A group, Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has condemned the killing of a 67-year old woman by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Enugu, lamenting that the destructive activities of the herdsmen in the state were getting out of hand.

Authorities in Tunisia have arrested a controversial presidential candidate and founder of a major private television channel, Nabil Karoui, according to his political party. The 56-year-old is one of the main challengers contesting the September 15 election following the death of President Beji Caid Essebsi last month. Karoui was charged with money laundering in early […]

The Federal Government has promised to enrol members of the Newspaper Vendors Association of Nigeria into the N-Power programme, to enable them to acquire some skills. Labour and employment minister, Chris Ngige, made the promise on Friday in Abuja when members of the Federal Secretariat branch of the association, led by its chairman, Desmond Obiagwu, […]

United States president, Donald Trump, says he has “hereby ordered” American companies to leave China after Beijing announced plans to slap new tariffs on US goods. The White House did not immediately say what authority the president had to compel private firms to quit a country. The US president also vowed swift retaliation against Beijing […]

The Federal Government has directed the Nigerian Correctional Service to seek synergy with relevant Government Agencies, Non- Governmental Organisations and Civil Society Organisations with a view to de-radicalising Nigerian youths roaming the streets.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, has arrested some persons accused of money laundering thereby making progress in its quest for justice.

By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri A woman whose name was given as Chinaza Ukaonu has been arrested by the Imo state police command alongside two nurses for allegedly selling her baby for N500,000. The Imo state police public Relation Officer, PPRO, Orlando Ikeokwu, who confirmed this yesterday in Owerri, said that the arrest of the woman […]

Bayern Munich’s unsettled Portuguese midfielder Renato Sanches has signed a four-year contract with Ligue 1 side Lille, both clubs confirmed on Friday.

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Friday, ordered the Minister of Petroleum Resources to renew Oil Mineral Lease, OML 11 to Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, SPDC, for 20 years. The court judgement followed a legal action that Shell instituted against the Federal Government through the Minister of […]

We are heading to Supreme Court -AA By Chinonso Alozie An Appeal Court in Owerri gave an order that the Imo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal should reinstate the Action Alliance, AA, as second respondent in the matter brought before it by the AA, 2019 governorship candidate, Uche Nwosu. According to the presiding judge, Justice […]

A former Houston police officer has been charged with felony murder in connection with a deadly January drug raid that killed a couple and injured several officers, prosecutors announced Friday. The January 28 raid came under scrutiny after police alleged one of the officers who was shot, Gerald Goines, lied in order to obtain a […]

By Evelyn Usman Zone ‘A’ headquarters of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS Ikeja, Lagos, has kicked off the e-registration exercise of migrants in line with the Federal Government directive. Consequently, foreign nationals who intend to stay in Nigeria for a period exceeding 90 days, are expected to report to the closest Migrant Registration Centre for […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru  President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said that the best asset to give to the people is health and education. President Buhari stated this when he received the former ambassador of the United States to the United Nations, Andrew Young, accompanied by the board of Emeka Offor Foundation in Nigeria, at the Presidential […]

…EFCC worked with FBI to unravel fraud By Soni Daniel The Nigerian Government said on Friday it would take drastic measures to prevent Nigerians from engaging in cybercrimes to save its image from international embarrassment.   The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu, made the declaration while receiving the leadership […]

By Daud Olatunji Tragedy struck on Friday when a truck loaded with granite crushed a soldier identified as R. A Nata’ala, while one other was injured in the accident that occurred along Iyana Mortuary area of Abeokuta in Ogun state. It was gathered that the soldier was reported to have been on his motorcycle when […]