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Iran flaunts missiles, fighter jets, other weapons of war in military parades

In an unmistakable move to send message to America, the Iranian Armed Forces unveiled for the first time various types…
File photo: Ebola workers in action at DRC

WHO accuses Tanzania of hoarding information on Ebola

Tanzania has declined to provide detailed information on suspected Ebola cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

My discussion with Trump was not on Iran – Australian PM

According to the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison after holding  talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, the country was not…

Climate summit: Big companies pledge emissions slash

No fewer than 90 big companies in sectors from food to cement to telecommunications have pledged to slash their greenhouse…
Nigerian soldiers on rampage in Imo

Army launches “Operation Positive Identification” in North East

The Nigerian Army Theatre Command of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) has launched “Operation Positive Identification” against the fleeing Boko Haram/ISWAP…

Army intensifies campaign against insurgents in Lake Chad

The Nigerian Army has embarked on community sensitisation in northern Borno and Lake Chad basin, to rout out Boko Haram…

Ensure peaceful coexistence with others, IBB tells Igbo

Former military leader, Gen. Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB), on Saturday urged Igbos to ensure ensure peaceful coexistence with other ethnic…

Hope Uzodima arrested in India

A Nigerian identified as Hope Uzodima has been arrested by India's Anti Narcotics Cell (ANC) in Navi Mumbai.

Soyinka: I thought the charge against Sowore was ”grotesque fake news”

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka said his immediate reaction on Friday after learning that Omoyele Sowore has been charged with…
University of Ibadan

UI releases 2019/2020 admission cut-off marks 

The University of Ibadan, UI, on Saturday released the cut-off marks of all courses for 2019/2020 admission with Medicine and…
Soyinka says Buhari's government was a disaster

Buhari’s govt attains unprecedented paranoia— Soyinka

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka said the government of President Muhammadu Buhari has attained an unprecedented level of paranoia for…

72 bag first class at Otuoke varsity

Seventy-two graduates of the Federal University, Otuoke, in Bayelsa bagged first class degrees, the Vice Chancellor Prof. Seth Accra Jaja,…

Tribunal orders rerun poll in Kaduna

The National and State House of Assembly Election Tribunal sitting in Kaduna state, on Saturday ordered a re-run in 22…

Abiodun gives assent to four crucial bills

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has signed into law four different bills to mark his 100 days in office.
Port Harcourt Refinery

NNPC refineries will come alive 2022, repairs begin January

Nigeria's refineries, located in Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna, will roar to life to refine crude oil at optimum capacity…

VerveCard scheme set to celebrate 10th anniversary

Ten years ago, Verve, a leading payments technology and card scheme business in Africa, was launched by Interswitch Group to…
APC denies issuing any directive to incumbent LGA chairpersons, seeking reelection, to resign ahead of the 2025 Lagos council poll.

APC snatches one House seat from PDP in Oyo

Oyo State House of Assembly Tribunal on Saturday nullified the election of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Kazeem Olayanju, representing…

World Clean-up Day: Lagos champions improved sanitary habit

Lagos State Government has called for an improved sanitary attitude among Lagosians, just as it restated the need for citizens’…

Pep Guardiola’s wife leaves Manchester

Pep Guardiola's wife has gone back to live in Spain – but Manchester City have no fears about losing their…

Okorocha’s son-in-law Nwosu loses to Ihedioha again

The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal for Imo sitting in Abuja on Saturday affirmed the election of Gov. Emeka Ihedioha of…

Oshoala grabs brace as Barcelona women thrash champions Atletico

Nigeria international Asisat Oshoala grabbed a brace as Barcelona continued their rampant start to the Women’s Primera Division season by…

A Nigerian refused to sit with me because I’m South African

African reaction to xenophobia in South Africa has spread as far as Japan. Durbanite and Manchester United fan Jason Jetnarayan,…

How girls can escape from rapists: Read Lagos doctor’s advisory

The Lagos State Government has recommended kicking rapists in their groins to girls and women as the best way to…
I have capacity to rescue Nigeria - Bukola Saraki

Bukola Saraki yet to realise why his dynasty failed

HarrySong, a musician once sang, "after the reggae play the blues, the blues, the blues".The song signifies that, after a…

Baby girl born with four legs, three hands

A baby girl has been born in India with four legs and three hands after she became conjoined to another…

Gov. Bello seeks urgent rehabilitation of Lokoja-Okene-Ekiti road

Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has appealed to the Federal Government to urgently rehabilitate the Lokoja-Okene-Ekiti road.

U.S Embassy re-orientates IDPs in Abuja

The U.S Embassy in Abuja has engaged some Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Federal Capital Territory in a three-month…

Islamic State claims deadly bus bombing in Iraq

The radical Sunni Islamic State group on Saturday claimed responsibility for the bombing of a passenger bus that killed at…

Agency recovers N18.9m compensation for consumers in Lagos

The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) says it has recovered N18,886,754 as refund and compensation for consumers in the…

Security beefed up after rare protests against President el-Sisi

Police and security vehicles were deployed at Tahrir Square in central Cairo on Saturday, a day after Egyptians took to…