One of the household names and self made artist from Eket in Akwa Ibom State, Achie Abia, has called on the new government of President Muhammadu Buhari to consider electricity as a priority for Nigerian economy to have a facelift. Achie, who can be regarded as an exponent of bone art said that irregular power supply to run business in Nigeria has forced many entreprenuers to seek other menial means of survival or even indulge in crime.

A Church service was reportedly disrupted by four masquerades who flogged the pastors and the worshipers in Epinmi Akoko area of Ondo state.

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, has insisted that he will not back down on his claim that the Jonathan administration expended N140 billion on the yet to be completed 2nd Niger Bridge in Anambra State.

Looking at the contemporary issues in our society, one will discover that many live their lives without acknowledging the giver of life, appreciating life itself or even knowing how to live a fulfilled life. This situation has given many inspirational writers a great concern. It was as a result of this situation that a young and determined Nigerian poet, Dr.Chukwunyere S.D.Chukwu came out with a new book titled, Songs of miracles.

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has said a critical look at President Mohammadu Buhari operation since his emergence in May 29, 2015, portrays him as a president of the Northern Nigeria only.

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State Governor, on Monday paid an unscheduled visit to civil servants in the state (story), see photos of how some of the civil servants who came late to work during his visit begged the governor for forgiveness.

The Director-General, National Institute for Legislative Studies (NILS), Dr. Ladi Hamalai, has said that the frequency with which members of the National Assembly go on recess is not unusual and will not affect the enactment of laws.

It is a rebuke of Saudi Arabia and its strict Wahhabi form of Islam, but it is also deeply personal — a man trying to reconcile his faith with his sexuality. From that perspective which includes footage of his wedding to his American husband in New York, millions of Muslims will likely find “A Sinner in Mecca” provocative if not offensive.

A 25-year-old Ukrainian National Guard officer died on Monday after being shot in the heart in clashes between protesters and police outside parliament, officials said. “He died on the operating table,” a spokeswoman for the National Guard, Svitlana Pavlovska, told AFP. Interior ministry advisor Anton Gerashchenko said the victim was a 25-year-old conscript, adding that some of the protesters had used guns in addition to grenades.

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the national men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, on their victory over Angola in Sunday’s final of the FIBA Africa Basketball Championship in Tunisia.

Barely 24 hours, after the Ogun State Police Command picked 84 suspected cultists in Ado-odo/Ota council area, no fewer than two people were on Monday, feared killed in a bloody confrontation between rival cult groups in the state.

Saudi authorities said Monday that a Nigerian woman, three Canadians and one Pakistani were among 10 people killed in a fire at a residential complex rented by oil giant Saudi Aramco at the weekend.

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen shot dead nearly 80 people in separate attacks on three villages at in Nigeria’s restive northeast Borno state at the weekend, a vigilante and residents said Monday.

Immediate past Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio, has been admitted at the National Hospital Abuja after being involved in a motor accident this morning.

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State Governor, has frowned at the lateness to work of civil servants in the state, warning them to shun every act of lateness and truancy.