Hundreds of passengers and staff were evacuated from London City airport on Friday following a reported “chemical incident” that left 26 travellers feeling unwell and shut down flights in and out of the hub.

The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) said on Friday that it lost N27.6 billion annually to unpaid bills by customers.

Tragedy struck in Ijebu-Ode when a -23-year-old lover, Omolara Abosede reportedly stabbed her husband-to-be Sodiq Dauda to death over disagreement.

Fifty-three people died when a packed Cameroon passenger train derailed on Friday while travelling between the capital Yaounde and the economic hub Douala, state broadcaster Crtv said.

Chief Remi Ogungbemi, President, Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO), on Friday said that truckers may withdraw their services from Lagos ports because of the bad access roads.

The Ogun Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old lady, Abosede Omolare, for allegedly killing her fiance, Sadiq Dauda, who she was engaged to marry in December.

Lionel Messi was named in Argentina’s squad for their heavyweight World Cup clash against bitter rivals Brazil on Friday having missed the last three fixtures through injury.

Whether Durban will host the 2022 Commonwealth Games ‘hangs in the balance’ according to Gideon Sam, president of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC).

National Legal Adviser, Alliance for Democracy (AD), Mr Kehinde Aworele, said the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) did not recognise Chief Olusola Oke as its governorship candidate in Ondo state.

The number of registered political parties in Nigeria has risen to 40, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Your kids aren’t ‘POLISHED’ because they can’t speak your native tongue.

The 3rd edition of Nigeria’s biggest football party, ‘Merrybet Celebrity FC’ is back with new promises.

Aba, one of the most popular cities in eastern Nigeria, is a truly unique place that is home to a lot of interesting individuals, so it is no surprise that you tend to see a lot of weird things happen on a daily basis. But hey, that’s just one of the things that make the city one of the greatest places to visit in Nigeria, right? From bizarre locals to weird occurrences, Jumia Travel has compiled an epic list of 6 of the weirdest things that seem to be the norm in Aba.

Effizy Music afro-pop songstress, Yemi Eberechi Alade, popularly known as ‘Yemi Alade’ has dispelled rumours making the rounds that she is in a cold war with Mavin Records nightingale, Tiwa Savage.

A former Nigerian Minister of Finance, Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been appointed a member of the international advisory panel of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).