President Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday, faulted the World Bank report which placed Nigeria among the five poorest countries in the world, saying “the nation is not poor.’’

A 25 year old Commercial Motorcycle rider popularly called Okada Ayorinde Igbasan has stabbed his girlfriend Tope Ajibade aged 17 to death for allegedly double dating in Okitipupa area of Ondo state.

Former Deputy Senate President in the Second Republic, John Wash Pam is dead.

SUSPECTED assassins have shot dead a non academic staff of Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Mr. David Akiri.

Workers in Nigeria on Thursday joined their counterparts across the world to celebrate this year’s `May Day’, popularly known as the workers’ day.

The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) has invited eight foreign-based players to beef up the national senior women’s team, Super Falcons ahead of the African Women Championship (AWC) qualifiers.

The police in Lagos arrested seven suspected armed robbers between April 24 and April 30.

The Police Special Fraud Unit (SFU) has arrested two suspected internet fraudsters, who allegedly defrauded an American woman of N56 million.

A non-governmental organisation, Advocacy for Peace, has urged the Federal Government to abrogate contract staffing in the public and private sectors.

Kwara State University, Malete, has earmarked N3 million for research work to be undertaken by undergraduate students of the institution in 2014.