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Dear Compatriots, I greet and felicitate with you all once again as we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. I join all of our Christian compatriots in giving thanks to God Almighty for the divine gift of Jesus Christ the Messiah whose earthly incarnation we commemorate ...

Governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose, pictured sharing chickens to Police officers in the state for the yuletide celebrations.

Presidential candidate of the APC, Muhammadu Buhari was in Lagos today to meet with a small group of his most passionate volunteers � and after an engaging evening of ideas, vision, and intense engagement on the future of the country. The event had in attendance his key supporters including Governor ...

Chimamanda Adichie and late Dr Stella Adadevoh have been recognized by international media house, Cable News Network CNN, as some of the world’s leading women for the year 2014. In a list released earlier today by CNN, late Dr Stella Adadevoh was recognized for her significant contribution towards the prevention ...

Nollywood actors under the aegis of “Legends of Nollywood” earlier today paid a courtesy visit to President Jonathan at the state house in Abuja where they honored him with the Grand Patron of Nollywood Award. The group was led by actor Paul Obazele. While receiving the award, President Jonathan said ...

A heavy duty truck, conveying crates of soft drinks, yesterday, at the Okorodafe Roundabout in Ughelli, Delta State, crushed a four-month-old baby girl, who had fallen off the back of her mother travelling on a commercial motorcycle, popularly known as Okada. According to witnesses, the mother of the baby, who ...

George H.W. Bush has been rushed to a Houston hospital after he experienced shortness of breath. According to Daily Mail, the 90-year-old former US President is being kept for observation at Methodist Hospital, doctors say. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance on Tuesday night. Representatives for Bush say ...

Nigerian policemen on patrol fled for their lives when a group of armed robbers stormed the Access Bank in Agbor, along old Lagos-Asaba road, Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State. According to SaharaReporters, the suspects, numbering approximately seven and armed with sophisticated weapons, stormed the bank in a ...

President Goodluck Jonathan is set to acquire a new private jet to be added to the presidential fleet in 2015, according to reports. The Federal Government has set aside an initial deposit of N400 million to be paid to the manufacturer of the aircraft. Provision for the new jet was ...

The Lagos state governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, hosted his former Bible knowledge teacher at Birch Freeman High School, Surulere, Mrs. Felicia Iyabode Adefunke Akinola in his home, in Ikeja on Monday, December 22, 2014. Mrs. Akinola taught him in 1976 and back then, they were each other favorites (favorite teacher, ...

�Millionaire, Mansur Musa has been dragged before a Kano Shariah court for infesting his wife with HIV.� The estranged wife who is suing for divorce is also asking the court for N40 million damages. When the case came up a few days ago counsel to the applicant, Barrister Bashir Dalhatu ...

Pastor Gordon A. Humphrey of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church of Chicago dropped dead in the pulpit after singing the well-loved song, Happy by Pharrell Williams. �Paramedics were called as church members that are in the medical field tried to revive their 60-year-old pastor. �He was taken to the hospital and ...

Nigeria’s foreign reserve has depreciated by $544million in the last one week. According to Daily Independent, figures posted on the website of the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN shows the nation’s foreign reserves stood at $35,740,495,640 as at December 11, but fell to $35,196,352,296 as at last week, December 18. ...

President Goodluck Jonathan, capitalising on his incumbency advantage has raised N21.27billion from businessmen, governors and multi-nationals to fund his second-term campaign. The fund raising for the president took place Saturday at a dinner at the old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Roll Call of other donors: Mr. Tunde ...

Vice-Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has described the President Goodluck Jonathan-led Federal Government as �inadequate and visionless.” The respected legal luminary said it was unfortunate that in spite of the fact that Nigerians had given �so much” to the present administration, they have got nothing ...

Gen. Buhari’s running mate, Prof Yemi Osinbanjo just shared this photo showing inside his office.

At least 15 people have been confirmed dead after a bomb went off at the Dukku motor park in Gombe state this morning Dec. 22nd. The blast occurred around 11am when passengers traveling for the Christmas holiday were in the park.

Hoodlums on Friday invaded the Christ Apostolic Church, Pillar of Fire, located at LA primary school area of Akure, the Ondo state capital, during service, destroying properties and carting away the day’s offering. According to Punch,It was gathered that the attackers, armed with whips and other dangerous weapons, subjected the ...

River State governor Rotimi Amaechi and his wife Dame Judith Amaechi, 44, spotted taking a stroll around government House in Port Harcourt

The remains of ‎ Sen. Jim Nwobodo’s first son, Dr. Ifeanyi Chukwu Nwobodo was finally laid to rest today. ‎He was buried in his father’s elder brother’s house, Chief John Nwobodo, Chairman of old Enugu Local Govt. Area…after his dad refused to allow his corpse buried in his compound. A ...