chairman, Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Senator Dino Melaye, APC, Kogi West has said that he has not been allowed to see his family, his lawyers. He also said that he has been denied food at the National Hospital in Abuja where the operatives of the Nigeria ...

Barely 24 hours after two catholic priests and 17 parishioners were killed by suspected herdsmen, 16 persons were today killed by suspected herdsmen in Ali Agundu and Tsav council wards of Guma Government Area (LGA) of Benue State. Confirming the attack, the state commissioner of police, Fatai Owoseni, said unidentified ...

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has reacted to the backlash she has suffered from Nigerians following her comment to Hillary Clinton. While interviewing the former first lady at a PEN World Voices Festival lecture at the Cooper Union in Manhattan on Sunday night, Chimamanda who is well known for her stance on ...

  A tilefitting contractor identified as Harshsahai Gurjar has been arrested for the murder of a 30-year-old woman and her 11-year-old daughter in Surat, India. The accused, 27, had tortured and raped the 11-year-old girl for at least a week before killing her. According to Indian media, the man had ...

  The Indian Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted an international drugs smuggling racket and seized condoms filled with liquid cocaine. Two Brazilians and a Nigerian were arrested by the agency from a guest house in the Paharganj area of central Delhi on April 16, as part of an intelligence-based ...

According to Korede bello- I initially didn’t want to post this for many reasons but I was wrong on all counts. I’d be doing millions of young people and my peers a disservice by not boldly putting it out there that impossiblity is a myth; you can be Talented and ...

Social network giant, Facebook found and removed 1.9 million social-media posts by the Islamic State and al Qaeda terrorists during the first three months of 2018, using new anti-terror algorithms. “In Q1 (first quarter) we took action on 1.9 million pieces of ISIS [Islamic State terror group, outlawed in Russia] ...

Mr. Isaac Egbunu, the Directorate of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) department, University of Agriculture Makurdi, Benue State was shot dead by Fulani herdsmen around 4pm on Sunday. According to reports, the incident occurred at Kadroko, along Lafia – Makurdi road, on his way back from Jos. Ukan Kurugh wrote: ...

When you are big, you are big… The Nollywood actress sure knows how to enjoy life!

Police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) today again clashed with members of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) also known as Shiites in Abuja. The group was protesting the prolonged detention of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. The protesters during the clash with the security agents in Maitama area of Abuja, ...

Gombe state governor, Ibrahim Dankwambo, has joined other Nigerians to congratulate #BBNaija winner, Miracle Ikechukwu, for winning the 2018 Big Brother Naija show. He is asking how Nigerian youths can be made to vote during elections just the way they voted during BBNaija. Any Ideas?  

The naming ceremony of comedian Akpororo’s twins, a boy and girl, took place yesterday April 22nd. The babies were named Favor and Faith. Congrats to them. See more photos below

Dino Melaye just announced via his twitter handle that he has been arrested. He wrote   ”I have just been arrested at the international wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe airport on my way to Morocco for an official engagement sponsored by the Federal Govt after checking in”.   Recall he ...

  The Brazil idol has no doubts over the Man Utd midfielder’s talent, but believes he must respect his manager in order to reach his full potential. Brazilian football great Ronaldinho has tipped Manchester United’s Paul Pogba to win the Ballon d’Or – if he pays attention to manager Jose ...

The long-serving Frenchman is to step down at the end of the season and has taken the opportunity to condemn those who have made his job difficult Arsene Wenger has condemned “hurtful” Arsenal fans over a perceived lack of unity during a testing period for him and the club. The ...

Last night, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo received a number of leading icons of the entertainment industry on an informal interaction in Lagos where they discussed a few industry based concerns issues.   The entertainers, Banky W, Adesua Etomi, Waje, Ice Prince, Kevin Orifa, Kamal Ajiboye, Mo Abudu, Dolapo Oni Sijuade and others were in ...

Moments ago, the Lagos State Government unveiled a new statue of Chief Gani Fawehinmi, SAN, sited at the beautiful park in Ojota named after the late legal luminary and human rights advocate as part of activities to celebrate the late activist’s 80th posthumous birthday.   The State’s Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Steve Ayorinde said the ...

At least 10 residents were killed when suspected armed herdsmen invaded Saghev Ward in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State.   The state government confirmed the attack and the casualty figure on Saturday in a statement by Mr Terver Akase, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Samuel Ortom.   ...

The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in South Africa was agog this morning when a Bachelor of Law graduate, Njabulo Ntombela changed into his Zulu traditional dress and wore his graduation gown on his 89-year-old great grandmother, Nomkikilizo Ntombela. According to him, his gesture was to ackowledge her contribution towards his success in life. See more heartwarming photos below :

  President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Nigeria from London where he attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). The President took off from London on Saturday afternoon and arrived at Abuja after 7 pm. President Buhari had travelled to London on April 9, shortly after declaring his intention ...