The ban takes effect Sunday (today) as Muslim faithful celebrate the end of Ramadan fast

June 20, 2014 would go down in history as a memorable day for the people of Benin and advocates for the ...

The president asks Nigerians to be strong despite growing insecurity and bloodshed.

Fiery preacher, Ibrahim El Zakzaky, says 35 people were shot dead by troops.

There is confusion galore as two principal officers of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs disagree over whether the ...

The fiery preacher says soldiers were on instructions to execute his sons.

How to be a gentleman on your date. Chinenye Ugonna Everyone has that one thing they hate when they are ...

Marwa is an Adamawa Governorship aspirant. A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain in Adamawa State, Umar Ardo, has said that ...

The bomb killed more than 40 people Wednesday A four-man investigative team set up by the Inspector General of Police ...

The gunboats are needed to combat oil theft. ------------------- The military Joint Task Force commander in Bayelsa, Emmanuel Atewe, a ...

The athletes also complained of non-availability of kits. ------------------------------- The Minister of Sports, Tammy Danagogo, has directed the immediate payment ...

The suspects were engaged in a fake scholarship scheme. The Police Special Fraud Unit, SFU, Lagos, has arrested a syndicate ...

The UN envoy, Joy Ogwu, says Nigerians have not given up hope on rescuing Chibok girls. ------------------------ Nigeria’s Permanent Representative ...

Mr. Daniel asked for prayers. A former Ogun State Governor, Gbenga Daniel, has noted that Nigeria is in dire need ...

Mr. Akinbade says teaming with Mr. Omisore would be politically disastrous The Labour Party gubernatorial candidate in Osun State, Fatai ...

Mr. Omisore had in early July accepted the challenge to debate Governor Rauf Aregbesola. But he did not turn up ...

States can access up to about N2billion from the fund. ------------------------- The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, says Micro, Small ...

Ummi talks of her big plans for her career. --------------- Ummi El - Abdul is a relatively new face in ...

Leader of the #BringBackOurGirls protest group, Aisha Yesufu, says the group is self-funded.

A training programme to give expanded role to women as investigative reporters in the country is the focus of a ...

The election management body is currently prosecuting nine others in court

Operatives of the Department of State Services, alias SSS, on Friday descended on the corporate headquarters of a Lagos-based research ...

The Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, has asked Muslims in Nigeria to look for the new moon of ...

The procession that turned bloody is an annual ritual after the Ramadan, during which thousands of faithful walk around the ...

State IGR grew from N18 billion in 1999 to N237 billion in 2013. ---------------------------- The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, ...