BREAKING: Second US Aircraft shot down during dramatic F-15 rescue over Iran

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

Metro

Chibok Girls: Hundreds Of Women Protest In Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Hundreds of women and men staged a protest in Lagos State, western Nigeria, Monday, demanding the release of…

Police Sergeant Arrested For Shooting Victim Dead

The Lagos State Command has arrested Sgt. Otene Godwin with Force number 355272 for allegedly shooting and killing a man…

3km Redeemed Auditorium: Landlords Send SOS To Adeboye

Land owners in Agunfoye village in Ogun State, western Nigeria, where the Redeemed Christian Church of God is building a…

EFCC secured 117 court convictions in 2013 – Lamorde

Ibrahim Lamorde, Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said on Monday that the commission secured 117 court convictions in…

APC Solution To Poor Governance – Onu

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Chief Ogbonnaya Onu, former governor of Abia State, southeast Nigeria, and the Chairman, second Progressive Governance Lecture Series…

Govt. agencies not paying water bills

Michael Dzungu, the General Manager, Benue Water Board, has accused most government agencies and organisations in the state of not…

Borno govt. to rebuild 400 shops destroyed by insurgents

The Borno Government on Sunday said it planned to rebuild about 400 shops destroyed during last Monday’s attack by suspected…

Apete bridge will be completed in September – Oyo Govt

The Oyo State Government has said that the Apete bridge currently undergoing reconstruction will be completed by the end of…

Bishop Kukah calls for prayers for release of Chibok girls

Bishop Hassan Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, has called on Nigerians to embark on fervent prayers for the successful…

In Video: Homage to Oba Sikiru Adetona, Awujale of Ijebuland

On Thursday 8 May, the Ijebu people from six local council areas of Ogun state, converged in Ijebu-Ode to pay…

Heavy traffic on Lagos-Abeokuta expressway as truck laden with beer crashes

Eromosele Ebhomele A crowd took over the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Sunday evening stealing bottles of Goldberg Lager Beer from a…

Onanuga, veteran editor joins Ogun East Senatorial race

Biodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Seasoned journalist and the Managing Director/CEO, of The News/PM News newspapers, Mr. Bayo Onanuga on Sunday declared his…

Four killed, 30 houses razed in fresh herdsmen attack in Taraba

The Police in Taraba on Sunday in Jalingo said gunmen suspected to be herdsmen attacked Dinya village in Gassol Local…

PDP woos former APC members in Edo

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo on Sunday called on leading politicians who recently dumped All Progressives Congress (APC)…

NEMA decries poor technology infrastructure in disaster management

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has decried the low institutional capability in data generation, risk analysis and early warning…

House committee seeks emergency funds for NAPTIP

The House of Representatives Committee on Human Rights has called on the Federal Government to provide emergency funds for the…

10 authors make Glo-sponsored Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature

Ten African authors made the long-list for the 2014 edition of the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa. This…

Priests are not ‘masters of doctrine’ – Pope Francis

Pope Francis on Sunday ordained 13 new priests in the Vatican, telling them they were not “masters of doctrine” and…

Netherlands confirms Dutch hostages freed in Nigeria

Niger Delta gunmen have released three Dutch nationals who were abducted last week, the Dutch foreign ministry confirmed on Sunday.…

IG’s son survives IRS plane crash in Niger Republic

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent An IRS aircraft, which was returning from maintenance abroad, has crashed in Niger Republic, with two crew…

Jonathan congratulates Zuma on resounding victory

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday congratulated President Jacob Zuma and his party, the African National Congress (ANC) on their resounding…

Discrimination against women in politics is undemocratic – Sen. Aisha

Senator Aisha Alhassan of Taraba North on Saturday described the perception that women have no equal rights with men in…

Police arrest 3 robbery suspects in Gombe

The Gombe State Police Command on Saturday said it arrested three persons suspected to have carried out armed robbery at…

LASRAB DG, Uthman Dies At 56

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Director-General, Lagos State Records and Archives Bureau (LASRAB), Mr. Rafiu Bolaji Uthman is dead. He died on…

Early campaigns: INEC orders politicians to remove billboards

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has given politicians in Taraba seven days to remove all campaign billboards and posters…

Atiku urges Nigerians to unite against Boko Haram

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for unity among all Nigerians in the fight against insurgency in the country.…

Terrorism: Nothing is wrong with seeking foreign assistance – ACF

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) on Friday said terrorism was an international crime against humanity and it was not wrong…

2015: No late arrival of election materials – INEC

INEC has assured that all election materials would be deployed to all states of the federation in good time for…

Gordon Brown lauds Nigeria’s zero tolerance for terrorism

The United Nations’ Special Envoy on Education, Gordon Brown, on Friday in Abuja praised the Nigerian Government’s zero tolerance for…

UN Security Council condemns schoolgirls kidnap

The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned the abduction of hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls Friday, as the world body’s secretary…