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Tekno granted bail on health grounds

Nigerian artiste, Tekno has been granted bail after he came under fire last week following a viral video showing him…

Igbo group condemns Sowore’s continuous detention

Founder of the Igbo Youth Movement, IYM, Evang. Eliot Ugochukwu-Uko has said that the arrest and continuous detention of Omoyele…

Ogun lawmakers ban Okada riders from carrying two passengers

The Ogun State House of Assembly has banned commercial motorcyclists popularly known as 'Okada' in the state from carrying more…

Anti Party: PDP suspends five LG chairmen

The Kebbi State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended five local government party chairmen and and nine others…

Pandemonium in New York as motorcycle’s backfiring mistaken for shooter

New Yorkers and visitors around Times Square ran helter-skelter on Tuesday as the sound of a backfiring motorcycle was mistaken…

Presidency responds to Catholic Bishops’ accusation on security

The Nigerian Presidency has responded to the allegation by the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria that it is handling the…

Woman conceived by rape wants DNA test to nail ‘father’

A middle-aged woman in the UK who says she was conceived by child rape wants to bring her father to…

You plunged Nigerians into poverty – Buhari media group tells Atiku

The Buhari Media Organisation, BMO, has accused the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of…

Niger Delta group tells FG to release Sowore, others

Pan-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has called for the immediate release of Convener of ‘Revolution Now’ movement, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, and other…

Borno ready for RUGA: Gov. Umara Zulum

The Borno Government said it will implement the Federal government inspired Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) to curb farmers/herders clash in…

Sushma Swaraj, India’s ex-foreign minister dies of heart attack

Sushma Swaraj, India’s former foreign minister and a prominent leader of the ruling Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, died Tuesday at…

APC to sanction members engaging in anti-party activities

The All Progressives Congress, APC, Bayelsa State chapter has vowed to sanction members who allegedly indulge in anti-party activities in…

Cambodia cuts public holidays to 22 days

Cambodia’s nearly full month of public holidays will be cut to 22 days next year, with International Human Rights Day,…

Nigerien Customs releases relief materials for Nigerian refugees

The Nigerien Douanes (Customs) at Konni, a border town, has released the seized relief materials meant for Nigerian refugees residing…

Makinde excites Oyo Law School students with N500K bursary

Oyo state Students at the Nigerian Law School were effusive in their praise for Gov. Seyi Makinde after he approved…

Mozambique: FRELIMO, RENAMO sign peace deal (Photos)

With a handshake and a hug, Mozambique’s leaders hoped on Tuesday to close the book on a decades-long conflict. But…

Zimbabwe legalises growing of hemp

Zimbabwe will change its laws to allow farmers to grow industrial hemp for export, cabinet ministers said on Tuesday, adding…

Trump banned from El-Paso

Residents in majority-Hispanic El Paso told US President Donald Trump Tuesday to stay away amid fury over his anti-immigration rhetoric…

Malnutrition: Gombe gets N3.4 bn World Bank loan

The Gombe State Government, in collaboration with the Federal Government, has secured N3.4 billion loan from the World Bank for…

We have potential of being world’s food basket – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government will welcome partnerships and initiatives that will make Nigeria actualise its potential…

Thousands apply for jobs as Ekiti primary school teachers

Thousands of job seekers thronged the Ado-Ekiti headquarters of Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) on Tuesday, to apply…

LG chairman suspended over N46m payroll fraud – Edo Govt 

The Edo State Government has said that the Chairman of Etsako West local government area of Edo State, Yakubu Musa,…

Don’t drag NNPC to politics, Kyari warns

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has urged the public to be wary of attempts to drag the corporation into…

Witness recants in ex-governor Jang’s trial

Mr Yusuf Pam, former Plateau Government cashier, told a Jos High Court that all the statements he made against former…

65,000 Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia:NAHCON

No fewer than 65,000 Nigerians are in Saudi Arabia for the 2019 Hajj, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON)…

Outrage in America as white policemen tie handcuffed blackman to horses

Just days after the racism inspired shooting in El-Paso, two white policemen in Galveston, Texas, have triggered outrage after a…

DSS moves to keep Sowore in detention for 90 days

The Department of State Service, DSS, has made move to keep activist, Omoyele Sowore in detention for 90 days.

Oil sector: NNPC boss commends Nigerian Army

The Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Mele Kyari, on Tuesday commended the country’s military for…

Anambra police: Our AK47, ammunition still at large

The Police Command in Anambra on Tuesday told an Anambra Magistrate Court, Ogidi District that an AK 47 rifle and…

UNICEF commends Colombia’s decision on Venezuelan children

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) welcomed the Colombian government’s decision to prevent statelessness for thousands of children born in Colombia…