Rosmah Mansor, the wife of Malaysia’s former prime minister, was arrested Wednesday by the country’s anti-graft agency over a multi-billion-dollar scandal. “Rosmah has been arrested,” her lawyer K. Kumaraendran told AFP after she was questioned at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission. READ ALSO: Osinbajo jibes at Melaye, Adeleke at independence dinner Her husband Najib Razak has been […]

French police arrested on Wednesday a notorious gangster who had been on the run for three months after an audacious Hollywood-style helicopter jailbreak. Dozens of masked police swarmed a public housing estate in the Oise region north of Paris in the early hours, nabbing 46-year-old Redoine Faid along with four other people in a raid […]

Pope Francis on Wednesday offered a “warm welcome” to two Chinese Catholic bishops attending a synod for the first time following a landmark deal between China and the Vatican. “Today, for the first time, we have also with us two bishops from mainland China,” the pontiff said in a speech to kick off the month-long […]

A lawyer for the US pastor whose two-year detention in Turkey led to a bitter row with Washington said on Wednesday he had appealed to the constitutional court for the American’s release. Pastor Andrew Brunson has been under house arrest at his home in the western city of Izmir since July and was previously held […]

A small boat carrying migrants has capsized off Guinea-Bissau, a port official said, adding that the vessel may have had more than 60 people on board when it set off. Commander Siga Batista said the pirogue, a narrow wooden fishing vessel, sank on Monday night off the impoverished West African country, which has 200 kilometres […]

A gangster who made a Hollywood-esque helicopter jailbreak was arrested in northern France on Wednesday after three months on the run, sources close to the case said. Notorious French robber Redoine Faid was apprehended in the Oise region north of Paris along with his brother Rachid and two other family members, one source said, confirming […]

LeBron James received a rapturous reception in his home debut for the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday but was unable to prevent his new team from slipping to a second pre-season defeat to the Denver Nuggets. James, who joined the Lakers in July from the Cleveland Cavaliers on a four-year deal, was given a rousing […]

Senate Leader Ahmad Lawan on Wednesday clinched the All Progressives Congress ticket to contest the Yobe North senatorial election. Alhaji Umar Kareto, the returning officer of the election, said a total of 1,865 delegates were accredited out of which the Senate leader polled 1,702 votes. Lawan, who emerged unopposed, appreciated the people for the opportunity given […]

I belong to the school of thought that is of the opinion Governor Akinwunmi Ambode is generally not doing bad on performance in Lagos. I am however baffled by what I experienced along the Ikorodu-Ketu highway on Saturday where it caused not less than two hours to cross. Most astonishing is the discovery that the […]

Egyptian Mohamed Salah continues to struggle for form, on a weekend of Premier League action which saw his Liverpool side drop points for the first time and lose top spot on the log to champions Manchester City. Salah spurned several good chances for the Reds as they were held 1-1 by fellow title hopefuls Chelsea […]

Samson Folarin A two-year-old girl, who was stolen by a trafficking syndicate, has been rescued by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad of the Lagos State Police Command. The victim, who was sold for N300,000 to a buyer in Delta State, was reportedly resold to another member of the syndicate in Anambra State, who resold her […]

Everest Amaefule, Abuja The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria has attributed the country’s stunted economic development to unhealthy politics, poor leadership and the tussle for resources distribution at all levels of government. Speaking at the 48th Annual Conference of the institute in Abuja on Tuesday, the President, ICAN, Alhaji Razak Jaiyeola, said Nigeria had […]

Toni Kroos’ mistake proved costly as Real Madrid’s goalscoring problems continued on Tuesday with a surprise 1-0 defeat to CSKA Moscow in the Champions League. Gareth Bale and Sergio Ramos were among a number of key players missing at the Luzhniki Stadium but it was Kroos’ dreadful backpass that allowed Nikola Vlasic, on loan from […]

Nigerians on Twitter have been reacting to the news of the results that have supposedly emerged from the All Progressives Congress governorship primary elections holding in different wards in Lagos State. According to the results that have been trending on Twitter, the incumbent governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, seems to be losing, while his opponent, Jide Sanwo-Olu, […]

In dire need of a famous victor to revive his team’s Champions League campaign, Mauricio Pochettino will draw on the memory of the most cherished success of his career when Tottenham host Barcelona on Wednesday. Pochettino’s side can ill afford a damaging defeat against the Spanish champions after conceding two late goals to lose their […]

John Alechenu, Abuja The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress has postponed the Party’s Senate Primaries in the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to Wednesday, October 3, 2018. It has also suspended the Imo State governorship primaries indefinitely. No reason was given for the action. The statement was signed by […]

Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, has said a United Nations joint delegation will visit Maiduguri, Bama and Abuja first week of October, to scale up its humanitarian intervention in the terrorism-affected areas. Onyeama said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria after a meeting with the UN team leaders on the sidelines […]

