Nigeria records 20,000 snake bites yearly – minister

An average of 20,000 cases of snake bites are recorded in Nigeria annually, the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has said. The post ...

PRAWA: 70% of inmates in correctional homes illegally detained

About 70 percent of inmates in correctional homes across the country have not been proven guilty by the court as prescribed by law, Kano Sta...

APC governors adopt uniform policy initiatives

Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the auspices of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) have agreed to adopt uniform co...

Nigerian military repels terrorists attack on Dikwa

The Nigeria military yesterday repelled an attempt by suspected Boko Haram terrorists to attack Dikwa town in Borno, a source said. The pos...

Willian: Tammy Abraham will replace Eden Hazard

Chelsea ace Willian is backing Tammy Abraham to succeed in replacing Eden Hazard. The post Willian: Tammy Abraham will replace Eden Hazard ...

Steven Gerrard praises Sheyi Ojo’s “fantastic” strike

Glasgow Rangers coach Steven Gerrard has praised Europa League goal hero, Sheyi Ojo’s effort, stating that it was a strike deserving of a wi...

Police recover 100 assorted guns from militias in Zamfara

The Zamfara Police Command has recovered a total of 100 guns from repentant local militia group members in the state. The post Police recov...

Serial killings: Port Harcourt sex workers device means of detecting criminals

Commercial sex workers, known in local parlance as runs girls, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, have devised a new method of operatio...

Minister, NFF agree to rejig football

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, on Friday met with members of the Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF...

Ogun government pledges good governance

The Ogun State Deputy Governor, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele, has said the Prince Dapo Abiodun-led government is committed to good governance...

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr to drop new boys for Brazil clash

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr will retain Glasgow Rangers forward Joe Aribo for the October 13 international friendly against Brazil in Singapor...

FG accuses Sowore of insulting Buhari, charges him with treason

The Federal Government on Friday filed seven counts of treasonable felony and money laundering against the Convener of #RevolutionNow prot...

'Why I killed several women in hotels' - Port Harcourt serial killer reveals

A serial killer, Gracious West, who specialised in killing young women in hotel rooms, has narrated how he strangled seven victims in Lag...

Motorists, commuters stranded in Lagos as fuel tanker falls, spills content on Otedola bridge

A diesel tanker fell on Otedola Bridge, Lagos, last night causing a massive gridlock at the Lagos end of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. T...

Police parade four Boko Haram members, 70 others in Borno

Borno State Police Command on Friday paraded four suspected Boko Haram members and 70 other persons for crimes committed in the troubled s...

Why I will appeal at Supreme Court – Atiku

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 23, 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday said he would appea...

$9.6 Billion: FG to tender EFCC report, court judgment against P&ID

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, has given an insight into the case the Federal Govern...

Anti-Sisi protests break out in Egypt, several arrested

Rare small protests broke out on Friday in Cairo and other Egyptian cities calling for the removal of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi but pol...

UN: 1,500 flee homes in South Africa amid xenophobic violence

At least 1,500 foreign nationals have been forced to flee their homes in South Africa amid a surge in deadly xenophobic violence in the coun...

Rohr’s tactics is ‘killing’ Super Eagles, says Adelabu

Former Green Eagles winger, Adegoke Adelabu says the tactics by Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr is not working well for the team. The post R...

‘Messi does everything more than Maradona’

Lionel Messi “does everything and more that Diego Maradona could do”, claims Gary Lineker, with the Barcelona captain considered to top an i...

Sports Minister wants Falcons coach back for Tokyo 2020 qualifier

Youths and Sports Minister, Sunday Dare, has appealed to Super Falcons coach, Thomas Dennerby, to return to the country for the Tokyo 2020 O...

Ezenwa, Effiong, 18 others make CHAN Eagles’ list for Togo

Coach Imama Amapakabo has named the 20 players who will fly Nigeria’s flag at tomorrow’s African Nations Championship qualifying match again...

NEC approves N100 billion for national livestock plan

The National Economic Council (NEC) presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday resolved to pump N100 billion into the Nationa...

Lukaku urges team mates to do more for Conte

Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku admits they had to fight for their draw with Champions League opponents Slavia Prague. Inter needed a lat...

Rivaldo reveals to Jesus secret to earn starting place at City

Brazilian football icon Rivaldo has told Gabriel Jesus that he needs to ‘keep proving his value’ in order to earn a starting place at Man Ci...

Don’t ask me about winning Champions League, says Tuchel

After three consecutive last-16 eliminations in the Champions League, Paris St Germain were taking their impressive 3-0 victory over Real Ma...

Zidane gives reason for Real Madrid’s Champions League defeat

Zinedine Zidane has blamed his players’ for lackluster performance against Paris Saint-Germain. Real Madrid were clearly beaten by the Frenc...

‘Juventus draw more than deserved’

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone insists they deserve their point with Juventus. This Champions League clash finished 2-2, after the Bian...

NCC strengthens cyberspace security to protect telecoms consumers

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has initiated actions to strengthen cyberspace towards protecting telecoms consumers across the cou...

Electricity: DisCos are deceiving Nigerians – TCN

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Thursday took a swipe at the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED), saying th...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez departures were needed

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has responded to criticism of his decision to allow Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez to depart w...

INEC: 165,631 PVCs not collected in Kogi, 40,912 in Bayelsa

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said that 165,631 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) were yet to be collected in Kogi and 40,...