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President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, Aisha Buhari threw him a birthday dinner today at the State House in Abuja today as he clocks 73 years old. Zahra and his brother Yusuf were in attendance

The 28 feet statue, Jesus De Greatest, which will be the fifth tallest statue in Africa, will be unveiled at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in the Abajah local government area of Imo state, on January 1, 2016. The statue was funded and offered to the church by Obinna Onuoha, founder ...

According to medieval artist/scientist, Richard Neave, Jesus is not the white, long-haired, skinny face you’ve been seeing throughout your entire life. Using the powers of science, Neave found three skulls from Israeli archaeological sites and used computerized tomography to construct the best shape for Jesus’s face. From his findings, Neave ...

A few hours ago, top wedding photographer, Akintayo Timi released this pre-wedding photo on his instagram page and it has since gone viral. He captioned it “No matter how hard times get, always hold your head up and be strong. Show them you are not as weak as they think ...

President Buhari says any attempt to reveal the names of former government officials that are returning looted funds may jeopardize others from returning their loots. Buhari stated this while delivering his keynote address at the Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe lecture in Abuja today December 11th. He said CBN will reveal the names ...

No fewer than 53 churches,mosques and hotels have been shut down by the Lagos State Government over noise pollution and other environmental offences. According to the General Manager, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, Adebola Shabi, the agency had received persistent complaints from residents and neighbours of the shut facilities.He ...

Photos taken at the coronation of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi last week.Photos: BM Pro | Lolars Fabric

General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor E.A. Adeboye has urged those who are not sure of their salvation to stop paying offering at the church Mr. Adeboye made this known at the opening service of RCCG’s annual convention on Monday. He also made it clear that ...

Recently, the university administration in it’s bid to industrialize the school with information technology introduced a mandatory policy, where all students must own a laptop and pay N70,000 as laptop fee. But many students are unhappy that such levies have been imposed on them. Students said that this new policy ...

The new Ooni of Ife, HRH Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi has released new photos as he prepares for his forthcoming coronation.

The mother of a teen who committed suicide after suffering from what she calls a rare allergy to Wi-Fi is accusing her daughter’s school of failing to protect her. Jenny Fry, 15, was found hanging from a tree near her home in the U.K. last June. Her story is now ...

Nigerians have been warned to be careful with hampers this Christmas season.The security alert was issued by the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, on Monday,cautioning Nigerians to be extra alert while receiving gifts during the Yuletide season so as to avoid receiving explosive-laden hampers as gifts. In a statement ...

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed said the Buhari administration did not promise unemployed graduates N5, 000 stipends. He made this reveleation at an interactive session with members of the Nigeria’s Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) at the National Press centre in Abuja on Tuesday morning, December 1st �We did ...

Some hoodlums started a street fight on Olorogun Street, Odo Eran, in the Itire area of Lagos State on Tuesday, during which a 21-year-old stabbed a landlord, identified as Alawu Lateef, to death. PUNCH Metro learnt that Lateef, who was a father of three, had intervened in the fight, and ...

Pope Francis, who arrived conflict-ridden Central African Republic on Sunday, November 29, on his final leg of a three-nation African tour, has urged the warring factions to lay down their weapons. “To all those who make unjust use of the weapons of this world, I make this appeal: lay down ...

Pope Francis this morning visited a mosque at the Central African Republic, the last country he will be visiting in Africa. Pope Francis met with Muslim leaders and Muslim faithfuls at the central Koudoukou mosque in the PK5 district, the last Muslim enclave in Bangui. He rode his motorcade with ...

The children of a celebrated artiste in Akwa Ibom known as Artist Ite buried him in an amazing casket ..According to facebook user,Emmanuel Emmanuel Udoh who was at the burial.. Today I was at the Burial ceremony of one of the greatest artists to come out of the south south ...

President Obama and daughters marked small business saturday by indulging in some post-Thanksgiving shopping ….And they bought books! Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha visited Upshur Street Books in Washington’s Petworth neighborhood Saturday. The President emerged from the store with a brown shopping bag full of his purchases, which the ...

Ovation international CEO,Dele Momodu has written a memo to President Muhammadu Buhari asking him to as a matter of urgency fix Nigeria saying that Nigerians are lamenting that the change he promised is fast becoming a mirage and that Buhari is too slow.He also says Buhari doesn’t need to tell ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested one Jonathan Ibinabo Alatoru, a self-acclaimed pastor and Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Chemtronics Nigeria Limited, for conspiracy, forgery and obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N200 million. The suspect, who had earlier jumped the administrative bail granted him ...