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Sagna charged by FA for Instagram post

Manchester City’s Bacary Sagna has been charged with misconduct for a “10 against 12” comment posted on Instagram after his…

Chelsea fail to reverse Terry’s red card

Chelsea captain John Terry will serve a one-match ban after the club’s appeal against his red card in Sunday’s FA…

Supreme Court throws spanners in Gov Tambuwal’s election

The bid by Governor Aminu Tambuwal to stop a suit challenging the propriety of his nomination as candidate of the…

4 fleeing Boko Haram members arrested at Oko-Oba, Lagos

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday arrested four suspected fleeing members of the Boko Haram at Oko-Oba in…

Kano pledges prompt payment of workers’ salaries

The Kano State Government on Tuesday pledged to ensure prompt payment of workers salaries in spite of the current economic…

10 women contest for chairmen, councillors in Gombe

No fewer than 10 women are to contest for chairmen and councillors of local government areas on the platform of…

Duke Udi named Osun Utd FC new Chief Coach

The Osun Government has unveiled new Chief Coach for the state-owned football club, Osun United FC (formally Prime FC of…

Update: 25 killed, 70 wounded in Kabul twin bombing

Afghanistan Health Ministry official said 25 people were killed while eyewitnesses said 70 were wounded in Tuesday’s suicide attack near…

Recession: FCT landlords reduce rents

Following the present economic recessing facing the country, some house owners in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have reduced their…
Goodluck Jonathan, former president of Nigeria

Malabu Oil Deal: I did not ask anybody to receive bribe on my behalf – Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to the allegation that he received gratification to approve the controversial Malabu Oil transaction…

Pope Francis encourages women to breastfeed in public

Pope Francis encouraged women attending Mass at the Sistine Chapel on Sunday to breastfeed in public, telling them they could…

Kerosene hits N350 per litre in Jigawa

The lingering scarcity of kerosene in Hadejia and its environs has caused an increase in the price of the product…

Pictures: Nnamdi Kanu, warders in supremacy battle

During his arraignment today (Tuesday 10 January, 2017) before the Federal High Court, Abuja, leader of the Indigenous Peoples of…

Teacher docked for hurting neighbour

A teacher, who allegedly wounded her neighbour for taking her child to the toilet, on Tuesday appeared before a Mararaba…

Police refute herdsmen, farmers clash in Delta

The Nigeria Police Command in Delta has refuted the clash between herdsmen and farmers in the state. The command’s spokesman,…

Man docked for stealing cartons of crayfish

A 22-year-old man, Chioke Thomas, who allegedly stole two cartons of crayfish worth N160,000 was on Tuesday brought before an…

Ogun federal retirees groan over unpaid pensions, gratuities

Federal retirees in Ogun on Tuesday lamented the hardships they are facing due to non-payment of their pensions and gratuities.…

Metuh’s trial stalled after collapsing in church

The trial of Olisa Metuh, the former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party was on Tuesday stalled following…

BREAKING: Bomb blast leaves 21 dead, 20 injured

Two car bombs exploded Tuesday on a road outside American University of Afghanistan in Kabul, killing at least 21 people…

World Cup: Fifa to expand World Cup to 48 teams 2026

The World Cup will be expanded to host 48 teams, up from 32, Fifa has decided. An initial stage of…

NSCDC discover Boko Haram bomb timers in Maiduguri

The Borno Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Tuesday said it had discovered ‘’Count down…
Court dismisses Sen. Ndume’s plea, seeking order to discharge him as Maina’s surety

Breaking: Senate removes Ali Ndume, announces Ahmed Lawan as Senate Leader

The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, at plenary on Tuesday, announced Sen. Ahmed Lawan (APC-Yobe North) as Leader…

BREAKING: Senate kicks against Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport closure

The Senate has kicked against the planned closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja and diversion of flights to…

Badeh: Court adjourns trial to Jan 12

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned the case of a former Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, till Jan.…

Okitipupa residents groan over scarcity of kerosene

Residents of Okitipupa in Ondo State have continued to lament the high cost of kerosene and cooking gas as scarcity…
marriage

Marrying at 50 is difficult – housewife

A 50-year-old housewife, Kehinde Adewunmi, on Tuesday told an Igando Customary Court, Lagos, that it will be difficult to get…

Kaduna Prison trains 60 inmate in tailoring, ICT

The Kaduna Central Prison has trained 60 inmates in tailoring and Information and Communication Technology, the state Prisons Controller, Yazid…

NSCDC impounds 3 trucks of fake petroleum products

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Anambra Command, said on Tuesday that it had arrested three trucks containing…
German court sentences Bai L. a guard of Gambian President Yahya Jammeh to life in prison for murder and attempted murder

UN denounces Jammeh’s media clampdown

The UN has denounced the ongoing clampdown on the media by the embattled outgoing President of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh.…
Nigerian Senate

Senate confirms Sanusi Garba NERC Vice Chairman

The Senate upon resumption from its three weeks recess on Tuesday confirmed Mr Sanusi Garba as the Vice Chairman, North…