Mr. Shina Olukolu, the Commissioner of Police in Gombe State, has said that the police would ensure a peaceful yuletide across the state.

An elderly American couple’s Christmas plans went up in smoke after they were caught by police with a giant stash of pot — which they said they planned to give as gifts

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has broken with Washington over its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital but, popular as it is domestically, analysts question how long that tough stance can last.

As the scarcity of petrol persists in Ibadan, transport fare has gone up by 100 per cent.

Chelsea wasted a chance to move level on points with second placed Manchester United as Everton maintained their improvement under Sam Allardyce in a 0-0 draw at Goodison Park on Saturday.

Following complaints, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is to extend the grace period of unused data roll over to 14 days.

English Premier League table after Saturday’s early match

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has confirmed speculations by appointing General Constantino Chiwenga, former army chief who led a coup that ended Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule, as one of his two deputies in ZANU-PF, the ruling party. Presidential press secretary George Charamba said in a statement on Saturday, that long-serving state security minister Kembo Mohadi was […]

Hundreds of Egyptians ransacked a church south of Cairo and called for it to be demolished, the region’s diocese said.

A crocodile killed a Philippine man who was securing his boat as a tropical storm bore down on the western island of Palawan, police said Saturday. Abdulsalam Binang Amerhasan, 53, went to the river in driving rain on Thursday to tie up his boat, with waters rising as Tropical Storm Tembin closed in, a police […]

arcelona opened a commanding 14-point lead over bitter rivals Real Madrid at the top of La Liga as goals from Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Aleix Vidal handed the visitors a 3-0 win at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.

The Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities and University Distinguished Teaching Professor   The University of Texas at Austin

Many airlines operating domestic routes in Nigeria have hiked air fares due to volume of traffic of passengers travelling for the Christmas celebration.

Hon. Tony Nwulu, the House of Representative Member, representing Oshodi/Isolo constituency in Lagos state has debunked much circulated political propaganda, recently driven by the All Progressive Congress claims that some PDP legislators in Lagos state have concluded plans to join the ruling party.

Long queues at ATM galleries in Lagos.