A Lagos High Court in Ikeja has fixed January 19, 2017 for continuation of trial of the contractors and engineers involved in the construction of a guest house belonging to Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) which collapsed on September 12, 2014 and killed 116 persons.

A consultant Pathologist, Dr. Sunday Soyemi, on Friday revealed how two persons died of bullet wounds fired by militants who kidnapped the Oniba of Iba in Lagos State, Oba Goriola Oseni on July 16, 2016.

The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, said that agency was set to enforce full implementation of the NIMASA Stevedoring Regulation 2014.

Berlin voiced outrage Sunday over an alleged decision by a German-backed international school in Istanbul to scrap Christmas festivities, although the claim was swiftly denied in Turkey. “We don’t understand the surprising decision by the management of the Istanbul Lisesi,” said the German foreign ministry. “It is too bad that the good tradition of pre-Christmas […]

Stakeholders in the education sector received the news of the release of the 2016 November/December West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) with mixed reactions.

Results from Italy’s Serie A on Sunday: Sassuolo 0 Inter Milan 1 (Candreva 47) Chievo 2 (Meggiorini 9, Pellissier 42-pen) Sampdoria 1 (Schick 90+4) Napoli 5 (Mertens 13, 18-pen, 22, 80, Chiriches 70) Torino 3 (Belotti 58, Rossettini 76, Falque 84-pen) Pescara 0 Bologna 3 (Masina 7, Dzemaili 41, Krejci 57-pen) Udinese 2 (Thereau 43, […]

Recently, I noticed top politicians wearing the Armed Forces emblem with the Remembrance Day, a month or so away, a day set aside to celebrate fallen soldiers and veterans. So I am here thinking when do we celebrate serving men and women? I am not sure if it’s part of our culture, but we Nigerians […]

English Premier League result on Sunday: Bournemouth 1 (Ake 6) Southampton 3 (Bertrand 14, Rodriguez 48, 85) Playing later (both 1600 GMT) Manchester City v Arsenal, Tottenham v Burnley Played Saturday Crystal Palace 0 Chelsea 1 (Costa 43) Middlesbrough 3 (Negredo 18, 29-pen, De Roon 58) Swansea 0 Stoke 2 (Bojan 39-pen, Allen 45+3) Leicester […]

Nigeria’s Super Sand Eagles have qualified for next year’s FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2017 in Bahamas after walloping Morocco 6-1 in the second semi final match at the CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations ongoing at the Eko Atlantic Beach, Lagos on Saturday night.

Dr Atiku Abubakar, Managing Director, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), on Sunday said that about 130 power transmission projects have been abandoned across the country since 2002 due to inadequate funds to execute them.

Education stakeholders in the FCT have urged the three tiers of government to improve learning facilities in schools to boost academic performance in the country.

Pope Francis, on Sunday, at the Catholic festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, urged Christians to reflect on the “true” meaning of Christmas.

At least 18 farmers are believed to have been hacked to death by unknown assailants at Dan-anacha in Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba in the early hours of Sunday.

President Muhammadu Buhari has been named among the top 50 most influential Muslim leaders in the world. According to the 2017 edition of The Muslim500, an annual report of the world’s 500 most influential Muslims, President Buhari is the 17th most powerful Muslim in 2016. Last year, he was the 20th most influential Muslim. Among […]

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Sunday reiterated its total ban of petroleum tanker drivers from embarking on night journeys across the country from Monday, December 19.