The wife of imprisoned Reuters journalist, Wa Lone, who is facing up to 14 years in jail in Myanmar for allegedly violating the colonial-era Official Secrets Act, gave birth to a girl on Friday.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called for unity, sacrifice and commitment from all stakeholders in order to put Kwara state on the path of good governance and also win the state for President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 elections.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has trained 200 of its personnel on use of firearms to boost security operations in the country.

The Chief Imam of Area 10 Jumma’ah Mosque in Abuja, Sheikh Yahya Al-Yolawi, on Friday advised traders against increasing the prices of rams and foodstuffs ahead of preparations for the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir celebration in the country.

In a bid to turn around the railway sector across Nigeria, Senator Gbenga Ashafa, representing Lagos East Senatorial District and current Chairman, Senate Committee on Land Transport at the Red Chamber, has led the passage of the Nigerian Railway Bill of 2016, National Transport Commission Bill and the Labour Transportation Bill which seek to breakdown the railway sector into the regulatory and operations component.

President of the first session of the 5th Synod and 2nd Bishop of Aguata Diocese, Anglican Communion, Anambra State, Right Rev. Samuel Ezeofor, has  warned the youths to desist from idol worship and patronizing masquerades in the diocese, even as he abolished the existence of local church helpers in the diocese.

Some Nigerian lottery operators have called for amendment to the National Lottery Regulation Act, decrying multiple taxation and infiltration of the industry by unlicensed operators.

The Dangote Group has dismissed suggestions that the huge oil refinery being built in Lekki, Lagos Nigeria, will not be ready in 2020 as planned.

A renowned Nigerian musician, Bankole Wellington known as Banky W took time out to celebrate marriages in just released visuals for his new song “Running after U’’, which featured Nonso Amadi.

The Police on Friday arraigned five men at a Karu Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly causing public nuisance within Karu,

The Ogun Commissioner for Education, Mrs  Modupe Mujota, says the state government will partner with the United Nations International Development Organisation (UNIDO) on skills acquisition for its  populace.

The Kwara State Commissioner for Planning and Economic Development, Alhaji Wasiu Odewale, said on Friday that  the state government had implemented 45 percent of its fiscal budget for 2018 by the end of the second quarter.

A former member of National Assembly, Sen. Ighoyota Amori, has advised security agencies to learn from Tuesday’s constitutional breach at the National Assembly, saying it was lesson for being overzealous.

Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has denied a report that he said that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was in “a vegetative state” and that he attacked the National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, and other party leaders including Governor Nyesom Wike and Senate President Bukola Saraki.

A renowned Yoruba actor, Bolaji Amusan, popularly called `Mr Latin’ as his stage name, on  Friday identified discipline, integrity, commitment and perseverance, as the virtues needed to succeed in life.