The Nigerian Army said on Friday it arrested 14 tankers suspected to be loaded with crude oil stolen from the NNPC pipeline in Abaji, FCT.

Gov. Sullivan Chime of Enugu State has called for the sustenance of the legacies of the late renowned author, Prof. Chinua Achebe, who died at 82.

Pope Francis flew in to a papal residence near Rome on Saturday for an unprecedented encounter with “pope emeritus” Benedict XVI — the first time a pontiff has met his predecessor.

FOR us, the loss of Chinua Achebe is, above all else, intensely personal. We have lost a brother, a colleague, a trailblazer and a doughty fighter. Of the “pioneer quartet” of contemporary Nigerian literature, two voices have been silenced – one, of the poet Christopher Okigbo, and now, the novelist Chinua Achebe. It is perhaps difficult for outsiders of that intimate circle to appreciate this sense of depletion, but we take consolation in the young generation of writers to whom the baton has been passed, those who have already creatively ensured that there is no break in the continuum of the literary vocation.

Unknown Gunmen Friday night laid complete siege on Ganye, headquarters of Ganye Local Government in Adamawa State, with heavy casualties.

The toll from a blaze that swept through a camp in northern Thailand has risen to 45, authorities said Saturday, after hundreds of shelters for refugees from Myanmar were reduced to ashes.

One minute brightly lit, the next plunged into darkness — iconic landmarks around the world will cut their lights Saturday for the “Earth Hour” campaign against climate change.

A nursing mother and broadcaster with the Nigerian Television Authority NTA in Akure, OndoState, Mrs Olubunmi Oke has been kidnapped by four gunmen late on Thursday.

Nigeria’s pop duo, P-Square of Peter and Paul Okoye were in Malawi last weekend, where they thrilled their fans with their electrifying performance and moving dance steps.

Tragedy struck on Thursday night when a cement-laden truck belonging to Dangote factory crushed seven people including a couple to death at Ibese in Yewa North local government area of Ogun state.