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US pledges $37m for Boko Haram victims
The U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) has upped funding assistance to Nigeria and Lake Chad Basin to the sum of $37 million, bringing the total to $318 million so far.Director, U.S Off…
Buhari swears in Dipeolu as economic adviser, 4 others
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday "?at the Presidential Villa "?administered the oaths of office on four of his special advisers and one permanent secretary. The brief ceremony took pl…
15 inmates escape from Nsukka prison
At least 15 inmates have escaped in a jailbreak that occurred at Nsukka Prison in Enugu state. Quoting a source at the prison, NAN said the inmates broke their cells and scaled over the perimete…
Maldives comes under fire for death penalty, and free speech crackdown
The United Nations' human rights chief is urging the Mal?dives to stick to a decades long moratorium on imposing the death penalty, citing fears that three men are at "imminent risk"? of execut…
Dutch gymnast expelled for night of drinking in Rio after qualifying for finals
Dutch gymnast Yuri van Gelder has been expelled from the Rio Olympics for ``gravely'' violating team rules by going out for a night of drinking, the Dutch team said.It was gathered that Van Gelder co…
Civilians killed as Saudi coalition resumes airstrikes on Yemeni capital
A Saudi led military coalition has conducted air strikes on the Yemeni capital Sanaa for the first time in more than three months and locals said that 14 civilians were killed in a factory. Medi…
Herbalist Kills Brother While Testing Anti-Bullet Charm In Enugu
The Enugu State Police Command is making frantic efforts to arrest one Ekene Oluka, a 26-year old man from Amagu Uwani,Mgboko Aku community in Igboetiti local gov…
Woman to end world's longest hunger strike today after 16 years of not voluntarily eating
An Indian rights activist who has waged what is thought to be the world's longest hunger strike ended her fast on Tuesday after vowing to continue her struggle by standing for election in her home st…
Algeria Crash Out Of Rio Football After Defeat To Argentina
Algeria recorded their second successive loss at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday night.Goals from Angel Correa and Jonathan Calleri handed A…
Putin offers Turkey's Erdogan closer ties
Russia is ready to restore economic co-operation and other ties with Turkey, President Vladimir Putin has told his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in St Petersburg, the BBC reports.It is Mr …
Gana moves to reconcile Sheriff, others ahead of August 17 Convention
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the crisis ridden People's Democratic Party (PDP) have inaugurated an 18-man committee headed by former Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana to reconcile its warri…
'I love my body and I wouldn't change it': Serena Williams proudly shows off her athletic physique
Four times winner of Olympic gold medal, Serena Williams has said that she loves her body and would never change anything about it. Williams was reacting to ridicules from people who said, despite he…
MEND planning to assassinate me, Ex-President says
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied joining other Ijaw leaders in sponsoring the resurgence of militancy in the Niger Delta region.Jonathan said that his position both in and out of office …
7 girls, 1 boy, 7 grand-sons & 1 grand-daughter! Beautiful family photos of a Nigerian woman as she turns 70
Dr Patience Nohuoma Alile, wife of Apostle Hayford Ikponmwosa Alile - the pioneer Director General of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), chairman of several blue-chip companies, etc turned 70-years-o…
Pakistan hospital bomb attack kills dozens in Quetta
Dozens of people have been killed and injured in a suicide bomb attack in the grounds of a government-run hospital in the south-western Pakistani city of Quetta.The casualties included lawyers and jo…
Delta flights grounded after 'system outage', causing mass delays
Delta Air Lines Inc has been forced to ground all flights after a huge system failure.The company said that it was experiencing a nationwide system outage and all flights have been grounded as a resu…
Swimming superstar Adam Peaty, 21, wins Team GB's first Olympic medal
British swimming sensation Adam Peaty smashed his way to Team GB's first gold medal of the Rio Games on Sunday night when he blitzed the field in the 100m breaststroke to claim victory in a world rec…
Justin Bieber turned down $5M to perform at a Republican event during the GOP convention
Justin Bieber is going to great lengths to avoid endorsing Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump.TMZ reports that a promoter called the singer's talent agency asking that he perform at the …