“Winners Chapel got N35m of NIMASA slush funds” – witness
A Federal High Court in Lagos friday heard how Winners Chapel, a church owned by Pastor David Oyedepo got N35million out of the
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Fraudsters hack NSCDC’s website
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps says its website has been hacked by online fraudsters and debunked any ongoing recruitment by the
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Why Osinbajo rescheduled Ondo trip
The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has rescheduled his planned visit to Ondo State. The trip earlier scheduled for Friday has been moved to Monday. Osinbajo’s
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Biafra suspect granted bail on health grounds
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Port Harcourt on Friday granted bail on health grounds to one of the 45 Biafra separatists standing trial
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Kidnapping: Police deploy tracking devices in Lagos, Rivers
The Inspector- General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, says the force will establish special tracking unit in Lagos and Port-Harcourt to check kidnapping
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I didn’t call Venus Williams “gorilla’’—ESPN commentator
An ESPN commentator who was sacked for making controversial statements about Venus Williams during the Australian Open is now planning to sue his
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Nigeria in unfortunate reality of ‘change’ – Murray Bruce
Nigerian business magnate, founder of the Silverbird Group and Senator representing the Bayelsa East constituency, in Bayelsa State has decried the unfortunate economic
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Akwa Ibom: Kerosene explosions kill 4, injure 14
Four persons died while 14 others were severely burnt in multiple kerosene explosions in the last 15 weeks in Akwa Ibom state, Dr Aniekeme Uwa,
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PDP: “We will appeal to the Supreme Court”, Sen. Makarfi declares
The Sen. Ahmed Markafi-led, National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has resolved to challenge the Court of Appeal’s Judgement affirming
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Police shut down Peace Corps camp
The Commissioner of Police in Kwara state, Olushola Amore, has shut down a training camp of Peace Corps of Nigeria in Offa local
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I’m like Indiana Jones – Ibrahimovic
Zlatan Ibrahimovic compared himself to the action movie hero Indiana Jones after scoring his first hat-trick for Manchester United. Just as fictional archaeologist
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Pastor charged to court for threatening members
A 56-year-old pastor, Jones Nwaeze, was this Friday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ court in Lagos for allegedly chasing worshipers with sticks and
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Sex positions to try if he has a big manhood
It can be a rude shock for a woman to discover for the first time that her man has an impossibly big manhood.
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Tax invasion: Court orders revenue board to seal Union Bank premises
The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service on Friday obtained a court warrant to seal the premises of Union Bank Plc in Kaduna over
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BREAKING: Appeal Court declares Sheriff authentic PDP chairman
An Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt this Friday declared Senator Ali Modu Sheriff the Acting Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party. The judgement
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Daura Emirate Council holds prayer for Buhari
The Daura Emirate Council in Katsina State this Friday conducted a marathon prayer session invoking Allah’s protection and good health for President Muhammadu
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UAE to build city on Mars
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister of United Arab Emirates, this Friday, announced that the country was planning to build
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Police arraign man, teenager for raping 14-year-old girl
A man and a teenage boy this Friday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly abducting and raping a
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Defamation Lawsuit: Court frees Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby won a legal battle against one of his accusers Thursday, an event so rare lately that he tweeted about his legal
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Wenger’s term in Arsenal may end this season
Arsene Wenger said this Friday that he will make a decision on his Arsenal future “in March or April” as he vowed to
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Blair to challenge UK’s commitment to Brexit
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has said he is set to challenge the government on its commitment to leave the European Union,
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Birthday Party: Zimbabwe’s football boss demands apology from CAF
Phillip Chiyangwa, Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) President, has demanded an apology from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after he was censured for
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BREAKING: Three feared dead as luxury bus plunges into Lagos canal
At least three people including the driver, were killed, while 23 sustained injuries after a luxury bus with registration number Anambra GDD 386
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9 Suicide bombers invade Maiduguri, destroy 13 vehicles
Nine bombers died in Maiduguri between Thursday night and early Friday, in what would qualify as the boldest plan by Boko Haram to
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Strange! Presidency to spend N100m on bullet-proof tyres in 2017
The Permanent Secretary of the State House, Mr Jalal Arabi, during the defence of the Presidential Villa’s 2017 budget, yesterday, before the Senate
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FUTMinna students burn clinic, destroy libraries over student’s death
The students of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, have gone on the rampage, setting ablaze the school’s clinic on Bosso
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South Sudan: Labour minister resigns
Uncomfortable with the inconsistency in President Salva Kiir’s leadership, South Sudanese Labour and Public Service minister, Gen. Gabriel Lam, has resigned. He is
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Pakistan names 76 terrorists hiding in Afghanistan
Pakistan army has handed over to officials of the Afghan Embassy, a list of 76 terrorists hiding in Afghanistan. The development came following
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N522bn Paris Club refund: “Probe us if you can”, govs tell EFCC
State governors, under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum, in the early hours of Thursday, rose from their meeting, saying they were
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Corruption Scandal: Samsung boss arrested
The heir to the Samsung business empire has been arrested on corruption allegations. Lee Jae-yong, the de facto leader of South Korea’s biggest
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