Former Super Eagles Coach Stephen Keshi has confirmed the sudden death of his wife, Kate, in the United States.

The French Football Federation on Thursday indefinitely suspended star striker Karim Benzema because of criminal charges of involvement in a sex-tape blackmail attempt against teammate Mathieu Valbuena.

US presidential hopeful Donald Trump said Thursday he should be thanked for investing in Scotland, after the country ditched him as a business ambassador and a university revoked his honorary degree. The Republican frontrunner said British politicians were “pandering to political correctness” after they queued up to denounce him over his latest outspoken remarks

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said on Thursday that one of the cardinal objectives of Federal Government’s ‘’change agenda’’ was to create Information Communication Technology hubs across the nation. He stated this at the signing a Memorandum of Understanding on ‘’ICT for Change Empowerment Programme’’ between the Federal Government and Huawei Technologies Co. Nig Ltd at the State House.

Lawmakers in the Lagos State House of Assembly have been urged to be more determined to achieve results as lawmakers and as true representatives of the people. The speaker of the Assembly, Mr. Mudashiru Obasa stated this in his opening speech during a 3-day training and capacity building seminar organised for lawmakers in the Assembly with the theme; “Enhancing Capacity for Emerging Challenges and State Development” on Thursday 10th December at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

“I think that is most essential, but we should not leave it for just those who think they can just post anything. “Ideally, I think it is very important that we allow free speech. With time we will get to the level that we can regulate. “For now I think Nigerians will rely on them. “We came on the platter of change and it was this social media that brought us to power and we are making effective changes on that; I think we should live with that.’’

In the 1980s, when AIDS started ravaging communities around the world, many people reacted to the disease with panic. With no cure and little information about the illness, there was a climate of fear similar to last year’s outbreak of Ebola in West Africa. “There [were] a lot of people who felt they did not […]

The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, on Thursday inaugurated ad hoc committees to investigate petitions brought against 10 tertiary institutions across the country. Inaugurating the 10 ad hoc committees in Abuja, Adamu said the move was in response to allegations bordering on abuse of due process, mismanagement, immorality, fraud and corruption, among others.

Chief Magistrate Abiodun Etti of the Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday granted Shola Afeez bail in the sum of N50, 000 with a surety. Afeez was alleged to have stolen a Microsoft cell phone valued at N25, 000. Etti ordered that the surety must provide evidence of tax payment to the Lagos State Government while he adjourned the case to Jan. 7 for further hearing.

Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Momoh Jimoh has been impeached. The impeachment of the Speaker was endorsed by 17 of the 25-member House.

The West African Examination Council (WAEC), has appointed Mr Isaac Adenipekun as its new Head of National Office. This is contained in a statement signed by the Public Affairs Officer of the council, Mr Demianus Ojijeogu, and made available to the newsmen on Thursday in Lagos.

Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, the Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), on Thursday, said 28 Nigerian universities were ranked among the best tertiary institutions in Africa. Bogoro made this known at an interactive session with members of the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and the media, organised by Partners for Electoral Reforms (PER) in Abuja.

A 36-year-old mechanic, Bolaji Ojo, was on Thursday arraigned in a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing three gallons of motor engine oil valued at N10,500. The accused of unknown address is facing a one -count -charge of stealing. The prosecutor, Insp. Innocent Uko told the court that the accused committed the offence on Dec 1, 2015 at 3p.m., at Akonwonje St.in Ajara area of Badagry.

The Police on Thursday docked a 20-year-old labourer, Ishaku Barau, at a Mararaba Grade 1 Area Court, Aso Pada, over the alleged theft of 5 cartons of smoked fish. Barau, of no fixed address, is standing trial on a two-count charge of criminal trespass and theft. The prosecutor, Cpl. Friday Adaji, told the court that on Dec. 8, one Sabo Ibrahim of Tudun Wada, Mararaba, lodged a complaint at the ‘A’ Division Police Station.

Exactly ten years ago today, a Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 from Abuja crash-landed at Port Harcourt international Airport at about 2: 08 pm. The plane, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 with 110 people on board, burst into flames immediately leading to the death of 103 people.