A Gudu Upper Area Court in the FCT on Tuesday sentenced Rabiu Sani, 18, and Thompson Gabriel, 23, to seven strokes of cane each for constituting public nuisance.

Nigeria loses not less than two billion dollars (approximately N320 billion) to gas flaring annually, Mr Nnimmo Bassey, an environmentalist has said.

An FCT High Court on Tuesday remanded two armed robbery suspects at the Kuje Prisons for alleged conspiracy and armed robbery.

The Judge, Justice Abubakar Talba, ordered the remand because the accused persons were not represented by any counsel.

The Senate on Tuesday in Abuja passed a resolution urging the Federal Government to ensure effective use of Ecological Funds to mitigate ecological challenge in the country

Russian Senate speaker Valentina Matviyenko said on Tuesday she abhorred Kiev’s “scorched earth” tactics in eastern Ukraine, but that the Kremlin was unlikely to seek a new mandate for military intervention in the crisis.

The embattled governor of Adamawa state, Admiral Murtala Nyako made a surprised appearance at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa this morning to attend a meeting of the National Council of State.

Our attention has been drawn to reports in a section of the media purporting that the Edo State House of Assembly now sits in the office/chamber of the Governor of the State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole following the commencement of repair works at the Hallowed Chamber of the Assembly at the Anthony Enahoro House.

A woman appeared in court in Britain on Tuesday accused of trying to smuggle a roll of cash hidden in her underwear to jihadists fighting in Syria.

Ten of the most Notable quotes from the Netherlands and Argentina at the world Cup ahead of their semi-final in Sao Paulo on Wednesday:

Argentinian goalkeeper Willy Caballero has signed for Manchester City from Malaga on a three-year contract, the Premier League champions confirmed on Tuesday.

Former Italy football manager Cesare Prandelli on Tuesday immediately put behind him the disappointment of his country’s first round exit from the World Cup, signing a two year deal with Istanbul giants Galatasaray worth at least 2.3 million euros a year.

An Israeli air strike on a car in Gaza City killed four people on Tuesday, medics said, taking the death toll for the day to five from Israel’s air campaign.

The second bi-annual Seed Company dubbed the “10K Club” conference organised by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) kicked off Tuesday (today) at the Lake Victoria Serena resorts, Kampala, Uganda.

Nigerian authorities, battling to stem an escalating Islamist insurgency, covered up a bomb attack in the financial capital Lagos by claiming a blast near a major fuel depot was an industrial accident, according to an AFP investigation.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed PDP Governorship candidate for Osun State election, Mr. Iyiola Omisore, over his use of masked gunmen as security men during his ongoing electioneering campaign for the 9 Aug. election in the state.