File photo An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, the state capital, has restrained the 68 sacked council chairmen and chairmen of Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) from the forceful […]
The police have busted a five-man kidnap syndicate reported to have been terrorising Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State. The spokesman of the police in the state, SP Gambo Isah, […]
Investigators work at the scene of a helicopter crash that killed former NBA star Kobe Bryant on January 26, 2020 in Calabasas, California. David McNew/Getty Images/AFP The bodies of all nine […]
15 people have died in an accident that occurred on the Omen bridge along the Ijebu-Ode/Ibadan highway. The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, Babatunde […]
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the annual F8 summit at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California on May 1, 2018. JOSH EDELSON / AFP Facebook said […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with US President Donald Trump, speaks during an announcement of Trump’s Middle East peace plan in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has sentenced a mother, Mrs Damilola Adeyeri and her son, Alaba Adeyeri, to three years in prison for defrauding an American to the […]
US President Donald Trump announces his Middle East peace plan in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on January 28, 2020. Trump says his plan ‘could be the […]
Sheffield United’s Scottish midfielder John Fleck (L) fouls Manchester City’s Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho (C) during the English Premier League football match between Sheffield United and Manchester City at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, […]
File photo Passengers plying the Abuja-Kaduna train service have called on the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to boost the security on the railways and the roads leading to the Rigasa Train […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has uncovered 23 polling units at private homes in Akwa Ibom State. INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr Mike Igini, disclosed this during […]
President Muhammadu Buhari speaks during a meeting at the State House in Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of Captain Musa Nuru as the […]
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam (L) gestures as she takes part in a press conference while wearing a facemask in Hong Kong on January 28, 2020. Anthony WALLACE / AFP […]
A Danish newspaper refused to apologise to China on Tuesday over a satirical cartoon it ran about the deadly new virus that has killed dozens and infected thousands more. The cartoon, published […]
Tech giant, Google, has launched its first Developers Space in Lagos, Nigeria. Previously referred to as the Google Launchpad Space, the Google Developers Space is a hub for African developers, entrepreneurs […]
Liverpool’s German manager Jurgen Klopp gestures from the sidelines during the English FA Cup fourth round football match between Shrewsbury Town and Liverpool at the Montgomery Waters Meadow Stadium in Shrewsbury, north-west […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom (not pictured) during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 28, 2020. AFP Chinese President […]
Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, briefs reporters in Abuja on January 28, 2020. At least 41 people have died of Lassa fever in parts of the country since the beginning […]
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on January 27, 2020 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP Global stocks and oil dropped on Monday as […]
Bayern Munich’s striker Thomas Mueller reacts during the German first division Bundesliga football match Bayern Munich vs VfL Wolfsburg on March 9, 2019 in Munich. Christof STACHE / AFP Bayern Munich […]
Tottenham Hotspur’s Argentinian midfielder Giovani Lo Celso controls the ball during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Norwich City at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on January […]
Tottenham Hotspur’s Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen holds the ball during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Norwich City at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on January 22, […]
A file photo of the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan. Photo: Twitter-@SPNigeria The President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, has raised an alarm over the security challenges in various parts of […]
Residents of some slums in Lagos on Tuesday marched the streets of Lagos to the office of the governor in Alausa. They include evicted residents of Tarkwa Bay, Otodo Gbame, among […]
An abandoned power installation facility was on Monday night razed by fire in Okeagbe area of Ondo State. Residents say the power plant valued at millions of naira was planned to serve […]
A file photo of late Muhammadu Fagengawo. The House of Representatives on Tuesday mourned its late member from Garki/Babura Federal constituency in Jigawa State, Dr Muhammadu Fagengawo. Fagengawo died on […]
Rear Admiral Oladele Daji, the Commander of Operation Awatse, says Tarkwa-bay is a hideout for sea robbers and officially it is a non-residential area. Daji disclosed these on Tuesday during an […]
A girl stands next to tents in a camp for internally displaced people in Barsalogho, on January 27, 2020. Barsalogho is a small town in northern Burkina Faso that hosts 10,000 displaced […]
A file photo of the National Assembly complex in Abuja. PHOTO: Sodiq Adelakun/Channels TV The National Assembly complex in Abuja witnessed the presence of members of the Senate and House […]
Pedestrians wearing face masks cross a road during a Lunar New Year of the Rat public holiday in Hong Kong on January 27, 2020, as a preventative measure following a coronavirus outbreak […]
Information in German, English and Chinese languages about the Novel Coronavirus 2019-nCoV are on display at the Tegel airport in Berlin on January 26, 2020. A virus similar to the SARS […]
File photo The Cross River State Government has launched an awareness campaign to prevent the outbreak of Lassa fever in the state. Amid reports of the death of at least […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the fresh attack on Kwatas village in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State which resulted in the death of 13 persons. He also sent condolences […]
Mr Mike Igini speaks during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on January 28, 2020. Mr Mike Igini has indicted his predecessors in Akwa Ibom, saying elections do not hold […]
Switzerland’s Roger Federer celebrates after victory against Tennys Sandgren of the US during their men’s singles quarter-final match on day nine of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 28, […]
Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, speaks during an interview on Sunrise Daily on January 28, 2020. The Lagos State government says it has not given licence […]
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has said he thinks the embattled journalist (Agba Jalingo) should be released from the prison. Speaking after a long silence on the matter, Governor Ayade […]
Thirteen people have been confirmed killed in an attack on Kwatas village in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. The plateau state police command in a statement says the gunmen […]
The killing of the Adamawa State CAN Chairman by Bokon Haram insurgents set the tone for the passing week. Security debates on what should be done to allay the fears of […]
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 24, 2015 Chelsea supporters wave flags before the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Sunderland at Stamford Bridge in London on May […]
Dr Janet Ekpenyong interacts with a leader of the Ugep community. Director-General of the Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Janet Ekpenyong, has urged Cross River indigenes to […]
Eight people were killed in a late-night fire that swept through docked boats on a lake in the southern US state of Alabama, the local fire chief said Monday. “At this […]
In this file photo taken on November 21, 2015 Kobe Bryant (24) of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on during the Lakers NBA match up with the Toronto Raptors,at Staples Center in […]
The Leadership of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has launched an investigation into the killing of Senatorial candidate of the Action Alliance in Imo North senatorial district […]
Medical staff members carry a patient into the Jinyintan hospital, where patients infected by a mysterious SARS-like virus are being treated, in Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province on January 18, 2020. […]
FILES) Britain’s Prince Andrew has said on August 18, 2019 he was “appalled” by allegations of sexual abuse surrounding Jeffrey Epstein after a video was released purporting to show him at the […]
File photo of drugs retrieved from traffickers. No fewer than 657 suspected drug traffickers have been arrested in Kastina State with different hard drugs (exhibits). The state commander of the National […]
A woman wearing a protective mask to help stop the spread of a deadly virus which began in Wuhan looks on at the Beijing railway station in Beijing on January 27, 2020. […]
The suspect, Rabi Shamsuddeen A woman identified as Rabi Shamsuddeen has been arrested by the police in Katsina for allegedly stabbing her husband to death. The 19-year-old suspect from Tasha village […]
Minister of State for Health, Dr. Adeleke Mamora. speaks on Federal Government’s efforts in tackling the Lassa Fever outbreak in the country. The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Adeleke Mamora, […]
