As Nigeria marks 500 days of the addiction of Chibok girls by Boko Haram insurgents, the United Nations, UN, has also called for the unconditional release of the school children.

Ms Amina Mohammed, the Special Adviser of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Post-2015 Development Planning, says the visit of the UN Scribe to Nigeria shows international approval of President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase has reshuffled Deputy Inspectors Generals of Police at Force headquarters following the retirements of DIG’s David Omojola, DIG Adeniji and DIG Hilary Okpara.

Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won the race with crossed the line in 10.76 seconds to beat the strong-finishing Dafne Schippers, who set a Dutch record of 10.81 for second place. American Tori Bowie finished third in 10.86 to win bronze.

It was a comedy show at the Mile 1 axis of Ikwere road as a bus driver striped himself naked in protest against a traffic police officer who jumped into his bus to impound his bus for allegedly disobeying a traffic rule.

Many countries are concerned that their exports will now be undercut by China, particularly in sectors that directly compete with it, for example high-tech exporters in South Korea and Taiwan.

Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won an unprecedented third women’s 100 metres world title with a comprehensive victory in Beijing on Monday.

Athletics: Kenyan Ezekiel Kemboi wins fourth world steeplechase gold

Kenya’s Vivian Cheruiyot won back the women’s 10,000m world title on Monday, producing a commanding last-lap surge for victory just a year after starting a family.

…Confirms payment of 30 pounds By Jonah Nwokpoku The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has named twelve approved centres across Europe, North America, Asia, Middle East and Africa to facilitate the Bank Verification Number, BVN registration exercise for Nigerian banks’ customers in the Diaspora. The approved centres include the ones in Washington DC, Atlanta, New York […]

Gulder unveils brand ambassadors Yemi Blaq, Ebuka Odi, illyrmz have been unveiled as brand ambassadors for Nigerian Breweries Gulder.

All is set for the second anniversary celebration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja

Almost 80,000 people had by Monday signed a petition urging the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes when he visits London next month. The petition was launched earlier this month by British citizen Damian Moran and is posted on the government’s website.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says arrangement has been concluded for the sale of its 2016 application documents. This is contained in a statement by the board’s Head of Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin and made available to newsmen on Monday in Lagos.