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U S President Barack Obama has appointed a Nigerian, Adewale ‘Wally’ Adeyemo as his deputy national security adviser for international economic affairs.
The 34-year-old who served in top roles at the Treasury Department succeeded Caroline Atkinson.
A statement by Obama reads...
The presidency is considering giving each member of the victorious Golden Eaglets N150,000 after turning down N750,000 that was proposed by the Sports Ministry.
According to africanFootball.com, the Federal government rejected an initial proposal by the sports ministry to...
The convoy of Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Wednesday arrested motorists who broke the traffic laws by driving against traffic in Ojora Olopa area of the state.
In a statement released by Habib Aruna, the chief press secretary to...
On Tuesday respite came the way of Sgt. Amos Olaniyan after the senate ordered his reinstatement into the police force 21 years after his verbal suspension.
This is coming on the heels of a petition presented by Senator Solomon...
Works, Housing and Power Minister, Babatunde Raji Fashola's son, Demola Fashola, was on Monday called to the Nigerian bar.
His induction and that of several others was held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, and in attendance...
The Nigerian-born doctor, Hadiza Bawa-Garba, who was charged with manslaughter in the UK over the death of a 6-year-old patient, Jack Adcock, has been spared jail because she has to look after her autistic son.
6-year-old Adcock(pictured right) had...
The family and relatives of late Olumuyiwa Ewarawon, a final year Psychology student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, have called on police to investigate the circumstances surrounding the alleged murder of their son.
The late Ewarawon(pictured) who...
Nollywood Actor and comedian, Dede One Day, has died after he suffered a cardiac arrest while anchoring an event at Aba, in Abia State.
Popularly called the ‘comedian with an extra joke’, Dede was said to have had a sudden...
The Iranian government has summoned the Nigerian Charge d'Affaires in Tehran to protest the killing of Shiite Muslims in Kaduna.
Iran is the world's largest Shiite Muslim state.
On Sunday soldiers raided the home of Ibraheem Zakzaky, leader of the Shiite...
Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, is on the verge of being sacked as the ongoing investigation into the squandering of $2.1bn meant for the procurement of arms may have found him culpable.
The Guardian...
At the weekend the feud between Benin monarch, Oba Erediauwa, and Esama of Benin, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion became alarming after the duo abandoned carnal strategy and weapons for spiritual weapons.
Accused of contravening the rules and regulations of the...
Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church aka Winners Chapel, on Sunday put a curse on fraudsters using the just concluded Shiloh, the church's popular annual programme held at the church’s headquarters in Ota, Ogun State, to...
South African President Jacob Zuma on Saturday denied rumours making the rounds that he is dating the chairwoman of state-owned airline,Dudu Myeni, amid media speculation the relationship had led to the sacking of the finance minister.
Myeni is also...
Nigeria Union in South Africa has condemned the killing of a Nigerian woman who lived in the former apartheid enclave with her family by unknown gunmen.
34-year-old housewife, and mother-of-four, Mrs. Christiana Onyeka(pictured), was killed on Friday, December...
Ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, yesterday said his refusal to decamp from Peoples Democratic Party to All Progressive Congress despite overture made by the latter is responsible for his trouble with the Economic and Financial Crimes...
500 luxury SUVs stolen in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, this year, has been traced to Nigerian organized crime ring, Black Axe, Toronto police say.
At a press conference on Friday, police said thieves stole the cars according to a...
Juju music legend, Chief Ebenezer Obey, has said that new generation musicians can learn meaningful lyrics from his own generation, adding that he is doing his bit as a lecturer in Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State.
The 73-year-old...
Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, has said that the Nigeria Football Federation is owing him three months salary, and his assistants, Jean Louiscuito, Salisu Yusuf and Alloy Agu six months salaries.
Oliseh disclosed this to FootballLive.ng.
He said: “When it...
In reaction to ThisDay publisher, Nduka Obaigbena's claim that he gave Tribune Newspaper N10m from the money he collected from ex-NSA, Sambo Dasuki, the management of the paper, has denied receiving a dime from the embattled publisher in a...
In a tragic incident, a National Diploma (ND) student studying Science Laboratory Technology (SLT) in Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State, Wunmi Agbeluyi, has died after a botched abortion performed by her herbalist boyfriend.
According to information,...
