Ag President Osinbajo signs seven bills into law
Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has assented to seven bills passed by the National Assembly. The bills which include Oath (Amendment) Act 2017, Defence Space Administration Act, Veterinary Surgeons(Amendment) Act)…
Nigerian drug peddler proves too big for Indian policemen
It took 11 Indian policemen to subdue and arrest a Nigerian drug pusher near a garden at MiniSeashore in Mumbai, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. According to a report…
Nigerian pastor injured, buildings burnt in fresh xenophobic attacks in South Africa
The Nigerian community in South Africa has confirmed attacks and looting of Nigerian-owned businesses in Pretoria West on Saturday. Mr Ikechukwu Anyene, President, Nigeria Union, told the News Agency of…
Sheriff vows to shut out Wike, Fayose from prominence in PDP
Barely 24 hours after his court victory, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s National Chairman, Senator Ali-Modu Sheriff said he will shut out Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State and the…
DSS releases Chocolate City founder, Audu Maikori
Chocolate City founder, Audu Maikori, has been released by the Department of State Services (DSS). It is not clear if he would still be charged to court as originally planned…
I do not deserve this abuse from Parliament, angry Zuma cries out
President Jacob Zuma will be writing to National Assembly speaker Baleka Mbete on the “abuse” he has endured in Parliament, he said on Friday evening. “… As the president who…
Trump’s son-in-law says CNN’s coverage of Trump slanted
President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner, recently met with CNN’s parent company Time Warner and mentioned the cable news network’s coverage of the administration as slanted. During the…
Police to establish tracking units to check kidnapping
Worried by the growing spate of kidnapping in the country, the Inspector- General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, says the force will establish special tracking units in Lagos and Port-Harcourt…
She got fired for allegedly calling Serena Williams ‘gorilla’, now she wants to sue ESPN for wrongful termination
An ESPN commentator who was sacked for making controversial statements about Venus Williams during the Australian Open is now planning to sue his former employers for wrongful termination, a report…
Kerosene explosion kills four, injures 14 in Akwa Ibom
Four persons died while 14 others were severely burnt in multiple kerosene explosions in the last 15 weeks in Akwa Ibom state, Dr Aniekeme Uwa, chairman of the Nigerian Medical…