Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus, has asked Nigerian Muslims to use the period of Sallah to pray to the Almighty God to send a rescuer to save Nigeria from its current situation, which he described as precarious. Secondus said in a message to mark the Eid-el-Kabir […]

World number one Simona Halep withdrew from the WTA Connecticut Open on Monday with a leg injury, the day after losing the Cincinnati final to Kiki Bertens. The Romanian, who cited soreness in her right Achilles, said she still plans to take part in the upcoming US Open. READ ALSO: 12 effective ways to build entrepreneurial […]

Taiwo Akinola, 29, was on Sunday arrested for allegedly attempting to murder his mother, Mrs Alice Iyabo Akinola, for a money-making ritual. Taiwo was arrested after his nephew, Faruk, raised an alarm upon seeing his grandmother covered in blood in their home at  No.2 Raji Ajanaku street, Alaja Road, Ayobo, Lagos. According to a press […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in his country home, Daura, for the Eid-el Kabir celebration. Buhari landed at the Daura helipad at 6:35 pm on Monday in a presidential helicopter marked NAF -541 along with the members of his family and some aides. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that in the President’s entourage was his […]

France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga withdrew from the US Open on Monday as he continues his rehabilitation from a knee injury, organisers said. A brief statement from the US Open confirmed that the 33-year-old, who underwent knee surgery in April, would miss the final Grand Slam event of the year. Tsonga, whose ranking has fallen to 64 […]

The National Examination Council has said that candidates who wrote the 2017/2018 school certificate examinations only need to buy a N300 scratch card with which they could access their results online. This information was contained on the NECO home page. It added that candidates who wish to check their results online should take the following […]

The Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has now claimed 50 lives since the beginning of the month, the authorities said on Monday, as the government announced free treatment against the disease for the next three months. The health ministry said that the death toll had been increased as of Sunday following a new victim […]

The Oyo State Government on Monday countered its own layer’s defence that it did not know anything about the Sunday dawn demolition of an N800m structure belonging to ace musician, Yinka Ayefele. After several denials, the government on Monday argued that due process was followed in the demolition of the Music House belonging to the […]

It was a tragedy in the Nwani family in Asaba Sunday night, as their son, Aniemeka Nwani who is in his 30s, slaughtered his two younger brothers, kingsley and Nwayo. The Nwani family of Issele-Uku in Aniocha Local Government Area of the state is an independent marketer of petroleum products in the Delta capital. The […]

The Oyo State Government on Monday denied demolishing the music house of gospel musician, Yinka Ayefele, in Ibadan. The government also expressed shock about the demolition, saying it was preparing to institute a panel of inquiry to unravel the identity of those who razed the N800m edifice. The state government, through its counsel, Mr. Yomi […]

A security guard at a private school, Oyekunle Abolarin, 42, has been arrested by police for allegedly stealing from his employers. According to a statement by CSP Chike Oti, Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, the suspect was arrested after the school proprietor complained to the police about several attempts to steal money from the school’s account between […]

US First Lady Melania Trump renewed her campaign to tackle cyber bullying Monday, as her husband lit up the internet with a stream of invective against his perceived foes. Appearing at a health department building outside Washington, the Slovenia-born first lady urged tech companies to listen more to “children’s ideas and concerns” about online bullying. […]

Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrival in Italy has boosted the international popularity of Serie A which will return in the FIFA 19 video game to be launched next month, the Lega Serie A confirmed Monday. Lega Serie A chairman Gaetano Micciche said agreement had been reached to include the Italian league in the new edition of the […]

Spanish officers on Monday shot dead an Algerian man who tried to attack them with a knife at a police station while shouting “Allahu akbar”, police said. The man entered a police station in Cornella, near Barcelona, just before 6:00 am (0400 GMT) “to attack the officers” and was “shot down”, Catalonia regional police said […]

Dutch surprise Kiki Bertens shocked a fatigued world number one Simona Halep 2-6 7-6(6) 6-2 to win her first hard court final at the Cincinnati Masters on Sunday. Bertens, rebounding after a quick first set loss, outlasted Romania’s top seed in an exhausting second set tiebreaker. She then won five of the final six games […]

Etim Ekpimah, Uyo A group of gunmen have killed one Sergeant Shedrach Stephen, during a rescue operation in Akwa Ibom State. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi, who disclosed this during a press conference in Uyo on Saturday, added that the command recovered bulletproof vests, police and military uniforms, live ammunition, […]

Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees in Ekiti State has issued a strike notice to Governor Ayodele Fayose over unpaid seven months’ salary arrears. Expressing dismay at the government’s lukewarm attitude at their plight, the local government workers said they would embark on strike on Thursday if the government failed […]

Muslim pilgrims on Monday began ascending Mount Arafat for the climax of the annual hajj which brings together more than two million people from around the world. A sea of worshippers scaled the rocky hill southeast of the holy city of Mecca for a day of prayers and reflection where Muslims believe Prophet Mohammed delivered […]

