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No Mermaids or Zombies anywhere, says US agency

The United States government has assured its citizens that, much like zombies, mermaids probably do not exist, saying in an…

ICC prosecutor urges action on Boko Haram

The International Criminal Court’s new chief prosecutor has urged Nigeria to investigate crimes claimed by Boko Haram Islamists, during her…

Reps, Otedola disagree on secret probe

Desmond Utomwen/Abuja More drama unfolded Tuesday in the inquest by the House of Representatives into the allegation of $620, 000…

Court strikes out case against Jim Iyke

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja ‎​ Nollywood actor, JIim Iyke got a reprieve from an Abuja Chief Magistrate Court on Tuesday…

Fresh Blast Hits Abuja Shopping Centre

Soldiers have cordoned off the scene of explosion which occurred near Banex Plaza, a popular shopping centre located in Wuse…

NYSC: Lagosians Can’t Go North, Lagos House Writes DG

By Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly has written the office of the Director-General of the National Youth…

Dana Air Compensates Crash Victims

By Kazeem Ugbodaga Dana Airline today gave out a ridiculous amount of money to displaced families of last month’s plane…

No Bail For Pakistani, Nigerian On Drug Trial

By Akin Kuponiyi A Pakistani, Bukhari Syed Ahmed Waseem and a Nigerian, Benjamin Okereke alleged to have conspired to import…

Woman Pours Hot Water On Step-Son

By Kazeem Ugbodaga & Dedeigbo Ayodeji  Eighteen year-old Olatunde Obasa is currently fighting for his life in a hospital as…

Lagos Assembly Stops Allocation To LGs

By Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly has stopped the state’s Commissioner for Finance, Adetokunbo Abiru, from paying…

Oyo state unveils new logo

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Oyo State Governor,Senator Abiola Ajimobi has unveiled a new official logo through which the state would henceforth be…

Nigerian Writer Wins Caine Prize

Nigeria’s Rotimi Babatunde wins Caine writing prize Nigerian writer Rotimi Babatunde has won this year’s prestigious Caine Prize for African…

2-Storey Building Collapses In Lagos

By Kazeem Ugbodaga  A two-storey building has partially collapsed after rain pounded it yesterday at 49 Freeman Street, Oyingbo area…

Taskforce Arrest Bullion Van

By Kazeem Ugbodaga  Officials of the Lagos Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit have arrested a bullion van…

5 In Court For Stealing N16m Fish

Five clearing and forwarding agents were on Monday arraigned before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, charged with…

26 Police Recruits Charged With Forgery

Twenty six police recruits undergoing training at the Police College, Kaduna, have been arraigned at a Chief Magistrates’ Court, charged…

Council Boss Warns On Bomb Attack

To forestall a  possible bomb attack in the state, the Chairman of Ojodu Local Council Development Area, Lagos, southwest Nigeria,…

‘FG Confused About Boko Haram’

A former chairmanship aspirant in Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area on the platform of the Action Congress of…

Terrorism: Senator Ndume’s trial begins

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Trial of Senator Aliyu Mohammed Ndume on the charge of terrorism financing finally took off on…

Nigerian senate sacks agency’s head

Desmond Utomwen/Abuja Following the recommendation of the final report of the committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senate has…

PDP Dreams victory in Edo polls

Mr Olisa Metuh, the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, has said that superior ideas and track record of performance…

Fire guts Nigerian prison

Fire has gutted part of Yola Prisons, in Adamawa state, north east of Nigeria. The fire, which started around 8…

Edo INEC Raises Alarm Over Scam texts

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised the alarm over fraudulent text messages sent to candidates contesting…

Jonathan commissions bullet proof factory, APC

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan said in Kaduna on Monday that henceforth , the country would not import military equipment that…

US court orders Twitter to hand over Occupy tweets

A New York judge Monday ordered Twitter to turn over data on one of its users involved in the Occupy…

9 workers slaughtered in Maiduguri

Nine Nigerian construction workers were killed early Monday in the restive northeastern city of Maiduguri, the base of the Islamist…

Mugabe in Singapore for 2nd medical check

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe left for Singapore Monday for a “routine” check-up, the second health-related trip this year for Africa’s…

Court grants robbery accused bail

A High court judge in Enugu city, east of Nigeria, Justice Chiene Nwobodo, has granted bail to one Chukwuka Owoh…

Heavy Rain Devastates Ado-Ekiti

A rain storm in the early hours of Monday caused havoc in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. The downpour blew…

Can Dasuki Cage Boko Haram?

It hardly came as a surprise that President Goodluck Jonathan’s axe was brought into action on 26 June. And by…