The National Theatre in Lagos will henceforth be known as the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts.
Many students are feared dead with many more trapped as a Saints Academy three-storey school building collapsed in Jos.
Two buses, one carrying 24 passengers and the other with 42, were submerged by landslide in central Nepal
Four migrants died after a boat capsized in the English Channel, while 63 others were rescued, French coastguard reported.
Ndume: "I have to be scared because I’m 64-years-old with 10 children, 20 grandchildren, and I don’t have a visa..."
Troops deployed to Operation Delta Safe arrested 26 oil thieves, rescued 109 hostages, destroyed illegal sites and recovered stolen crude.
Niger has ordered search units to be on high alert after inmates escaped from a high-security prison in Koutoukale.
The Ijaw union noted that community involvement in Warri seaport project will set an example of inclusive development.
Oyo State has requested Supreme Court order for proper distribution of funds from federation account to state and local governments.
Army chief Lagbaja has assured Nigerians that troops of the Nigerian Army will continue to respond brutally to criminal elements.