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday admitted that it has not been smooth sailing for Nigeria all the way. Despite this, however, he said Nigeria was prepared to help South Sudan stabilise politically and economically. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President spoke […]

Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta The Ogun State Police command says it is not aware of any shooting at the venue of a meeting between Muhammad Indabawa-led All Progressives Congress electoral Committee panel and the governorship aspirants of the party in the state on Monday night. The governorship aspirants are – Abdulkabir Adekunle Akinlade(Ogun West), Senator Adegbenga Kaka (Ogun […]

The voting process of the All Progressives Congress governorship primary was disrupted for a while at Ward G North, Abesan, in Alimosho Local Government Area as thugs chased away members of the party. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the thugs numbering about 15 invaded the Abesan High School, venue of the exercise at […]

Weekend fighting between rival ethnic groups in western Ethiopia killed at least 44 people, state affiliated media reported Tuesday. The clashes occurred on the border between the central Oromia and western Benishangul-Gumuz regions. Violence began when officials from Benishangul-Gumuz were killed by unidentified gunmen, said the Walta Media and Communication Corporate, citing the region’s communications […]

Worker-starved Germany will ease immigration rules to attract foreign job seekers, including giving well-integrated irregular migrants in employment a shot at staying, ministers said Tuesday. In a deal hammered out after marathon talks deep into the night, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s centre-right CDU, their Bavarian allies CSU and the centre-left SPD agreed on a new strategy […]

The EU’s top data privacy enforcer expressed worry Tuesday that Facebook had lost control of data security after a vast privacy breach that she said affected five million Europeans. “It is a question for the management, if they have things under control,” EU Justice and Consumer Affairs Commissioner Vera Jourova told AFP in Luxembourg. “The […]

Gboyega Odogun The Kogi State Polytechnic community was thrown into mourning on Monday after one of its lecturers, Mr Yakubu  Nataala, slumped and died at his residence in Lokoja, Kogi State. It was gathered that the residents of the area speculated that the late Nataala   might have died due to his frustration over the non-payment […]

John Alechenu and Leke Bayeiwu, Abuja The All Progressives Congress will today hold its National Assembly primaries for those aspiring for the 109 senatorial seats across Nigeria. Our correspondents gathered in Abuja, on Monday that the exercise will decide the political future of some prominent serving APC senators. It will be particularly tough for those […]

Edward Nnachi, Abakaliki Senator Sonni Ogbuoji representing Ebonyi South Senatorial District, on Monday, was declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress primary election for the 2019 governorship election in the state. In a keenly contested primary which featured nine aspirants,  Ogbuoji polled 785 votes to defeat  Hon. Obasi Obasi, the alleged godson of the  […]

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, were on Monday absent at a parade organised to commemorate Nigeria’s 58th Independence Day anniversary. The strictly military event held at the Eagles Square, Abuja was attended by President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. […]

Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan The candidate of the Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party in the forthcoming 2019 election, Seyi Makinde, on Monday alleged that the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Ahmed Tinubu, and some businessmen’s interference in the politics of Oyo State had dragged the state backward. He alleged that a […]

Sesan Olufowobi with agency report Some supporters of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday staged a protest at the Lagos secretariat of the All Progressives Congress over what they called the party’s plan to manipulate the governorship primary to favour Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the protesters, numbering about 200, displayed […]

Alexander Okere, Benin A former governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State and Chairman of Pacesetters Group of Schools, Mr Kenneth Imasuagbon, on Monday defected to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party. Imasuagbon, who was accompanied by his supporters to the state PDP secretariat in Benin, cited the hardship, killings and hunger facing […]

Two immunologists, James Allison of the US and Tasuku Honjo of Japan, won the 2018 Nobel Medicine Prize for research into how the body’s natural defences can fight cancer, the jury said on Monday. Unlike more traditional forms of cancer treatment that directly target cancer cells — often with severe side-effects — Allison and Honjo […]

Classes resumed Monday at universities in the Niger Republic after teachers suspended a month-long strike over pay and academic management, two trade unions in the West African country announced. “Our members are disciplined and will obey this” decision, the secretary-general of the National Union of Teacher-Researchers in Higher Education, Nabala Adare, told AFP. “Courses began […]

Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne returned to training earlier than expected on Monday following a knee injury he suffered in August. Pictures appeared on De Bruyne’s and City’s official Twitter accounts showing him taking part in a session with his teammates. The Belgium international tweeted: “Back in training!”. The 27-year-old has been sidelined since […]

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has emerged the 2019 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ortom defeated three other contestants; John Tondo, Paul Orhii and Felix Atume at the primary election. The Chairman, PDP Electoral Panel for the state, Hajia Zainab Maina, announced […]

Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt A cleric and 16 pregnant women have been arrested by operatives of the Rivers State Police Command. The suspects were arrested after operatives of the Command raided a suspected baby factory in Port Harcourt belonging to the cleric identified as Glory Raphael. READ ALSO: Tambuwal in Benue, vows to address poor power […]