A suspect in the Brussels airport and metro train attacks is under arrest and has been charged with terrorist murder and other offences, the federal prosecutor’s office said Saturday.

Nigeria could face African Football Confederation (CAF) sanctions for allowing too many spectators into the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna Friday for an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Egypt.

As Christian faithful celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, FCT residents throng fun places within the metropolis to have fun in spite of hard times.

Observers have warned that, as their self-proclaimed “caliphate” shrinks towards extinction, IS fighters are likely to revert to their old guerrilla tactics and ramp up suicide attacks on civilian targets.

Nigeria ignored a football fundamental — always play to the whistle — and it cost them dearly in a 1-1 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying draw with Egypt Friday.

Dr Kabiru Getso, the Kano state Commissioner for Health, says Nigeria is still ranked first in Tuberculosis (TB) cases in Africa.
The commissioner disclosed this on Friday while addressing newsmen in Kano.

Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel has said the Pharaohs should have applied the rules of fair play when a Super Eagles defender fell on the pitch in Friday’s 1-1 draw in Kaduna.

Seventeen people have died in clashes between arable farmers and nomadic herdsmen in Ivory Coast’s northeastern town of Bouna, the government announced Friday warning that the toll could rise.

Super Eagles’ Interim Coach Samson Siasia on Friday in Kaduna said his team would now be aiming to beat the Pharaohs of Egypt when both teams meet on Tuesday.

Renowned Nigerian ex-players Adokiye Amiesimaka, Waidi Akanni and other fans have expressed disappointment with the Super Eagles’ draw with the Pharaohs of Egypt in a 2017 AFCON qualifier in Kaduna.

A mid-night fire has for the second time gutted the popular Sabon Gari market in Kano, destroying property worth millions of Naira.

General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, must be a rare genius in a class of his own. A man who tenaciously pursued his ambition of ruling Nigeria till he eventually became president after failing three times, must be acknowledged and saluted.

He was relatively off the radar of security operatives in Lagos State until last September, when he organized the abduction of the wife of the Deputy Managing Director of the Sun Newspaper, Steve Nwosu in their apartment in Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos State.

Lagos State Government has concluded arrangements to deploy security personnel around public and private recreational centers and other strategic areas across the state during the Easter celebration period as part of measures to further protect lives and properties of residents.

Tragedy struck, yesterday, at Berger area of Lagos when two male adults were trapped in an underground tank during a cleaning exercise carried out by a gas station in the early hours of yesterday.