The terrorists that attacked the AK-9 Abuja-Kaduna train passengers on March 28, have released another seven hostages, including a family of six and a woman. The identities of the released family of six are Abdubakar Idris Garba, his wife, ...

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has warned against illegal selling and buying of lands and shops at the popular Kpirikpiri market in the state. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday in Abakaliki by the state Commissioner for Information ...

A jealous husband has strangled his wife to death and also poisoned himself. The incident happened in Suleja, Niger state. Mr Adeniyi Jose, from Akure, Ondo State, strangled his wife-of-eight years, Chidinma Gloria Ibeh, from Imo state, with a rope ...

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said that some people mocked him when he lost his biological son last year. He stated this on Tuesday night during the ongoing 70th Annual Convention ...

Men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ekiti State, have arrested a 36-year-old man, Ayodeji Ademiluyi, for allegedly parading himself as a medical doctor and defrauding Point-of-Sale operators in the state capital. The state Commandant of the agency, ...

Toyin Lawani has revealed the loss of her fourth pregnancy. The Tiannah’s Empire boss shared the sad news via her Instagram page on Tuesday. In the post, Lawani also revealed she had once been advised to remove her womb due ...

  A 60-year-old father, Malam Bala and his son, Sunusi Bala, 35, drowned on Wednesday in Kano. The duo lost their lives in Sabon Garin Bauchi, Wudil Local Government Area, while draining water from well. State Fire Service spokesman, Saminu ...

  Kizz Daniel has apologised to his fans in Tanzania over his failure to perform at a concert he was billed to. The singer, who was arrested after he failed to perform said none of what happened was intentional, contrary ...

  The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, has disowned a post on Facebook which claimed that he advised the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to give his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, a chance. ...

The World Health Organisation has said that 160 million Nigerians are at risk of yellow fever. The WHO said with Nigeria’s population of about 200 million, the figure makes up around 25 percent of all the people at risk in ...

  The Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities has said the government’s insistence that it does not have money to fund Nigerian universities is disheartening. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo, had in an interview, ...

Following a change in plan, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced plans to commence its presidential campaign on September 28. A meeting of the National Working Committee under the leadership of Senator Abdullahi Adamu is scheduled to hold today, ...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has denied a media report that it had since accorded recognition to Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Honourable Godswill Akpabio, as the senatorial candidates for Yobe North ...

  Call and data tariffs may increase by as much as 100 per cent if plan by the federal government to hike consumption tax on telecom services scales through, Daily Trust reports. The new tax regime, according to industry sources, ...

Pep Guardiola has hit out at his critics over his lack of European success at Manchester City as he suggested that his stint as the club’s manager will not be deemed as a failure if he is not able to ...

  A 35-year-old man, Kamaldeen Raji has stabbed a lottery operator to death during an argument over debt in the Badagry area of Lagos State. Tribune Online gathered that the deceased man, who was a manager at a lottery agency ...

The legislative arm of Ido Local Government Area in Oyo State has suspended the chairman of the local government area, Sheriff Adeojo. The councilors announced the suspension on Tuesday. Ido is one of the eleven local government areas that make ...

  Fire today gutted Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) injection substation in Idumagbo, Lagos Island. Godwin Idemudia, General Manager, Corporate Communications EKEDC in a statement in Lagos, said electricity supply to customers in Idumagbo and Ajele areas have been affected ...

Armed robbers have stormed the house of popular actor, Hafiz Oyetoro demanding the sum of N20m or his life. The incident happened on Monday night. The actor’s friend Kayode Soaga has confirmed the incident in a statement. The statement partly ...

The Police in Ogun State have reacted to claims that 20 persons were kidnapped by bandits at the Kara bridge, along the Lagos-Ibadan highway. Police said the news circulating across social media platforms is fake and a lie from the ...

  The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar, has assured the 2022 Batch ‘B’ Stream 11 corps members in Sokoto State that the Shari’a Law is not binding on non-Muslims in the state. The Sultan gave the assurance in his ...

A 40-year-old herb seller has been arrested for allegedly killing a septuagenarian, Mr Rufus Olayinwola, his creditor. The suspect, simply identified as William confessed that he got into an argument with the deceased who loaned him money and pushed him ...

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has described Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Presidential Congress (APC) as the solution to Nigeria’s challenges. He also described Tinubu as a unifier whose conducts have been instrumental to the sustenance of ...

About 12,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IPDs) including women and children, on Monday, returned to their Shimfida community in Jabia Local Government Area of Katsina State. Bishir Sabi’u, the chairman of the council, said the IDPs were taken to their community ...

  A team of policemen from Elemoro Division of the Lagos State Police Command, at the weekend, stormed the Peculiar Generation Assembly at Eputu London in Awoyaya, Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos, arresting the General Overseer, Bishop Chris Omosekpa. His arrest ...