Baba Suwe back in Nigeria after U.S. medical trip
After completing his treatment in the United States, Veteran Yoruba actor Babatunde Omidina, popularly known as Baba Suwe, returned to…
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Obasanjo and 393 others escape death as Ethiopian Airlines avoids crash by the whiskers
On Wednesday at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, former president Olusegun Obasanjo and other Nigerians escaped death when an Ethiopian airline…
Seven killed as Dangote truck crushed a bus
A Hawan – Kibo – Jos road crash involving a BSA214XA truck and a BSA453XJ Toyota Hiace bus claimed seven…
CBN announces Nigeria’s outstanding domestic debt as N12.4 billion
Nigeria’s Central Bank (CBN) said Wednesday, as of December 2018, the country’s outstanding domestic debt stood at N12.44 billion. This…
Presidency confirms withdrawal of Frank Kokori as NSITF chairman-nominee
Frank Kokori is no longer the nominee for the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) board, said the presidency. In…
Kidnapped Nigerian doctor, Ogbonna Uchenna-Aju regains his freedom
Ogbonna Uchenna-Aju, a physician kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Cross River on May 3, has regained freedom. Mr Uchenna-Aju was…
Niger Delta Ministry inaugurates 6.55 km road in Cross River
Niger Delta Affairs Minister Usani Usani has inaugurated his ministry’s completed 6.55-kilometer Atimbo – Akpabuyo road. Speaking at the inauguration…
Gunmen storm five-star hotel in Pakistan
Gunmen stormed a five-star hotel in Gwadar’s southwestern port city in Pakistan, triggering a shoot-out with security forces, officials said on…
Miyetti Allah is just like Afenifere or Ohaneze presidency insists in a new press statement
The Presidency reacted to a controversy that followed the comment of its spokesman that linked the group, Miyetti Allah, with…
Corps member and Living Faith pastor abducted in Borno
On Monday, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) confirmed that Boko Haram insurgents in Borno had kidnapped a male corps…
Prince Harry and Meagan Markle welcome their first child
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, bore a boy, Prince Harry and she announced on Monday in their Instagram account. “We are…
FAAN Okays Kano and Port Harcourt airports on course for certification
According to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), in the coming months it has met all the necessary certification…
Two US military vessels sail in South China’s disputed sea
Two of its warships sailed near islands claimed by China on Monday at the South China Sea, the U.S. military…
Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) professor kidnapped
Olayinka Adegbehingbe, a university lecturer in Nigeria, has been kidnapped. Mr Adegbehingbe is a professor at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU),…
Buhari condoles with South Africa over the loss of lives due to torrential rainfall
President Muhammadu Buhari said he commiserates with the South African government and people over the loss of lives caused by…
Growing attacks on journalists dominates UN’s World Press Freedom Day speeches
Press and opinion freedom protection needs dominated speeches at an event on Friday at UN headquarters in New York to…
MTN Group appoints Emir Sanusi a board member
The MTN Group announced the resumption of Kano’s Emir, Sanusi Lamido, as a member of its board on July 1….
New promotions of officers in the Nigerian army came with a very great price tag
Newly promoted army senior staff has been instructed by The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Tukur Buratai to brace up…
Nigeria Army gets more helicopter gunships to tackle Boko Haram
The Nigerian government is intensifying the fight against the Boko Haram Terrorist Group. The Chief of Air Staff, Marshal Sadique…
A former Nigerian senator passes on to the world beyond
Reports reaching us has just confirmed that Senator Ahmed Aruwa is dead. Senator Ahmed Aruwa represented the Kaduna Central Senatorial…
ICPC re-arraigned two former police bosses over alleged N16.4 million fraud
The prosecuting counsel, Mr. O. G. Iwuagwu, during the hearing brief the court that between over the period of May…