Federal agents who searched Rapper Lil Wayne‘s private plane found a gold-plated pistol with a pearl grip and a number of drugs inside a Coach bag at a Miami airport on Monday, a report said. The “Lollipop” rapper, real name Dwayne M. Carter Jr., was not charged after the search — but he may still […]

…Directs 8 new projects By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri Governor Babagana Umara Zulum is marking the Christmas season in the southern part of Borno State which has the highest population of Christian-citizens. He spent last night in Uba, a majority Christian portion of Askira-Uba local government area. Muslims are majority in the Askira portion of the […]

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he and Chinese President Xi Jinping will have a signing ceremony to sign the first phase of the U.S.-China trade deal agreed to this month. “We will be having a signing ceremony, yes,” Trump told reporters. “We will ultimately, yes, when we get together. And we’ll be having […]

The Kaduna Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has secured conviction of 50 motorists for various traffic offences through a mobile court. The Sector Commander, Mr Hafiz Mohammed disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Wednesday. Mohamed explained that the motorists were convicted on […]

A man with a white beard was being held on $10,000 bond for allegedly robbing a Colorado bank and throwing the stolen cash into the air while shouting, “Merry Christmas” to passersby, police and local media reported on Tuesday. David Wayne Oliver, 65, was arrested at a nearby Starbucks coffee shop after he held up […]

…dumps body in refuse bin An angry mob in the early hours of Wednesday lynched a suspected rapist to death for robbing and raping a girl in Calabar Municipality LGA of Cross River State. Vanguard learned that the incident which occurred along Ekong Etta Street by Okoro Agbor in the early hours of Wednesday when […]

Former Chelsea goalkeeper Rob Green says he earned praise from his team-mates after calling out Maurizio Sarri for having “no plan B” during his reign at Stamford Bridge. Sarri was drafted in to succeed Antonio Conte as the Blues’ head coach in the summer of 2018, after turning Napoli into Serie A title contenders during […]

A German student on an exchange programme to India has been asked to leave after participating in protests against the country’s controversial citizenship law, officials and news reports said on Tuesday. “Jakob Lindenthal left last night after a conversation with immigration officials,” said Mahesh Panchagnula, dean of international studies at the Chennai-based Indian Institute of Technology […]

Willian has called for more action to be taken to eradicate racism in football after Chelsea team-mate Antonio Rudiger was allegedly abused during Sunday’s 2-0 win at Tottenham. Defender Rudiger was targeted shortly after Son Heung-min had been sent off for kicking out at his opponent during the second half of the Premier League fixture. […]

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has felicitated with Christians as they celebrate Christmas and New Year festivities. Lawan, in a goodwill message in Abuja on Tuesday, urged Christians and Nigerians not to forget the essence of the season, which was a reminder of the birth of Jesus Christ, and the ideals for which he lived. “The […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has enjoined Christians and all Nigerians to imbibe the lessons of the birth of Jesus Christ to rededicate themselves for the greatness of the country. A statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, in Abuja, APC described as momentous, special and significant, the birthday of Christ. “While […]

By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo The Osun state House of Assembly has reversed the impeachment of the Chairman of Osogbo Local Development Council, Hon Akeem Olaoye. The Local Council Development Area House of Parliament had earlier in the day impeached Oladoye citing gross misconduct. According to the statement, signed by Hon. Akeem Olaiya and three […]

  The O. B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation’s Christmas Party for children, which holds annually in Abonnema community in Rivers State will not hold this year. The Christmas Party was called off Tuesday on account of the blockade imposed on the foundation by the Oruwari Briggs Council of Chiefs from accessing the venue of the Party in […]

…Why we stalled implementation of GMoU with the community – SPDC Perez Brisibe, Ughelli The protest and subsequent siege of the Beneside Flow station located in Ojobo community, Burutu local government area of Delta State, operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, has entered day 6 as talks conveyed by the Delta State government between […]

As Christians commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, has called on Nigerians to take advantage of the religious event to offer special prayers for sustained peace, unity and progress of the country.