Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu A light assault rifle with three magazines containing 60 rounds of live ammunition, and a bayonet, belonging to a gang of killers, have been recovered by the police in Enugu State. Our correspondent learnt that the police retrieved the arms from a forest in Ehamufu, in Isiuzo Local Government Area of Enugu. […]

Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The National Association of Nigerian Students has banned the conferment of awards on individuals and organizations by all student union bodies in the country. The NANS President, Bamidele Danielson, who announced this during the inauguration of the new executive of the association in Abuja on Thursday, explained that such award conferments on […]

Femi Makinde, Osogbo A successful businessman and the elder brother of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Deji Adeleke, and Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi led other chieftains of the party to solicit votes for Senator Ademola Adeleke on Friday. This new development came following the resolution of the crisis between the governorship candidate of […]

Zimbabwe’s newly-inaugurated President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday named respected economist Mthuli Ncube as finance minister in a new cabinet while dropping several faces that had dominated government for decades. Ncube, an Oxford University professor who is a former vice president of the African Development Bank, has the tough task of reviving an economy wrecked under […]

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday, visited former Kano State Governor, Ibrahim Shekarau, ahead of his defection to the ruling party. Oshiomhole arrived Kano alongside other members of the National Working Committee of the party and headed for the home of Shekarau. He was accompanied by the Kano State […]

Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu Siblings of Dame Bianca Ojukwu, widow of late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu- Ojukwu, have berated some of the children of the former Biafran leader for opposing her (Bianca’s) senatorial ambition. Bianca Ojukwu is currently seeking the ticket of the All Progressives Grand Alliance to represent Enugu South Senatorial District in the Senate. READ […]

Brazil’s right-wing presidential frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro was stabbed and seriously injured while campaigning Thursday, with police saying the suspect claimed to be acting on orders from God. It was the latest bizarre twist in a presidential race in which the most popular candidate, former president and leftist hero Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, is trying […]

Six-time champion Serena Williams swept aside Anastasija Sevastova Thursday to reach a ninth US Open final, where she’ll face Japanese trail blazer Naomi Osaka. Williams, seeded 17th as she seeks to add to her 23 Grand Slam titles for the first time since the birth of her daughter Olympia last year, needed just 66 minutes […]

The Nigerian Army said it had killed 14 Boko Haram insurgents and rescued 21 hostages in Pulka village in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the insurgents had on Tuesday, ambushed military escort at Amdaga area in Pulka and burnt one commercial vehicle as well as abducted some […]

Oladimeji Ramon The trial of suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, and his co-defendants, will on September 13, 2018, resume before Justice Adedayo Akintoye of the Lagos State High Court in Igbosere. The trial, which last held on June 26, 2018, had been put on hold as a result of the annual vacation of […]

Sampson Itode, Port Harcourt A commercial bus has killed two labourers, killing one on the spot and leaving the other critically injured. The driver of the commercial bus, who was said to be on speed while trying to overtake another vehicle along Mile One market axis of Ikwerre road in Port Harcourt, lost control and […]

Whether it is words of wisdom, an inspirational quote, or a simple note, sometimes a photo needs something extra. While you can add simple text to your photos with built-in tools, there are third-party apps that offer huge font selections, built-in quotes, and blank canvasses you can design from scratch. Here are seven of our […]

The transfer window has come and gone, but Arsenal have still been busy in the transfer market – by signing a nine-year-old from South Africa, KweséESPN reports. Jayden Adetiba, who was born in Nigeria but has lived in South Africa for a couple of years, has been signed to the Gunners’ academy after impressing during […]

Oladimeji Ramon The trial of suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, and his co-defendants, will on September 13, 2018, resume before Justice Adedayo Akintoye of the Lagos State High Court in Igbosere. The trial, which last held on June 26, 2018, had been put on hold as a result of the annual vacation of […]

Tony Okafor,  Awka Gunmen on Thursday attacked Grace and Power Prophetic Ministry, Awka, Anambra State, and shot its pastor. The condition of the pastor, whose name was given as Elijah, could not be ascertain as of press time as he was rushed to an undisclosed place by his church members who had gathered for their […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission in Lagos State on Thursday said some 1.38 million Permanent Voter’s Cards were still uncollected in the state. Mr Sam Olumekun, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Lagos State, gave the figure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. “We still have about 1.38 million PVCs uncollected as […]

Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday began the disbursement of start-up capital for 39,000 petty traders in the Federal Capital Territory. The disbursement is part of the current administration’s drive to empower over two million petty traders across the country through a commercial loan scheme tagged “Trader moni.” READ ALSO: Russian taxi driver […]

