Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, is unhappy at the move of the Nigerian Football Federation President, Amaju Pinnick, for Cyriel Dessers to pledge his allegiance to Nigeria. Dessers switched allegiance to Nigeria to play for the Eagles at senior lev…
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, has condemned the killing of four aid workers by armed groups in Borno. Eve Sabbagh, the Head of Public Information, UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), stated this…
President Muhammadu Buhari is saddened by the reported execution of four aid workers in the North-East by terrorists. The Presidency, in a statement on Saturday, said Buhari condemned the killings. However, the retired major general made reassurance…
Mrs Muyinat Mimiko, the mother of the immediate past Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has passed away. It was gathered that she died after a brief illness at her residence in Ondo, at the age of 88. An aide of the former governor, Mr Pau…
A 29-year-old man, Boniface Nwoha, has been murdered by unknown gunmen at a drinking joint at Amika Abba area of Abakaliki. The Public Relations Officer of Ebonyi State Police Command, Mrs Loveth Odah, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abakaliki …
The Bayelsa State government has expressed its readiness to give full account of its stewardship in the last eight years as part of the ongoing transition programme in the state. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Marks…
Former record label of Kizz Daniel, G-Worldwide Entertainment (GWW), has said that it will stop the concert of the artiste slated for December 26 at the Eko Convention Centre, Lagos. They disclosed this in Lagos on Friday through their lawyer, Olisa…
Ailing veteran actor, Kayode Odumosu, better known as Pa Kasumu, has said that his sickness is of a spiritual nature and not medical as many have presumed. The popular Yoruba actor whose health status became worrisome after a video showed his frail …
Popular nightlife promoter and club owner, Cubana Chief Priest has raised an alarm about Duncan Mighty allegedly being beaten and whisked away to an unknown location by gunmen. According to Cubana Chief Priest, the incident occurred in Owerri after …
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has raised an alarm over the increasing number of drug addiction in the country. He explained that school administrators and parents must be proactive in order to curb the menace. Speaking at a 2-day Natio…
On the day the House Judiciary Committee approved impeachment articles against him, President Donald Trump claimed it is strengthening him politically. And with those articles headed to the House floor next week, he appears to be warming to a quick …
The National Youth Service Corps has pledged to work with security agents to rescue a corps member, Abraham Amuta, who was abducted in Borno State by the Boko Haram insurgents seven months ago. Director-General of NYSC, Brig-Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, gav…
Ex-President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi-Okogie, has said Nigeria is gradually returning to the era of military dictatorship where there is disobedience to the rule of law. Okogie, a former Catholic Archbishop …
The immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, has been barred from travelling out of the country by the President Muhammadu Buhari. The move may be part of a fresh probe into Onnoghen’s affairs. Onnoghen was convicted for not declari…
Nigerian-born Kemi Badenoch has been re-elected as a Member of the UK parliament. Badenoch, who contested the election on the platform of the Conservatives was appointed the Minister for Children and Families in July by the British Prime Minister, B…
Outspoken American-based Nollywood actress, Georgina Onuoha has gone under the knife for an unnamed ailment. The 39-year-old shared pictures of herself early Friday on Instagram recuperating on a hospital bed. “For the rod of the wicked shall not re…
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on an army camp in Niger which left 71 military personnel dead, the SITE intelligence group said Thursday. Hundreds of jihadists attacked the camp, near the border with Mali with shell…
Some aggrieved policemen deployed in Kogi State from the Ekiti State Police Command for the conduct of the November 16 governorship election on Thursday protested alleged refusal of the authorities to pay their allowances. The two hundred and twenty…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday won a parliamentary majority, according to Sky News and BBC television, after a snap election was called over Brexit. Results show that the Tories have won 326 of the 650 seats in the lower House of Com…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission has declared a lawmaker representing Maiyama/Koko/Besse Federal Constituency in Kebbi State, Shehu Mohammed, wanted. A statement posted on the commission’s website by its spokes…
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has warned that disobedience to any court order is a recipe for lawlessness and chaos. In a veiled reference to the arrest of the …
Democrats set a vote on impeachment charges against President Donald Trump for Friday morning after a frequently caustic 14-hour debate with Republicans over the US leader’s alleged misconduct in seeking political support from Ukraine. In a shock la…
The Minister of State for Health, Senator Adeleke Mamora, has said that Nigeria has the highest number of babies infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, adding that the Federal Government would therefore sustain HIV prevention and treatment …
The United States of America has filed three counts, bordering on bank and wire fraud and “aggravated identity theft” against Oladayo Oladokun, Farouk Kukoyi and Baldwin Osuji, before the United States’ Magistrate Judge Robert Lehrburger. The three …
The Senate on Thursday mandated its Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters to investigate the recent alleged invasion of court by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) to rearrest the publisher of Saharareporters and c…
A Nigerian man identified as Chukwuma Anthony Ezeh, on Wednesday, December 11th slumped and died at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. An official source at the MMIA arrival terminal said the passenger on arrival from China, …
Ismaila Mustapha a.k.a Mompha, the Instagram celebrity docked by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for 14 counts of fraud and money laundering has returned to social media and restored all his posts on Instagram. Mompha in his first…
Cristiano Ronaldo reacted furiously at a pitch invader who grabbed him by the neck following Juventus 2 - 0 win against Bayern Leverkusen on Wednesday night (Dec. 11) in Germany. At the final whistle of the game in Germany, the overzealous fan appro…
A high court sitting in Yola, presided by Justice Nathan Musa on Thursday jailed two Independent National Electoral Commission staff for 42 years for collecting bribes. Justice Musa also asked the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, and the…
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