The United Nations (UN) has said it will give its support to any Nigerian woman vying for elective position in the country’s 2019 general elections. The Executive Director of the United Nations...

Four Nigerian states namely Plateau, Bauchi, Benue and Gombe served by the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) have been thrown into total darkness following a fire that gutted the Jos Transmission...

The pan Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has said that the recent deployment of armed soldiers to the south-eastern region of Nigeria was meant to intimidate, harass and extort money...

Following Tuesday’s clash between Nigerian soldiers and members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), security personnel have taken over some parts of Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State. The...

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has expressed optimism that the state will produce its first elected female Governor in no distant time. Ambode stated this while receiving the One-Day Governor...

The outgoing Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Ekpo Nta has handed over the leadership of the agency to Mr Abdullahi Bako. Bako, a board member...

The Lagos State Government has banned inter-state buses and vehicles from operating along Ikorodu Road. Speaking after inspecting the ongoing construction of a Modern Bus Terminal at Yaba and the beautification...

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South South region of Nigeria has called for the expulsion of the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Senator Aisha Alhassan from the party...

Nigeria’s Vice Presient, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has distanced himself from a group known as ‘Osinbajo Volunteers’ which has started campaigning for his emergence as the country’s president in 2019. The...

At least seven people sustained serious injuries on Sunday when members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) clashed with Nigerian soldiers in Umuahia, Abia State. Some reports claimed that  soldiers...

 Pope Francis on Sunday sustained minor injuries when he lost his balance and hit his head against a vehicle barrier during his visit to Cartagena, Colombia. Riding in his Popemobile, a customised vehicle...

Operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service from the Tincan Island Command have uncovered 1,100 pump action rifles after smashing a syndicate that specialises in the smuggling of weapons into the country. Briefing...

Spain’s Rafael Nadal on Sunday defeated South Africa’s Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 to clinch the 2017 US Open men’s singles title and the 16th Grand Slam title of his lawn tennis career. Apart...

 A Federal High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Monday dismissed the suit filed by Dino Melaye, the Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District which challenged the validity...

At least 32 persons were reportedly killed after an earthquake struck off the Pacific Coast of Mexico late Thursday. The 8.2 magnitude quake, described as the most powerful to hit the country in almost...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it has recovered only about 15 percent of the funds allegedly misappropriated by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke. The...

Less than a month after 15 passengers were kidnapped in Elibrada in Rivers State, heavily-armed gunmen on Thursday abducted another 19 passengers near Nigeria’s oil hub, Port Harcourt, the Rivers State...

The Nigeria Police on Wednesday arrested an alleged army deserter, Ebeje Nnamdi who is suspected to be the trainer of members of the Nnamdi Kanu-led Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The 26-year-old...

Gunmen disguised as worshippers on Friday infiltrated St. Thomas’ Catholic Church, Onilekere, Ikeja, Lagos State and shot the Parish Priest, Reverend Daniel Nwankwo at close range. The gunmen reportedly...

A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the party’s 2015 Senatorial candidate in Bayelsa State, Hon. Preye Aganaba has said that the party has no alternative to President Muhammadu...