A nine-year-old girl is among three people confirmed to have died following a 6.1 magnitude earthquake in and around the Japanese city of Osaka which occurred  during Monday morning rush hour. Local officials...

At least 31 persons were  killed on Saturday night when several blasts went off in Damboa Local Government Area in the southern part of Borno State. Witnesses said the blasts which hit the Shuwari and...

Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State says the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is not a serious opposition party, adding that the All Progressive Congress (APC) would put its...

  Paris Saint-Germain and Brazilian football star, Neymar Jr. has called on referees officiating at the Russia 2018 World Cup to brace up in carrying out their duties by putting a stop to what he...

Ahead of the national convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the party’s appeal committee headed by Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has disqualified 19 aspirants. He  said 18...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all the 23 chairmanship seats in Saturday’s Local Government Area polls conducted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC). Meanwhile,...

Governor Abdul’aziz Yari of Zamfara State says he has dropped his responsibility as the Chief Security Officer of the state, alleging that he had no control over the security machinery in the state. Speaking...

Mexico football fans are believed to have caused a minor earthquake as they celebrated their team’s 1-0 shock win over defending champions, Germany at the ongoing World Cup in Russia. According to...

Former Abia State governor and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Orji Uzo Kalu has told one of the presidential aspirants of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sule...

Former Caretaker Committee National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party and erstwhile governor of Kaduna State, Ahmed Makarfi has declared his intention to contest the 2019 presidential election. Speaking...

Eldest son of the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Kola Abiola has revealed that he made three attempts to persuade former President Goodluck Jonathan to confer the honour...

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to practise the virtues of Islam beyond the fasting season, urging them not to separate religion and morality because according to him, doing so will...

The Chief of Army Staff , Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, this Friday admitted that the efforts by the Nigerian military to tackle the state of insecurity in the North-Central and North-Western parts of Nigeria...

Barcelona Football Club and Argentina talismanic forward, Lionel Messi has described the Super Eagles of Nigeria as one of the compact African teams which are  always difficult to predict. Messi, who...

Several people have been reportedly injured after a shooting at a funeral home in the town of Hayward in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. According to local media reports, the shooting took...

A former chieftain of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in Benue state, John Akperashi says governor Samuel Ortom needs to seek an alternative platform other than the APC to actualize his...

The National chairman of Labour Party (LP), Mike Omotosho has vowed to reject plans by former governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko to return to the party, accusing him of attempting to destabilize...

The Ekiti State House of Assembly has suspended its Chief Whip and member representing Ikere Constituency 2, Mr. Sunday Akinniyi for negligence and sleeping during plenary sessions. A statement signed...

As the 2018 World Cup kicks off in Russia, a psychic pig has given hope to Nigerians by predicting that the Super Eagles will get to the semi-finals of the tournament. The black micro pig called Mystic...

Italy’s Supreme Court has thrown out an appeal from Shell and four former Shell managers together with an Eni chief  to stop their trial for alleged corrupt practices in Nigeria. The long-running graft...