Istanbul’s mayor stepped down on Friday, giving no reason for his action a year and a half ahead of the next scheduled elections, according to media reports.

The U.S. is preparing to announce targeted travel restrictions to replace an earlier controversial travel ban aimed at visitors from six Muslim-majority nations, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

Deputy Majority Leader of the House of Representatives Buba Jibril says the house will pass the 2010 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) Regulation and Co-ordination Bill to forestall illegal activities of some of the organisations.

AN Abuja based company, Mina Stones, has disclosed that women will soon be trained on gemstones and jewelry business to empower them and make them major operators in the mining sector.

Few days ago, the social media became flooded with pictures of some prominent politicians in Nigeria going to celebrate the graduation of their wards in far away universities like in the United Kingdom.

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte thanked Diego Costa on Friday for his contribution at Stamford Bridge, after the club agreed a move for the striker with Atletico Madrid.

The management of  llorin Muslim  Cemetery, on Friday, rejected  the corpse of a 47-year-old civil servant, Mr. Salami Adekunle, who was  killed by lightening in Oro, lrepodun Local Government Area of Kwara.

The Kogi Government on Friday said that the state was now peaceful and safe, following its collaboration with security agencies to stamp out high rate of insecurity that had been bedevilling it since 2016.

Deputy Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Buba Jibril, says the house will pass 2010 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) Regulation and Co-ordination Bill to forestall illegal activities of some of the organisations.

Mavin Records First Lady, Tiwa Savage, Friday, released an Extended Play (EP) album entitled `Sugarcane’.

Since the invasion of Igbo geographical entity in South East Nigeria, which has elicited widespread condemnation of the federal government and its military, a lot of government officials including the military have embarked on fire brigade public relations stunts meant to douse the tension they created among Nigerians and the international community with that ill-advised invasion.

Former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, has again stated that Nigerians must move on together, saying breakup was not an option.

The people of Mgbowo in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State have dissociated themselves from the allegations of marginalisation levelled against the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who represents Enugu West Senatorial District and the Member representing Aninri/Awgu/Oji River Federal Constituency, Hon. Toby Okechukwu.

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has denied having any meeting with the former factional chairman of the opposition-Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff.

Given the unfolding events in our country I believe that this is the time for deep introspection and sobre reflection.