The Police in Osun on Thursday arraigned 28 persons before an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court over their alleged involvement in burning down a police station in Iwo, Osun. The police arraigned Raheem Adewale, 26, Lateef Oluwafemi, 28, Ishola Jimoh,19, Kazeem Rafiu, 31, Kabiru Mudashiru, 35, Ajayi Michael, 18, Wasiu Suleiman, 40, Adeyemi Buhari, 25, Matthew […]

The Imo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress has adopted an indirect mode of primaries. The method was adopted at the ongoing state executive meeting of the party in Owerri, the state capital. The motion for the adoption was moved by the party Chairman in Nwangele Local Government Area, Jude Mbamara and seconded by the […]

The Nigerian Air Force says its Air Task Force has commenced ” OPERATION THUNDER STRIKE 2″ against the Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East and has recorded successful strikes. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. “The Operation, which commenced on September […]

French President Emmanuel Macron will host Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito next Wednesday as part of a week-long state visit by the emperor-in-waiting to mark 160 years of diplomatic relations between the two nations. Naruhito’s trip, which begins Friday in the southeastern city of Lyon, is part of “Japonismes 2018”, a year-long cultural offensive in France […]

Firemen have rescued six persons trapped in a building which collapsed on Wednesday evening at Gwammaja in Dala Local Government area in Kano State. The Spokesman for Kano State Fire Service, Saidu Mohammed, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Kano that among those rescued was a 10- year-old boy. “We received a […]

Chux Ohai Music fans recently had a taste of mind-blowing jazz when returnee Nigerian saxophonist, Olujazz, performed live at the prestigious MUSON Centre in Lagos. The artiste, who reportedly honed his skill in the United States, practically wowed the audience with his skilful handling of the saxophone, which also left many longing for more. Before […]

’Femi Asu The Co-Founder and Executive Director, Sahara Group, Temitope Shonubi, has highlighted the need for African countries to harmonise fuel specifications. Shonubi, according to a statement, is one of the speakers at the ongoing Africa Oil and Power Conference in Cape Town, South Africa. “This is a great opportunity to discuss new frontiers for […]

Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja the British High Commissioner, Paul Arkwright, the Ambassador of Turkey, Melih Ulueren, and his counterpart from Portugal, António Da Silva, are excited about the prospects of constructing an additional gas production train called Train 7 by the Nigeria LNG Limited. In July this year, the NLNG announced that it was shopping for […]

’Femi Asu the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, and other stakeholders across sub-Saharan Africa are expected to examine the need to scale up oil and gas and energy infrastructure in the region next month. The stakeholders would converge on Nairobi, Kenya for the Sub-Saharan African Oil and Gas and Energy Infrastructure Summit, the organisers said on […]

’Femi Asu the Chairman of Strides Group, Mr Moritz Abazie, has described the solid minerals sector as a key source of economic growth and diversified revenue base for Nigeria. Abazie was quoted in a statement as saying in Lagos that the true potential of the vast majority of the nation’s mining assets had yet to […]

Senator Ike Ekweremadu on Wednesday revealed he will be running for the Enugu West Senatorial District seat again as he was presented with the Peoples Democratic Party nomination form by stakeholders in his constituency. Ekweremadu shared the news on his Instagram page. He shared photos of the moment when the nomination form was presented to him. […]

Kim Kardashian on Wednesday made her second visit to the White House this year to talk criminal justice, months after she successfully appealed for the release of a great-grandmother convicted of cocaine trafficking. The reality TV star was one of around 50 people, including US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and advisor Jared Kushner, set to […]

The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad in Lagos have apprehended and arrested three ‘one-chance robbers’ on the Third Mainland Bridge. One of the suspects jumped into the Lagoon with the gang’s loot to escape the police. According to the Facebook page of the squad, the robbers including, John Akinyemi, 27; Paul Oliseh, 37 and […]

French teenage sensation Kylian Mbappe has been suspended for three matches after his red card against Nimes last weekend, the French league announced on Wednesday. The 19-year-old, who also scored in the 4-2 win, was sent off for pushing over Teji Savanier after the Nimes player hacked him to the ground. The French champions will […]

Gunmen have killed five persons at a mining site in Gana-Ropp village of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau state. Deputy Superintendent of Police Terna Tyopev, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in the state, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Jos. “On Tuesday at […]

Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has said the issuance of Certificates of Occupancy and other title documents to applicants under the Homeowner Charter Programme, has been increased from 1,000 to 2,000 monthly. This, the governor noted, was to fast-track the process and to ensure that all qualified applicants under the Homeowner Charter Programme, get […]

Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja A former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, has declared his intention to contest the presidential election under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in 2019. He picked his Presidential nomination form on Tuesday at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja. Mark was President of the Senate for […]

Sesan Olufowobi The Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory, LSMTL, on Tuesday started integrity assessment of government-owned buildings in the state secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Prince Rotimi Ogunleye, said the exercise was in line with the provisions of the state building law which stated that the government must also […]

