Lagos, Nigeria News

MANY in the literary community were disappointed when President Goodluck Jonathan failed to name a monument after the late Prof.

The UEFA Champions League 2012/13 season comes to a glorious climax tonight at the Heineken Champions Planet with the final match of the competition.

Mrs Rose Abbey, the petty trader who was allegedly beaten and detained in a Micro Finance Bank at Ipaja area of Lagos, last month, following her inability to offset N17,000 loan, has raised alarm over threat to her life and that of members of her family.

The 72-year-old chain-smoker lies almost flat on a black leatherette adjustable armchair, BBC News 24 turned up loud In the opening scenes of a new cinema documentary, Ginger Baker breaks the film maker's nose with his walking stick.

Multiple award winning entertainer, D'banj has put plans in motion to shut Lagos down with another five-star concert, featuring live appearances from some of the finest stars from the continent and beyond as he marks his 33rd birthday anniversary in grand style.

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria , Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, CON, has maintained that effective e-payment system was critical to banking services in the country.

A building collapse in Bangladesh killed more than 1, 100 people. In Lagos, Owerri, Calabar and a few other Nigerian cities, buildings have also collapsed, killing many.

An air stewardess has been charged after Heathrow Airport Border Force officers discovered six kilos of cocaine on a bus used to transport air crew following a flight from Lagos by Nigerian carrier Arik Air.

These seven sculptures by Ben Enwonwu, M.B.E , were estimated to sell for 80,000 to 120,000. Each of the signed sculptures features a figure holding a newspaper.

India wants increased partnership with Nigeria in education through institutional cooperation, content development, faculty exchange and joint ventures that would enhance the West African country's human resource devlopment, according to Indian High Commissioner Mahesh Sachdev.

By Bashir Adefaka A network of Islamic organizations led by Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has urged the Federal Government to look beyond declaration of state of emergency in tackling the security challenges facing the country.

Nigerian pop stars, Tuface Idibia , D'banj , and Psquare were announced at the unveiling ceremony held in lagos on Wednesday May 22, as the headlines for this year's Star Music trek.

It's the middle of a working day, in the middle of the week, but the trickle of worshippers at the Synagogue Church of All Nations is quickly becoming a flood.

International Oil Companies have expressed readiness to invest $165 billion in Nigeria in the next five years.

Asserts the Nigerian libertarian blogger, who has been traveling throughout West Africa : " It was inspiring to see women run the security and protocols at the in Togo but one's spirit was dampened by the sight of queues for the rest room and the fact that tissues were rationed to users.

As a celebrated author, Professor Chinua Achebe's final burial rites hold this week, I was on the road between Abeokuta and Lagos when I first learned about his death.

Feelings of shame and despair at being conned out of $300,000 by a convincing Nigerian based email scam led Queensland interior decorator Jill Ambrose to attempt suicide twice.

Emotions ran high, Tuesday, at Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja, following startling revelations by suspected members of three syndicates, who specialised in selling human parts to herbalists and persons suspected to be clerics.

Both the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and Arik Air are investigating the circumstances that led to the drug trafficking by the duo said to be cabin crew members of the airline.

The exercise was organised by the Copyright Society of Nigeria as part of efforts to create awareness about the industry and bring music to the doorstep of every Nigerian.