Islamist Militants Kill 15 Soldiers, Injure 19 In Niger
A spokesman for Niger’s military says at least 15 soldiers have been killed in an attack by Islamic extremists on a patrol near the country’s border with Mali. Colonel Abdoul Aziz Toure said Thursday,...
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Heroic Homecoming: Ondo Rolls Out Drums, Suspends Business for Mimiko (PHOTOS)
Residents and insignias of Ondo Kingdom, the hometown of immediate past governor of Ondo state, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, trooped out enmass to welcome back home the outgoing governor having successfully...
View ArticleLagos: 32-Year-Old Man Pleads Guilty To Raping 4-Year-Old Girl
A 32-year-old man, Michael Okon, on Friday, February 24, 2017 in Lagos pleaded guilty to defiling a four-year-old girl before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court. “I am guilty of the offence,” he told...
View ArticleShakeup In Aviation, As Federal Government Sacks 9 Directs of NCAA
The Federal Government on Friday, February 25, 2017 sacked nine directors of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, in what officials of the Federal Ministry of Transportation described as a...
View Article14 Donors To Spend $672 Million On Relief For Boko Haram Victims
The United Nations secretary-general, Antonio Guterres has confirmed that the Oslo conference on Boko Haram humanitarian crisis realised $672 million in pledges from 14 donors. Stephane Dujarric,...
View Article‘I Screamed, Mr. President!’: Femi Adesina Celebrates Buhari Phone Call On...
Femi Adesina, a presidential spokesperson, took to Facebook Saturday, February 25, 2017 to celebrate a phone call purportedly of the ailing President Muhammadu Buhari calling him from London. In what...
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Muhammad Ali, Boxing Legend’s Son, Detained At Airport Under Trump Travel Ban
Muhammad Ali’s son was detained by immigration officials at an American airport who quizzed him about his name and whether he is Muslim, according to a lawyer. Muhammad Ali Jr, the 44-year-old son of...
View ArticleAfrica’s Youngest Billionaire, Ashish Thakkar, Loses Family Fortune In...
Africa’s youngest billionaire, Ashish Thakkar, has been stripped of his family fortune after losing a divorce case. The co-founder of Africa banking conglomerate, Atlas Mara Ltd. lost the case after...
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Sokoto: Hundreds Of Muslims Gather Praying For Buhari’s Healing (PHOTO)
Residents of Sokoto State have joined other groups in prayer for ailing President Muhammadu Buhari who is currently in the United Kingdom on an indefinite medical vacation. The prayer on Saturday,...
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Rivers Rerun: Soldiers Unleash Violence On Voters As PDP Set For Landslide...
Rivers State, once again, on Saturday, February 25, 2017 witnessed the display of brute assault on democracy by the All Progressives Congress federal government as the Independent National Electoral...
View Article‘Unacceptable In A Democracy’: Fayose Slams DSS For Arrest Of PDP Guber...
Ayodele Fayose, the governor of Ekiti State, has faulted operatives of the Department of State Security, DSS over the arrest of a former Lagos state governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic...
View ArticleSoldiers Arrest 50 Rivers Youth Over Alleged Election Thuggery
Fifty youngsters suspected to be political thugs have been arrested by security agents in Ulakwo Ward 13 in Etche local council area of Rivers State. The suspects were arrested from different units of...
View ArticlePresidential Media Team Day: Buhari Sends SMS To Garba Shehu
Garba Shehu, a spokesperson to President Muhammadu Buhari, has narrated how he missed the President’s phone call on Saturday, February 25, 2017. The presidential aide, who made this known on his...
View ArticleRihanna To Receive Harvard University’s Humanitarian Of The Year 2017 Award
As if Rihanna hasn’t contributed enough to the greater good of humanity with more than a decade’s worth of irresistible pop bangers, it’s her work outside the recording booth that’s had the biggest...
View ArticleSouthern Kaduna: Osinbajo Summons Police IG, Gives Marching Order To End...
Additional security measures, including a total deployment of 15, 285 policemen are now being put in place by the Nigeria Police Force in Southern Kaduna, days after Acting President Yemi Osinbajo...
View ArticleBola Tinubu Hints On Running For President In 2019
Former governor of Lago State, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has said that he cannot rule out the possibility of fighting for presidential office in Nigeria. According to SaharaReporters, Tinubu said this...
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Olusegun Mimiko And Family Celebrate God’s Faithfulness At Thanksgiving...
Olusegun Mimiko, the immediate past governor of Ondo State, along with his wife, Olukemi and their children held a special thanksgiving service at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG in Ondo...
View ArticlePolice Arrest New Suspect In Nigeria-Turkish School Kidnapping
The Police I-G’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT) says it has arrested another member of a kidnapping gang who invaded the Nigeria-Turkish International School (NTIS), Isheri in Ogun on Jan. 13. The...
View ArticleBig Fail At Oscars As La La Land Is Wrongly Announced For Best Picture Prize
Just when we thought it was all over… Warren Beatty had to apologise after he and Faye Dunaway managed to read out the wrong winner of the Best Picture Oscar. Yes, that really happened – just when we...
View ArticleChaos! Ahmed Makarfi Demands Modu Sheriff Vacates PDP Secretariat
Senator Ahmed Makarfi, head of the sacked National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded that the factional national chairman of the party Senator Ali Modu Sheriff...
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