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Thailand’s Miss Universe quits after political furore

Thailand’s contender for the Miss Universe beauty pageant has relinquished her crown after she allegedly called for supporters of the…

Boko Haram kidnap over 20 young mothers in Borno

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kidnapped at least 20 young mothers near a town in northeast Nigeria where more than 200…

Retired military officers plead for pension arrears

Retired Army, Navy and Air Force Officers’ Association (RANAO), on Monday appealed to Federal Government to pay their outstanding arrears…

Akunyili: Female President Nigeria never had

The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development has described former Minister of Information and Communication, Prof Dora Akunyili,…

APC members storm Lagos Assembly, call for internal democracy

A group within the Lagos All Progressives Congress, (APC) known as “New Lagos Movement,” on Monday stormed the Lagos State…

Okorocha bans proliferation of political posters in Owerri

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has banned the littering of the state capital with posters during political campaigns. The ban…

NIS arrests seven human traffickers

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Katsina State Command, said it arrested seven people for alleged human trafficking and related offences.…

PDP Congratulates New Emir of Kano

Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, today sent a congratulatory message to the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi,…

Recuperating Zuma misses first cabinet meeting

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma, who spent time in hospital over the weekend suffering from exhaustion, will miss his new…

Revealed: Ozekhome paid kidnappers N40 million

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Lagos based lawyer and activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) paid N40 million in order to secure his release…

Sanusi receives appointment letter, preaches peace and unity

Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano His Highness, Sarki Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Emir of Kano, northwest Nigeria, on Monday assumed duties with an…

In Pictures: Sanusi Lamido officially appointed Emir of Kano

His Highness, Sarki Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Emir of Kano, northwest Nigeria, on Monday assumed duties with an appeal to…

Independence Blast: No private physician for Okah

Nnamdi Felix/Abuja A Federal High Court siting in Abuja on Monday refused the request of Charles Okah, suspected mastermind of…

Rivers High Court bombed

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A High Court in Ahoada, Ahoada East Local Government area of Rivers State, southern Nigeria, was bombed…

SURE-P spends N280bn in two years

General Martin Agwai (retd.), Chairman, Subsidy Re-Investment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P), on Monday said N280 billion had been spent out…

Over 100 buried after Boko Haram attack

More than 100 bodies have been buried almost a week after a Boko Haram attack in northeast Nigeria, local leaders…

APC members slump during inauguration

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Some members of the Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Monday slumped at the 12…

Lagos Gov Race: God Asked Me To Run, Says Ikuforiji 

Eromosele Ebhomele Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has disclosed to members of staff…

LASU Fees: Committee Submits Report

Kazeem Ugbodaga The committee set up by Governor Babatunde Fashola to look into students’ complaints concerning school fees at the…

Sanusi’ Coronation As Emir: Schools Shut In Kano

Hundreds of protesters have continued to protest the emergence of the immediate past Central Bank Governor, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi…

Wrangling Aborts Bomb Suspect’s Trial

Nnamdi Felix/Abuja Scheduled trial of one of the masterminds of  the 14th April bomb blasts which rocked a Bus terminal…

APC accuses PDP of inciting violence in Kano

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the PDP of inciting the violence that followed the announcement of new Emir…

Tricycle Operators Protest Ban In Obalende, Ikoyi LCDA

Tricycle Owners and Operators Association of Nigeria, TROAN, Obalende/Ikoyi/Victoria Island Branch has kicked against the order banning from plying some…

HEFAMAA Moves To Stamp Out Quackery

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, HEFAMAA, has begun aggressive grassroots campaign to stamp out quackery in…

Fashola Calls For Preservation Of The Environment

As Lagos joins the rest of the world to mark the World Environment Day, Governor Babatunde Fashola has called for…

PDP congratulates wrong Emir of Kano

Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday 8 June congratulated the Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Ado Bayero, son of the late Alhaji Ado…

Sambo calls PDP supporters to ensure Ekiti victory

Vice President Namadi Sambo on Sunday appealed to PDP supporters in Ekiti state to work toward ensuring victory for the…

Abati denies naming UI after Akunyili

The presidency has denied naming the University of Ibadan after late Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug…

Election of Libya PM unconstitutional – Supreme Court

Libya’s supreme court ruled on Monday that the election of prime minister Ahmed Miitig in a chaotic session in the…

38 killed in battles with gunmen

Thirty-eight people were killed and 15 others injured in fierce battles on Sunday in the Iraqi city of Mosul, the…