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The Nigerian Ports Authority on Tuesday, got its first female Managing Director with the appointment of the ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ campaigner, Ms. Hadiza Usman to the position. President Muhammadu Buhari had approved her…

A dog on Sunday saved a family in Otuasega Community, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa from cobra attack. Catherine Isiki, who spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Yenagoa, described the…

The Rivers State Police Command has provided details about how a bullion van driver absconded with N100m in Port Harcourt. The unidentified driver and the bullion van containing the cash had been reported missing on…

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said his administration has concluded plans to massively revamp the health sector, just as he among other things, revealed that the sum of N10bn has been earmarked to upgrade the…

The Ekiti Commissioner for Information, Mr. Lanre Ogunsuyi, has said the N1.3bn loan from the Federal Government will be used to pay part of the workers salary arrears from this week. He stated this in an interview with our…

Manchester United had a club record bid for Odion Ighalo rejected – £35 million would have been the most the Hornets have sold a player – Watford did not want to do business in the January transfer window A report by…

Schools in Oyo State have remained shut in spite of the state government’s directive to reopen on Monday (today), the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Correspondent, who went round the Ibadan metropolis reports that…

Nigerian footballer Emmanuel Emenike appears to be romantically involved with 2014 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, Iheoma Nnadi. My Sunday afternoon spent with my special ❤️ A photo posted by Emmanuel Emenike…

It was tears and wailing when the 36-year-old Nigerian murdered in a racist attack in Italy, Emmanuel Chidi, was laid to rest on Sunday, July 10. The young man was reportedly beaten to death by an Italian man, Fermana Amedeo Mancini,…

The Minister of Youths and Sports Solomon Dalung on Friday, July 8 inaugurated the National Committee for the State Funeral Committee to oversee the funeral of late Super Eagles great, Stephen Keshi. Keshi who led Nigeria…

Kidnappers in Rivers State now invite their victims for interviews where they are abducted. The police in Rivers State says it has discovered new ways in which kidnappers lure their victims into their nets and making their families part…

Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches has broken Cristiano Ronaldo’s record as the youngest-ever player to feature in a European Championship final after being named in the starting lineup against France on Sunday. At 18 years…

FIFA president, Mr. Gianni Infantino, has confirmed he would visit Nigeria on a two-day working visit. The Italian-Swiss, who was elected FIFA President at an extraordinary general assembly in Zurich on 26th…

Gunmen believed to be Fulani herdsmen have killed scores of villagers in Benue State in a long-running conflict over grazing rights, the state government said on Monday. “The magnitude of killings is enormous. Scores of…

Boko Haram gunmen stormed a town in Borno State killing seven people, resident said Saturday, while the army reported two soldiers died as well as 16 Islamists. Gunmen on motorcycles raided the town of Rann in Kalabalge…

The government-backed Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) and top scientists said the number of people being diagnosed with AIDS in Australia was now so small it was no longer reported. AIDS cases in…

This is contained in a statement by the board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. It said that on the contrary, the Federal…

Six of the 100 Boko Haram terrorists who were declared wanted by the Nigerian army have been arrested by Vigilantes in Lagos state. Their names are Ibrahim Ali, Abubakar Ahmed, Goigoi Kamsalem, Ibrahim Mohammed, Banagana Blam…

One of the suspects claimed that they found a dead body and decided to sever the head from the body in a bid to get some cool cash. Three unnamed suspects have been paraded by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in…

The singer was accused by fans of reporting about the negative side of the country, stating that her charity intervention was all for show. American pop singer has become the subject of an online backlash after her comments…