Customs generated over N95.7bn in August – spokesman
Troops kill 7 kidnappers, destroy camps in Bauchi
Eid El-Kabir: Tambuwal disburses N11m for purchase of cows to 4, 205 orphans
9/11 anniversary: Obama urges unity
Flood submerge 30 buildings in Owerri
Backlash trails Netanyahu’s ‘ethnic cleansing’ remark against Palestine
First time in 35yrs, Saudi top cleric to skip annual hajj sermon
Ban Ki-moon to attend forum on Nigeria’s economic recession
Almost 1.5 million Muslims begin hajj
Clinton slams Trump supporters as ‘basket of deplorables’
Manchester City beat Manchester United 2-1
Ban Ki-moon to attend forum on Nigeria’s economic recession
Jose Mourinho set to storm UEFA Champions League kick off
Guardiola wins Manchester Derby
Nigerian orphan emerges best graduating medical doctor in Sudan

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Army demotes Maj.-Gen Falola to Brigadier-General over admission misconduct
A Special Court Martial has demoted Maj.-Gen. Patrick Falola, to Brigadier-General for admitting students for clinical training without permission from higher authorities.
Rivers Govt. to put chronically ill persons off street begging, wandering
Port Harcourt – The Rivers Government says it will take measures owards discouraging chronically ill persons from wandering and begging along the streets. River Deputy Governor, Dr Ipalibo Banigo, said this while speaking to newsmen after a strategic committee meeting on the removal of chronically ill persons from streets in Port Harcourt. She said that […]
Why we’re addressing the injustice in Niger Delta – FG
The Federal government says the major reason that informed its decision to clean up Ogoni land was to address the long years of neglect by successive governments.
Araba, Biafra and ‘your land or your blood’ (Part 1,2)
I am a historian and my intention for writing this is simply to enlighten, educate and inform rather than to create rancour, tension, strife, division or stress.
Leave our land, Enugu Community tells Fulani herdsmen, demands N100m compensation
By Chinedu Adonu and Ifunanya Ozougwu ENUGU–FOLLOWING the recent attack by Fulani herdsmen on Ndiagu, Attakwu Akegbe, Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, August 25, 2016 at which two people were killed and three others seriously wounded from machete cuts, the Community has pleaded with the Federal Government, Enugu State Government as well […]
Passengers enjoy Abuja-Kaduna train ride for Sallah
Passengers depart Abuja for the Sallah holidays on the fully operational Abuja-Kaduna train services at the Idu Train Station, Abuja. Photo by Abayomi Adeshida
Economic Recession: Sallah ram is not obligatory – Islamic scholar
In this trying economic times, Muslims in Nigeria have been reminded that the slaughter of livestock especially, rams during Islamic festivity of Eid-Adha is not compulsory according to Islamic injunctions.
Patience Jonathan claims ownership of frozen $31.4m
Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has claimed that the $31.4 million involved in an alleged fraud case where the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had issued a No Debit/Freezing Order belongs to her.
Mkhitaryan, Lingard start derby for Man Utd
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho unexpectedly brought Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Jesse Lingard into his starting XI for Saturday’s hotly anticipated derby against Manchester City.
Manchester braces as United and City collide
Manchester becomes the centre of the football universe on Saturday when Jose Mourinho’s United tackle Pep Guardiola’s City in a feverishly anticipated local derby at Old Trafford. The resumption of hostilities between two of the most celebrated coaches in the game tops the bill, with mega-money signings Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, John Stones and Claudio […]
Ooni of Ife, Alaafin of Oyo, others support Rebirth Project
By AYO ONIKOYI A team from the Nigerian Rebirth Project led by its founder, Comrade Isaac Balami recently visited some royal fathers across the country. The familiarisation tour of palaces of Obas and Emirs and other traditional rulers is to further authenticate the genuineness and national interest which is the core objective of the Rebirth […]
Presidency to scale down N500bn poverty alleviation fund
THE Federal Government yesterday, disclosed that the earlier appropriated N500 billion poverty alleviation fund would be scaled down as the nation continues to groan and grind under recession.
Nigeria’s economic woes hit Eid ram sales
With the naira currency in free fall and inflation soaring, few Nigerians can escape the country’s economic troubles — and that includes Muslims preparing for Eid al-Adha.
Presidency to scale down N500bn poverty alleviation fund
THE Federal Government yesterday, disclosed that the earlier appropriated N500 billion poverty alleviation fund would be scaled down as the nation continues to groan and grind under recession.

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