The onslaught declared by the Benue state Police Command on crimes and criminality ahead of the Yuletide has paid off with the arrests of 24 alleged criminals and recovery of about 20 different caliber of fire arms in parts of the state.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has revealed the arrest of a Boko Haram terrorist in Ikorodu area of Lagos State.

Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno has described the Christmas of 2016 as his best season of celebration since his assumption of office over five years ago.

Yesterday, the first day of 2016 One Lagos Fiesta kicked off on a fantastic note as Nigerian artistes and music legends turned up to make the opening event, which also happened to be on Christmas Eve, a memorable one in all five locations across Lagos.

Tributes poured in from the music world Monday after British pop superstar George Michael, who rose to fame with the duo Wham! and a string of smash hits including “Last Christmas”, died aged 53.

On Christmas Day of 2016, President Muhammadu Buhari hosted leading citizens of the Federal Capital Territory led by the minister of the FCT, Muhammad Bello, and during the visit he returned to his old habit of blaming and said, and I quote, “there was no money saved, no infrastructure built, and power is still our main problem.

A suicide bomber has killed herself and her accomplice in Kasuwan Shanu in Borno State.

Imo State Government has been urged to “respond to the more pressing needs of the citizenry instead lavishing scarce resources on fanfare during Christmas and New Year festivities”.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he has not lost faith in England centre-back John Stones and has no plans to replace him with Southampton’s Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk.

HE Akwa Ibom state Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel has assured the people of Akwa Ibom state of his determination and that of his administration to cushion the effect of economic difficulties.

Chelsea’s Antonio Conte and his Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola are among the Premier League managers who will sample England’s Boxing Day football extravaganza for the first time on Monday.

English Premier League table ahead of Monday’s Boxing Day matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Chelsea 17 14 1 2 35 11 43 Liverpool 17 11 4 2 41 20 37 Man City 17 11 3 3 36 20 36 Arsenal 17 10 4 3 38 19 34 Tottenham 17 9 […]

Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta says he wants to stay on at the Catalan club “for a long time” after his current contract with the club expires in 2018.

Egyptian authorities have detained a news producer working with Al Jazeera for allegedly spreading false news, state television reported on Sunday.

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has urged the Federal Government to urgently intervene in the lingering crises in the health sector to avert an impending strike by doctors.