The Kremlin said Tuesday that it now considers Crimea part of Russia following the signing of a treaty, despite strong objections from the international community which insists the Black Sea peninsula is Ukrainian territory.

The Anambra State House of Assembly has pledged its support for the newly inaugurated Willy Obiano-led administration in the state, to ensure that the state government achieve greater heights

Some U.S. officials have expressed frustration at Malaysia’s handling of the investigation of the missing Airlines flight MH370

Ministerial delegations from Congo and Angola on Tuesday in Brazzaville agreed to resolve the border dispute between the two countries.

The Nigerian Navy has arrested four ships and 22 persons , suspected to be Chinese, who allegedly entered Nigeria’s territorial waters illegally.

The Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Tuesday said it had registered 2,000 persons displaced by the attack on three villages in Kaura Local Government Area.

Malaysia on Tuesday said the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines passenger jet now encompassed and area slightly larger than the entire land mass of Australia.

A former senior official of FIFA and his family were paid almost $2 million (£1.2m) from a Qatari firm liked to the Gulf state’s successful bid for the 2022 World Cup finals, according to a report in Tuesday’s edition of Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper.

Star actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, music star, 2face Idibia and foremost comedian, “Basket Mouth’’ are among the main speakers at this year’s Nigeria Entertainment Conference scheduled for April 23 in Lagos.

Oscar Pistorius was aware of gun safety rules restricting the use of lethal force against intruders, a gun dealer testified on Monday as the Paralympian’s trial for killing his girlfriend entered its third week.

Troops operating in the North-East have ambushed a group of terrorists on a mission to penetrate and attack Goniri Community in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe.

President Vladimir Putin has backed the approval of a draft agreement which would incorporate Ukraine’s region of Crimea into Russian territory, according to an official instruction published Tuesday.

Peter Dedevbo, coach of the Falconets, on Monday in Abuja said he has nothing to fear about his team’s Group C opponents at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.

The Jigawa State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, says it has arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly raping an eight year old boy in Dutse Local Government Area of the state.

The turn that diverted the missing Malaysian Airlines plane off its flight path was programmed into the aircraft’s computer navigation system, probably by someone in the cockpit, the New York Times reported late Monday.