FC Barcelona’s Argentine football star Lionel Messi is unlikely to serve time, even though he was sentenced on Wednesday to 21 months in prison by a court in Spain.

Lovers of popular kiddies channel, Nickelodeon filled Galaxy Deluxe Cinemas, at the Palms Mall last weekend, for the official Nigerian premiere of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of The Shadows.

The Christ Evangelical Intercessory Fellowship Ministry of Nigeria in Kaduna, on Wednesday distributed over 1,000 packaged food and drinks to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), destitute and widows to mark Sallah celebration.

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Wednesday advised Nigerians to embrace farming to produce adequate food for local consumption and for export.

Five-time winner, Venus Williams on Wednesday became the oldest Wimbledon semi-finalist for 22 years after defeating Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova, winning three sets 5-2, 7-6, 6-3 to qualify to the semi-final.

Former British prime minister Tony Blair on Wednesday defended his decision to take Britain to war in Iraq in 2003 despite a damning report on the conflict.

How Buhari celebrated Eid el-Fitr

Photos: IBB, Abdulsalami Abubakar, Emir, others performing Raka’at prayer at Mina

Nigerian songstress, Seyi Shay is having a swell time with Dolphins in Jamaica. The singer who took to her Instagram page to share the eye-catching photos of herself as she enjoyed a swim with dolphins called them ‘Eja Nla’.

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Muslim in Benin on Wednesday observed Eid prayers to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan under heavy security. Security was provided by officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the Police and the Nigerian Army. The security personnel were particularly visible inside and around prayer grounds located at Ikpoba Slope and the Nigeria Air Force base along the airport road.

Prominent Nigerian soccer buffs have lauded the recent transfer move of Super Eagles former Captain, Ahmed Musa, from CSKA Moscow of Russia to Leicester City of England.

The Federal Ministry of Education and other stakeholders in the tertiary education sub-sector have agreed on N2,500 as the fee for post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) screening. This is contained in a statement issued by Prof. Michael Faborode, the Secretary-General, Association of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (AVCNU) on Wednesday in Abuja.

Alhaji Maimala Buni, National Secretary, All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday pledged his party’s commitment to preserving the unity of Nigeria.

Alhaji Muhammadu Bashar, the Emir of Gwandu and Chairman of Kebbi Council of Chiefs , has called on Nigerians to pray for peaceful co-existence.