Ugandan police said Monday they were investigating the death of Nigerian footballer Abubakar Lawal who fell from a shopping mall balcony in Kampala. The 29-year-old striker played for local premiership club Vipers. He fell from the third floor of ...

  Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer behind the classic “Killing Me Softly With His Song” and one of the most recognisable voices of the 1970s, died Monday at age 88. Flack’s publicist announced her death without citing a cause. The ...

  The Police Command in Lagos State has detained a suspect accused of stabbing an Uber driver and dispossessing him of his car. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday in Lagos. Hundeyin said ...

  The Lagos State Police Command has detained a 23-year-old man for allegedly beating his girlfriend to death. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to journalists on Monday in Lagos. He stated that the suspect committed the ...

  A 26-year-old woman has been confirmed dead in a collision between a truck and a commercial motorcycle on Badagry Expressway. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident on Monday in Lagos. The accident occurred ...

  Rivers State Governor,  Siminalayi Fubara, has said that integrating Ogoni people in all the processes geared towards remediating their land to bring lasting respite to years of environmental degradation they had suffered. The governor said this will truly make ...

  The European Union on Monday eased sanctions on Syria’s energy, transport, and banking sectors in a bid to help the country’s reconstruction after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Syria’s new leaders have been clamouring for the West to ease ...

  The factional Chairman of the New Nigerian Peoples Party in Kano State, Senator Mas’ud El-Jibril Doguwa, has described the suspension of the Senator representing Kano South, Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila, and three members of the House of Representatives as inconsequential ...

  The Government of Edo State has congratulated Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa on his inauguration as the newly elected governor of Ondo State. Governor Monday Okpebholo, who was represented by his deputy, Dennis Idahosa, at the event , described the inauguration ...

  The newly sworn-in Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has expressed deep sorrow that his predecessor, the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, was not alive to witness his swearing-in ceremony. Speaking during his inaugural speech after being sworn in as ...

  Multichoice is set to increase the prices of its DStv and GOtv packages effective from March 1, 2025. This was disclosed in a statement to its customers on Monday. The statement titled, “Price adjustments for DStv and GOtv packages,” ...

  A former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has stated that President Bola Tinubu rejected him as a ministerial nominee and not the National Assembly. He made this disclosure on Monday while speaking during an interview on Arise Television’s ...

  The Delta State Police Command has commenced an investigation into an incident where policemen allegedly slapped and shot at the Student Union Government’s President of the Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, Eruru Christian, over N500 ‘settlement.’ According to the videos shared by ...

  Chairmen elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in the 15 October 2022 Osun Local Government election returned to their council secretariats on Monday amidst tight security. Our correspondent, who visited the Ifelodun Local Government headquarters in ...

  Former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has confronted officials of the Nigeria Police Force and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for preventing him from entering the premises of the Federal High Court. Sowore told ...

  Enzo Maresca has challenged his misfiring Chelsea squad to step up during Cole Palmer’s lean spell, admitting, “We rely on Cole for everything.” The England attacking midfielder has scored 14 goals and provided six assists in the Premier League ...

  The All Progressives Congress on Sunday attacked the immediate-past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, as indications emerged that the former Federal Capital Territory minister was rallying northern leaders and bigwigs against President Bola Tinubu’s re-election ahead of the ...

  The National Association of Ogun State Students on Monday criticised the autobiography of former military Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida (retd), titled ‘A Journey in Service’, which was presented last Thursday in Abuja, describing it as a cover-up ...

  Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have manned the Federal High Court in Abuja, as the trial of former Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello on alleged fraud charges resumed on Monday. The operatives were wielding various brands ...

  After weeks of uncertainty, the Senate will today (Monday) commence a public hearing on the tax reform bills. On Tuesday, the House of Representatives will open its doors for stakeholders’ input on the controversial bills, which sparked intense debate ...

  The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 38-year-old man, Samuel Alfred, for allegedly defiling his 14-year-old stepdaughter in the Okokomaiko area of Lagos State. The suspect was said to have been arrested alongside his friend, Ikechukwu, whom he ...

  There is looming fuel scarcity in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria as tanker drivers have stopped fuel loading over alleged harassment by officials of the Lagos State Government and the Federal Ministry of Transportation. Also, telecommunications companies have ...

  We’ve enough fuel to meet Nigerians’ need — Dangote refinery The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has revealed that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery currently has over 500 million litres of petrol in its reservoir. He also ...

  Former military President, Gen Ibrahim Babangida, says Nigeria failed to maximise its oil boom years due to what he described as a nationwide “profligacy” and “conspicuous consumption” that undermined the economy’s long-term development. He also justified the spending of ...

  The Dangote Group has embraced technology to enhance efficiency across its operations, reinforcing its position as Africa’s leading conglomerate. According to a statement, the Senior Advisor to the President of Dangote Group, Fatima Abdurrahman, speaking at the 46th Kaduna ...