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Suspected rapist remanded in Lagos prison

A 50-year-old man, Suleman Buhari, who is charged with raping a 13-year-old girl in a Lagos Island market, is to…

Student commits suicide over poor academic performance

A 20-year-old senior secondary school student, Moji Agboola, died on Wednesday in Omu-Aran, Kwara, after taking poison. The deceased, an…
Researchers eliminate HIV from cells in a laboratory using a gene-editing tool known as Crispr-Cas, thus, raising hopes of a cure

Jigawa mandates intending couples to check HIV status

Jigawa State House of Assembly recently passed a bill which makes it mandatory for all intending couples to undergo HIV/AIDs…

Nigeria can be self-sufficient in rice production

Mr. Akai Egwuonwu, a rice miller in Anambra, on Thursday,said Nigeria could be self-sufficient in rice production if the Federal…
Chibok girls

Breaking News: Boko Haram releases 21 Chibok girls

Twenty one of the more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist Boko Haram insurgents in April 2014 have been…
Court orders CBN to release N82bn to Akwa Ibom communities

No Nigerian bank is undercapitalised – CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that there was no truth in a report that seven Nigerian banks…

Atletico Madrid, keen to continue atop Spanish Liga

Practically all football experts in Spain predicted that twin giants Barcelona and Real Madrid would continue with their bipolar hegemony…

Boxer Tyson Fury focuses on recovery, gives up world titles

British boxing world champion Tyson Fury has vacated his three heavyweight titles to focus on his recovery from “a serious…

Abducted Lagos students recount ordeal

The abducted students of Lagos State Model College, Igbonla, in the Eredo Local Council Development Area of Epe, have narrated…

Afe Babalola blasts DSS over arrest of Judges

Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), has slammed the Department of State Services over the recent arrests of some judges and raids…

Syrian terror suspect commits suicide in German cell

A Syrian migrant suspected of planning a bomb attack on a Berlin airport has committed suicide in his prison cell…

Buhari represents worst threat to Nigeria’s democracy -Fasheun

Jamiu Yisa The founder of the Oodua People’s Congress, OPC, Dr. Frederick Fasehun, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari represents…

Fear grips FAAN workers as FG sacks GMs, directors

There was palpable anxiety at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), on Wednesday over the alleged sack and demotion…

EFCC declares Goodie Ibru wanted for corruption

Goodie Ibru, one of the popular Ibru brothers, has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).…

CJ pardons alleged chicken thief in Jimeta prison

The Chief Judge of Adamawa, Justice Ishaya Banu, has ordered the immediate release of nine people including an alleged chicken…

Hardship in Nigeria: How to fix the economy

As the economy takes a bashing, Nigerians who groan under its weight design positive and negative survival strategies. The situation,…

Police arrest 5 kidnappers in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Officials of the Nigerian Police have arrested five kidnappers who have carried out kidnapping activities at Isheri area…

FBI investigating Clinton’s email hack

Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman, John Podesta, has said the FBI is investigating whether Russia was behind a hack on his…
Harrison Ford: injured filming Indiana Jones 5

Firm fined £1.6m over Harrison Ford injury

A production company behind the latest Star Wars movie has been fined £1.6m after Harrison Ford broke his leg on…

Tinubu vs Oyegun: Lagos Assembly questions presidency’s silence

The Lagos State House of Assembly has questioned the presidency’s silence in the wake of the recent rift between Asiwaju…

Ambode charges new Perm. Secs to uphold excellence

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday swore-in two new Permanent Secretaries into the State Public Service, with a…

Igbonla kidnap: We’ll rid Lagos off criminal elements-LASG

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government on Wednesday confirmed the release of the four pupils and teachers of the Lagos…

Ibrahim wins $100,000 NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature

A Nigerian journalist, Abubakar Ibrahim has emerged the winner of the 2016 Nigeria Prize for Literature as he won a…

650 athletes to participate in 8th NAF games

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Wednesday said 650 athletes would participate in the 8th NAF games scheduled to hold…

11 killed as youths, Shiites members clash in 3 states

Eleven have been reportedly killed across Katsina, Kaduna and Sokoto states, when Shiites members and youths clashed during their procession.…

Community leaders commend NYSC health initiative in Rivers

Residents and leaders of Elekahia community in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers, on Wednesday commended the National…

100 aides on average serve governors – Survey

Since the current democratic dispensation in Nigeria began in 1999, opinions have been divided on its desirability, given the cost…

UN to feed 600,000 children in Kenya in 2016

The UN World Food Program (WFP) Kenya Country Director, Annalisa Conte, on Wednesday said it planned to feed 600,000 school…

wife loses marriage for making husband laughing stock

A mother of six, Titilayo Abdul-Hammed, has lost her 17-year-old marriage for making her husband a laughing stock in the…

Man nabbed for defiling teenage girl

A 29-year-old printer, Luke Adeyemi who allegedly defiled his neighbour’s 12-year-old daughter, was on Wednesday brought before an Ogudu Magistrates’…