A Nigerian, Bayode Treasures-Olawunmi has set a new Guinness World Record for ‘The Longest Reading Marathon (Read Aloud)’.He achieved the feat at exactly 3:30pm on Saturday at the YouRead Library...

Researchers say they have discovered a new HIV antibody that is capable of suppressing the Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) for nearly six months without any additional treatment. The finding which...

An explosion has rocked Burkina Faso’s army headquarters in the capital, Ouagadougou this Friday and black smoke could be seen billowing above the buildings. It was not immediately clear what caused...

Nigerian football legends will take on Spanish football greats, Barcelona legends in a charity match organized to honour the exemplary works of Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari. The match dubbed ‘Clash...

Boko Haram militants on Thursday night attacked two villages in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State, abducting three persons and leaving many injured. Residents say the militants sneaked into...

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said Nigeria is currently suffering its worst outbreak of Lassa fever even as local health officials disclosed that at least 72 people had died from the...

Following growing calls on  the iconic United States talk show host to consider taking a shot at the presidency since her inspiring speech at the Golden Globe Awards earlier this year, Oprah Winfrey...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said majority of Nigerians were getting poorer despite the country’s slow recovery from recession. The Fund said urgent economic reforms were needed but warned...

The Nigerian government has dragged the management of  Alabama State University in the United States to court for allegedly mishandling the scholarship funds meant for students’ books, rent and food. According...

Imo State governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha on Wednesday swore to thwart the plans of Senator Ifeanyi Araraume to realize his gubernatorial ambition in the state. In a press statement issued in Owerri,...

The Nigerian Senate has said the passage of the 2018 budget is being delayed by ministers and a majority of the ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) who have refused to either submit details of...

The leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Henry Okah has accused the South African government of maltreating him while he was in detention. In a statement released shortly...

Nigerian authorities have released two Cameroonian separatists who were detained by the Police in Abuja on Wednesday last week. Five members of the Ambazonia Separatist Movement, an Anglophone group seeking...

In what seems to be a response to the cries of Nigerian traders over the acute shortage of lower denomination currency notes, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday kicked off an exercise aimed...

  Saddened over the circumstance that surrounded the abduction of 110 female students of Government Girls Science Technical College, Dapchi, the apex northern socio-cultural group,  Arewa Consultative...

A team of surgeons in India led by Dr. Trimurti Nadkarni have successfully removed a 1.873kg tumour believed to be the largest in the world from the head of Santlal Pal, a 31-year-old vendor. Pal, who...

The United Nations says it is outraged by the abduction of 110 school girls of Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State by suspected Boko Haram militants. The UN Secretary –...

Popular comedian, Bill Cosby’s daughter, Ensa has reportedly died of kidney disease in Massachusetts, the United States. Spokesman for the comedian, Andrew Wyatt while announcing the sad news on Monday...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday declined to assent to the bill establishing the Peace Corps. In a letter read by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara at Tuesday’s plenary,...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has succeeded in stabilising the country despite its various challenges. He stated this during the National Executive...