News From Nigeria

Jomo Gbomo, the spokesperson of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta, MEND, in a statement, today, said: “The attention of MEND has been drawn to the recent spate of hypocritical and provocative statements issued by the Indigenous People ...

Gafar Hamza, a 43-year-old night guard, was arrested by the Oyo State Police Command in June when a neighbour reported him after discovering that his 20-year-old daughter was pregnant and she claimed that her father was responsible for it.   ...

Justin Onuorah Abuah, Director of Information, State House, has passed on. Born on January 29, 1959, Abuah, died yesterday, Sunday, August 14, in Abuja after a brief illness, aged 57. . The late Abuah had a long and rich career ...

Zuberu Idris, the former Chief Security Officer to Pres. Buhari for 12 years and other bodyguards, who claimed that they lives on the line for him, have accused him of abandoning them immediately after he became president. In a press ...

Writer Ahmad Salkida, has responded to the Nigerian Army declaring wanted in the wake of discharging a video from Boko Haram a weekend ago only sent to him. In an announcement he discharged, Ahmad says he is as of now ...

Former Aston Villa striker Dalian Atkinson has died after being tasered by police in Telford, Shropshire. The 48-year-old died 90 minutes after he was hit by a stun gun on Monday morning August 15, at around 1.30am in the Trench ...

There’s an inner thing in every man, Do you know this thing my friend? It has withstood the blows of a million years, And will do so to the end.   It was born when time did not exist, And ...

Russia: “We are ready for dialogue” Shoigu tells West to stop frightening their people Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu     Published on Aug 14, 2016 Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu spoke about the Russian military presence in Syria, during ...

World’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, has become the very first sprinter ever to claim three 100m Olympic titles. Bolt, the existing world record holder with 9.58 seconds, comfortably crossed the line in 9.81, the slowest time out of any one ...