BREAKING: PDP senators protest, walk out from Senate sitting

Members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Nigerian Senate have staged a walk out from the chamber, following uproar that trailed the defection of Yele Omogunwa to the ruling All Progressives Congress.
Mr. Omogunwa, Ondo South, came to the Senate on the platform of the PDP, but announced his defection to the APC on the eve of last Saturday’s Ondo governorship election won by his

Breaking: Trump tweets that he will be 'leaving my great business in total,' will announce details in December

Trump tweets that he will be 'leaving my great business in total,' will announce details in December
This is a developing story and will be updated shortly .

'They stood up and shouted. I am alive because I curled up in foetal position': Crew member describes terrifying final moments of doomed Colombian flight as all six survivors are revealed

Erwin Tumiri (left) said terrified passengers left their seats and started screaming as the CP-2933 plane, struck by electrical problems, began to plummet into a mountainside. Another survivor, stewardess Ximena Suarez (right), told a government official the lights went off as the jet started to

vectorthaviper writes open letter to Federal Government.

Dear federal government,

You have come a long way with your policies and rule. You have concerned yourself with nothing but the present hence making it look like the constitution has to be remixed and renamed "Your WILL" before your demise. You have ignored the

Senator Ben Bruce aim a dig at President Buhari over alleged increase of fuel and GSM plans

Senator Ben Bruce is not happy with the rate to which the federal government is going about with the increase of cost for living in Nigeria. According to him, "t is very unjust for people whose fuel, power and

Happy birthday Samsong

Samsong is a Nigerian gospel artist, based in Abuja, Nigeria. He has had a successful recording career with radio hits like Bianule, and a handful of accolades such as The Psalmist Award in 2000, and recently being nominated as "best Gospel Artist" by Nigerian Entertainment Awards (NEA) in New

Was Colombian plane tragedy a deadly mistake? Surviving flight attendant reveals jet 'ran out of fuel' - as aviation experts claim 'hero' pilot was NOT deliberately burning it off before crash

Investigators say it is 'very suspicious' that the plane did not explode on impact as it smashed into a mountain on its way from Bolivia to the Colombian city of Medellin. A surviving flight attendant is believed to have told authorities that the plane, which was carrying 77 passengers and crew, ran out of

Gunmen kill Chinese miner, three others

Gunmen on Monday ambushed and killed four workers of a mining company, including a Chinese at Alongani village in Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Kennedy Idirisu, confirmed the killing to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in

Kcee display his collection of shoes of all kinds

37 year old Kingsley Chinweike Okonkwo, better known as Kcee, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He was formally in the Hip Hop duo group called Kc Presh . He currently has a record deal with Five Star Music. Today he uploaded a photo showing his collection of numerous shoes. He said "If you

Deported Nigerian man re-arrested in US for scamming woman of over $9,000

A 47-year-old Nigerian man, Chigozie Valentine Agu, has been arrested in Vermillion Parish, Louisiana, US, on charges of ‘Felony Theft’ in excess of $5,000, Bank Fraud, Money Laundering, and

Revealed: Colombian crash plane's 'superhero' captain's father was ALSO a pilot who died in a plane crash when he was just one year old

The 'superhero' pilot of the Colombian plane crash lost his father in an air disaster, it was revealed today. 

Miguel 'Micky' Quiroga, 54, was flying the Bolivian Lamia plane when it crashed in Colombia, killing 71 people early this morning - including all but three of the Chapecoense football team.

As it became clear the flight would end in disaster as the CP-2933 plane began to suffer catastrophic electrical problems, Micky reportedly dumped

KATIE HOPKINS: I came to Cuba a commie-hater ready to bury Fidel Castro, so why have I ended up praising him as a dictator whose people are in some ways freer than we are?

I came expecting to uncover the truth behind the monster Fidel Castro. To mock the liberal press sat in Islington and Brooklyn, shopping at Whole Foods, cheering a man who even in death still has his

To get international passports, Nigerians to start showing evidence of tax payment

The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, on Monday said soon, Nigerians might begin to show evidence of tax payment before obtaining their passports.
Tunde Fowler said this at the 136th meeting of the Joint Tax Board which had the theme: “Increased Inter-Agency Co-operation to Enhance Tax Compliance and

El-Rufai faults CAN President over Southern Kaduna killings

Governor Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna state has said that the killings in Southern Kaduna by suspected herdsmen is pure criminality and has nothing to do with ethnicity and religion.

Speaking to a group of journalists, the governor faulted the statement credited to the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev Supo Ayokunle, who had earlier described the attacks as

Photos: Equipment donated today by the People's Republic of China to the Ministry of Defence at Defence Headquarters Nairobi.

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Heartbroken football stars who were NOT on board doomed flight with their team-mates gather in dressing room after learning of Colombian plane tragedy

This haunting picture shows three members of the Chapecoense football team sitting in the club's empty changing room after learning the plane carrying their teammates had crashed. The Brazilian football team had been travelling to Colombia to play Athletico Nacional for the biggest game

BREAKING: The last goodbye: Brazilian goalkeeper who was pulled alive from Colombia air crash wreckage made heartbreaking final call to his wife moments before he died in hospital

Chapecoense goalkeeper Danilo (left with his wife) was one of just seven people initially found alive in the mangled remains of the jet which crashed down on its way from Bolivia to the city of Medellin. The 31-year-old was rushed for treatment after the crash, which claimed more than 70 lives, and

BMW to launch new-gen i3 in 2017

The BMW i3, one of the few worthy competitors in the premium electric vehicle space, is getting ready for a second generation update according to German publication Welt am Sonntag. The publication cites insider sources, noting that the BMW i3 will feature a new design and a longer range. That is an interesting proposition, considering that the first-generation i3 was

BREAKING: Nigeria spent $1bn on kerosene subsidy in 2015 – Osinbajo

Nigeria spent a whopping sum of $1bn as subsidy on kerosene last year, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said.

According to the Vice President, the massive dependence on kerosene and firewood by millions of households across the country made the Federal Government to spend such huge

Katsina lawmakers worry about alleged homosexual activities in schools

Sequel to alleged homosexual activities in state-owned schools with boarding facilities, Katsina State House of Assembly has ordered full investigation into the claim.

It also directed that the state-owned Hassan Usman Polytechnic, Katsina, be probed for the same allegation.

The House recommended enlightenment programmes on