Osagie, escaped death Saturday…

Pictures: Joseph Yobo launches football academy in prisons

A former captain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Chief Joseph Yobo on Saturday 27 August launched the Joseph Yobo…

Dangote promises to support victims of insurgency

The Chairman of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote on Sunday promised to mobilise additional support towards assisting victims of…

PDP national chairmanship not zoned to South-West – Dokpesi

Chief Raymond Dokpesi, a national chairmanship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said the party zoned the position to…
MACBAN alleges that killings of innocent herders by a vigilance group is going on in Sokoto State with 16 lives lost so far.

Organisation condemns herdsmen attack of South East communities

The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has condemned the brazen murder and killing of innocent citizens in some South East communities…

UN, AU endorse conference on African development

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that the Tokyo Conference on African Development (TICAD) had the potential to fast-track the…

Old people’s home laments poor medical attention

The Society of St. Vincent De Paul Old Peoples and Destitute Home in Abakaliki has lamented the death of its…

Parade of suspects unconstitutional- Lawyers

Some Lagos-based lawyers have condemned parading of arrested suspects by the police, saying it is unconstitutional and damaging to the…

Michelle Obama frustrated chibok girls rescue – Mama Boko Haram

Barrister Aisha Wakil, 48, who was recently declared wanted alongside Ahmad Salkida, Ahmed Bolori for allegedly aiding Boko Haram, has…

More bodies located beneath rubble in Italy quake zone

Rescuers believe they have located more bodies in the ruined town of Amatrice, five days after a devastating earthquake struck…

NGO plans teaching Chinese language in Nigeria

A Non-Governmental Oganisation (NGO), Initiative of African Friends of China, says it has concluded plans to start the teaching of…

Indonesia, Nigeria trade volume falls to $1.75bn

The Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador Harry Purwanto, said the volume of trade between Nigeria and his country reduced to…

Half of Germans against Merkel serving fourth term – Poll

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s domestic popularity has declined, a poll showed on Sunday, with 50 per cent of Germans against…

‘Pickpocket’ chairman, 21 others arrested in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga The operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested a self-acclaimed Chairman of pickpockets in Oshodi, Ibrahim Kasali,…

Niger Delta Problem: How To Appease Warring Militants

Tony Ogunlowo Ever since oil was discovered in the Niger Delta more than sixty years ago, the lives of the…

Lagos gives 14-day ultimatum to owners of illegal structures in Ikoyi

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government on Sunday read the riot act to all owners of illegal structures, shanties, street…

Ambode issues ultimatum for delivery of Berger expansion projects

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode at the weekend issued December ultimatum to the contractor handling the multi-faceted expansion…

Rainfall: Lagos allays residents’ fear, appeals for calm

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has allayed the fears of residents over the torrential rainfall witnessed in the State…

Soyinka foundation partners Lebanese university on exchange programme

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Wole Soyinka Foundation is partnering with the Cedars Institute, Notre Dame University, Lebanon on an exchange programme…

Syria war: Turkey kills 25 people in latest air strikes

At least 25 people have been killed in the latest round of Turkish air strikes in Syria, near the city…

Cross River assures Bakassi people of permanent resettlement

The Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (CR-SEMA) has reassured the displaced Bakassi people currently in temporary camps within the…

Community cries out over 2 years blackout

Uhi community in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo, has urged the state government to provide electricity to it, saying…