BREAKING: Breaking: IRGC Intelligence Chief Khademi assassinated in US-Israeli strikes

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

News

Tributes pour in for Amaka Igwe

FUNSHO AROGUNDADE As the Nigerian entertainment industry mourns the demise of Nollywood icon, Mrs Amaka Igwe, who died Monday at…

May Day: APC tells workers better days coming

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Nigerian workers to remain strong and keep hope alive, despite the prevailing situation…

4 persons killed in cult wars in Ijebu-Ode

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta No fewer than four persons were killed in clashes between rival cult groups in Ijebu Ode, Ijebu Ode…

Adamawa APC installs first female party chairman

Mrs Binta Masi,made history on Wednesday as she was elected the chairman of the Adamawa chapter of the All Progressives…

China’s Xi Jinping vows decisive actions after Xinjiang attack

Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered a crackdown after a stabbing spree and explosion at a railway station in the restive…

South Africa allow imams to perform marriages

South Africa on Wednesday accredited over 100 imams as marriage officers, allowing the Muslim clerics to officiate at fully recognised…

Confab creates role for states in mineral exploration

After four days of debate and disagreement, the Committee on Devolution of Power at the on-going National Conference, on Wednesday,…

IMF approves $17bn aid for Ukraine

The International Monetary Fund approved Wednesday a $17 billion aid deal for Ukraine, even as Kiev fights to prevent pro-Moscow…

Confab extended by six weeks

The Federal Government has approved a six weeks extension for the national conference, according to the new work plan for…

Why the abducted girls have not been freed— CDS Badeh

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh said on Wednesday that though the military know the location…

Terrorism: US warns on Shebab, Boko Haram threats

The worldwide terror threat is evolving as Al-Qaeda linked groups and other militants become increasingly violent and Syria spawns a…

Spanish police arrest French terror suspect

Police in Spain arrested a French-Algerian man suspected of fighting for Al-Qaeda-linked groups in Syria, the Spanish interior ministry said…

One ‘lucky’ kidnap suspect saved

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Men of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps,NSCDC,Ogun State Command have rescued a middle-aged woman, Favour Okoye,…

NERC stops fixed charge in areas without electricity for 15 days

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Wednesday in Abuja directed electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOS) to stop collecting N750 monthly…

‘Bring back our daughters’, chant protesters in Abuja

Nigerian protesters marched on the National Assembly Wednesday to demand the government and military do more to rescue scores of…

9,500 Lagos pupils partially blind

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says 9,498 pupils in Lagos public primary schools have visual impairment or partial blindness…

Lagos Shuts 28 Illegal Hospitals

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it has shut down 28 substandard hospitals and 319 illegal pharmacies across the…

New date for Babalakin on bid to stop trial

A Nigerian High Court in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Wednesday adjourned till 12 May hearing in an application filed by…

Mob justice: 3 suspects burnt to death

YUSUF MUHAMMED Three suspected kidnappers were early this morning burnt to death by a mob along Ijoko Road, Sango, Ogun…

Tanker driver kills pregnant road sweeper

Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni A pregnant road sweeper working with the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has been crushed to death.…

Court declines to stop NMA from reviewing constitution

An Abuja High Court on Wednesday refused to grant a perpetual order of injunction restraining the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA)…

Prayers for late Sabo Sambo draw the high and mighty

Prominent Nigerians from within and outside the country on Wednesday participated in the “Fidda’u” prayer session in honour of Vice…

Taraba Govt. to search for missing cows

Taraba state government has promised to search for cows that have been missing following clashes between the Jukun, Tiv and…

Abduction of school girls: Mark leads 21 senators to meet Jonathan

The Senate President, Senator David Mark, would lead 21 other senators to meet with President Goodluck Jonathan on the recent…

BPP saves N5.5 bn in 3 months through projects cost reduction

The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) said it saved the country N5.5 billion in three months following its review of…

Nigeria needs Community- Based Police

By Nwike (S) Ojukwu The National Conference Committee on Devolution of Power rejected the establishment of state police and ipso…

Amaechi abolishes discriminatory policy in Rivers State

Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has abolished the concept of non-indigenes, a policy that discriminates against Nigerians from other…

Drug Trial: 2 Aides of ex-Guinea Bissau Navy chief plead guilty

(Reuters) – In one of the most high-profile international drug cases in the United States, two aides to Guinea Bissau’s…

India’s biggest loser: unelected after 158 contests

Indian shop owner Dr K. Padmarajan doesn’t feel like a loser. In fact, he sees much to celebrate in the…

FG trains 2,000 youths on ICT

Minister of Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu, on Tuesday in Abuja inducted 2,000 beneficiaries of SURE-P on Information Communications Technology…