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Ayade entreats Muslims to help move Nigeria forward

Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has enjoined Muslims in Nigeria to use the 2015 Eid-el-Kabir to partner with all…

UPDATE: 220 dead in hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia civil defence has confirmed that the death toll in Thursday’s stampede has risen to 220, with over 500…

Ireland court releases Congo plane grounded in debt row

Reuters – An airplane belonging to Democratic Republic of Congo’s new national carrier was released by an Irish court on…

Egypt president pardons 100 prisoners, including Al Jazeera journalist

Egypt’s President Abdel Fatta al-Sisi pardoned 100 prisoners, including Canadian Al Jazeera TV journalist Mohamed Fahmy, on Wednesday, security sources…

150 dead, 390 hurt in stampede at hajj in Saudi

Saudi Arabia Civil Defence say at least 150 dead, 390 injured in stampede at hajj in Mecca. The pilgrims were…

Indian aristocrat’s grandchildren win long battle for riches

The grandchildren of a glamorous Indian aristocrat who personified a lost era of wealth and privilege before her death in…
A far-right Finnish politician deletes social media post that threatened the shooting of illegal border crossers following a public outcry

New Record: 10,046 migrants enter Hungary on Wednesday

Brussels (AFP) – EU leaders agreed at an emergency refugee summit Thursday to boost aid for Syria’s neighbours, including one…

Kia appoints Fudons Autos in Bayelsa

Daniels Ekugo In a bid to deepen its penetration into the Nigerian markets and to deliver inspiring consumer experience in…

Lagos At 50: Ambode names Hollywood star as Brand Ambassador

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode says his administration has begun plans to celebrate Lagos at 50 in 2017,…

Insight: Five well-kept secrets of Nigerian banks

Jude Fejokwu After reviewing Nigerian banks over the years and up to the half-way mark of 2015, I have now…

25 dead in attack on mosque

Sanaa (AFP) – A bomb attack targeting Shiite worshipers at a mosque in Yemen’s rebel-held capital on Thursday killed at…

Be extra-vigilant while celebrating Sallah – Gov. Abubakar

Governor Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi on Wednesday reiterated the call of the State Police Command, urging the people of the…

Nigeria destined for greatness – Onu

A national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Ogbonnaya Onu, in Abuja on Wednesday expressed optimism that Nigeria…

Police, APC executives frustrated Bayelsa guber primary – Oshiomhole

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has accused the Bayelsa Police command and executives of his party the All Progressives…

Siblings burnt in Osogbo petrol station fire disaster

An outbreak at `Bovas’ petrol station in Osogbo on Wednesday caused pandemonium as two children of the same mother were…

Olu of Warri’s burial : Okowa assures traditional council of assistance

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, has assured that the state government would assist in the burial ceremony of the late…

Obasa pleads for sacrifice at Sallah

Eromosele Ebhomele Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, on Wednesday urged Muslims and people of other…

Nigerian army bans movement of vehicles, donkeys, camels, others in Borno

The Nigerian military has banned moving vehicles, bicycles, horses, donkeys and camels in northeastern Borno state as a security measure…

Okowa nominates Internal Revenue Board members

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Wednesday submitted a list of nominees for appointment as chairman and members of the…

APC reschedules Bayelsa primary

Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Wednesday said the party’s primary for the Dec. 5 governorship…

Abuja trade fair: Exhibitors complain of low patronage

Some five days into the 10th Abuja International Trade Fair, exhibitors are complaining of low patronage and attribute the situation…

DHQ alerts on circulation of fake national identity card

Defence Headquarters on Wednesday warned Nigerians against approaching unauthorized agencies and individuals for national identification registration. It said that the…

APC lauds Gov. Wike on projects’ completion in Rivers

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers on Wednesday said the Gov. Nyesom Wike administration had done well in the…

Bulama Modu, Boko Haram kingpin and 42 others arrested

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigerian troops fighting Boko Haram insurgents along Banki axis of Borno State, North East Nigeria, recorded a major…

Kumuyi charges Nigerians to shun night clubs, cultism

Kazeem Ugbodaga The General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, has charged Nigerians to shun night clubs, cultism…
MACBAN alleges that killings of innocent herders by a vigilance group is going on in Sokoto State with 16 lives lost so far.

District head, police inspector, 33 others killed by herdsmen

About 35 persons are believed to have been killed on Tuesday evening by gunmen suspected to be cattle rustlers in…
Godwin Emefiele, CBN Governo

CBN encourages bank lending to stave off recession

Reuters – Nigeria’s central bank loosened monetary policy on Tuesday by injecting liquidity into banks, in a bid to stave…

Buhari felicitates with Muslims

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with all Nigerians of the Islamic faith as they celebrate Eid el-Kabir, a statement said…

Eid el-Kabir : IG orders massive deployment of personnel

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has directed that there should be effective and extensive deployment of policemen and…

Egypt’s al-Sissi pardons Al Jazeera journalists, activists for Eid

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi on Wednesday pardoned two Al Jazeera journalists jailed for three years in a case that drew…