Few minutes after President Barack Obama formally endorsed Hillary Clinton for president on Thursday afternoon, presumed Republican candidate Donald Trump responded with an offensive tweet.

Guests and worshippers at an Islamic Janazah service for boxing legend Muhammad Ali at Freedom Hall on June 9, 2016 in Louisville, Kentucky

Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of an Ikeja High Court has sentenced a former staff of a second generation bank, Olawale Garuba 35, to 39 years imprisonment for stealing from the account of a dead customer.

Two days of funeral ceremonies bidding farewell to Muhammad Ali got underway Thursday with a Muslim prayer service in the Kentucky hometown of the beloved boxing legend and civil rights hero.

Illegal killing, smuggling and other forms of illicit trade in wildlife do not only hurt the economy and the ecosystem, they also fuel organised crime as well as feed corruption and insecurity, undermining the sustainable development of the country.

The 8th Senate under the leadership of Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki has released details of its achievements and how its activities affected the lives of Nigerian citizens within the past one year.

France captain Hugo Lloris insisted Les Blues “don’t feel like favourites” despite being fancied to win Euro 2016 which they start on Friday against Romania on Friday.

Thwarted Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders vowed Thursday to continue his presidential campaign into next week, but said he would meet rival Hillary Clinton soon to foster party unity.

Lionel Messi will return to Argentina’s starting line-up for Friday’s Copa America Centenario clash with Panama, coach Gerardo Martino confirmed Thursday.

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) says it plans to carry out aerial surveillance to check smuggling across the country’s 4,700-kilometre land border.

The Nigerian Army says ground troops are making progress in the ongoing clearance operations across the North East as more Boko Haram hideouts are being cleared and scores of suspected terrorists killed.

Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, the President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the entire Christian Community, have commiserated with the family of the late Stephen Keshi.

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said on Thursday in Abuja that he was not overwhelmed running the affairs of the three key infrastructure providing ministries.

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) says thunderstorms are anticipated around the central states of Jalingo and Mambilla Plateau axis on Friday morning

President Barack Obama on Thursday endorsed his former top diplomat Hillary Clinton in the campaign to succeed him, throwing his full weight into the 2016 White House race with a video message declaring: “I’m with her.”