Leader of onslaught against Boko Haram, Major General Yusha’u Mahmood Abubakar, is dead.

A section of Ladipo Market in Odo-Aladura, Mushin area of Lagos State, was yesterday invaded by armed thugs, who demolished over 2,000 shops and destroyed goods worth millions of naira.

Abia Warriors striker Chisom Chikatara hit the Bolton White Hotel Apartments camp of the Super Eagles at about 1300 hours on Tuesday

IT was a rowdy session, yesterday, at the Edo State House of Assembly, as the lawmakers refused to commence proceedings over what they described as the failure by the state government to pay some money owed them.

ABEOKUTA— Pandemonium broke out at Ogun State Governor’s office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, yester-day, when some policemen fired tear gas at the workers during a peaceful protest.

The residents of Ozubulu Street in Independence Layout, Enugu have appealed to the Enugu State Government to rehabilitate the eastern wing of the street.

THE bane of Nigeria’s political system is finance. Nigeria has one of the most expensive political systems in the world. We simply cannot afford it. There are no laws or culture about how to finance a political party or how much to spend on an election and where the money is coming from. What is the structure of parties and Governance in Nigeria?

THE Nigerian judiciary is often described as the last hope of the common man, blind and impartial to the cause of justice. But recent events in the land would seem to suggest that this description has, for many members of the Bar and the Bench, long outlived its usefulness.

MAKURDI—NO fewer than eight persons have been reportedly killed in a fresh attack on Benue communities by suspected Fulani herdsmen who, yesterday, allegedly invaded parts of Logo Local Government Area of the state.

Fast rising middleweight boxer, Abolaji “Afonja Warrior “ Rasheed will have the chance to win the West African middleweight title when he takes Ghana’s Adjei Sowah in the sixth edition of GOtv Boxing Night. The event is billed to hold on Good Friday, 25 March at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos.

The World Health Organization on Tuesday advised pregnant women not to travel to areas affected by the Zika virus outbreak, saying the new advice was issued amid mounting evidence that Zika can cause birth defects.

Harrison Chinedu who holds the world record of walking the longest distance of 48.04 kilometres in 6 hours,15 minutes with a ball on his head, has said he has already started working on how to beat his own record.

Acting head coach of the South African u17 Women’s National Team (Bantwana) Maude Khumalo is excited at the prospects of playing against their Nigerian counterparts in a FIFA u17 World Cup Jordan 2016 qualifier.

The Minister of State for petroleum and Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr. ibe Kachikwu, has unbundled the organisation into five Business and two services components .

Ahead of its crucial FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup final round, first leg qualifying match against South Africa’s Bantwana coming v up at the National Stadium, Abuja on Saturday, March 12, Head Coach of the U-17 Women National Team, Flamingos, Bala Nikyu has assured that his girls are ready for the encounter.