Nigerian writer Lesley Nneka Arimah has won a prestigious prize for her story about a parallel universe where single women go naked until they are married. She has been awarded $12,500 (£10,000) for her winning Caine Prize for African Writing story called Skinned. Arimah told the BBC its underlying message was to show the disparity […]

There was confusion at the National Assembly Complex, Tuesday, as the gates were hurriedly shut after member of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shiites, allegedly shot two security operatives.

TENSION and fear have enveloped the entire Nigeria Assembly as members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, the El- Zakzaky group, on Tuesday beat the Security men at the first gate to enter the National Assembly.

By Anthony Ogbonna A 33-year-old Nigerian, identified as Obasanjo Adeola Owoyale, who, according to local reports, went missing since July 1, has been found dead and his body dumped in the trunk of a car in North Nicosia, Northern Cyprus. Unizik undergraduate found dead with pants, eyes removed(Opens in a new browser tab) According to […]

Daniel Sturridge, 29, has uploaded a series of Instagram videos from his Los Angeles house which was burgled last night. He shared his address, CCTV footage of the kidnappers entering the mansion as well as pictures of his dog, which is worth up to £4000. The striker – on a £120,000-a-week contract before leaving Liverpool this summer […]

Segun Odegbami, an ex-international, has expressed optimism that the Super Eagles of Nigeria will win the quarterfinal match against the South African team in the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Egypt.

Rotimi Ojomoyela A High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has ordered the detention of a middle-aged man, Basiru Adeyanju, in prison custody for allegedly raping his 17- year old daughter. Adeyanju, who lives at 30, Irona Quarters, Ado Ekiti, the state capital, allegedly forcefully had the carnal knowledge of his daughter on September 10, 2017. […]

Argentine former head of state Fernando de la Rua — who was famously evacuated by helicopter from the presidential palace during the 2001 economic crisis — died Tuesday in Buenos Aires at the age of 81.

As the governorship election of Edo State draws nearer, a leading governorship aspirant of Peoples Party of Nigeria (PPN), Iyoha John Darlington has expressed his readiness to take over from the incumbent governor, Godwin Obaseki at the polls. While speaking through the national Chairman of the party, Hon Razaq Eyiowuawi, the governorship hopeful said the […]

Trump calls UK ambassador to US ‘a very stupid guy’

Seven-time champion Serena Williams has been fined $10,000 for damaging one of the All England Club courts with her racquet, officials said Tuesday.

Seven Energy International Ltd (“Seven Energy”), an integrated gas company Tuesday, disowned a recruitment advertisement purportedly by the company, being driven by Princewill Ince Ltd.

lagos—Lagos State Ministry of Education and National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Lagos State Chapter, have commended Kellogg Tolaram LFTZ Enterprise on the award of scholarship to 50 pupils across three states in Nigeria.

South Africa coach Stuart Baxter dismissed the assertion from his Nigeria counterpart Gernot Rohr that Bafana Bafana are the favourites heading into Wednesday’s Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final showdown.

ABUJA: PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting behind closed doors with the new Group Managing Director, GMD, of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mallam Melee Kolo Kyari, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.