A man armed with a knife was killed when he attacked a police station near the northeastern Spanish city of Barcelona early Monday, police said. “A man armed with a knife entered the police station in Cornella to attack the officers. The attacker was shot,” the Catalonia regional police said on Twitter. READ ALSO: Woman stabs […]

Etim Ekpimah, Uyo The Akwa Ibom State government said it had filed a N50bn lawsuit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for freezing its accounts. According to the government, the lawsuit is a reaction to the unlawful freezing of its accounts by the Federal Government agency for 72 hours, noting that the development crippled […]

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has heaped praise on Lionel Messi’s start to the Liga season after the Argentine bounced back from a disappointing World Cup with two goals against Alaves, AFP reports. Messi sent an audacious second-half free-kick under the jumping wall and into the net for the opener, and Barca’s 6,000th La Liga goal, […]

Tunde Odesola; (tundeodes2003@yahoo.com) The esoteric rhythm of the ‘agidigbo’ drum dribbles from the bowel of the night, speaking in eerie tongues as owls, frogs, bats, crickets and kindred creatures lift their voices in praise of nature. A long strand of horsetail hair holds the dangling Sword of Damocles high above. Directly below, a 58-year-old lady wriggles […]

Theophilus Onojeghen, Warri The police in Delta State have arrested a 32-year-old woman for allegedly stabbing her husband to death at Agbarha-Otor town in the Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. Sources told our correspondent that the incident occurred on Friday night when the couple were having a domestic fight over alleged extramarital […]

John Alechenu, Olusola Fabiyi, Eniola Akinkuotu and Adelani Adepegba The Peoples Democratic Party has welcomed President Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration to jail treasury looters. It, however, challenged him to show integrity by starting with the investigation and prosecution of members of his party, the All Progressives Congress. Buhari had in an interview shortly after his return from London […]

Success Nwogu, Ilorin Supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari engaged loyalists of the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Sunday in a shouting match at the Ilorin International Airport. Buhari supporters had gone to welcome a Kwara State governorship aspirant, Mr Moddibo Kawu, and a  Labour Party governorship aspirant in the state, Mr Issa Aremu while […]

Olufemi Atoyebi The Oyo State Government early on Sunday morning stormed the Music House from which the Fresh FM belonging to artiste, Yinka Ayefele, operated. Government bulldozers arrived the Challenge area of Ibadan where the building was located and pulled it down. The government carried out the demolition despite a court injunction secured by Ayefele […]

The Oyo State Government early on Sunday morning stormed the Music House belonging to artiste, Yinka Ayefele. Government bulldozers arrived the Challenge area of Ibadan where the building was located and pulled it down. Ayefele, on wheelchair, watched helplessly. See the photographs:

The Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate in the August11Katsina North Senatorial District bye-election, Alhaji Kabir Babba-Kaita, explains to OLAIDE OYELUDE, why his younger brother, Ahmad Babba-Kaita of the All Progressives Congress, defeated him in the election INEC has declared your younger brother, winner of the last Saturday’s bye- election, what is your reaction to it? The […]

Founding chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara State, Pa Kunle Suleiman, tells SUCCESS NWOGU why he left the PDP, following the defection of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to the party You are the founding chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara State. Why did you leave the party you laboured hard […]

Olushola Ricketts olushola.ricketts@gmail.com 08169745730 (SMS only) Music lovers are still yet to understand why Duncan Mighty prostrated himself for Davido, who was on a recent visit to Port Harcourt. After Duncan Mighty shared the video of him bowing to Davido on his Instagram page, the 34-year-old was criticised for belittling himself before a 25-year-old singer, […]

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday, signed into law three bills transmitted by the National Assembly. Osinbajo’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Saturday. Akande listed the bills signed into law to include the Federal Capital Territory Civil […]

The Independent Electoral Commission has suspended the bye-election for the Port Harcourt Constituency lll State Assembly seat held Aug. 18 in the State. Mr Obo Effanga, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Rivers State, who announced the suspension in a statement on Saturday night, cited widespread violence as reasons for the suspension. The bye-election was conducted […]

A motorcyclist was confirmed dead in an accident involving an Iveco truck and a Volkswagen Golf car at Onikoko – Adigbe area of Abeokuta, Ogun State. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations Officer, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abeokuta on Saturday. Akinbiyi explained that the […]

Some buyers of ram in the Federal Capital Territory are groaning about the “high prices’’ of the sacrificial animal in major markets as the Eid-el-Kabir celebration draws nearer, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. The Eid-el-Kabir is an annual Islamic festival of ram sacrifice practiced by Muslims globally. A NAN correspondent who visited the Deidei […]

Three people were killed and 18 wounded in southeastern Poland when a bus with Ukrainian tourists headed for Austria plunged off the road, emergency services said on Saturday. READ ALSO: Excellent ways good sex makes marriage stronger (1) The bus had been travelling from the Ukrainian city of Lviv to Vienna late Friday when it missed […]