Avram Grant quits as Ghana coach
Avram Grant has quit his job as Ghana’s head coach after more than two years in charge of the Black Stars, the country’s
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Ekiti Assembly orders arrest of Minister
The Ekiti State House of Assembly on Tuesday issued a warrant of arrest against former Governor Kayode Fayemi over alleged corruption. The assembly
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FG not fair to Christians, CAN replies Lai Mohammed
The Christian Association of Nigeria this Tuesday described as disparaging comments credited to the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in
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Rivers rerun: Police panel recovers N111m bribe from INEC officials
The Nigeria Police Force said it recovered more than N111 million from electoral officials alleged to have been bribed by Rivers state government
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Alleged N2.2bn fraud: FG withdraws charges against Supreme Court Registrar, others
The Federal Government this Tuesday withdrew without giving reasons, the corruption charges it filed against the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Mr.
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Yes! We have recieved Buhari’s letter – Senate
The Senate this Tuesday confirmed that it had received the letter from President Muhammadu Buhari extending his vacation in the UK. Senate spokesperson,
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CCT defends N1.2bn 2017 Budget
The Code of Conduct Tribunal has defended its 2017 budget of N1.22 billion before the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions.
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Confession of an arrested Suicide bomber: ‘Boko Haram paid me N200’
An 18-year-old Boko Haram suicide bomber, Amina, who was intercepted by men of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)this Tuesday in Maiduguri,
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US asylum seekers trek to Canada over xenophobia fears
Refugees in the U.S. fearing a worsening climate of xenophobia in the wake of a divisive U.S. presidential campaign are flocking to Canada
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Mike Ozekhome in trouble as EFCC impounds his bank account.
Human-rights lawyer and activist, Mike Ozekhome,SAN, is in trouble as the Federal High Court in Lagos ordered the temporary forfeiture of the sum
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Punching bag husband seeks divorce
A middle-aged man, Kasimu Oseni, this Tuesday approached a Lugbe Customary Court, Abuja, seeking the dissolution of his 13-year-old marriage to Rebecca over
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Man, 36, lands in court for molesting daughter
A 36-year-old driver, Abdulraheem Nasiru, wasthis Tuesday arraigned in a Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly molesting his daughter. The defendant
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Teachers protest DSS molestation at State Assembly
Teachers at the Federal Government Girls College, Calabar, this Tuesday staged a peaceful protest to the Cross River House of Assembly over alleged
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BREAKING: Senate screens ambassadorial nominees in darkness
Power failure at Room 324, Senate New Building marred the screening of the non-career ambassadorial nominees for whom President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking
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N199m fraud: Court adjourns Oronsaye’s case
FCT High Court, Maitama, on Tuesday adjourned till March 1 for adoption of addresses in a case of alleged breach of trust and
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Bizare! Man hacks father to death in Jigawa
The Jigawa Police Command this Tuesday said it had arrested a 25-year-old man, Abdulhamid Abdullahi, for allegedly killing his 65-year-old father, Abdullahi Shuaibu. The
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South Sudan: Salva Kiir orders soldiers shot for rape
The president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir said that soldiers who rape civilians should be shot. It was the first tough
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Buhari’s Health: Osinbajo, APC meet behind closed doors, mum on status
A day after President Muhammadu Buhari wrote a letter to the National Assembly on his inability to return home, the Acting President Yemi
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Sex before 18 risk to cervix cancer
Kunden Deyin, the Plateau Commissioner of Health, says research has shown that women who engage in active sex before age of 18 are
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Shocking! FG dismisses Nigerian Professor’s HIV/AIDS cure claims
The Federal Government through the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has dismissed
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Facebook partners Nigerian groups for safer internet
Today is Safer Internet Day (SID) (www.SaferInternetDay.org) and Facebook (www.Facebook.com) has launched a series of initiatives to help make the Internet a safer
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Ambode to phase out danfo this year
The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday said there were plans to remove yellow buses, popularly known as danfo, from Lagos roads.
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Ayegbeni joins Coventry City on trial
Yakubu Ayegbeni, the former Nigerian international is far from retirement. Russell Slade, boss of Coventry City FC, a Champions league team in UK
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Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, 92 other US companies file motion against Trump’s travel ban
A travel ban by President Donald Trump violates the Constitution, immigration laws and harms business, 97 American companies have said in a court
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Man rejects court verdict after killing wife’s lover
Man rejects court verdict after killing wife’s lover Haruna Tonga, who was sentenced to death by a Borno State High Court, for
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Buhari will be in UK for sometime until UK doctors give him clean bill of health — Presidency
Nigeria’s ailing President Muhammadu Buhari will remain in the United Kingdom until doctors give him a clean bill of health, his Special Adviser
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Thousands protest against Buhari in Lagos and Abuja
Thousands of angry Nigerians on Monday took to the streets in Nigeria’s capital Abuja and the economic hub Lagos to protest against the
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AFCON 2017: Cameroon lifts the trophy
Vincent Aboubakar came off the bench to score a late goal to steer Cameroon to a 2-1 victory over Egypt in the final
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N26m scam: Fani-Kayode seeks out-of-court settlement
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Monday, asked the Federal High Court Abuja, to adjourn his case to allow him explore other options
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NRC raises fares for Kaduna-Abuja rail service
The Nigeria Railway Corporation has announced new fares on its Kaduna-Abuja route with effect from this Monday. The 25 per cent hike, which
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