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Tycoon offers $65m to marry off gay daughter

Are you an eligible bachelor ready to marry? Can you play a lovey-dovey and win the heart of a 33…

Official: Only 71 private jets in Nigeria

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Contrary to media reports that there are more than 100 private jets in Nigeria, the Nigerian Civil…

Honest Abuja taxi driver gets his reward

Mr Imeh Usuah, a taxi driver, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International, Abuja, on Tuesday emerged the winner of the Securities…

Flood: Senators urge Jonathan send special budget

With no end in sight to the ravaging flood which has rendered thousands homeless in at least 20 States across…

IBB, Otedola, Elumelu win bids for Nigeria’s power plants

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Amperion Power Distribution Limited, a consortium made up of Israeli-based BSG Resource Limited, State Grid Corporation of China…

Jonathan calls for world order based on rule of law

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Monday in New York assured the global community of his administration’s “unwavering commitment” to upholding the…

Thousands Protest Anti-Islam Film In Kaduna

Shiite Muslims in their thousands trooped out in Kaduna, Kaduna State in Northcentral Nigeria today to protest the widely-condemned anti-Islam…

We Need To Fight

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, once again, came to media attention last week when he spoke at this year’s Leadership Newspapers…

Arik begins flying again Sunday

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigeria’s biggest airline, Arik Air, said on Saturday that it will resume fight operations on Sunday, three…

Femi Otedola leads toxic Nigerian bank debtors

With a humongous loan portfolio of $1.2 billion, Femi Otedola, President Goodluck Jonathan’s business friend is the biggest danger to…

Bad Debt makes AMCON Take Over Aero Contractors

Simon Ateba From all indications, Nigeria’s aviation industry has plunged further into crisis with the take over today of Aero…

Was Jesus married? New evidence says so

Four words on a pre­vi­ously un­known pa­py­rus frag­ment pro­vide the first ev­i­dence that some early Chris­tians be­lieved Je­sus had been…

Jonathan suspends Sanusi’s N5000 super currency

President Goodluck Jonathan has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend the proposed introduction of the N5,000 notes,…

Thousands Stranded As Protest Grounds Arik Flights

Thousands of Arik Air passengers were stranded today nationwide at Nigerian airports as aviation workers  grounded Nigeria’s largest airline over…

Killed by robbers: The tragic death of an undergraduate

Abiodun Onafuye, Abeokuta Late Sunday 9, September, 2012, Wunmi Adebayo, a 21 year-old 200 level student of English Language of…

I See Great Future For Nigeria —Jonathan

Nigeria is blessed with capable hands and its future is great, President Goodluck Jonathan has said. The president said at…

Rev. King Moved To Katsina Prison

For organising prayer sessions for devotees and causing undue tension at Kaduna Prisons, condemned  founder  of Christian Praying Assembly, Rev.…

Boko Haram Kills Justice Commissioner

Suspected members of the Boko Haram Islamist sect have killed in Bama the Attorney General of Borno State, northeast  Nigeria…

In Pictures: Ajeh Designs

Bayo Adetu/Fashion Writer Ajeh Wear is a clothing line that is mostly patronized by celebrities in Nigeria. Virtually all the…

12 petrol laden ships arrive as scarcity bites in Lagos

Scarcity of petrol has been reported in most parts of Lagos, as the Nigeria Ports Authority revealed the arrival of…

Army: Abu Qaqa, Boko Haram spokesman killed

Nigerian soldiers on Monday said they had shot dead a man suspected to have acted as a spokesman for Islamist…

Gridlock as major link bridge collapses in Port Harcourt

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Motorists in the Nigerian oil-rich city of Port Harcourt,the Rivers State capital, were this morning trapped in…

Falana: Awards To IG, Governors, Senators Illegal

Human rights activist and lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has criticised the national honours being conferred on serving public officials.…

Adenuga, others honored by Nigeria

President Good luck Jonathan on Monday morning in Abuja conferred the nation’s second highest honour of Grand Commander of the…

Jonathan rewards Nigeria’s Paralympians, Falconets

Ayorinde oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan late Saturday announced cash rewards for the country’s Paralympians and female Under-20 footballers for…

FRSC: No disease kills Nigerians like road accidents

Mr Osita Chidoka, the Corps Marshal of Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), said on Saturday that road accidents are…

Jonathan urges Tukur mentor political leaders

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday urged the PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, to support and mentor political leaders to…

Furore over Princess Kate’s topless photos

Prince William’s wife Catherine on Saturday faced growing embarrassment over topless photos after an Italian magazine said it would follow…

Court Refuses To Stop Jonathan’s Impeachment

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A desperate attempt by the National Chairman of African Liberation Party, ALP, and serial Presidential election…

Oil minister Diezani’s convoy kills Nigerian journalist

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council, has expressed sadness over the death of Mr. James Momoh of Abuja…