Seven persons have been killed after a military aircraft crashed a few yards off the runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja a few hours ago. “First responders are at the scene. Sadly, all seven...

Two petitioners have been awarded N10 million each as compensation by the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Restitution and Inquiry set up to investigate cases of police brutality especially involving officers...

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Naso for reportedly stabbing his neighbour to death in his sleep for abusing his wife. The incident occurred at Messiah High School Street...

The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has welcomed with delight the news of the appointment of Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji as the Executive Secretary of Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency...

Men of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Office, have uncovered an ‘academy’ for the grooming of internet fraudsters. EFCC Spokesman Wilson Uwujaren said the ‘academy’...

There are indications that the Niger abductees will be released soon, if the assurance by the popular Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmed Gumi is something to go by. Sheikh Gumi gave the assurance after meetings...

Not fewer than seeven persons, including farmers, have been killed in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State, by gunmen suspected to be criminal herdsmen. The Edo State Police Command confirmed...

Nigeria’s  former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has said that Nigerians should be licensed to carry sophisticated arms like AK-47 just like the Fulani herdsmen. He stated this on...

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N640.310 billion to the three tiers of government for January. Mr Hassan Dodo, the Director of Information, Ministry of Finance, Budget and...

A young woman has become the first protester to die in the anti-coup demonstrations in Myanmar after she was shot in the head. Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing, 20, was injured earlier last week when police tried...

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Thursday announced the dissolution of the lower house of parliament and called early legislative elections as the North African nation struggles with health,...

The Federal government is planning to sell a number of properties to finance its 2021 national budget. The government has categorized 36 properties into five departments. The Industries and communication...

A Kaduna Chief   Magistrates’ Court, on Thursday, ordered that a 32-year-old man, Francis Godwin, be remanded in  a correctional centre pending legal advice. The defendant who resides at Constitution...

The camps of the Eastern Security Network,ESN, in Orlu, Imo State, have been burnt down by military operatives. The camps were situated in some parts of the forest Umunna in Orlu and Orsu Local Government...

Facebook has blocked Australian users from sharing or viewing news content on the platform, causing much alarm over public access to key information. It comes in response to a proposed law which would...

Less than 24 hours after the Kagara school attack, gunmen have again attacked other communities in Niger State. Some of the communities in Gurmana ward of Shiroro Local Government Area of the state, including...

Texas remained in the frigid grip of winter storms on Wednesday as a fresh arctic blast deepened an electricity supply crisis that has forced millions to endure days without power and heat. More than 100...

Life expectancy in the US fell by a full year in the first half of 2020, a change experts say was fuelled by the growing coronavirus pandemic. The life expectancy for the entire population dropped...

The immediate past Service Chiefs on Thursday stormed the Senate for screening as non-career ambassadors. The former Service Chiefs were led to the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs by the Senior...

The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Aghughu Adolphus Arhotomhenla as Auditor-General for the Federation. This followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Public Accounts. The Chairman...