Mr Clement Akanni, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), representing Ila State Constituency in Osun House of Assembly, on Thursday, announced his defection from the ruling APC to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

An accounts’ officer with a dry cleaning firm, Anita Norman, who allegedly stole N2.9 million from her employer, was on Thursday arraigned before Magistrate Folashade Botoku of an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.

Ethiopian authorities have arrested 800 people accused of causing fresh violence in the East African nation, officials said on Thursday.

Mavin Records first lady,  Tiwa Savage has finally broken her silence on allegations that she was secretly dating Wizkid. The duo were rumoured to be dating after they were seen  getting  cozy in several pictures that surfaced online. Reacting to the rumours while speaking in an interview with Soundcity Radio 98.5fm, Tiwa Savage dispelled the rumour stating  “We are friends definitely.”

A honorary doctorate degree in Theology has been conferred on the Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of South-South International magazine, Ovie Edomi, by the Bishop Festus Theological University, Delta State.

DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has called for spirited efforts to get the youths engaged to check restiveness and criminality in the country.

SPEAKER of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has described the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in Nigeria, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar lll, as a man of peace and promoter of justice.

Did you know that at 60km/h the sole contact between the road and your car is a small patch on your tyres about the size of your palm? As the only part of your car that  touches the road, it’s imperative your tyres are in good shape.

Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets says the Spanish footballers’ union (AFE) is united in opposition to La Liga’s plans to play one regular season game in the United States.

The bulls resurfaced in the Nigerian equity market on Thursday, with the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE All Share Index, ASI closing higher by 1.57 percent to 35,206.16 points, as investors hunted bargains in Dangote Cement’s shares.

Hoteliers in Epe and Ibeju-Lekki axis of Lagos State said they recorded good sales during the just- concluded Eid-el-Kabir celebrations.

In the spirit of Sallah, the Nigerian Tulip International College (NTIC) Foundation in Ogun on Wednesday distributed raw meat to more than 2,000 less privileged families in Lagos and Ogun states.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has denied reports that the former Kogi Sate governor, Ibrahim Idris plans to impose his sons, Abubakar and Mohammed as governor of the state and member of the House of Representatives respectively.

Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Walid Jubrin yesterday condemned the call by Miyetti Allah national coordinator in Benue State, Alhaji Garus Gololo, for Senate President, Bukola Saraki to either resign his position or compelled to do so.

THE Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Thursday frowned at the decision of a Magistrate Court in Imo State to remand the women arrested during their peaceful protest in Owerri, asking if the courts have become ignorant of the Nigerian laws.