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Mama Awolowo craved a united Nigeria, says Osinbajo

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday eulogised the late Chief Hannah Awolowo, saying she always stood for the unity of the…

Nigeria: Floods kill 53, displace over 100,420 people in 11 states

No fewer than 53 people have died in eleven states following flood disasters that displaced more than 100,420 persons this…

Three explosions rock Maiduguri killing at least eight persons

Three blasts struck the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, a military spokesman said on Sunday, a day after a new…

HID Awolowo, one of Africa’s greatest female political icons – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari described late Hanna Idowu Dideolu Awolowo as one of Africa’s greatest female political icons when he placed…

My British passport was forged, says Saraki

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has distanced himself from the British passport widely circulated online and on social media, noting that,…
A far-right Finnish politician deletes social media post that threatened the shooting of illegal border crossers following a public outcry

Refugees reject France seek better life in Germany, Holland, Sweden

They dream of a better life in Germany, Sweden or Holland, but one country appears glaringly absent from the lips…

Don’t vote a Muslim as US President – Ben Carson

AP – Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson says Islam is antithetical to the Constitution, and he doesn’t believe that a…

I’m not behind your CCB trial, Buhari tells Saraki

The Presidency says that attempts to link the ongoing trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to President Muhammadu Buhari…

Sallah: Aregbesola provides free train ride from Osun to Lagos

Governor Rauf Aregbesola on Sunday said the Osun State Government would provide free train service for its citizens who would…

Gov. Emmanuel inaugurates construction of 81km roads in Akwa Ibom

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has commenced the construction of 81km roads at different local government areas. The Commissioner…

Late Mrs Awolowo always stood for Nigeria’s unity–Osinbajo

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday eulogised the late Chief Hannah Awolowo, saying she always stood for the unity of the…

AAG: Buhari congratulates Team Nigeria

President Muhammad Buhari has congratulated the Team Nigeria, who came second on the overall medals table at the just concluded…

Arrest of Saraki will divide APC, says Wada Nas

Femi Adi/Kaduna The President of Arewa Youth Development Associate, AYDA Alhaji Imrana Wada Nas has said if the Senate President,…

US to take in 100,000 refugees – Kerry

The United States will take in more refugees worldwide in the next two years, US Secretary of State John Kerry…

Again, Lagos State warns hawkers, Okada riders

The Lagos State Government in its effort at implementing the Section 3 of the Lagos State Road Traffic Law 2012…

Floods kill 53, displace 100,420 people in 11 states

At least 53 people have died in eleven states following flood disasters that displaced more than 100,420 persons this year.…

Implement police reform report, NOPRIN tells FG

Eromosele Ebhomele The Network on Police Reform in Nigeria, NOPRIN, a network of 49 civil society organisations spread across the…

We are hounded by SARS for beating a thief, Lagos residents cry out

Residents of Hanson Close, off Olateju Road, Mushin, Lagos State Nigeria have cried out to the Commissioner of Police in…

Ambode, Tinubu, others pay condolence visit to HID Awolowo’s family

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Sunday in company of prominent leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and…

APC, PDP, Accord mourn late HID Awolowo

The APC, Accord Party and PDP in Oyo State on Sunday lamented the death of Mrs HID Awolowo, describing her…

Bayelsa APC primary: Vedelago solicits women support

Mrs Charity Vedelago, a governorship aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa, has solicited women support for…

Migrant crisis deepens as thousands pour into Austria

AFP – Crowded aboard buses and trains, thousands more migrants flooded into Austria on Sunday from countries unable or unwilling…

Address challenges in the health sector, AYPDM tells Buhari

The Africa Youth Patriotic and Development Mission (AYPDM), an NGO, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to address challenges in…
Scene of a bomb attack in Jos

Five killed in suicide bomb attack in Cameroon

Reuters – At least five people were killed in a suicide bomb attack on Sunday in the northern Cameroon town…

I remain a card carrying member of APC, says Saraki

Senate President, Bukola Saraki has dismissed claims that he is set to dump the ruling party in Nigeria, All Progressives…

Nigerians, road accidents and the Blood of Jesus

By Philip Obin I sincerely think that as Nigerians, we need to embrace science and technology, study it and understand…

Quit politics, Oshiomhole tells 83-year old Ogbemudia

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has advised former Governor of the Defunct Bendel State, Dr Samuel Ogbemudia, to retire from…

Code of Conduct Tribunal right to call for Saraki’s arrest – CACOL

Eromosele Ebhomele The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, has slammed those castigating Nigeria’s Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, over the…
• The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse II

Olu of Warri officially dead, all adults to wear clothes inside-out for 3 months

Warri Traditional Council of Chiefs officially announced the demise of Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwase 11 on Saturday, which laid…

Nigeria’s oil refineries resume production

Bright orange flames flare upwards from a pencil-thin chimney at the Port Harcourt Refining Company, sending thick black smoke into…