The death toll from a devastating earthquake in central Italy reached at least 241 people on Thursday and could rise further after rescue teams worked through the night to try to find survivors under the rubble of flattened towns.

President Buhari yesterday met with the Governor of Zamfara state Abdulaziz Yari and his Borno state counterpart, Kashim Shettima at the state house Abuja.

About 241 Nigerians including children on Tuesday voluntarily returned from Libya. They arrived at the cargo terminal of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, and were received by the National Emergency Management Agency on behalf of the Federal Government. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) facilitated their return in collaboration with the Nigerian Embassy in Libya.

As he seeks to make inroads with African-Americans and other minority voters, Donald Trump dramatically escalated his rhetoric against rival Hillary Clinton, accusing her of being a “bigot” who does not truly care about blacks and Hispanics.

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck central Italy, leaving at least 21 people dead and many others trapped under rubble, report says.

Controversial founder of the International God's Way Church, Bishop Daniel Obinim was escorted in handcuffs and transferred to the Accra Police Headquarters after he reported himself to Tema Regional police station yesterday.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has barred nine commercial banks from participating in all foreign exchange transactions and operations. According to the apex bank, the commercial banks were barred following their failure to remit into the Treasury Single Account the sum of $2.12 billion belonging to the nation’s oil corporation, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).‎

Senator Ali Ndume, told newsmen in Abuja that the National Assembly is broke and that legislators were not being paid their allowances on time. He said:

Former Super Eagles coach and member of the victorious Gold winning U-23 dream team at Atlanta 96, Sunday Oliseh has dismissed all comparison between the 1996 Dream team and Samson Siasia's men who won Bronze at the just concluded Rio 2016 Olympics.

Actress Mercy Johnson Okojie and mother of three still looking healthy with great body.

President Buhari this afternoon received former head of state, General Yakubu Gowon rtd at the state House Abuja.

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) as part of its consolidation strategies, wishes to engage the services of early starters with integrity, drive and desire to win  professionally, to strengthen its workforce.

Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen reportedly killed Luka Ubangari - a Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Unguwan Anjo, near Godogodo in the Jema’a LGA of Kaduna State.

  This is a press statement from the office of the Vice President, signed by Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media & Publicity, Laolu Akande. The statement reads..

Boko Haram Islamists have killed 10 people and abducted 13 others in a raid on a village near the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok where the militants kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls in 2014.