The Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna, Kaduna State on Wednesday nullified the election of the spokesman of the Senate, Senator Dayo Adeyeye as the lawmaker representing Ekiti South Senatorial District...

Nigeria’s  Senate President,  Ahmad Lawan has directed the newly confirmed board members to take over the affairs of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC with immediate effect. He gave...

The Federal Government on Tuesday withdrew the corruption charges against the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick and four other chieftains of the body. The Federal High Court in...

The  Academy Awards has disqualified Nigeria’s “Lionheart” from the Oscar race for the Best International Feature Film category. It was the first film ever submitted to the Oscars by Nigeria. “Lionheart,”which...

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mrs Sarah Alade as his Special Adviser on Finance and the Economy. This was disclosed in a statement by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, on Tuesday. Mrs Alade...

Former Russian president, Mikhail Gorbachev has warned that the world is in colossal danger and must destroy all nuclear weapons to save the planet and mankind. In an interview with the BBC, the ex-Soviet...

The Nigerian Army on Sunday said it has arrested eight Boko Haram suspects in connection with plans to attack facilities in Lagos  State. The insurgents had about two weeks ago made attempts to attack...

A Mercedes G-Wagon on the campaign convoy of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State, Musa Wada on Saturday ran into a kiosk in Idah and killed all four persons...

Nigerian artiste and serial hitmaker, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu popurlaly known as Burna Boy was on Sunday night announced as the winner of the Best Africa Act award at the 2019 MTV EMA’s. The 28-year-old...

South Africa on Saturday at the International stadium in Yokohama, Japan defeated England 32-12 in the finals of the 2019 Rugby World Cup to win its third world title. The Springboks captain, Siya Kolisi...

The Nigeria Police say they have rescued 15 people kept chained in an illegal prayer house in Ijegun area of Lagos State, following a tip-off. Some of the victims, who were men and women between the ages...

The Islamic State has finally confirmed the death of its erstwhile leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and announced Abu Ibrahim Hashemi al-Quraishi as his successor. Al-Quraishi was named in an audio message...

According to latest figures released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday, Nigeria’s foreign reserves fell by $1.26 billion from $41.76 billion on October 2 to $40.5 billion as at October...

 Taraba State governor, Darius Ishaku has said that the ongoing hunters’ onslaught against banditry in some parts of the state was yielding positive results. The governor stated this on Thursday...

Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika appears to have dampened the enthusiasm of many advocates of a national carrier for Nigeria. On Wednesday, he said Arik Air currently does not possess what...

At least 70 people were killed and scores injured on Thursday as a massive fire broke out on a moving train after cooking gas stoves carried by some passengers exploded in Pakistan‘s Eastern Punjab...

The United States House of Representatives on Thursday passed a resolution to formally proceed with  impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. The vote which was the first formal test of support...

Facebook and Instagram are cracking down on emojis that are implicitly or indirectly related to sex and sexual connotations such as aubergines and peaches.  Through their updated Community Standards,...

The first military governor of Lagos State, Brigadier General Mobolaji Olufunso Johnson has died at the age of 83. His son, Deji confirmed that the retired soldier passed on in the late hours of Wednesday,...

The Federal Government of Nigeria on Tuesday said the 36 state governors in the country kicked against its plan to extend the repayment period of its budget support to state governments from 20 to 30 years. The...