Nigerian Economy Officially Enters Recession As Pressure Mounts On Buhari Government

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) of Nigeria released official Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures for the second quarter of 2016 on Wednesday, confirming that the Nigerian economy is in recession. According to the statistics released, the GDP contracted by 2.06 percent in the second quarter of 2016, following a contraction of 0.36 percent in the first quarter. This officially places Nigeria in a recession, which is defined by two or more consecutive quarters of negative economic growth.

Father Tells Stella Oduah To Return Late Son’s Body For Proper Burial

Senator Stella Oduah

Ex-husband of Senator Stella Oduah,  Lt-Col. Satchie Emmanuel Etoromi (rtd.) pleaded on Wednesday with the ex-Aviation Minister to return the body of his late son,  Maxwell Chinedu Toritseju Etoromi, for proper burial in Warri,  Delta State.

Dubai-based Nigerian arrested with cocaine concealed in underwear, socks

A 36-year-old Nigerian man, Chijioke Chukwuemeka Raphael, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Raphael, a factory worker in Dubai, was arrested at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos state on Saturday by officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. 

Militant leader, ‘General Kill and Bury’, arrested by DSS

The department of state services (DSS) says it has arrested Jones Abiri, also known as General Kill and Bury, leader of Joint Revolutionary Council of the Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force (JNDLF).

Chris Brown Released on $250K Bail After Assault Arrest

Chris Brown was released from a Los Angeles jail late Tuesday night on $250,000 bail, hours after the singer was arrested on assault with a deadly weapon charges following a daylong standoff with police.

Photo: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg takes a run with others on Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge

Billionaire facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg shared this photo of himself & others on Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge, and wrote: "Quick run this morning across the Ikoyi Bridge with entrepreneurs in the Lagos Road Warriors
running club. Best way to see a city!"

Photo: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg takes a run with others on Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge

Billionaire facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg shared this photo of himself & others on Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge, and wrote: "Quick run this morning across the Ikoyi Bridge with entrepreneurs in the Lagos Road Warriors
running club. Best way to see a city!"