Chief Bisi Akande, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and erstwhile interim National Chairman of the party has said he is greatly disturbed and saddened by the health of President Muhammadu...

  Famous Ethiopian blogger and journalist, Eskinder Nega, has been awarded the 2017 World Press Freedom Hero, despite his being in jail since 2011. Nega was announced winner of the prestigious award...

 As part of the one-year anniversary celebration of her Grammy-winning album, Lemonade, American soulful singer, Beyonce Knowles has offered scholarships to women in music, creative arts, literature...

  Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has said that with the positive results coming from the institution’s various economic policies, the country should be out of its current...

Nigeria’s  Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said that ailing President Muhammadu Buhari will for the time being operate from home instead of his office. He made the disclosure...

  Barely 48 hours after 7 persons were reportedly killed in separate suicide attacks in Maiduguri, three suicide bomb attacks in Muna community of Maiduguri, has claimed another 5 lives and injured 11...

The Nigerian Army says it has recovered a lot of arms and ammunition in Southern Kaduna in its recently-launched Operation Harbin Kunama II. Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Sani Kukasheka...

  A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, this Tuesday granted bail to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu on health considerations. Delivering ruling on the bail...

Newcastle United’s last night 4-1 demolition of Preston North End has earned the team a promotion spot to the top flight of English football, the English Premier League(EPL). This has come exactly 348...

  Twenty-four people were reportedly killed and 19 others critically injured when a trailer truck and passenger bus collided at the Kibwezi area of Kenya late Monday night. According to Leonard Kimaiyo,...

 Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly summoned the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II over his expenditure since his appointment in 2014. Sanusi,...

  Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity has said the President’s spokespersons were not consulted before Punch Reporter, Olalekan Adetayo was...

A Lagos trader, Mrs Titilayo Balogun who attempted to jump into the Lagos Lagoon on March 24, has been arraigned before a Chief Magistrate’s Court at Ebute-Metta. Her offence, according to the prosecutor,...

  Twenty three times Grand Slam winner and world tennis number one,  Serena Williams, on Wednesday announced she is 20weeks pregnant by showing off her pregnant belly on Snapchat and Instagram. This...

  A total of 745 deaths have been recorded since the outbreak of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) in some parts of Nigeria. According to figures released by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)...

  A Nigerian pilot who works for Air Djibouti, Ademola Odujinrin has become the first African to fly solo around the world. In a statement released by Odujinrin’s foundation, Transcend, the 38-year-old...

  Officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) have arrested a woman, Fatima Kabir, believed to be an ex-wife of a factional leader of Boko Haram, Mamman Nur in Maiduguri. The 15-year-old...

Nigerian business magnate, Ahmadu Chanchangi has died at the age of 87. He died this Wednesday morning along the Kaduna—Abuja Highway while being driven to an Abuja Hospital for treatment. Chanchangi...

  Several prominent lecturers of  Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma have been arrested by the Edo State Police Command for  alleged involvement in cult-related activities. This revelation was made by...

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is offering the sum of $1000 as reward for any information that will lead to the arrest of a Nigerian for alleged internet fraud. 32-year-old Kelechi...