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PHOTO: Bullion van loaded with millions of naira catches fire in Lagos

A bullion van loaded with an unspecified amount went up in flames Tuesday under Ojota bridge, Lagos Report said that the van was driving inward...

Photo: Bishop, pastor wife in 419 mess

Forty-one-year-old Ginika Obi, bishop and general overseer of City of Liberation and Comfort International Ministry, located at Kilometer 3, Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, Enugu, who...

Rats ‘chase’ Buhari from office

Nigeria's president will spend three months working from home after his office was damaged by rats. Muhammadu Buhari has just returned from three months in...

PHOTOS: Many killed after truck rams into bus

A truck has been set ablaze in Edo after it's driver rammed into a commercial bus killing over nine people! Two children and the bus...

Nigerians can now view YouTube offline

Google boss Sundar Pichai joined members of his executive team on his first visit to Nigeria as the company announced a series of products for the...

President Buhari in plea for Nigerian unity

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has addressed the nation following three months of medical leave in the UK. In a televised speech, Mr Buhari, 74, said...

President Buhari in plea for Nigerian unity

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has addressed the nation following three months of medical leave in the UK. In a televised speech, Mr Buhari said he...

Photos: Nigerian men drink dirty water to celebrate Buhari's return

The return of Nigerian President to the country after three months of medical leave in the United Kingdom has generated a lot of excitement...

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari returns home

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has returned home after three months of medical leave in the UK. Officials refused to disclose what he was being treated...

African governments are bad at running businesses – Dangote

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote says African governments have never been good at running any business which has impacted negatively on the development of the...

President Buhari to Return today

President Muhammadu Buhari will return to Nigeria today, Saturday, a statement by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity Femi Adesina has said. Adesina added that Buhari will address the...

Photos: Meet the deaf but shinning model

A model Ayanna Michele who is completely deaf recently shared her inspiring story on Instagram. According to her, she wasn't born deaf but had hearing...

Photos: Pastor Adeboye visits and prays for President Buhari in London

President Buhari on Friday August 18, 2017 received the General Overseer Worldwide Redeemed Christian Church of God Pastor E.A. Adeboye at the Abuja House...

Boko Haram killed my father and teacher in front of me – Girl, 8 reveals

UNICEF Nigeria posted this touching story of this young girl from Borno, who witnessed the killing of her father and teacher by Boko Haram...

Popular marriage counselors divorce

Role model couple, Francis and Amara Van-Lare have sadly announced their divorce on their social media pages. This news came as a shock to many...

Photo: Man kills wife for serving him hot food

A man who married his wife in January this year has allegedly stabbed her to death after she served him hot food. This is a...

Why I will rather go to heaven not hell -Olusegun Obasanjo

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed the reason why he would love to go to heaven not hell. Addressing a congregation at Apostolic...

Photos: Days after massacre, Nigerian church re-dedicated to God

Days after the massacre that left 13 people dead and several others injured,  His lordship, Most Rev. Hillary Odili Okeke, yesterday led other worshippers...

Nigeria's Buhari feels 'ready to go home' after treatment in UK

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has said he feels ready to return home after medical treatment in the UK, and is awaiting his doctor's permission. The...

Man becomes ‘deaf, dumb’ after stealing in Lagos catholic church

A suspected thief, Chinedu Samuel, has reportedly turned deaf and dumb after he allegedly stole money at a Lagos Catholic Church. Samuel became ‘deaf and...

Stop competing for breasts with babies – Men told

Lagos State Commissioner for Information, Steve Ayorinde, ​has advised fathers ​to allow their babies ​enjoy the period of breastfeeding. ​He said this in a message...

Eight dead in Nigeria church gun attack

At least eight people have been killed in a gun attack on a church in southern Nigeria, police say. Up to 18 other worshippers were...

Photo: Lady invites Facebook friends to her funeral

A Nigerian lady, Ebisike Victoria Chinyere, took to Facebook to invite her friends to her own burial because she has no money to treat herself! The...

Hot video: Jesus is a Greek idol

A Nigerian man is urging Christians especially his brother to stop worshipping Jesus Christ who is the son of God. According to Eziokwu Chineke Gadi,...

Parents are now donating their daughters to Boko Haram as suicide bombers

The Nigerian Army has appealed to religious, traditional and community leaders, as well as all well-meaning Nigerians especially in the North East of the...

Male rape survivor recounts his ordeal

"If I talked about it, I would have been separated from the people. Even those who treated me would not have shaken my hands." Stephen...

Nigerians place bets on Buhari's return date

Nigerians speculating on when their ailing president will return from London are now being encouraged to put their money where their mouth is. Sports gaming...

Nigerians place bets on Buhari's return date

Nigerians speculating on when their ailing president will return from London are now being encouraged to put their money where their mouth is. Sports gaming...

Yahya Jammeh's diplomatic passport revoked

The Gambian government has revoked the diplomatic passports of former president Yahya Jammeh and those of his family. Jammeh and his family are among the 207...

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan robbed

Nigeria's former President Goodluck Jonathan says that six televisions and three refrigerators were stolen from his home in Abuja - not 36 televisions and...

Bride kills husband few hours after marriage

A newly-married woman, Kate Elizabeth Prichard threatened to kill her husband with a gun hours after the two got married. The 25-year-old bride was arrested...

Nigeria ex-President Jonathan’s house ‘stripped bare’

The home of Nigeria’s former President Goodluck Jonathan in the capital, Abuja, has been “stripped bare” by burglars, according to a statement from his...

More than 40 Nigerians due in court over alleged homosexuality

Police in Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos, are expected to bring more than 40 men to court today after they were arrested for alleged acts...

At least five in abducted oil team in northeast Nigeria killed

At least five members of an oil exploration team kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria have been killed, a university spokesman...

Photo: Girl, 7 whipped for watching porn

A Nigerian couple in Nise, Anambra state allegedly flogged a 7 years old girl in their care with electronic wire after she was caught...

Nigerian Senate backs plans to reduce power of presidency

Nigeria's upper house of parliament backed a series of constitutional amendments on Wednesday that could weaken the presidency and boost the legislature, the latest...

Photo: Man slit wife's throat for continuing her education

A young woman is at the moment recovering from a knife wound inflicted on her by her husband over her plan to further her...

Nigerian who named pet dog Buhari cleared

Charges have been dropped against a 41-year-old Nigerian man who named his dog after President Muhammadu Buhari. Joachim Iroko, a market trader also known as...

‘Millions of Nigerian’ children out of school

Nigeria has the largest number of children in the world who are not being educated, the government has said. Acknowledging the scale of the problem...

Nigeria releases photo of ill president

Nigeria's president has been pictured in London for the first time since he left his homeland almost 80 days ago. President Muhammadu Buhari, 74, came...