AT least four members of the same family reportedly lost their lives in an auto crash in Akure, the Ondo State capital Friday when officials of the Federal Road Safety Commission FRSC allegedly stopped a vehicle in the middle of the road abruptly.

David Moyes has admitted he was swaying towards staying at Everton before Manchester United came calling to replace Sir Alex Ferguson.

The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has exonerated the executive and herself from the present budget impasse in the country.

A 23-year-old lady (name withheld) on Friday told a Benin Chief Magistrate that a cripple ordered four men to rape her

An Abuja High Court on Friday ordered a lawyer, Akhigbemen Ehimen, to pay N2.35 million to Mr Cornelius Agbor and his wife, Ebi, being money he swindled them.

A Kubwa Upper Area Court in the FCT on Friday revoked the bail granted an accused, Emeka Nwebelu, for failure to appear in court after several adjournments.

One of Nigeria’s leading telecommunications operator, Airtel Nigeria, has introduced a dual-purpose single recharge card for both voice and data services on the network that will allow customers to recharge for both services with only one recharge card

LONDON – Leading English Premier League scorers ahead the weekend’s matches: 25: van Persie (Manchester United) 23: Suarez (Liverpool) 20: Bale (Tottenham) 18: Benteke (Aston Villa) 17: Michu (Swansea City) 15: Ba (Chelsea) 14: Lambert (Southampton), Lukaku (West Bromwich) 13: Berbatov (Fulham), Lampard (Chelsea), Walcott (Arsenal), Dzeko (Manchester City 12: Cazorla (Arsenal), Rooney (Manchester United) […]

Lagos – The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) on Friday called on the Lagos State Government to close all unregistered private primary and secondary schools in the state. The Chairman of the state chapter of the union, Mr Samson Idowu, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. […]

The Oyo State Government has described the death of Joseph Ladipo, the former Super Falcons coach and immediate past Chairman of Shooting Stars Board,  as a big loss to the state and the nation

Suicide bombers targeted troops in two towns in war-torn northern Mali on Friday, leaving four of the attackers dead and two Malian soldiers wounded, military sources said

Social stigma is harming attempts to combat cervical cancer in India where more women die annually of the disease than anywhere else in the world, a new report said Friday.

BERLIN – Bayern Munich will collect their first silverware for three years on Saturday when they are presented with the Bundesliga shield and chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge insists it won’t be the last trophy they lift this season. And Rummenigge has his sights firmly set on the Champions League final. After hosting Augsburg at Munich’s Allianz […]

AS things stand, one is free to quote the great Shakespeare: “Doubtful it stood like two spent swimmers…”. That is what the nation state has come to.

MADRID – Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara has admitted that his side are desperate to finally mathematically seal the La Liga title this weekend when they travel to face Atletico Madrid. The Catalans have been on the brink of sealing their fourth championship in five years for a number of weeks, but will have matters in their […]