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The first Death Row prisoner under Donald Trump 's presidency has been executed despite last minute appeals he did not pull the trigger. Terry Edwards, 43 aka the Subway Murderer was killed by lethal injection in Texas at 10:17pm, last night. The inmate was executed for killing two sandwich shop employees during a robbery in 2002 after the Supreme

The former Vice Chancellor of Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin in Ifedore Local Government area of Ondo State, Prof. Adekunle Oloyede was yesterday re-arraigned on fresh seven-count charge of stealing

The All Progressives Congress, APC in Borno State, has distanced itself from a campaign message allegedly authored by former chairman of the State Emergency Management Agency, Grema Terab, calling

Babatunde Fashola Minister of Power, Works and Housing Minister of Power Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola yesterday explained why there is poor power supply in the country. He spoke to State House reporters after the Federal Executive Council (FEC)

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) have confirmed May 13,2017 for the fifth edition of the Okpekpe international

Nigeria’s Oluwatobiloba Amusan has continued with her winning streak as she has won the 60m Hurdles and 200m titles at the University of New Mexico Cherry and Silver Invitational held last Friday and Saturday respectively at the

According to the US Geological Survey, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake has struck west of Papua New Guinea. The quake was 153 kilometers (95.5 miles) deep

Coach carrying Hungarian students crashed and caught fire near the city of Verona in Italy. The bus was returning to Budapest, Hungary with students ages 16 to 18. A bus carrying Hungarian teenagers crashed and caught fire on a motorway in northern Italy, killing 16 people

Pep Guardiola placed the blame squarely with his players for throwing away a two-goal lead to draw with Tottenham, despite being denied a clear penalty. Two Hugo Lloris errors gifted Leroy Sane and Kevin De Bruyne goals to put City in command of a game that they

Two students of the Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Osogbo, were on Saturday shot by a police patrol team while playing football off campus at a pitch in Oke Baale area of the state capital. The students, Kazeem Adesola and Ibrahim Ajao, were critically injured. Police bullets reportedly hit one in the stomach and the other one in the

•Anti graft agency ‘taking advantage of my silence to try me by media’. •Denies withdrawal of $153m from NNPC accounts. •Yenagoa estate is family compound built in 2011. Embattled former Petroleum Minister, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, is not

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo says nobody can claim the glory of President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in 2015 presidential election

After all the lies and photoshop made to think GEJ was at the DT's inauguration, he has finally revealed out the truth that he was not invited to go to Donald Trump's inauguration. Many feared dead in Port Harcourt after after

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has reiterated that the political future of the Igbo race can only be guaranteed in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Okorocha, the Chairman of APC Governors’ Forum, said the South-East could not afford to be in opposition party, and urged all Igbos living outside the zone to join the

Mr Leonard Dilcon, a former member of the House of Representatives, has accused his divorce-seeking wife, Joy, of sleeping with her

Imagine, as if this is even allowed......

Granit Xhaka hailed Alexis Sanchez's positive influence at Arsenal and feels the Chile international is a role model for the club's youngsters with his impressive work rate. Sanchez has been in sublime form this campaign, scoring 16 goals in 27 appearances in all

Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans and people of the world, thank you. We, the citizens of America are now

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna State Council, says it has de-registered Shite sect-owned Al-Mizan Newspaper with immediate effect. The NUJ announced the decision in a statement signed by the State Secretary of the union, Dauda Idris-Doka, in Zaria on

Barely one week after a 35-year-old fashion designer, Hassan Taiwo, died after he was shot by a policeman in Lagos Island, another police officer attached to the Lion Building Division, Superintendent Raji, has allegedly shot a Lagos Island-based commercial tricyclist, Adisa Fatade. The 37 -year -old transporter

One  person has been confirmed dead and scores wounded on Friday, during what they called ‘Trump, Kanu peaceful solidarity rally, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. A security source, who did not

West African leaders gave Yahya Jammeh, who lost elections last month, until midday on Friday to hand over power and agree to leave The Gambia or face military action carried out by the regional bloc ECOWAS. Later however, Jammeh requested a four-extension until 4pm local time to cede, government sources said,

