Nigeria

Police in Osun have ‘arrested” a cow meant to be used for July cult day celebration in Osogbo, the state capital.The State Police Command had on Thursday warned against ‘Cult...

“So far, we have recovered nine dead bodies; we are still searching because some people are still missing,” he said. Gunmen have killed nine persons and burnt down six houses...

“We call on the President to make this a reality,” she said. The UNWomen on Saturday urged President Bola Tinubu to ensure 50 per cent female representation in his forthcoming...

Critics of the practice said it is embedded in ignorance and misrepresentation of culture. The country representative of UN Population Fund (UNFPA) in Nigeria, Ulla Mueller, has called for an...

Mr Irukwu, a lawyer, lecturer, author and insurance guru, was the founding managing director of Nigerian Reinsurance Corporation. The former president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Joe Irukwu, is dead. He...

He said that the re-opening of the bridge was to reduce hardship to road users. The Lagos state government, on Saturday evening, re-opened Eko and Apongbon bridges after repair works...

He added that other suspects were arrested for ATM card swapping, armed robbery and thuggery. Police in Kaduna have arrested 207 phone-snatching suspects in the last one week. The police...

Twenty-four of the victims were released on Friday, while six others were released on Saturday. Useni Aliyu-Bena, chairman, Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi, on Saturday, commended the state government...

“My daughter didn’t open up to me on time, Mr Ejikeme told Nigerian Television Authority in an interview on Saturday. Romanus Ejikeme, the father of Anambra student Mmesoma Ejikeme, who...

The politician was kidnapped on Saturday. Paul Omotoso, the chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti, has been abducted by unidentified armed attackers, Peoples Gazette heard Saturday...