A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Maurice Iwu has regained his freedom after spending a week at Ikoyi Prison in Lagos. Iwu, who is facing N1.23 billion...

Nigeria’s female national basketball team, D’Tigress on Sunday night defeated host country, Senegal in the final of the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket to win their fourth continental title. The hard-fought...

The United States President, Donald Trump has confirmed that he is interested in buying Greenland, saying it would essentially be a large real estate deal. Asked on Sunday about reports that he was exploring...

A suicide bomber on Saturday night killed at least 63 people and injured 182 others in an attack on a wedding reception in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. The country’s Interior Ministry says the...

The Iranian oil tanker detained by British authorities for allegedly attempting to ferry oil to Syria has departed Gibraltar after the British overseas territory rejected a United States demand for it...

American actor, producer and retired wrestler, Dwayne Johnson popularly known by his ring name ‘ The Rock’ has gotten married to his girlfriend of twelve years, Lauren Hashian. The 47-year-old Johnson...

The Leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) also known as Shiites, Sheikh Ibrahim El-ZakZaky and his wife, Zeenat are back in Nigeria after their botched medical trip to India. The couple arrived...

North Korea has rejected any further talks with South Korea, saying its decision to opt out of any dialogue was completely the fault of South Korea’s actions. Pyongyang issued a statement in response...

The Israeli government has banned two United States congresswomen from entering the country for supporting an international boycott movement. Democrats, Rashida Tlaib whose family emigrated to the US from...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted  President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop providing Foreign Exchange (FOREX) for food importation. In...

Some concerned indigenes of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to stop the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s 43 ministerial nominees screened and...

The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA)  has banned former Super Eagles player and coach, Samson Siasia for life and fined him $50,000 for allegedly agreeing to the manipulation of...

A Russian passenger plane has made an emergency landing in a cornfield near Moscow after striking a flock of birds, injuring at least twenty three persons in the process.  State media described the incident,...

Six police officers were shot and wounded in the United States city of Philadelphia on Wednesday during several hours of gunfire which began when police tried to execute a narcotics warrant. According...

 Imo State governor, Emeka Ihedioha has announced the appointment of a former Super Eagles of Nigeria midfielder, Kanu Nwankwo as his Senior Special Assistant on Sports Matters . A statement issued by...

The Nigerian Army says troops of  Operation Whirl-Stroke (OPWS) have uncovered an illegal arms manufacturing factory in Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State. The Force Commander of  OPWS, Maj.-Gen...

Police in Australia and New Zealand believe they have disrupted the Pacific operation of a United Kingdom crime syndicate after four Britons were arrested in an operation. Police said they seized 766 kilograms...

 D’Tigress of Nigeria made light work of Cameroon on Tuesday in a one-sided tie at the ongoing FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship in Senegal. The Nigerian girls defeated their Cameroonian counterparts...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said he will use his second term in office to improve the lives of Nigerians by paying close attention to the poor and those on the lower rungs of the society. Addressing...

The Borno State government says it has donated some parts of Sambisa Forest, an enclave of the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents for the establishment of the controversial Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) programme. The...