The Islamic State (IS) group on Thursday claimed responsibility for the bombing of two restaurants in a predominantly Kurdish city in north...
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FAKE EYELASHES OF GROOM COST MARRIAGE
Wearing fake eyelashes cost a Saudi groom his marriage as the bride’s family called off the engagement ceremony, a media report said on Thu...
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FIRE ENGULFS DUBAI HOTEL NEAR BURJ KHALIFA
Large tongues of flame shooting skywards enveloped The Address Hotel and residential block, which lies across a plaza from the world'...
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ISRAEL REJECTS BOOK ON JEW-ARAB LOVE FOR SCHOOL CURRICULUM
Israel’s Education Ministry has rejected a request to include a novel about a romance between a Jew and an Arab in the high school curric...
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SUMMARY OF EVENTS IN 2015
2015 will be remembered as a year of unrelenting news — a year of terror attacks, refugees, triumph and success.
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NSCDC DEBUNKS RECRUITMENT RUMORS
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has denied stories making the rounds that it is planning to embark on a recruitment exercise...
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GOMBE LOSES 33 POLICE OFFICER IN 2015
About 33 police officers serving with the Gombe State Police Command lost their lives in 2015 in the course of performing their duties. ...
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ANAMBRA FLOOD VICTIMS GET N60M RELIEF MATERIALS
Anambra State Government has distributed relief materials worth N60 million to riverine communities affected by this year’s flood disaste...
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PHOTOS: CAR BURST INTO FLAMES ON 3RD MAINLAND BRIDGE
A car suddenly burst into flames while it was being driven on Third mainland bridge. Passersby tried but couldn't put out the fire....
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US RENEWS EFFORTS WITH NIGERIA, OTHER COUNTRIES TO END BOKO HARAM
The United States, US, government issued a statement on Wednesday to renew their support for Nigeria and other countries in the fight the...
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MIKEL OBI: MOURINHO’S EXIT HAS BROUGHT PEACE AT CHELSEA
SUPER Eagles and Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi has admitted that the atmosphere in the Chelsea dressing room has improved since...
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USAIN BOLT AND SERENA WILLIAMS VOTED AIPS BEST ATHLETES 2015
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and US tennis star Serena Williams have been voted AIPS Best Athletes for 2015. A panel of sports journalist...
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FCBARCELONA WINS AIPS BEST TEAM OF THE YEAR 2015
Popular football club, Barcelona has emerged as the best team for 2015 in the AIPS award.
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CULTISTS SET BUILDINGS ON FIRE IN LAGOS
Suspected cultists were said to have invaded two buildings on Sholanke Street in the Akoka, Yaba area of Lagos State on Wednesday and set...
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TURBULENCE HIT CANADA FLIGHT INJURES 21
The Air Canada flight from Shanghai to Toronto was diverted to Calgary after the turbulence hit. Eight passengers suffered neck and bac...
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NIGERIAN MAN ARRESTED FOR KILLING ANOTHER NIGERIAN OVER ZIMBABWEAN GIRL IN CYPRUS
A certain Nigerian student, one Ebinabo Mendeinyo, was on December 26, stabbed to death in Cyprus by another Nigerian, Udumioh Jerry, fon...
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BILL COSBY CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT
According to reports by BBC, prosecutors in Pennsylvania have filed the first sexual assault charges against US comedian Bill Cosby. Mr...
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"KARDASHIAN REPORTEDLY HOSPITALIZED WITH DIABETES"
It was reported that the 28-year-old was diagnosed with diabetes after falling ill over the holiday and being taken to the hospital. Ka...
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MEDIA CHAT: NIGERIA NOT BORROWING AGAIN-BUHARI
“Nigeria, not borrowing again but renegotiating with creditors . We have to keep the youth employed Its for all Nigerians to ensure that...
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AMBODE’S CONVOY APPREHENDS AIRFORCE CADETS FOR LOCKING BOY IN CAR TRUNK
The convoy of the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday apprehended two Airforce cadets in Mile 12 area of the State whil...
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BARCELONA 4-0 REAL BETIS
Betis defender Heiko Westermann put through his own net on the half-hour mark after Neymar had hit the bar from a hugely controversial pe...
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SUNDERLAND 0-1 LIVERPOOL: BENTEKE AGAIN
The striker scored just 22 seconds after the break to condemn Sunderland to a fifth straight defeat and ensure Liverpool will finish the ...
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NLC ALLEGES REMOVAL OF FUEL SUBSIDY, PREPARES FOR SHOWDOWN
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has accused the Federal Government of removing subsidy through the back door without letting Nigerians ...