Samson Folarin The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Oluranti Adebule, has been awarded the most outstanding deputy governor in the country by a group, Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON). The group, which reportedly comprised the 774 local government areas in the country, said Adebule was recognised for her “contributions to good governance […]

Sesan Olufowobi Governor Aknwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Tuesday advocated constant social dialogue with labour leaders to ensure continuous industrial harmony in the state. The governor said this during the inauguration of two-day training on ‘Trade Unionism, Collective Bargaining, and Leadership for Trade Union Leaders’ in Ikeja. Ambode, who noted that the training was […]

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Tuesday, restated that the Boko Haram terrorists had been “highly degraded” and that there was no resurgence of insurgency in the North-East as being insinuated in some quarters. Buratai, who spoke in Jaji at the graduation of 55 Special Forces from “Advance Water Markship Training”, however, […]

The body of Warrant Officer, Marcell Nwanko of the Nigerian Army, who died while trying to rescue a woman in a flood on Thursday in Kebbi, has been recovered. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the body of late Nwanko, of 223 Light Tank Battalion, Nigerian Army Zuru, was recovered at Unashi village of […]

A landslide triggered by heavy rains in Ethiopia’s rural southwest Tuesday killed at least 12 people, state media reported. Four people were injured in the disaster which occurred in the Isara district of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region. READ ALSO: No one bribed us to defect, says Kwara lawmakers The “bodies of 10 people […]

The Peoples Democratic Party in Katsina State, said on Tuesday it had approached the Supreme Court seeking to quash recent inauguration of transition committees for the 34 Local Governments in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Governor Aminu Masari inaugurated the transition committees in August. Alhaji Salisu Majigiri, the State PDP Chairman, […]

Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta The Ogun State House of Assembly on Tuesday rejected defection letters of two members of the House over failure to prove crisis or division in their party. The Speaker, Suraj Adekunbi had read separate letters intimating the House at the plenary on Tuesday that Mr. Biyi Adeleye (Remo North constituency ) and […]

Former England football captain David Beckham on Tuesday pleaded not guilty on a technicality to a speeding offence in a loaned Bentley, and will face trial later this month. The former Manchester United star, who played 115 times for his country, was caught driving the luxury car at 59 miles (94 kilometres) per hour in […]

Adam Lallana was forced to withdraw from the England squad ahead of their matches against Spain and Switzerland after the Liverpool midfielder suffered a groin injury. Lallana had been recalled for the forthcoming UEFA Nations League clash with Spain at Wembley on Saturday and the friendly against Switzerland in Leicester on Tuesday. READ ALSO: Landlord arraigned […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission has denied a newspaper report that it recently received N50 million from the government of Jigawa for logistics. Dr. Mahmud Isah, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, made the clarification in a statement in Dutse, on Tuesday. Isah said that the commission had not received any form of support […]

Most Reverend Nicholas Okoh, the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, says homosexuality is “veritably poisoning” the Nigerian society. Okoh told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja  that  the unlawful act was being fed by “disintegration of social values and cultures.’’ He blamed the development on the influence of western culture facilitated […]

An international donor conference in Berlin pledged 2.17 billion euros ($2.52 billion) on Monday to help countries around Lake Chad to fight Boko Haram, organisers said. The German foreign ministry said the aid would be disbursed “in the coming years” to Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon, where the jihadist group launches frequent suicide bomb attacks […]

Tope  Oluwabiyi Many students may think that the internet mostly serves to entertain and provide a platform for social media interaction, however, there are thousands of websites designed specifically for learning new skills and even helping students study for exams. While some come with a download fee, several others are free and can be downloaded […]

A member of the National Youth Service Corps, Lizzy Onuh, and two others on Tuesday appeared before a Wuse Zone 6 Chief Magistrates Court in Abuja for allegedly squatting in a property. Onuh and her housemates, Lilian Kelechukwu and Ogbonna Ozugbemene, are standing trial on three charges of criminal conspiracy, trespass and mischief. The defendants, […]

Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board says 872 pilgrims from the state have returned from Saudi Arabia after a successful 2018 Hajj operation. The Public Relations Officer of the board, Yunusa Abdullahi, said this in a statement in Kaduna on Tuesday. He said the pilgrims returned home in two flights. Abdullahi said the first flight […]

Monica Lewinsky cut short an Israeli interview and walked off stage after what she described on Tuesday as an “off limits” question about former U.S. President Bill Clinton. Lewinsky, whose affair as a White House intern with Clinton in the 1990s nearly brought down his presidency, sat for an interview with an Israeli TV anchor […]

“Rat fever” and other diseases have killed 14 people in the southern Indian state of Kerala after the worst floods in almost a century, authorities said Tuesday. The separate death toll from the monsoon floods that forced more than a million people from their homes in Kerala last month has meanwhile risen to 486, the […]