The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has lifted the temporary suspension on the operation of the Bristow Helicopter Sirkorsky S-76 aircrafts in the country.

Borno state government in northeast Nigeria has suspended trading in four cattle markets to prevent the sale of stolen livestock to raise funds for Boko Haram Islamists.

Badagry was agog, penultimate Friday, when members of District 404B1, Lions International Club stormed the coastal city to celebrate its 2nd district annual convention.

The Season 2 of Airtel Trace Music Star, the biggest pan-African talent search competition, has commenced in Nigeria, with renowned American vocalist and songwriter, Keri Hilson, to serve as judge/mentor in the music talent show.

English Premier League table after Saturday’s early match (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):

Alexis Sanchez salvaged a point for 10-man Arsenal and denied Tottenham Hotspur the chance to go top of the Premier League after a pulsating north London derby ended in a 2-2 draw at White Hart Lane on Saturday.

President Muhammadu Buhari is set to launch the cleanup of Ogoniland in the com

The Lagos State Police Command on Saturday said it had begun investigation into the alleged suicide committed by one Taofik, who hung himself on a tree after an all-night prayer vigil in Iju-Isaga area of the state.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday challenged the international community to rise up to the challenges of global insecurity,urging them to engender justice , fairness and understanding in their relationship with others.

More than 60 people were hospitalised Saturday, mostly for burns, after the engine on a Bangkok commuter boat burst into flames and sent passengers leaping to a nearby pier, officials said.

A group of Indian banks has petitioned a court seeking the arrest of liquor baron Vijay Mallya, the beleaguered businessman accused of defaulting on hundreds of millions of dollars in loans, a lawyer said Saturday.

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the new Olubadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji Aje Ogungunniso 1 on his coronation on Friday.

Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, says the Federal Government is committed to meeting the 2017 target of transiting from analogue to digital broadcasting.

Pope Francis has slammed as “diabolical” an attack on an elderly care home in Yemen in which at least 16 people were killed, including four nuns, the Vatican said Saturday.

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that generations of many African countries would be grateful to the former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo for his wise counsels on economic, social and political issues. He said that Obasanjo’s willingness to embark on elections monitoring has brought about peaceful transitions in a lot of African countries. President Buhari made the remarks to mark the 79th birthday of the former president.