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Seven out of eleven governorship aspirants of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Sept. 22 election on Saturday announced their withdrawal from the party’s primary. The primary to be held in Osogbo has more than 3,000 […]
Sergio Marchionne. PHOTO: AFP The boards of Fiat Chrysler, Ferrari and CNH Industrial met for emergency talks on Saturday to discuss replacing emblematic boss Sergio Marchionne over health concerns, the Automotive News website reported. The […]
The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company said that the Lagos State Police Command promised to support the company to boost its revenue generation through debts recovery. Mr Godwin Idemudia, General Manager, Corporate Communications, EKEDC, […]
France-UNESCO/ AFP PHOTO / JACQUES DEMARTHON United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has called on governments across the globe to create policies that promote freedom of the press. UNESCO on its website said […]
Tom Cleverley. PHOTO: GETTYIMAGES Watford midfielder Tom Cleverley will miss the start of the new Premier League season after Achilles surgery. Cleverley went under the knife to fix the long-standing issue and the 28-year-old hopes […]
From mood swings to weight gain and other discomforts, pregnancy is a time when a woman’s hormones go into overdrive and things that seemed normal before seems unsafe. Some expecting mothers are worried if it […]
England’s Farnborough airshow this week saw deals worth $192 billion (164 billion euros), a jump of more than 50 percent compared to 2016, in a sign of “confidence in global trade”, organisers said Saturday. The […]
Zimbabwean President / AFP PHOTO / MAURO VOMBE President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday assured Zimbabwe’s white farmers that their land will not be taken, calling on them to work together with the government ahead of […]
US President Donald Trump / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM Donald Trump on Saturday said his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen may have acted illegally after it emerged he had secretly taped a discussion about payments to […]
To mark their 25th Anniversary in July 2018, Dutch designers Victor and Rolf hosted a fashion show tagged Immaculate collection hence the all-white designs. These designers are known for their ingenious and somewhat eccentric designs […]
Spanish lawmaker Pablo Casado celebrates after being chosen as the next leader of Spain's Popular Party (PP) at the end of a party meeting in Madrid on July 21, 2018. Casado is a lawmaker who […]
A 15-year-old girl who was raped by her older brother has been jailed for six months for having an abortion, an Indonesian official said Saturday. The girl was sentenced Thursday alongside her 17-year-old brother in […]
Germany has lifted economic sanctions on Turkey and relaxed its travel advice to the country, Berlin said Saturday, after Ankara ended its two-year state of emergency. A 1.5 billion-euro ($1.7 billion) limit on export guarantees […]
Senator Dino Melaye (APC – Kogi West) PHOTO: INSTAGRAM/DINO MELAYE The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Friday accused the ruling All Progressives Congress of sponsoring the destruction of Dino Melaye’s constituency projects. Some unidentified persons […]
French President Emmanuel Macron. PHOTO: Kamil Zihnioglu / POOL / AFP The most damaging scandal of Emmanuel Macron’s presidency deepened on Saturday as his interior minister faces a grilling over his response to a top […]
Nigerian football fans who were stranded in Russia after the 2018 FIFA World Cup have arrived the country on Friday night. 154 out of the 250 including a nursing mother in her mid-thirties were airlifted […]
15-year-old Chinwe Nwaane and his counterpart Emmanuel Ewudo were paraded by the Imo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Dasuki Galandachi, a few weeks ago for attempting to rob a certain Mrs Chigozie Ohajiogu. The reason […]
Traders At Jos main market on Saturday counted their losses after a midnight fire gutted the market. Alhaji Abdulrahman Yusuf, the chairman of Traders Association in Plateau, told newsmen in Jos that over 270 shops […]
Iran Revolutionary Guard At least 10 members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards were killed when insurgents attacked one of their bases along the border with Iraq, the force said in a statement on Saturday. The attack […]
BRANSON, MO – JULY 20: Boaters are seen on Table Rock Lake on July 20, 2018 in Branson, Missouri. Table Rock Lake was the sight of a Ride The Ducks Tours Duck Boat capsizing accident […]
