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Borno Governor Babagana Zulum Survives Attack on Convoy

  Unknown band of gunmen ambushed a convoy of the Governor of Borno, Babagana Zulum Wednesday in Baga, the Cable newspaper is reporting....

MEA Plane Collides With Parked Turkish Plane at Lagos Airport

  Two private commercial planes collided at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos on Wednesday.     Eye witness report said the Middle...

Buhari, APC Governors in virtual meeting 

  President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in a virtual meeting with Governors elected under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The...

48m barrels of Nigerian crude “abandoned’’ in China, whistleblower’s  5 per cent compensation, an elaborate hoax, scam

    A snow job by some international crude oil fraudsters which has triggered a controversial request for the payment of 5 per...

Jürgen Klopp has won the League Managers Association’s Manager of the Year award.

  Liverpool’s Premier League-winning boss Jurgen Klopp was announced as the 2019-20 recipient of the prestigious accolade on Monday, having guided his team...

International flights will be open when it is safe to do so, says minister

    The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said on Monday that International flights will be open when it is safe to do...

COVID-19: FG reverses self on imposing lockdown on 11 high-burden LGAs  

  The Federal Government has reversed itself on planned imposition of precisely targeted lockdown measures in areas that report rapid increases in cases...

Sallah celebration forces FG to extend phase two of eased lockdown by one week

  The upcoming Sallah (Eid El-Kabir) festivities which coincides with the expiration of the current phase of eased lockdown has forced the Federal...

AFDB approves $27 million to boost African Union’s COVID-19 Response Initiative

The African Development Bank has approved $27.4 million in grants to boost the African Union’s (AU) efforts to mobilize continental response to curb...

COVID-19: We are in worst economic slump in history, says Osinbajo

  Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) says COVID-19 has plunged Nigeria and the world into the greatest economic slump in history. “Everything around us has...

Former Barcelona star Xavi tests positive for coronavirus

  Former Barcelona star Xavi Hernandez has tested positive for coronavirus and will take a break from managing Qatari club Al-Sadd. The 40-year-old...

NASS gets SERAP’s FoI request to publish reports on corruption probes, public hearings since 1999

  The National Assembly has been urged to publish all the reports of public hearings and corruption probes since the country returned to...

Magu: Presidency, not me investigating him – Justice Minister Malami

      The Justice Minister and Attorney-General of the Federation, Malam Abubakar Malami (SAN), has cleared the air on the probe of...

Jordan Henderson Named Football Writers Association Player of the Year

The Football Writers’ Association on Friday announced Jordan Henderson as the Footballer of the Year for 2019-20.   The Liverpool captain saw off...

At least, a Covid-19 patient costs Lagos State Govt N1m daily — Commissioner 

The Lagos State Government says it is spending N1 million daily on a coronavirus patient in all its isolation centres. It includes cost of...