A mother of four children, Mrs. Ugochukwu Chikelue, has narrated how operatives of the Nigerian Hunters and Forest Security Service (NHFSS) rescued her after she was kidnapped last week Friday, tied up and ready for slaughter.

Coming into AFCON 2023 as the host nation and a two-time winner, Ivory Coast would have a point to prove that the Elephants can still be counted among the heavyweights in Africa, and that football in the country should not be defined by the golden generation alone. 

Nigerian singer, Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel, popularly known as Mayorkun, has said he might never perform in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, again. This comes after one of his items was reportedly stolen while in the city. Taking to his Instagram page, Mayorkun expressed his dissatisfaction with the people of Calabar after his performance at the Calabar festival […]

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Delta State Government, NNPC Limited and UTM Offshore Limited yesterday signed the Shareholders Agreement, SHA, for the construction of the first floating Liquefied Natural Gas project in Nigeria with a capacity of 1.8 billion metric tons per annum. The Final Investment Decision, FID, on the project which is estimated to […]

Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue state has flagged off the third phase of palliatives distribution in the state to cushion the harsh effect of the petrol subsidy removal in the state.

The UN Security Council is expected on Tuesday to accede to a demand from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and launch a gradual withdrawal of peacekeepers, starting later this month.

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Christopher Musa has vowed that anybody found culpable in the Kaduna military bombing incident will be punished.

By Fortune Eromosele, Abuja The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has been applauded for his laudable reforms in the aviation sector in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. The Coalition of Civil Society Organizations for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Renewed Hope Agenda gave the commendation in collaboration with the […]

The Congress of University Academics, CONUA, has said its leadership is not in any reconciliation talks with the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU

Claudette, Celine Dion’s sister, has provided a grim update on the singer’s ongoing fight with Stiff-Person Syndrome.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to call a general election at some point in 2024, but exactly when is becoming a source of increasingly fevered speculation among political observers.

James McCaffrey, who acted in television series including “Rescue Me” and provided the voice of “Max Payne” in the well-known video game franchise, has passed away.

Chelsea will welcome Newcastle to Stamford Bridge in one of the four quarterfinal fixtures of the Carabao Cup. The Blues returned to winning ways over with, with Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson scoring in the 2-0 victory over Sheffield United.

By Gabriel Ewepu, Abuja AS the much anticipated Conference of Parties, COP28, closed Monday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, UAE, comes to a close, a nonprofit, Health for Mother Earth Foundation, HOMEF, has expressed concerns over decisions on fossil fuels and other issues as they impact on vulnerable people in the short, medium and long […]

Shina Abubakar, Osogbo OSOGBO – People living with disability in Osun state have lamented the slow pace adopted by the House of Assembly in passing the disability bill. The group under the aegis Joint National Association of People With Disability, JONAPWD, while on advocacy visit to the Speaker, Adewale Egbedun, demanded fast tracking of the […]