nigeria news 080418

At least seven farmers were said to have been killed in the last one week in Logo local government area of Benue state by suspected armed Fulani herdsmen immediately after the soldiers deployed to the area known as Exercise Ayem A Kpatuma (cat race) had concluded their operation and departed...

Javier Hernandez's second-half equaliser boosted West Ham's Premier League survival prospects and damaged Chelsea's slim hopes of finishing in the top four on an emotional day at Stamford Bridge. Cesar Azpilicueta opened the scoring for the hosts and dedicated his goal to the club's former...

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan has advocated conditional pardon for Boko Haram.‎ Onaiyekan stated this while delivering his homily at a mass celebrated to jointly mark the Divine Mercy solemnity and the 2018 Mothers’ Day in Abuja on Sunday. Click here to read more

US President Donald Trump has lashed out at Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his allies Russia and Iran over a suspected chemical attack, saying there will be a "big price to pay". Medical sources say dozens of people were killed in an attack on the rebel-held town of Douma on Saturday...

The University of Ibadan had sent the medical students out of their hostels for having a sit-in protest. The university Registrar, Mr Olujimi Olukoya, in a statement issued in Ibadan and obtained, said the decision was taken by the academic board during a meeting on Friday. Click here to...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the recent stage-managed political endorsement by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Buhari Presidency, by procuring individuals who masqueraded as religious leaders, as hypocritical and disgusting signs of desperation. Click here to...

A non governmental organization, under the axis of Atiku rescue Nigeria campaign mission, ARNCM, has said that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the former vice president of Nigeria is the only qualified person that can sincerely restructure Nigeria without bias. Click here to read more

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday returned to Abuja after a 3-day private visit to his country home Daura in Katsina state. The presidential aircraft carrying the president and some of his aides took off from the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Airport, Katsina, at about 10.45a.m...

The wife of the governor of Akwa Ibom, Mrs Martha Emmanuel, has built and furnished 24 bungalow houses for widows and widowers in the state since 2015. Mrs Emmanuel disclosed this during the maiden edition of Eket Women’s Day Celebration in Eket Local Government Area of the state on Saturday...

The Super Eagles will now play a farewell match against DR Congo on their way to the World Cup in Port Harcourt on May 27. Abuja and Uyo were the two venues previously considered to stage this match. Click here to read more

Manchester United gave Manchester City a warning sign of what is to come next season, United defender Chris Smalling believes after the Red Devils’ incredible comeback from 2-0 down to win 3-2. City would have sealed the Premier League title with victory against their local rivals, and are...

Abuja – Some women in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have given reasons why many of them nag in relationships than their male counterparts. Many males assume that women have inclination for nagging if they want something done for them, an attitude that annoys or irritates the targeted...

The former governor of Edo, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government, to adopt a “ruthless” measure against alleged looters of the nation’s treasury. Oshiomhole, who disclosed this on Sunday in Benin, described as mindless the stealing by the then...

Rep. Zakari Mohammed, the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Education, has assured that the country’s 2018 budget would by end of April. Mohammed told newsmen in Ogbomoso on the sideline of an empowerment programme organised by Rep. Segun Ogunwuyi (APC-Ogbomoso North/South/Oriire)...

A suicide attack targeting a political party headquarters in western Iraq has killed four people and injured seven others, including a candidate in polls set for May, officials said Sunday. Click here to read more

At least 70 people have died in a suspected chemical attack in Douma, the last rebel-held town in Syria's Eastern Ghouta, rescuers and medics say. Volunteer rescue force the White Helmets tweeted graphic images showing several bodies in basements. It said the deaths were likely to rise...

Ahneeka seems to be in her no chill season as she took to her social media page to shade co-housemate at the Big Brother Naija house, Ifu Ennada, for trying to be friends with BamBam who she had called ‘fake’ in the past, and Teddy A following their eviction from the house last Sunday. Click...

Participants in the world’s most notorious ponzi scheme Mavrodi Mundial Moneybox (MMM), are counting their losses as administrators of the programme have officially shut down operations worldwide following the death of its founder, Sergey Mavrodi who died on March 26, after a heart attack...

Nollywood actress Rosaline Meurer has opened up in an interview about her life after the marriage crisis that rocked Tonto Dikeh, in which she was accused as the major culprit. Click here to read more

Popular singer, Tope Alabi, speaks with TOFARATI IGE about her childhood, career, marriage, motherhood and other issues. Click here to read more