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APC lawmakers elect Gbajabiamila as Speaker, House of Reps

House of Representatives members-elect on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have elected Honourable Femi Gbajiabiamila as their…

Serena Williams wins 20th Grand Slam

PARIS — What started out as a stroll became quite a struggle for Serena Williams. After going up by a…

Islamic State seizes another town in Libya

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have seized another town in Libya, the group and a military source said…

Sokoto LG council reinstates 480 workers

Sokoto North Local Government Council said on Saturday that it had reinstated no fewer than 480 workers who were sacked…

Nigerians educate Fani-Kayode after Senate gaffe

Femi Fani-Kayode, the Director of Media and Publicity, Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation has gotten some education on social…

Guru Maharajji tells Buhari how to solve fuel scarcity

The founder of One Love Family sect, Satguru Maharajji has advised President Muhammadu Buhari on how to tackle the lingering…

Don’t appoint APC members only as ministers, Activist tells Buhari

A human right activist, Christopher Ozor, on Saturday urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to look beyond party considerations in appointing his…

Buhari condoles Ghana over fire, flood tragedies

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the government and people of Ghana over the dual tragedy of flooding and fire…

Anti-G7 protesters gear up for summit demonstration

No fewer than 10,000 demonstrators are expected to march through the small Bavarian town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Saturday ahead of…

Three APC members shot dead

Unidentified gunmen have shot dead three members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Imo state, eastern Nigeria. Reports say…

Egyptian court cancels Hamas as terrorist group

An Egyptian appeals court on Saturday canceled a ruling to list the Palestinian group Hamas as a terrorist organisation, judicial…

China ship disaster death toll reaches 396

The death toll from a Chinese cruise ship which capsized during a storm in the Yangtze River jumped to 396…

FG reaffirms commitment to protect environment

The Federal Ministry of Environment says it will implement relevant actions to achieve sustainable development and environmental protection in the…

LASPOTECH To Expel 30 Exam Cheats

Harrison Iyoha At least 30 students of the Lagos State Polytechnic, LASPOTECH are on the institution’s expulsion list for examination…

30 civil servants arrested as robbers bombard Lagos Secretariat, steal N3m

Kazeem Ugbodaga Daredevil armed robbers at the early hours of Friday broke into the Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Alausa,…

Lawmaker cautions colleagues against indiscriminate defection

A re-elected member of the House of Representatives, Mr Leo Ogor (Delta-PDP), has cautioned his colleagues against indiscriminate defection to…

Ex-Speaker urges newly inaugurated house to support Fayose

The immediate past Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Mr Dele Olugbemi, on Friday urged the newly inaugurated legislators…

Buhari rewards six ‘Environmental Friendly’ Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja conferred the Environmental Friendly awards on six Nigerians, assuring that his administration would…

Nigeria in serious cash crisis, says Okonjo-Iweala

Nigeria’s former Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said her successor will face a “difficult” year because of plunging oil revenues and…

Diesel tanker explosion rocks Idimu

Cyriacus Izuekwe Fire broke out at Idimu this morning after a tanker conveying diesel fell close to a petroleum pipeline…

Yola blast death toll rises to 45

ase The death toll from a suicide bombing at a market in the northeastern Nigerian town of Yola rose to…

History should be compulsory subject in schools, says Sultan

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has advocated making of history as a compulsory subject in schools to enable…

Buhari must prosecute crimes by Boko Haram, military – UN

GENEVA, (Reuters) – The United Nations’ top human rights official called on Nigeria’s new President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday to…
Real reason for fuel scarcity in Abuja, other northern states

Oil marketers pledge to end queues nationwide, deploy trucks of fuel

Oil marketers on Friday said they have dispatched 700 trucks of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), to Abuja as part of…

Ambode approves group life insurance compensation for police

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, on Friday approved an upward review of group life insurance compensation for officers and…

Nigerian troops kill 2 suicide bomber commanders in Borno

The Defence Headquarters on Friday said two suicide bombers leading a band of terrorists died as troops repelled the insurgents’…

Oyo workers suspend 11-day old strike

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Oyo State chapter, on Friday suspended its 11-day-old strike and directed the workers to resume…

IG tasks new ADCs, CSOs on professionalism

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has charged newly appointed Aides-De-Camp (ADC) and Chief Security Officers (CSOs) attached to…

Ogun 7th legislature passes 44 bills 60 resolutions

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The outgone seventh legislature in the Ogun State House of Assembly under the speakership of Rt. Hon. Surajudeen…

Court remands 3 men for robbery, rape

An Akure Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded three men- Femi Ojo, 25; Taiwo Osadare, 24, and Emmanuel Abah, 22, over…