Russia on Saturday reported 181 deaths from the Coronavirus in the last 24 hours, down from the record 232 deaths registered the previous day and pushing the nationwide death toll to 4,555. READ ALSO: Russia records over 4,000 coronavirus deaths as medics warn of bursting hospitals Officials said 8,952 new infections had been confirmed, bringing the […]

By Dayo Johnson – Akure An Ondo State High Court has sentenced a Pastor, Kolawole Samson to death by hanging by for the murder of Ayo Olaniyi in Okeigbo council area of the state four years ago. Delivering judgement, the trial judge, Justice Ademola Bola held that Pastor Kolawole was guilty of inflicting injury on […]

Forbes magazine, which in March 2019 declared reality TV star Kylie Jenner as the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, said on Friday that it no longer believed that her net worth was that much.

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Tragedy occurred in the early hours of today, Saturday, when fire gutted Olaleye Market in Somolu, Bariga area of Lagos State, with property worth billions of naira destroyed. Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the raging fire which occurred at about 12.15 am, Saturday, razed the market […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has recorded 387 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, which increased the number of active cases to 6344. NCDC on its official twitter handle said that as of May 29, there were 387 new confirmed cases and two deaths recorded in Nigeria. The agency […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has Saturday approved the reconstitution of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), after the expiration of the term of the board members appointed in 2016.

By Paul Mumeh “You should not be deterred by the obstacles. You must strive to do more to surmount hurdles. You have demonstrated enough tenacity of purpose. Your perseverance, resilience and indomitable spirit as good managers of human and material resources have been unparallel”. These were the inspiring words of Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, Chairman, Senate […]

Rescue three victims By Ikechukwu Odu – Nsukka Enugu Police Command, on Friday, confirmed the killing of a kidnap suspect and arrest of another during a gun duel at their hideout at Abakpa Nike, Enugu East  Local Government Area of the state. It was equally disclosed that three of the victims were rescued unhurt by […]

By Marie-Therese Nanlong – Jos Some gunmen on Thursday night shot and killed five people in a shop at Nzharuvo, Miango community of Bassa local government area of Plateau State. Miango villages in the Irigwe Chiefdom have suffered series of attacks since January and not less than 50 people have been killed and many others […]

By Emmanuel Okogba Everyone’s goal is to achieve their dream no matter how they start out. This was the case of Nigerian singer and rapper, Collins Ebirim better known by his stage name, Chimsnero Goldsmith. Ebirim grew up in the popular Ajegunle area of Lagos, Nigeria where he had his primary and secondary education. READ […]

By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja The National Human Rights Commission NHRC has called on Northern state governments to develop a programme of action that would permanently resolve the issue of Almajiris in the country, lamenting that Almajiri children have continued to suffer multiple rights violations contrary to constitutional provisions. Following the outbreak of the Novel […]

In St. Anthony’s College Ubulu-Uku, or any other secondary school for that matter by the early or mid-1970s, deep respect went naturally to the teachers and the Principal was almost, well, em, eh, ah, a god.

Fire is, arguably, the most significant discovery of humanity without which human civilization would have been a mirage.

The commemoration of the 2020 Africa Day organized by the African Union, AU in partnership with organizers of All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA held amid fun fare on Monday, featuring a virtual live solidarity concert for the African Union COVID-19 Response Fund.

As part of activities to mark its 64th anniversary, the Nigerian Navy, has distributed palliatives and Personal Protection Equipment, PPE to at least 1000 families in Lagos, with a view to ameliorating their sufferings, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.