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Azarenka stuns Serena to win Indian Wells Crown
Victoria Azarenka has stunned world number one Serena Williams 6-4, 6-4 to capture her second Indian Wells crown and a 19th career singles title.Azarenka earned her 19th career singles title and seco…
Ghost workers: Kaduna saves N500m monthly from verification
Kaduna State Government Sunday called on public servants in the state to cooperate fully with the on?going payroll verification exercise.In a statement by Governor Nasir el-Rufai's Spoke…
Doping| Russian sprinter tests positive for meldonium
Russia's first track-and-field athlete has tested positive for meldonium since the substance was banned, heaping further pressure on the country's athletics federation as it fights to have a doping b…
US, UK says they spotted 80 Chibok girls shortly after abduction
The US and British governments said they knew where at least 80 of the Nigerian girls kidnapped by Boko Haram were but failed to launch a rescue mission, it has been revealed.Terrorists stormed a sec…
Bauchi PDP attempts resurection, reconciles factions
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders in Bauchi State met on how to reposition and reconcile the party and its members.The stakeholders, in a meeting held at the weekend, agreed to re…
Edo Speaker, Clerk to appear before A-Court over alleged contempt
The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin, Edo State, has ordered Mr. Victor Edoror, Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, and Barr. Lawson Ugiagbe, Clerk of the House, to swear in Mr. Sylvan…
RIVERS RERUN ELECTIONS: Five feared killed
The rerun elections in Rivers State,federal and state legislative held yesterday, erupted in violence that led to the death of at least five persons and culminated in the cancellation of polls in fou…
Buhari pays special tribute to Ocholi
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday paid glowing tributes to the late Minister of State for Labour, Productivity and Employment, Mr James Ocholi.The President in the tribute which he personally si…
Multiple salaries: Kwara to prosecute culprits
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has vowed to prosecute any civil servant found collecting multiple salary in the state at the end of the on going Bank Verification Number (BVN) alignme…
Kaduna community kicks against El-Rufai's demolition plans
Over 35,000 residents of Gbagyi Villa, a community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State will be rendered homeless as the state government embarks on demolishing about 3,000 buildings marke…
Senate To Seal Off Of Kogi Assembly
The Senate on Thursday concurred with the resolutions of the House of Representatives that the administration of the Kogi House of Assembly be taken over by the National Assembly.It directed the Insp…
Economy: We must produce our food locally - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said yesterday in Abuja that his administration would vigorously implement policies to revive Nigeria's agricultural sector and re?position it as the mainstay of the nation…
Actress Ibinabo Fiberesima's bail application denied
Convicted star actress and former beauty queen, Ibinabo Fiberesima failed to secure bail before the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division yesterday due to incompetent application.The three-man panel presid…
DSS parades Ekiti lawmaker rumored dead
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday laid to rest, the rumour that a member of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon Akani Afolabi, has died in its detention facilities in Abuja.How…
BMW CEO pushes electric cars, relies on luxury models for funds
BMW AG Chief Executive Officer Harald Krueger vowed to push the carmaker deeper into the market for electric cars and accelerate the introduction of self-driving features, while broadening the range …
nigeria drop in Global Hapiness Ranking, now ranked 103
People living in the war-torn nations of Somalia and Libya are actually happier with their countries than those living in Africa's top economies Nigeria and South Africa, according to The World Happi…
Two robbers to die by hanging in Delta
Having found one Vincent Okwekwu guilty of robbery at Akwukwu-Igbo in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State on Monday, a High Court in the state sentenced him to death,The High Court si…
Nigeria Targets New Digital Switchover Date
In a bid to avoid missing the new deadline set for the Digital Switch-Over (DSO), the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has set up an Inter-Ministerial Committee on the matter…
NCC lifts ban on regulatory services to MTN
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has lifted the ban on regulatory services which it placed on MTN Nigeria for several regulatory infractions. The regulatory body says that the lif…