Gernot Rohr, Super Eagles’ technical adviser, has revealed he will not marry a Nigerian woman. Although the tactician stated his admiration for Nigerian ladies in an interview with The Sun on Saturday, he said language and culture are barriers to such intentions. “My president (Amaju Pinnick) joked about it recently. He said he was going to hand me a Nigerian woman and we …

A secondary school female cult member has stabbed a classmate in the eye. The suspect, identified as Josephine, stabbed Lillian Friday for refusing to join her group. The incident happened in Community Secondary School, Otuoke in the Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa on Thursday. Benson Agiobu, the victim’s uncle, said Lillian met Josephine on the way and she insisted …

A woman carrying a seven-month-old pregnancy had reportedly been struck dead by thunderstorm in Ebonyi state, South-East Nigeria. Sunday Sun says the deceased, Beatrice Nwobiya hailed from Nkporume Ndieze community, Izzi Local Government Area of the state. Beatrices husband, Nwobiya Godwin, said his late wife came out of the bathroom and began to gasp. Godwin said his wife was unattended to …

The attempt to recall the Senator Dino Melaye of Kogi West flopped on Saturday following a low turn-out for the signature verification exercise.

By Olabode Opeseitan It was around mid-day on June 29, 2012. I was neck-deep in work when the call I dreaded most came through. The pleasantry was unusual, very curt. The voice at the other end advised me to be strong and take it like a man. Even without saying it, I knew instantly I had lost my dad who …

Unarguably, Nigeria is Africa’s most populous nation with more than 170 million people out of which Lagos State boasts of 20 million inhabitants, thus making the City the nation’s biggest urban ­agglomeration. Population surge in Lagos has largely occasioned by the influx of people from different parts of the country.  Lagos has to contend with various socio-economic challenges peculiar to …

The signature verification exercise as part of processes for the recall of Sen. Dino Melaye representing Kogi West Senatorial District began on Saturday with low turnout and allegations of signature forgery.

The Delta Police Command says it has in the last one year recovered no fewer than 263 kidnapped and missing children in the state bush paths. The state had in the last few years been enveloped in the hue and cry of missing children, and increasing kidnapping spree but DSP Andrew Aniamaka, Police Image Maker in the state who spoke …

Actress Ibinabo Fiberesima took to her Instagram page to share her side of the story and also plead for forgiveness in the accident which she was involved in that claimed the life of a medical doctor 12 years ago. In the very lengthy post, Ibinabo said she is not a killer and didn’t drive under the influence of alcohol on …

A pastor has been arrested in Ikorodu area of Lagos for running an illegal examination centre. The suspect, Adeniyi Joshua is the founder of El-Supreme Church, situated at No. 3, Oseni Adekogbe Street, Igbogbo, Ikorodu. The police said they received complaints from officials of the West African Examination Council, WAEC, on Joshua ’s criminal activities at the centre. Joshua’s arrest …