To facilitate development in the Niger Delta region, South-East and South South lawmakers have called on the Federal Government to review the ownership structure of oil wells in the country to allow for 65 per cent ownership by the people of the region. The lawmakers also condemned the criminal and …

New British foreign minister and top Brexit backer Boris Johnson pledged Monday Britain would continue to play a leading role in Europe as he met his European Union peers for the first time. “We have to give effect to the will of the people and leave the European Union but… …

Two suspected homosexuals, Orji Odinaka, 32, and Ejineme Nonso, 22, are being held by the police in Enugu State. The Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Police Command, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said the two men were rescued from an irate mob that …

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid team-mate Gareth Bale headlined a 10-man shortlist announced on Monday for the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. Ronaldo struck the winning spot-kick as Real claimed an 11th Champions League title, beating city rivals Atletico Madrid on penalties in May, before leading his country …

The Lagos State Government on Sunday said it had concluded plans to upgrade 21 secondary school libraries across all the six educational districts in the state. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh, said in a statement that the libraries would be upgraded by the end …

Five people drowned while attempting to rescue a woman who was trying to commit suicide in a river in northwest China, officials said. The 19-year-old woman was drinking with colleagues by the river early Sunday when she jumped in, the government of Dunhuang city said on a social media account. …

Nigeria loses over $91 billion annually to student migration to Ghana, United Stated and Canada, President of Inshore Offshore Oil and Gas Professionals Nigeria, Dr. Christopher Imumolen, has said. He stated this after a brief meeting with the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu in Abuja on the plan of …

A 32-year-old man, Samuel Afuape, on Monday appeared before an Ota Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly breaking into the house of Mr Akanni Fatai and stole valuable items worth N50,500. The accused of No 18, Oni St., Iyana Iyesi in Ota, Ogun, is facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, stealing …

The Nigerian Army said on Monday that a total of 249 suspected Boko Haram terrorists and accomplices, arrested by troops in several mop up operations, have been released on the orders of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai after they were cleared by the Joint Interrogation team …

Schools in Oyo State have remained shut in spite of the state government’s directive to reopen on Monday (today), the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A NAN correspondent, who went round the Ibadan metropolis reports that both primary and secondary schools’ gates were not opened after four weeks of …