Barely a week after a surprise visit by the Lagos state governor, Akinwumi Ambode, to the popular Ladipo auto spare market, the Lagos state government has given the traders in the market a two-week notice ahead of the demolition of the

The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, says Lagos and Ogun states were the top Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, earning states for the first half of 2016. According to the IGR report released by the NBS on Wednesday, Lagos State

Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has emerged the new chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum. The Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon

Gambia's President Adama Barrow has taken the oath of office in neighbouring Senegal, calling for international support as troops from regional forces entered the small West African country to ensure he assumes power. Longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh, who

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, who is facing possible military intervention to force him to step down, seized power in a 1994 coup and clung to office for 22 years with a blend of severity, mysticism and iron-clad

It has not been the most positive of times in Nigeria considering the current economic climate but every now and then a story will pop up and lift the spirits of the country. Tomisin Ogunnubi from

Jonny and Iago Aspas made the difference for the visitors as they hit either side of Marcelo in a frantic six-minute spell that decided the encounter Celta Vigo made it back-to-back defeats for Real Madrid as they stunned the Santiago Bernabeu with a 2-1 victory in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-final. Cristiano Ronaldo started to make his

The Nigerian government has confirmed that it has deployed fighter jets and at least 200 soldiers to join their Senegalese counterparts for a Gambian mission. The spokesperson of the Nigerian Air Force, Ayodele Famuyiwa, confirmed

The Lagos state government has reassured residents of its ability to combat all forms of crime within the State just as it reaffirmed its

Heritage Bank has embarked on mass retrenchment of its workers with 400 staff sacked in December. Investigations by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday indicated that more workers are penciled for sack. NAN reports that the bank,

Across America, January 16, 2017 is celebrated as Martin Luther King's day (today he'll have been 88 years old). To celebrate the day, US president elect, Donald Trump had a meeting with

Many people are feared dead after twin bomb explosions rocked the University of Maiduguri in

The Securities and Exchange Commission has once again warned Nigerians against patronising the Ponzi scheme, MMM stating that its activities were not regulated by the commission or the Central Bank of

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Special Tactical Squad and the Special Anti- Robbery Squad of Kano State Police Command yesterday killed two suspected armed robbers along Zaria- Kwanar Dangora road in a gun

The Armed Forces Remembrance Day in Borno State was marked with the release of 257 Boko Haram suspects arrested by the Nigerian Army. Releasing the suspects to the State Deputy Gov. Dr. Usman Mamman Durkwa, the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole,

Real Madrid's 40-game unbeaten run has come to an end after Stevan Jovetic's stoppage-time

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has conceded that his side are no longer in the race for the Premier League title following their heavy 4-0 loss to Everton.

Toke Makinwa showed off her US based bae, Oluseyi Kuye but deleted the post shortly after

Mercy Aigbe Gentry, Nollywood actress, producer and entrepreneur, is a lady who continues to make waves in the industry. In this interview with Yetunde Oladeinde and Mujidat Balogun, she talks about the early days, awards,

16-year old Senior Secondary student of Estgbam Montessori School, Mile 12, Lagos has emerged winner of the 2017 Miss Virginity

The last may not have been heard about the sack of Mr. Jim Obazee as Executive Secretary of Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN). Few days after he was removed

A Barcelona club director has been sacked by the club after he claimed Lionel Messi wouldn't be so good without the help and presence of teammates Iniesta and Neymar, comments that the club claimed didn't

After months of speculation about their relationship status, the queen of hip- hop,

John Obi Mikel has confirmed his move to Chinese Super League club Tainjin TEDA in an open letter to Chelsea

The items in the national list whose import duties were reduced from 10 per cent to five per cent are milk and cream; tea; fats of sheep or goat; malt extract; tomatoes prepared or

Govt to deal with truant civil servants The Inspector General of Police (IG), Mr. Ibrahim Idris, has deployed 200 special police detectives in Ekiti State to combat cases of kidnapping and assassination that have become rampant in the state.

Leicester City and Algeria winger Riyad Mahrez has been named as the African Player of the Year by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Mahrez, who played a starring role