BREAKING: Iran shoots down US Fighter Jet, pilots missing as crisis escalates 

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

News

Senatorial District nominates Audu’s son as APC governorship candidate

Leaders of All Progressives Congress (APC), in Kogi East Senatorial District has nominated Mr Mohammed, 43, first son of Late…

Mother abandons baby, gets one month community service sentence

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday sentenced a 40-year- old mother to one month community service for abandoning her…

DStv: History channel to show exclusive on Paris terrorist attacks

HISTORY channel on DStv will broadcast terror attacks on Paris, France in an exclusive premiere on On Sunday, November 29…

100 women die daily in Northern Nigeria during childbirth – UNFPA

Ms Ratidzai Ndhlovu, Nigeria Country Director of United Nations Population Fund ( UNFPA), says no fewer than 100 women die…
EFCC nabs ex-Taraba Governor Darius Ishaku over N27bn fraud allegation

Taraba group explains why Ishaku was sacked by tribunal

The group, Taraba for Good Governance, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the state governor, Ishaku Darius,…

Jos: Fire razes118 shops in Kabong Market

A raging night inferno razed 118 shops at the Kabong market in Jos North on Thursday morning, NAN reports. A…

I have the “political will” to tackle traffic gridlock – Ambode

…Charges Stakeholders On Effective Traffic Strategies …Lagos Accounts For 70% Of Nigeria’s Transportation Network, Says FRSC Boss Lagos State Governor,…

Collapsed Building: Lagos vows to enforce physical planning law

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has vowed to enforce the Physical Planning and Urban Development law of the state…

Nigeria has largest number of child brides in Africa

Nigeria is home to the largest number of child marriages in Africa, a report by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)…

Golden Eaglets coach, Amuneke bags chieftaincy title

Cyriacus Izuekwe For his feat in the just concluded Under 17 World Cup football competition in Chile where Nigeria won…

Buhari challenges Africa’s public broadcasters to develop rich content

President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged public broadcasters in Africa to pay attention to the creation of content in order to…

Former VC drags Governor Wike, varsity to court over sack

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt All is not well with the affairs of Ignatius Ajuru University, Rumuolumini, Port Harcourt, southern Nigeria, as…

Robbers smash baby on the road while robbing mom

Cyriacus Izuekwe The police at Shasha division have arrested two men on a motorcycle after they smashed a 2-year-old baby…

Five women sent to prison for prostitution

Paul Iyoghojie Five women have been arraigned before a Lagos State magistrates’ court for allegedly engaging in prostitution in Ikoyi…

27 scrambling to replace Audu in Kogi

There are indications that 27 aspirants have signalled the intention to contest the All Progressives Congress primary to pick a…
Chris Oyakhilome now a grandfather

Chris Oyakhilome, others may end up in prison

South Africa’s Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) has threatened a…

The excuses and lies of Sambo Dasuki by Bayo Oluwasanmi

By Bayo Oluwasanmi It is not uncommon for cowards to stage different con tactics to escape all responsibilities for their…

Child brides in Africa to more than double by 2050 — UNICEF

(Reuters)- The number of child brides in Africa will soar to 310 million by 2050 from 125 million now if…

Stop subsidy payment, lawmaker urges Buhari

Jethro Ibileke/Benin President Mohammadu Buhari has been advised to stop subsidy paid by the Federal Government on imported fuel. The…

Steer clear bomb blast scenes, DHQ warns citizens

The Director of Information, Defence Headquarters, Col. Rabe Abubakar, on Wednesday advised citizens to steer away from bomb blast scenes…

PICTURES: Buhari dines with senators at Aso Villa

President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo held a dinner with Nigerian Senators, led by Senate President Bukola Saraki on…

Buhari storms Lagos Friday to handover Ambode’s 3 helicopters, 31 APCs, others to Police

Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari will storm Lagos on Friday to handover the three patrol helicopters, 31 Armoured Personnel…
Court grants EFCC interim order to freeze 1,146 bank accounts being investigated for unauthorized dealing in forex exchange, others

Yanaty: Court reserves judgment in N1.8bn subsidy fraud

The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 reserved judgment in the case involving Yanaty Petrochemical Limited, an…

I’m yet to come to terms with Audu’s death – Gov Wada

Governor Idris Wada of Kogi state said on Wednesday that he was yet to come terms with the sudden death…

NDLEA Chairman, Giade, bows out, hands over to D-G

The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ahmadu Giade, on Wednesday retired from service. A statement by…

NCAA suspends 5 oil marketers from supplying aviation fuel

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has directed five oil marketing companies to stop supplying aviation fuel, known as Jet…

Prof. Garba wins prize for typhoid vaccine research

Prof. Samuel Garba of Federal University of Technology, Minna, will on Thursday receive the Outstanding Medical Research Prize 2015. The…

No specific terrorism threat to US ahead of Thanksgiving—Obama

There is no specific and credible intelligence report indicating terrorist attack is being planned in the United States, President, Barack…

President Buhari to participate in CHOGM, UN Conference on Climate Change

President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja on Nov. 26 for Malta to participate in the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government…
Petrol price jumps to N520 per liter in Edo, Delta

DPR seals 6 petrol stations in Warri

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Warri Zonal Office, on Wednesday sealed six petrol stations in Warri and its environs…