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Sokoto Govt. to sell houses to civil servants

The Sokoto State Government has concluded arrangements to sell houses to civil servants on owner occupier basis, the Commissioner for…

Arms Importation: NSCDC deploys officers to monitor borders

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) command in Sokoto has deployed security men in plain-clothes to the border…

Five suspects in custody over gang-rape, death of cousins

Five men have been arrested over the gang-rape and deaths of two girls found hanging from a mango tree in…

Man bolts with employer’s N1.5m diesel

An employee, Emeka Isicheli, on Friday appeared before an Oshodi Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing his employer’s diesel…

Malawian Example: Banda concedes defeat in presidential election

Malawian President Joyce Banda congratulated her arch-rival Peter Mutharika on Saturday after conceding defeat in the country’s presidential election, following…

Self-proclaimed terrorist arraigned in Lagos

A 27-year old labourer, Francis Mokwe, who publicly proclaimed himself as an insurgent at a banking hall in Lagos, was…

NDLEA nabs Malian with 4kg cannabis

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday said it had apprehended a 22-year old Malian in possession of…

Six ‘cult’ members held over China McDonald’s death

Chinese police have detained six people for beating to death a woman at a McDonald’s restaurant who refused to disclose…

Don’t mix politics with religion – Wamakko

Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State has cautioned Nigerians against mixing politics with religion. He gave the warning on Friday…

Roadside bomb kills 12 in Afghanistan

A roadside bomb killed 12 civilians, including seven women in eastern Afghanistan Saturday, officials said, the latest violence in the…
Ebenezer Alabi, a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, dump party over alleged extortion

Osun PDP suspends ex-governor

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun has suspended Senator Adetunji Adeleke, a former governor of the state. Alhaji Gani…

15 die after ambush on Pakistan border post

A soldier and 14 militants were killed Saturday after an ambush on a border post in Pakistan’s restive northwestern tribal…

N. Korea sentences S. Korean ‘spy’ to hard labour for life

North Korea sentenced a South Korean missionary to hard labour for life after accusing him of espionage and setting up…

Alao-Akala’s driver shot dead

Alhaji Alabi Ajikobi, a driver of the former Governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, was shot dead on Friday by…

APC Reps member sacked by Supreme Court

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Friday sacked Mr. Orker Jev of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria,…

Mutharika is Malawi’s president elect

Peter Mutharika, leader of the Democratic Progressive Party,was Friday declared winner of Malawi’s disputed presidential election after garnering 36.4 percent…

Corpse of Emir of Gwoza recovered – DHQ

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Friday said the body of Emir of Gwoza, who died when gunmen attacked a convoy…

US confirms American carried out Syria suicide bombing

The United States confirmed Friday that it believes a US citizen carried out a suicide bombing within Syria, as had…

Prominent politician sponsoring falsehood against the military – DHQ

The Defence Headquarters on Friday 30 May said that it had uncovered a plot by a prominent politician to embark…

Akpabio defends ‘controversial’ pension law

The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, has defended the 100 million Naira health insurance contained in the new…

Boko Haram kills Emir of Gwoza, no hostage taken

.Emirs of Uba, Askira hide in the bush The Borno state government, in Nigeria’s north east, has denied reports that…

Lagos Governorship Race: More Activists Support Opeifa

As the race for Lagos governorship in 2015 gathers momentum, more activists have backed the decision of organised labour and…

Striking LASU Lecturers Face Sack

Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni The Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, on Education, Otunba Fatai Olukoga, has said that striking…

Tiwa Savage’s New Video Causes Ripples

Eromosele Ebhomele Nigerians, both fans and perceived enemies of popular Mavin Records star, Tiwa Savage, have taken to every available…

Otedola Buried

Yisa Jamiu Former governor of Lagos State, Sir Michael Otedola, who died on Monday, 6 May, 2014 at the age…

Boko Haram: Jonathan, 6 ECOWAS Leaders Meet

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan and his counterparts in six other countries in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)…

Boko Haram Kidnaps Two Top Emirs In Borno

Boko Haram members have kidnapped two first class traditional rulers in Borno State, north-east Nigeria. Premium Times reports that the…

French lottery winner gives away 50 million Euros

Amid all the gloom over a stagnating economy, serial scandals and a surge in support for the far-right, France finally…

Insurgency: Mali teaches Nigeria good examples

In a move that is a rarity in Nigeria, Mali’s army chief of staff, General Mahamane Toure, offered to step…

Nollywood stars join #BringBackOurGirls protest

Nollywood stars led by Patience Ozokwor on Thursday marched from Allen Avenue to Alausa Secretariat soliciting for the release of…