Former governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala on Saturday described the release of the 2015 election timetable by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as a welcome development.

Leaders of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Oyo State Chapter, have called for the suspension of the All Progressives Congress (APC’s) membership registration in the state.

The Adamawa Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Saturday confirmed the arrest of an ex-lawmaker in possession of 81.9 kilogrammes of Cannabis Sativa (Indian Hemp).

Confirming the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola, the state NDLEA Commander, Alhaji Hassan Zungeru, said the suspect was charged to court.

Abuja – The Senate President, David Mark, on Friday in Abuja tasked the Super Eagles to step up their game so as to beat the Atlas Lions of Morocco on Saturday. This is contained in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Senate President, Mr Paul Mumeh. The Nigeria’s Eagles will take […]

Jose Mourinho has revealed Chelsea have no plans to make any further signings before the transfer window closes.

The 29-year-old founder of Russia’s biggest social network website VKontakte has sold his stake in the company in a deal believed to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

GOVERNORS elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP yesterday lampooned the leadership of All Progressives Congress, APC for instructing its members in the National Assembly to stall the passage of the 2014 budget, and screening of the newly nominated ministerial candidates, describing the action as unfortunate, unpatriotic and unwarranted.

The coach of the SUPER Eagles, Stephen Keshi has assured Nigerians that his boys will be victorious in the Saturday’s quarterfinal cracker against Morocco.

“We don’t want to talk much; we would prefer to do all the talking on the pitch,” he said.

Keshi also disclosed that goalkeeper and team captain Chigozie Agbim would lead the team, stressing that the goalkeeper is getting better as the tournament progress.

Information Minister Mr. Labaran Maku, yesterday took on some northern politicians, for inciting the North against the administration and person of President Goodluck Jonathan ahead of the 2015 general elections.

Sen. Smart Adeyemi, Chairman, Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory, has described APC’s directive to its National Assembly members to block all legislative proposals as anti-people.

Adeyemi, in a statement issued in Lagos on Friday, said it was most unfortunate for a party that claimed to be progressive to come out with such a directive.

Following the violence that erupted in the Lagos State University, LASU, Lagos State House of Assembly, has directed the school management to re-open the registration portal for the over 1,292 students, to complete their registration exercise.

Google apologized Friday after the Internet giant’s widely used free email and an array of other services were disrupted by apparent software woes.

“Earlier today (Friday), most Google users who use logged-in services like Gmail, Google+, Calendar and Documents found they were unable to access those services for approximately 25 minutes,” Google engineering vice president Ben Treynor said in a blog post.

Three persons were feared dead after the motor boat on which they were riding from Tincan Island Port to Ojo area of Lagos capsized Thursday at about 8.30 pm while returning from work.

A Three man teenage robbery gang that has been terrorizing residents of Ikot Omin, 8 Miles and Basin Development Authority in Calabar, the Cross River State capital has been nabbed.

Counsel to Charles Okah, one of the accused persons being tried for the October 1, bombing in Abuja, Barrister Festus Keyamo has alleged attempt to kill his client, following refusal by prison officials to administer High Blood Pressure drugs on him.