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An Egyptian pop singer has been sentenced to two years in prison for “inciting debauchery” in a racy music video clip. Shyma, a little-known 21-year-old singer, was also fined 10,000 pounds (£420) by a Cairo court. Equally, the director of the clip, Mohamed...

The visa application of an Indian woman was rejected by authorities in the United Kingdom because her English-language proficiency is much higher than required by the immigration department. Alexandria Rintoul in a Facebook post claimed she passed an...

After Saturday matches, the following are the updated results and positions of each club: Man City 17 16 1 0 52 11 49 Man Utd 17 12 2 3 37 11 38 Chelsea 18 12 2 4 32 14 38 Arsenal 18 10 3 5 31 20 33 Burnley 18 9 5 4 16 12 32 Tottenham 17 9 4 4 30 14 31...

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed dismay on the death of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mallam Gidado Idris. The President said, “Being a highly experienced and quintessential technocrat who traversed the different...

Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has felicitated with President Muhammadu Buhari on his 75th birthday, and urged the president to quit the stage when the ovation is loudest. Fayose said “the President had served the nation as far as he could with his advance...

Ex-aviation minister, Femi Fani Kayode has attacked the governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha over his recent comments that '89% of Nigerians are unhappy' under Buhari. FFK took to Twitter on Saturday evening to mock Okorocha over his statements. The...

The Nigerian Law School graduate denied access to the venue of the call to the bar ceremony earlier this week says her demand remains the need to grant approval for the use of hijab among Muslim law graduates. Firdaus Amasa, a graduate of the University...

Senate Committee Chairman on Environment, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu has said the committee in three years will sponsor a bill banning vehicles that run on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). Tinubu said it is the responsibility of the Senate to promote legislative...

There were revelations yesterday on why former Senate President, Senator David Mark, was arrested and quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes commission (EFCC). A source in Mark’s camp told our correspondent that the EFCC wanted the former Senate...

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, A. B. Mahmoud, SAN, has reacted to the development where one Amasa Firdaus was prevented from being called to Bar due to the wearing of hijab. On Tuesday, Firdaus, a graduate of the University of Ilorin...

Real Madrid has disclosed that the super star and Ballon d’Or Cristiano Ronaldo is gradually assuming a larger than life posture while pushing for possible exit from Bernabeu. It seems Cristiano Ronaldo recent fifth crowning as Ballon d’Or is a misnomer...

Australia’s first gay weddings ensued on Saturday, bringing about a new era after the country’s marriage equality law came into effect this month. The historic reforms were given royal assent on December 8, the final step in a process that began with...

Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, has remarked that he does not run family government as alleged by some elites in the state. According to him, “more than 4,000 children had gone to University through Rochas Foundation and more than 15,000 of such...

The Police in Lagos on Friday confirmed the arrest of a musical artist, Damini Ogulu alias Burna Boy, who was accused by a colleague, Mr. 2Kay of being behind his attack some months back. The state Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, had last month...

Man City Manager, Pep Guardiola, has said Kyle Walker is physically one of the best full-backs in the world, but needs to improve his football brain to maintain his form into his thirties. The 27-year-old Manchester City full-back has enjoyed an excellent...

The governing body of world football has confirmed on Friday that it has written to the Spanish federation (RFEF) warning they could be suspended form the 2018 World Cup because of political interference. Earlier in the day Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy...

The Chief Medical Director, Prof. Temitope Alonge, has disclosed that the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State has fulfilled its mandate to train the best specialist doctors and health professionals in Nigeria. Speaking at the programme organized...

Eighteen people lost their lives on Friday when a truck carrying goods and passengers overturned on a major highway. “The death toll is still provisional,” said Jean Mwanuka, in charge of the administrative district of Bunyakiri in eastern Democratic...

Israeli troops shot and wounded over 40 Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank on Friday, medical officials said, as protests over U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital entered a second week. Reuters photographers who...

Reno Omokri, former aide to immediate past president, Goodluck Jonathan, has slammed the Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, over his comments against his ex-principal. Shettima had described Jonathan on Thursday as a clueless leader and an ‘unsophisticated...

Government workers in Ekiti State have appealed to Governor Ayo Fayose to accord priorities to the payment of backlog of salary arrears owed them rather than giving their children Christmas clothes. They expressed regrets that many of them are dying of...

An Osun State High Court sitting in Ilesa has said the changing of ‘ Osun State ’ to ‘ State of Osun ’ by the administration of Governor Rauf Aregbesola is illegal .Justice Yinka Afolabi , while delivering the judgment on Thursday in a case instituted...

Some sets of trains said to be the fastest in Africa - have arrived Nigeria. The trains were received recently at Lagos Port, months after some Nigerian delegates inspected the rail coaches in Nanjing, China . The rail coaches were inspected on September...

Some Nigerians has questioned the move behind the recent approval of $1 billion by the National Executive Council, NEC. States governors had approved the withdrawal of the funds from the Excess Crude Account for the ongoing fight against Boko Haram insurgents...

Three hundred Nigerian doctors left the country in 2016, the National President, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Prof. Mike Ogirima has revealed. Ogirima made this revelation at the association’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held on Thursday...