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IRISH BROADCASTER GAY BYRNE SUFFERS HEART ATTACK
The 81-year-old was taken to hospital on Tuesday. He is best known for presenting The Late Late Show on Irish television between 1962 a...
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GERARD DEPARDIEU TO PLAY JOSEF STALIN IN NEW MOVIE
Image copyright AFP Image caption The film, Le divan de Staline, (Stalin's Sofa), is to be directed by actress Fanny Ardant, pictured w...
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ATLETICO MADRID TABLE £12 MILLION FOR IGHALO
Super Eagles striker and Watford of England forward, Odion Ighalo is on the radar of Atletico Madrid, according to Spanish medi...
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EXPLAIN BORNO, ADAMAWA ATTACKS, FAYOSE TELLS LAI MOHAMMED
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has described Sunday and Monday’s Boko Haram attacks in Borno and Adamawa States as disheartening and...
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PLATINI COULD BE IN MORE TROUBLE
Banned Uefa president Michel Platini could face further investigation from Fifa's Ethics Committee after attending an awards ceremony...
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AKWA IBOM PDP HIT AS MEMBERS DEFECT TO APC
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State suffered a set back Tuesday with the defection of more than 5000 of it’s members in...
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NUPENG THREATENS TO STOP FUEL SUPPLY TO LAGOS
National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) has threatened to stop supplying petroleum products to the Lagos State Government and a...
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2016 BUDGET: FG TO SPEND N4.1BN ON CARS
Lagos — Further details emerging from the recently presented 2016 budget have shown that the executive arm of the government would spend th...
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OSHIOMHOLE, AMOSUN, SHETTIMA, DANKWAMBO WIN GOVERNOR OF THE YEAR, 2015 AWARDS
A common streak in the quartet is the way and manner they altered the pace and pattern of governance in the states they govern. Even more ...
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ROBBERY EASIER IN GHANA THAN NIGERIA — SUSPECT
Lagos —A 32 year-old trans-border robbery suspect has confessed that robbery operation is easier to carry out in other West Africa countri...
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LIECESTER CITY GIVES FREE BEAR TO FANS FOR A WELL FULFILED SEASON
Leicester City owners decided to surprise fans with free beer before their clash with Man City tonight at the King Power Stadium. The cl...
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LEICESTER CITY PLAYED MANCITY A GOALLESS DRAW
With Sergio Aguero back in Manuel Pellegrini's starting line-up, the visitors dominated possession during the early moments but st...
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PAKISTAN SUICIDE BLAST 'KILLS 12' IN MARDAN
A bomber on a motorbike reportedly drove into the gate of the National Database and Registration Authority in Mardan.
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WHO DECLARES GUINEA FREE OF EBOLA
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Baby Noubia, Guinea's last Ebola patient, was released from hospital in November The d...
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GAME OF THRONES TOPS LIST OF 2015'S MOST PIRATED SHOWS
According to Torrentfreak , the season five finale was illegally downloaded 14.4m times. More than half of those came in the week after...
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MAN KILLS THREE, INJURES THREE, GUNNED DOWN BY EDO POLICE
Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase The police in Edo State have shot dead a middle aged man, identified as Onana Osua, after...
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LECTURERS WARN AREGBESOLA AGAINST ADMISSION STOPPAGE
The Council of Academic Staff Unions of Osun State-owned Tertiary Institutions has asked Governor Rauf Aregbesola to rescind his order ...
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WHY LAI MOHAMMED MUST BE FIRED
Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf was the Minister of Information in the dying days of Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq. Nicknamed “Comical Ali” by Br...
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STUNNING PHOTOS FROM CALABAR CARNIVAL
See stunning photos from the largest street party in Africa , Calabar Carnival which is ongoing in Cross River State. ...
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FG’LL NOT SELL NATIONAL ARTS THEATRE, SAYS MINISTER
The Federal Government on Monday assured that the National Arts Theatre will always remain a national monument and won’t be sold for whate...
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FG TO INVOLVE EFCC, DSS IN PROSECUTION OF PIPELINE VANDALS
MANAGING Director of Petroleum Products and Marketing Company (PPMC), Mrs Esther Nnamdi-Ogbue, has said the Federal Government will invo...
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EVERY COMMUNITY WILL BENEFIT FROM OUR GOVERNMENT
Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has restated his commitment to keep faith with the promise he made during the campaign to run a...
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POLICEMEN ON KILLING SPREE
Barely four days after over 100 people died at a gas plant, the industrial town of Nnewi, again, witnessed another tragedy when a policeman ...
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