The National Commissioner Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Dr Ishmael Igbani on Wednesday said 819,118 registered voters would participate in the Delta Central Senatorial District bye-election coming up on Sept. 12.

Ghana President John Dramani Mahama will reward the Black Stars with a 50% increase in bonuses if they beat Egypt in Tuesday’s World Cup playoffs.

The former head of security at FIFA is to work with Spanish football chiefs as they try to rid the sport of match-fixing, it was announced in London on Wednesday.

Earth may experience a radically different climate already within 34 years, forever changing life as we know it, said a study Wednesday that aims to bring the dangers of global warming into sharper focus.

The introduction of Irish Mayor Liqueur into Nigeria market will further strengthen the ties between Nigeria and Ireland, said, Mr. Rotimi Adebari , the first elected Black African Mayor in Ireland.

South African Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu warned African leaders against leaving the International Criminal Court on Wednesday, saying it would leave the world a “more dangerous place”.

The Plateau government has announced the death of the first civilian governor of the state, Chief Solomon Lar

Mandla Mandela,the grandson of Nelson Mandela ,former President of South Africa is being investigated for attempted murder and may soon be charged with the crime..

The Federal Government on Wednesday ordered investigation into the reported killing of three Nigerians and the attack on the Nigerian Embassy in Guinea-Bissau.

The United States is poised to suspend much of its military aid to Egypt due to Cairo’s sweeping crackdown against supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, US officials said Wednesday.

The race for the 2013 edition of the prestigious Nigeria Prize for Literature, sponsored by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), which kicked off February, 2013, came to a positive conclusion Wednesday with The Sahara Testament authored by Tade Ipadeola, emerging winner.

ABUJA (AFP) – Newcastle United striker Shola Ameobi has dismissed speculation over his fitness ahead of Sunday’s 2014 World Cup play-off in Ethiopia. Ameobi received a knock during a friendly against Burkina Faso last month and there were huge doubts about his availability for the qualifier in Addis Ababa. “I worked really hard to ensure […]

The United Nation Information Centre (UNIC) on Wednesday said that at least one in five adults experienced mental or neurological disorder at aged 60 and over.

She asked me to kill her husband so she could marry me – Farmer

Mr Rotimi Olowo, a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA), on Wednesday commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for banning the importation of foreign currencies.