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Two Nigerian men have died while two others sustained injuries after they got involved in an auto crash while returning from a nightclub yesterday in Sandton, South Africa. The four friends had reportedly visited Booth nightclub and were…

Ishaq Akintola, director, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), says it will be in the best interest of Nigeria for President Muhammadu Buhari to win his re-election bid in 2019. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Muslim cleric said…

The unending crisis that has engulfed the Nigeria Football Federation since 2014 shows no signs of abating even as Chris Giwa assumed leadership of the Federation on Tuesday and commandeered the secretariat in Abuja. He told…

Kareem Olamilekan, 11, artistically drew a portrait of president Emmanuel Macron of France during his visit to the New Afrikan Shrine in Lagos. The event held to showcase and celebrate African culture was hosted by Nigerian Artist and…

Abubakar Rasheed‎, executive secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), says only one percent of Nigeria’s population form the total enrollment of students in the country’s 164 universities. Rasheed made this known in Abuja…

A married man has been ordered to be remanded in prison for savagely battering his girlfriend for visiting him unannounced in Osun state. 25-year-old man identified as Olusola Simeon, has been arraigned and convicted by a Magistrate court…

The National Committee of Yoruba Youth has urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to disregard the calls being made in some quarters, for the sack of the nation’s Service Chief over increasing violence being witnessed in some part of the…

Emmanuel Macron, President of France, visited the New Afrika Shrine on Tuesday to inaugurate the African Cultural Season slated for 2020. The event, tagged ‘Celebration of African Culture’, recorded a large convergence of…

Benin has buried Dah Dedjalagni Agoli-Agbo, king of Dahomey , after he “returned to the realm of his ancestors,” a court official said on Tuesday. The monarch, whose age was a matter of dispute but was said by his younger brother to…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said he believed that the Igbo had the right to the Presidency and promised to back Igbo Presidency at “the |right time.” He, however, solicited the support of the Igbo for his re-election bid in…

Justice Hammada Isa Dashen of the Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu, Yobe State, on Tuesday granted bail to Dr. Audu Bulama, a former Minister; Hon. Mohammed Kadai, Abba Gana Tata, Muhammad Mamu and Hassan Ibn Jaks, who are on trial…

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has dismissed an application by four companies which pleaded guilty to laundering $15.5million allegedly belonging to former First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan. The companies — Pluto Property and…

Fuji star, Wasiu Ayinde K1 de Ultimate, has said he is supporting President Muhammadu Buhari’s reelection bid because he is fighting a group of Nigerians he described as ‘cabal’. K1, as he is fondly called by his fans, visited the…

Skip to content Nigeria and France yesterday signed a number of agreement s on projects worth $475 million. The agreements were signed in Abuja after a meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and Fremch President…

•Councillor arrested The Police have named suspects in the Plateau and Benue killings. No fewer than 84 people were killed when suspected herdsmen attacked villages in three local government areas of Plateau State. There has…

THE National Assembly ad hoc joint committee probing the theft of the Senate mace has concluded its sitting and may likely lay its report in both chambers today. The Nation learnt that Senator Ovie Omo-Agege was indicted by the…

Femi Kuti, Afrobeat musician and son of music legend Fela thrilled French President Emmanuel Macron and guests alongside dance hall singer Yemi Alade at the New Afrika Shrine on Tuesday. Both of them were among entertainers and…

President Emmanuel Macron of France has given the reason behind his decision to visit the Afrika Shrine in Lagos. The French leader disclosed this during a joint press conference at the presidential villa in Abuja. Recalling his…

Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum resources says he has never received a call from President Muhammadu Buhari asking him to allocate oil blocks. Kachikwu made this statement while speaking at the 2018 Nigeria Oil and Gas…

Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), says the chances of Igbo clinching the presidential seat would depend on the vote the region turns in for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. Since the return of…

Ali Ndume, an All Progressives Congress (APC) senator, says President Muhammadu Buhari enjoys goodwill among many Nigerians. Dismissing reports that the current administration has lived below expectation, Ndume told critics of the…

A 15-year-old former Boko Haram bomb maker has reportedly made a confession on how he made over 500 underwear improvised explosive devices (IEDs) used by insurgents for suicide mission. The military authorities described the teenager…

A former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, is now a bona fide staff of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), as he inspected his office space at the institution’s Abeokuta Study Centre in Ogun State on…

A research of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has linked outdoor air pollution, even at levels deemed safe, to an increased risk of diabetes globally. Researchers at the university, in collaboration with…