Demonstrators march during a protest to demand humane treatment of asylum seekers and refugees, in Sydney on July 21, 2018. Australia's detention of asylum-seekers on the remote Pacific islands of Nauru and Papua New Guinea's […]
Since 2015, the word Change has become a familiar word on the lips of Nigerians and rightly so. With a ranking of 148 out of 180 countries in the 2017 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International, Nigeria […]
Saudi Arabia has slammed a controversial Israeli law as “perpetuating racial discrimination” against Palestinians by defining the country as the nation state of the Jewish people, state media reported. The law adopted by Israel’s parliament […]
Russian Police. PHOTO: REUTERS Unknown gunmen have shot dead two policemen in Russia’s volatile Caucasus in the latest attack against local authorities, police said on Saturday. Assailants driving a Lada shot at a car carrying […]
They believed they were safe but a few blood drops betrayed them: 15 years after a daring robbery at a French jewellery store, the four alleged perpetrators have been found — in Serbia. The Belfort […]
Scorpion genius, Drake continues to break records in the music industry. Apple Music has announced that he has become the first artist to have his songs streamed over 10 billion times. A new era. 10 […]
CHICAGO, IL – JULY 20: Mario Gotze #10 of Borussia Dortmund chases the ball against Manchester City during an International Champions Cup match at Soldier Field on July 20, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Elsa/Getty Images/AFP […]
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. PHOTO: AP US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Friday spoke in support of waivers for sanctions being imposed against nations buying military gear from Russia. The move comes amid concerns that […]
Dremo is literally giving your favourite rapper a rin for his game. His new EP, Codename is about to smash records in Nigeria. From its lyric to its features (Mayorkun, Simi, Sinzu, Peruzzi), he apparently […]
Alhaji Isiaka Gboyega Oyetola has been declared the winner of the Osun All Progressives Congress governorship primary, ahead of the Sept. 22 election in the state. In the direct primary which held today, he polled […]
Nigeria Police The police have concluded plans to deploy forensic inputs and intelligence skills to combat fraud and other financial crimes. Dan Okoro, the new Commissioner of Police in charge of the Anti-Fraud, Force Criminal […]
President Muhammadu Buhari PHOTO: BAYO OMOBORIOWO Senator Abdullahi Gumel (APC, Jigawa) has urged Nigerians not to express fears over the Executive Order 6, recently signed by President Buhari. Gumel told the journalists yesterday that “only […]
Photo Credit; rockcityfmradio The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the schedule of activities for four bye-elections, as from August 11, it will conduct bye-elections to fill vacancies in Katsina North and Bauchi South […]
President of Congress, Ayuba Wabba,. PHOTO: YOUTUBE The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the newly elected governor of Ekiti state, Kayode Fayemi to prioritise the payment of workers salaries in his second tenure. Congress […]
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, has convicted three former police officers, and sentenced one of them to three years in jail for collecting bribe from an armed robbery suspect, Badmus Akojode. In […]
EFCC General Officer Commanding 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enobong Udoh has led the Nigerian Army and other security agencies to collaborate and stand up to inter-service and agency rivalry. At the maiden multi-agency […]
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom Spokesperson to Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, Terver Akase has said the statement credited to the Benue All Progressives Congress, (APC), in which it claimed that the party raised issues […]
Nigeria’s Ambassador to the US, Sylvanus Nsofor (left); Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, and Director, Africa Centre, Atlantic Council Dr. Peter Pham at a High-Level Roundtable convened by the Council in Washington, […]
Donald Duke Former governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke has called on Nigerians to rise up and defend the nation, its vital interests and its image in the committee of nations. He said this […]
Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa Lagos lawyer and rights activist, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has filed a suit against the All Progressive Congress Chieftain, Joe Igbokwe over a Facebook post accusing the Supreme Court of selling justice to the governor […]