Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, have arrested one Sotayo Olatayo Johnson, a contestant for the State House of Assembly election in Ogun State.

Police in Kano on Saturday intercepted a vehicle loaded with thumb-printed ballot papers in Kano metropolis.

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren released an aggressive plan on Friday to target the power of Silicon Valley by breaking up some of America’s biggest tech companies.

R. Kelly grew up in a public housing project in one of Chicago's toughest South Side neighborhoods and built a worldwide musical brand that earned tens of millions of dollars over a nearly 30-year career.

Carnival 2019 in Brazil. see pictures.....

BLANTYRE (Reuters) - Heavy rains and flooding in southern Malawi have killed at least 23 people, and a further 11 are missing, the ministry of homeland security said on Friday.

In a divided America where politics seems increasingly to get people's goat, a small town in Vermont has taken the concept to heart -- this week electing one as mayor.

A Chicago grand jury on Friday indicted Empire actor Jussie Smollett on 16 felony counts for allegedly lying to police about a supposed hate crime attack.

Two persons were feared dead on Thursday while many others were injured as hoodlums clashed in Oto Awori, Ijanikin area of Lagos . The violent clash, which started around 1pm in the community and continued until about 5 pm, was between loyalists of the APC State House of Assembly Candidate for Ojo Constituency II, Alhaji Suleiman Raji a.k.a. Jafo and those of former Chairman Oto Awori LCDA, Kayode Robert a.k.a. Bibire.

Umezurike Uchechukwu and Mariam Olafuyi  Two young Nigerians, Mariam Olafuyi and Umezurike Uchechukwu, are among six people of African descent from a total of 166 scholars who have been awarded the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, one of Canada’s most prestigious academic scholarships.

Nigerian singer Wizkid has prepared the minds of Nigerians for his new album.

The Donald Duke family are in a celebratory mood as Nela, the second daughter of the former Cross River state governor Donald Duke, and her hubby, Asuquo Ekpeyong, are parents.

As Nigerians go to the polls to decide who becomes the governor in their respective states, the Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-rufai has revealed that he is scared of losing the election.

 He was caught with a prayer book containing according to the police 419 emails, facebook and social dating site accounts... see video.....

Prominent chieftains of the All Progressives Congress APC, in Akwa-Ibom State, Mr Dan Akpan, a former member of the House of Representatives and Dr. Etido Ibekwe, a former Majority Leader in the state House of Assembly from Essien Udim LGA have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

PORT HARCOURT: Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, has set up a committee to identify victims and find out families of those who lost their lives during the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Abonnema Town, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of the state.

The longlist for the  2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction  was released a couple days ago, and three brilliant and acclaimed  Nigerian  authors —  Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi  and  Diana Evans  — made the cut.

Ehud Arye Laniado, 65, was at an unidentified private clinic on the Avenue des Champs-Elysees in the French capital on Saturday when complications during surgery proved fatal.

Jason Momoa's private jet was forced to make an emergency landing due to a suspected engine fire on Wednesday (06Mar19).

The embattled R&B singer R. Kelly, has been re-arrested in Chicago over unpaid child support. 

Kylie Jenner has been named the youngest self-made billionaire of all time, but not everyone is celebrating.

BUA Group chairman, Abdulsamad Rabiu, is among 13 black persons from around the world who made it to the 2019 List of World Billionaires released by the financial magazine, Forbes.

More Commissioning the 50m pedestrian bridge, linking Oboghoro to Utonila communities in Warri North LGA of Delta State by the people’s Governor, Governor OKOWA is delivering on his campaign promises.

Nigerian designer, Patrick Idusi fashion label Rick Dusi says he is still in `shock’ following massive growth and recognition of the label after its debut on the just concluded Grammy red carpet in Los Angeles. 

According to unconfirmed source-   20 buses loaded with th ugs and army uniforms  arived from Edo State to Akwa Ibom State  for the state elections to disrupt the electoral process during Saturday's governorship elections.

More than seven thousand Pastors including Bishops across the State have adopted the governorship Candidate of Action Alliance, AA, Ugwumba Uche Nwosu as their Candidate for the Saturday, March 9, 2019 governorship election in the State. Reports say that they decided to settle for him to enable the State have someone who would sustain the Spiritual, religious and physical legacies of Governor Okorocha. 

John Nnia Nwodo,President-General,Ohanaeze Ndigbo and Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Deputy Senate President ENUGU-PRESIDENT General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo has distanced the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization from statements credited to the group’s President in Lagos, Solomon Ogbonna that Ndigbo should vote for a particular candidate in Lagos governorship election on Saturday.

Former Arsenal defender Emmanuel Eboue has found love again after marrying ex-girlfriend Stephanie Boedé.

Finally the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, have filed a motion to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to surrender all the materials that were used for the February 23 presidential election, for inspection.

Ohaneze Ndigbo members Ahead Saturday’s governorship election in Lagos State, the Ohaneze Ndigbo has endorsed the All Progressives Congress, APC candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

Some members of the Igbo Movement during the campaign Hundreds of members of the Igbo Movement in Lagos State on Tuesday embarked on a Road Show to campaign and mobilise Igbo traders in the state to vote massively for the All Progressives Congress, APC, Governorship candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu in this Saturday’s gubernatorial election.

Monalisa Chinda Coker (According to The Nation) - A Lagos High Lagos in Igbosere has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of actress and producer, Monalisa Chinda Coker, over a tax evasion charge.

A Lagos High Court in Igbosere Monday remanded in prison custody an ex-staff of Olab Private School, Lagos, Rukayat Amisu, following her arraignment for the death of a three-year-old girl who fell into steaming water.

Largo Di Torre, Argentina Besides being a sanctuary for stray cats, Largo di Torre Argentina in Rome is best known as the place where Julius Caesar was stabbed 22 times by assassins in 44 BCE. As the city's oldest open-air square, the spot is an important piece of Roman history, but it's fallen into disrepair. Now,  Condé Nast Traveler  reports that Largo di Torre Argentina will reopen to the public following a $1.1 million restoration project. The site includes four ancient temples, a medieval brick tower, and the ruins of the senate-house where Caesar was murdered. About 20 feet below street level, it was excavated under the rule of Benito Mussolini in the 1920s, and has remained largely closed to the public since. Today, Largo di Torre Argentina is overgrown and accessible only to the feral cats that live there. On Monday, February 25, Rome mayor Virginia Raggi announced that Largo di Torre Argentina will reopen in the second half of 2021. To get the site ready f...

A wildlife biologist in Georgia recently encountered a "massive" alligator weighing an estimated 700 pounds and measuring 13 feet and 4 inches in length, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

Procession for the dedication of Kester and Kayla It was a double celebration yesterday as Engr & Mrs. Archibong Archibong dedicated their twin babies (Kester and Kayla) and  also celebrated their 12th wedding anniversary at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), House of David's parish, Calabar.