The Defence Headquarters has confirmed that over 50 insurgents were killed and about 20 vehicles destroyed in an operation it carried out on Monday night.

Severe traffic hits some roads situated along major markets in Lagos, yesterday as last-minute shoppers, travelers, road hawkers all set out to for their different purposes bringing a halt and disarray in the affected areas.

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state, Tuesday, described as shocking, the death of the Managing Director of Eminent Communications, Mr Sesan Ogunro who was killed by unknown assailants at Alausa.

Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has revealed his 2014 World Cup target is to surpass the country’s best performance of reaching the Round of 16.

A British surgeon has been suspended over allegations that he “branded” his initials onto a patient’s liver, media reported on Tuesday.

No fewer than 22 shops were destroyed and property worth millions of naira lost during an inferno at Makole, Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area in Kano State.

The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kogi has arrested an awaiting trial inmate, Ilori Olusola, who escaped from Koton-Karfe Prisons in a 2012 jail break.

Brazilian team, Guarani Futebol Clube, a Serie C club is currently in the hunt for an alternative ground as its home ground will be temporarily taken over by the Super Eagles throughout their stay in Brazil during the 2014 World Cup.

An army of angry Facebook and Twitter followers have matched on Gospel singer Maheeda, ex-Big Brother Africa house mate Beverly Osu and actresses Juliet Ibrahim and Adaora Ukoh for posting X-rated Christmas cards of themselves.

Nigerian goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama endured a night a contrasting fortunes in Lille OSC’s 2-2 draw against champions, PSG at the Parc des Princes on Sunday.

Nigeria’s U20 Women’s national team, the Falconets, have sailed to the final round of the 2014 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers after they defeated their Tunisian opponents 4-0 in the second round, second leg game played in Tunis on Sunday night.

Kenneth Omeruo received a massive boost to his Chelsea future after manager Jose Mourinho ordered he stop training with the reserves.

The Federal Government has concluded arrangements to commence the repatriation of 508 Nigerians living in Saudi Arabia, beginning from Wednesday.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the arrest of the Speaker, Clerk and nine members of the Kano State Legislature by the EFCC as an undisguised case of political vendetta by a hurting presidency, whose target is actually the State Governor.

NO language spoken by man compares, in universality, with body language. Not even Chinese (Mandarin) spoken by the largest number of humans on the surface of the earth, does. Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, Swahili, Japanese, Bengali and Hindi sparring with Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish – the so-called international auxiliary languages – are no match for body language in a game of universal versatility.