Leke Baiyewu, Abuja Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party in the North-Central geopolitical zone have resolved to present a consensus candidate for the forthcoming 2019 presidential elections. The leaders also said the time was ripe for the zone to produce the next president of Nigeria since it has competent, capable and experienced aspirants that can […]

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Justice, Mr. Dayo Apata, said on Thursday, that there are many inmates who remain in prison awaiting trial because they cannot afford to hire lawyers. He also said there were some inmates languishing in prison because they could not […]

A gunman opened fire at a bank building in the US city of Cincinnati on Thursday, fatally injuring three people before police shot and killed him, authorities said. The incident occurred after 9:00 am local time (1300 GMT) at the lobby and loading dock of the 30-story Fifth Third Bank building in the city’s downtown […]

The world largest social media platform Facebook is losing a large number of young users as about one in four of them had removed the app from their smartphones in the past one year, a new Pew Research Center survey. The survey found that a whopping 44 per cent of users aged between 18 and […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has departed the Beijing Capital International Airport on Thursday after he attended the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, which ended on Wednesday. A video of his departure was shared by Bashir Ahmad, his Personal Assistant on New Media on his Twitter handle, @bashirahmaad. READ ALSO: Saraki’s presidential aspiration, a huge joke –APC See video:

Roberto Mancini takes charge of his first competitive game as Italy coach in Friday’s Nations League opener against Poland in Bologna with the tough task of rekindling the nation’s love affair with their national side, decimated after the low of their World Cup fiasco. The former Inter Milan and Manchester City boss was appointed in […]

African leaders attending this week’s summit with China don’t think that cooperation between the continent and Beijing has added to their debt burden, the Chinese government’s top diplomat said on Thursday. Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged $60 billion to African nations at Monday’s opening of a China-Africa forum on cooperation, matching the size of funds […]

Officials on Thursday said gunmen from Somalia’s Al Shabaab group killed six people including at least four soldiers in the streets of the capital, a day after the Islamist movement kidnapped scores of elders in a central region. Police said the militants drove up to a tuk-tuk vehicle carrying the soldiers in Mogadishu’s Karan district […]

Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja Transparency International says the President, 36 governors and 774 local government chairmen across the country, spend $670m (N241bn) yearly on security votes which are not subject to audit or legislative oversight. The Africa Director for TI’s Defence and Security Programme, Christina Hildrew, said this at a two-day event organised by the Civil […]

British Security Minister Ben Wallace said Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had “ultimate” responsibility for a nerve agent attack on a former Russian double agent in England in March. London has accused two members of Russian military intelligence for using Novichok to try to kill former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia […]

Kenya has arrested a Chinese businessman after a video of him making a string of racist remarks was widely shared on social media, the government said Thursday. The Chinese national, identified as Liu Jiaqi, has been arrested and is being processed for deportation, said Kenya’s immigration department. “His work permit has been canceled and (he) […]

You have probably heard a lot of talk about using mobile virtual network operator carriers as a way to find a cheaper alternative for service. It is something that is gaining popularity and while it is not exactly mainstream just yet, it is getting there. But in most cases, before you can try any other […]

Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja A People’s rights activist and an All Progressives Congress Presidential aspirant, Mr Christmas Akpodiete, has dragged the ruling All Progressives Congress, the Attorney General of the Federation, the Independent National Electoral Commission, the People’s Democratic Party, and order registered political parties before the Federal  High  Court, sitting in Abuja over the high […]

Oladimeji Ramon A human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has said Nigeria’s quest for unity and political stability will remain elusive until the resources of the country are equitably redistributed among the regions. He added that though Nigeria was ripe for restructuring, the people would remain polarised if the restructuring was not matched with […]

Success Nwogu, Ilorin A former Kwara State governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Sunday Babalola, on Tuesday said that he had defected to the All Progressives Congress with his supporters. Speaking with journalists in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, Babalola said he decided to leave the PDP for the APC […]

John Alechenu and Leke Baiyewu The All Progressives Congress has again lashed out at the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, saying his presidential aspiration is a huge joke. The acting National Publicity Secretary of the party, Yekini Nabena, said this in a statement in Abuja, on Wednesday. The party said although it was the […]

France star Antoine Griezmann insists he deserves to be on the podium for this year’s Ballon d’Or after winning the World Cup and major silverware with Atletico Madrid, AFP reports. Griezmann came third in 2016 in the voting behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for the most prestigious individual award in football, despite not winning […]

Feyisayo Popoola The nation’s equities market depreciated by N190bn at the close of trading on Wednesday after 26 stocks recorded price declines. A total of 200.278 million stocks valued at N2.162bn exchanged hands in 3,224 deals. The N35bn gain recorded in the equities market on Tuesday was lost as the benchmark index continued on a […]