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Nigerian football coach stabbed to death in London

  The police in London are investigating the death of a 40-year-old Nigerian football coach after he was stabbed to death on a busy London street. Michael Olatunde...

MASSOB declares May 30 as ‘Biafra Day’

  The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has declared May 30th as Biafra Day. The group explained that it will not be...

‘We were robbed by hawkers, beggars at gunpoint’

  Inside traffic jam in some parts of Lagos State may not be the best place to be, not only because of the discomfort of spending more time that ordinarily you...

2023: Obasanjo backs Akinwunmi Adesina over Tinubu

  Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is in support of a move to draft the current President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, into the 2023...

May Day: Labour to begin strike over minimum wage

  Organised Labour yesterday, directed workers in the states where governors were yet to implement the new minimum wage to immediately begin an indefinite strike....

Truck crushes two motorcyclists to death in Ogun

  Tragedy struck on Friday night when a truck crushed two Motorcyclists to death in an accident on the Abeokuta-Ibadan Road. Our correspondent gathered that the...

Nigeria sick, needs prayers, say C&S leaders

  The Supreme Head of the Cherubim and Seraphim Unification Church of Nigeria, His Most Eminence, Prophet Solomon Alao, has called on Nigerians to pray against the...

2 in police net over alleged possession of stolen vehicle

  The Lagos Command of the Nigerian Police Force has arrested two persons over alleged possession of a stolen car.   A statement issued by the Police Public...

FG plans to expand N-Power programme to 1m persons

  The Federal Government says it will expand the N-Power programme from the present 500,000 beneficiaries to one million.   President Muhammadu Buhari said...

Fight for me, Buhari begs

  Last week, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) found himself face to face with United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken. Buhari may...

Panic as job-hunting lady goes missing

  A lady, Iniubong Hiny Umoren, has gone missing during a job-hunt in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nationnewslead has learnt. Her mysterious disappearance has sparked...

Why we cannot ban Baba Ijesha from theatre association, by Mr Latin

  Veteran Nollywood actor, Bolaji Amusan aka as Mr. Latin has stated why one of his colleagues, Olanrewaju James alias Baba Ijesha cannot be banned from Theatre...

Iyabo Ojo, others want to bring down Baba Ijesha, says actress

  Veteran Nollywood actress Bukky Black has slammed those bent on the prosecution of popular actor Olanrewaju James aka Baba Ijesha over alleged molestation of a...

UCH resident doctors on strike over unpaid salaries

  The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, has embarked on an indefinite strike over unpaid four months salaries of some...

I fought war in Liberia for three years — Oba Abulrasheed Akanbi, Oluwo of Iwo

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, tells BOLA BAMIGBOLA about his experience on the throne As the Oluwo of Iwo, what are your duties and responsibilities? As...

Oyetola expresses commitment to workers’ welfare in Osun

  Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun, on Saturday, expressed his administration’s commitment to the welfare of workers in the state. Oyetola, however, urged the...

El-Rufai absent from The Platform after public outrage

  Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, may have caved in to pressure from some Nigerians who opposed his being listed as a speaker at the 2021 edition of The...

I was shot about 20 times after ambush by kidnappers – Ogun vigilante

Sani Haruna was one of the 26 vigilantes in Ogun State, who were recently ambushed by Fulani bandits while on a mission to rescue a medical doctor and nurse kidnapped in...

Increasing attacks on Yoruba monachs show we need fortification –Ekiti king shot by bandits

A first-class traditional ruler in Ekiti State, the Elewu of Ewu Ekiti, Oba Adeniran Ajayi, who recently survived gunshot attack by bandits, speaks to ABIODUN NEJO about...

UK-based Nigerian stabbed to death in son’s presence

  A 40-year-old Nigerian man, Tunde Fadayomi, has been stabbed to death in London, in the presence of his son. The incident happened on Thursday evening, as the...