Mrs Queen Udekwe, 35 years old, previously gave birth to a set of triplets and was abandoned by his husband in the hospital immediately after birth.

Nigeria will stop importing refined petroleum products by 2019, Mr Ibe Kachikwu, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, said on Tuesday in Abuja.

kiti weightlifting team on Tuesday complained on the poor and obsolete equipments used over the years, which is a major contributing factor to their non-performance in games.

Ekiti weightlifting team on Tuesday complains on poor and obsolete equipment used over the years, which is a contributing factor to the state unsuccessful performance in games. They made an appeal to the state government and sports philanthropists to provide it with quality and standard equipment.

U.S President Donald Trump’s administration defended an order which suspends the U.S. refugee programme and prohibits travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations as within the president’s authority.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said U.S. President Donald Trump prioritising the fight against jihadists by Islamic State was promising, although it was too early to expect any practical steps, state news agency SANA reported on Tuesday.

The Jigawa Police Command on Tuesday said it had arrested a 25-year-old man, Abdulhamid Abdullahi, for allegedly killing his 65-year-old father, Abdullahi Shuaibu.
The Public Relations Officer of the command, Alhaji Jinjiri Abdul, who disclosed this to newsmen in Dutse, said the suspect was arrested in Kirikasamma Local Government Area of the state on Feb. 5.
“On Feb. 5, we received a report around 3:30 a.m. that one Abdulhamid Abdullahi allegedly attacked his father with an axe.
“According to the suspect, he mistakenly killed his father while he was trying to attack his elder brother, whom he suspected to have stopped the deceased from allowing him to get married.
“The suspect told us that he pursued his elder brother who ran to their late father’s room,and the father came out to see what was happening.
“Immediately he stepped out of the room, the suspect axed him three times and broke his head,” Abdul said.
The police spokesman said that the victim was rushed to Hospital in Birniwa Local Government Area and he was later referred to Nguru Hospital in Yobe, where he was confirmed dead.
“As I am speaking with you, the suspect is here with us and we are taking him to court immediately,” Abdul said.

An FCT High Court, Maitama, on Tuesday adjourned till March 1 for adoption of addresses in a case of alleged breach of trust and diversion of N190 million filed against Mr Steve Oronsaye.

Pictures have emerged of millions of naira allegedly paid to INEC officials by Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike during the recently conducted re-run poll in the state.

An appeal has gone to the Federal Government to “take urgent steps and ward off hunger and possible revolution in the land”