Prominent Nigerians including former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and governors of South West states are among dignitaries expected at Saturday’s coronation of newly-appointed Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Adewale Akanbi.

RESIDENTS of Abia State, particularly Umuahia, the state capital and Aba, the commercial hub, have called on the government to enforce the sale of approved pump price of N86.50k for Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, at all petrol stations in the towns to ensure compliance with the Federal Government directive.

Al-Jazeera America, the cable news cable launched by the global Qatar-based media group in 2013, will be shut down April 30, the company said Wednesday.

Thousands of worshippers from within and outside Oyo State on Wednesday evening trooped to the University of Ibadan for a special Holy Ghost Service organised by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).

The following are key quotes from US President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address, delivered to Congress on Tuesday

Nigerian Army Command has established a new Division in northern Borno as part of its strategic plans to boost military operations against terrorists, particularly in areas around the Lake Chad Basin.

The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Wednesday called on Nigerians to take agriculture more seriously in order to diversify the country’s economy.

Thibaut Courtois, John Terry and John Mikel Obi return to the starting XI for the visit of West Brom tonight.

FIVE days after the former Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly Hon Victor Olabimtan was abducted, his captors have reduced the ransom placed on him from N20m to N5m.

Premier league fixtures

Mauricio Pochettino is eager for Tottenham Hotspur to tighten up defensively when they renew acquaintances with Leicester City in the Barclays Premier League on Wednesday.

Ronald Koeman will be hoping that the returning Graziano Pelle can provide the firepower his out-of-form Southampton side need against Watford on Wednesday.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has warned his players they are in for a “ferocious battle” at Anfield on Wednesday as Liverpool’s recent injury crisis begins to ease.

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Wednesday his country had developed a vaccine for the Ebola virus which has killed thousands of people in west Africa.

The naira, Wednesday, depreciated further to N305 per dollar as scarcity of dollars intensified in the parallel market.

From an average of N287 per dollar on Tuesday, the parallel market exchange rate rose to an average of N305 per dollar across the country.