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Buhari condoles with victims of attack in Katsina

Former Head of State and leader of All Progressives Congress, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has condoled with victims of the 11…

Edwin Clark’s son kidnapped

Gunmen have abducted Mr. Ebike Clark, son of Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark. He was kidnapped at Clark’s country home,…

Man, 61, arrested for cocaine smuggling

The NDLEA has arrested a 61-year-old man, Prince Ifeanyichukwu, at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport for attempting to smuggle cocaine…

Chad withdraws troops from Central Africa

N’DJAMENA(AFP) – Chad announced Thursday it was withdrawing from the African peacekeeping force in the violence-torn Central African Republic after…

Jerry Gana loses mother

Mother of Professor Jerry Gana, a former minister of information has died. Madam Felicia Fatima Gana died at the ripe…

ASUU assures varsities of proper disbursement

Dr. Nasir Fagge, president, Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has assured Nigerian universities that the N200 billion allocated to…

INEC empowers presiding officers cancel flawed polls

The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Rivers State, Mr Aniedi Ikoiwak, said on Thursday that Presiding Officers now have the power…

8 Kidnap, Internet fraud suspects paraded

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Three suspected kidnappers, including two who allegedly abducted an American citizen were Thursday paraded by the Edo state…

National Confab: Corruption, insecurity top debate

Here is a summary of the discussions at the National Conference on Thursday 3 April As the debate on President…

Shekau loses control over Boko Haram fighters: study

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau likely has little control over his fighters, the International Crisis Group said on Thursday, calling…

Pregnant bride, fiance among dead in Lagos boat mishap

A pregnant bride-to-be and her fiance were killed, along with another expectant mother, a small girl and four men, when…

3 Boko Haram suspects for secret trial

A Nigerian Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted an application brought by the Federal Government seeking to conduct…

Osun APC postpones ward congress

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state of Osun said it has postponed the ward congress slated for 5…

APC Won’t Impose Candidates, Says Tinubu

Jamiu Yisa The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed…

Banker, 24, Steals N9.3m From Vault

Paul Iyoghojie A bank teller working with an old generation bank at Alaba 2 branch office, Alaba International Market, Ojo,…

Actor Jim Iyke Loses Mom

Nollywood bad boy and reality TV host, Jim Iyke Esomugha, has lost his mother. P.M.NEWS gathered that Jim Iyke’s mother…

Judge Orders FG To Pay Sanusi N50m Damages

Akin Kuponiyi Reprieve came the way of suspended Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Thursday, as a Federal High Court…

Teacher Beats Student To Death For Making A Noise

A teacher in South Africa has allegedly beaten a 16-year old student to death for apparently making a noise during…

No Cure For Ebola Disease, Lagos Warns Residents

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has alerted residents of the state on the danger inherent in contracting the deadly…

8 Dead, 12 Rescued As Another Boat Capsizes In Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga     At least eight people have been confirmed dead and 12 rescued as another boat capsized in…

INEC signs pact with AU, institute for electoral assistance

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), African Union, AU and the International-Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) have signed an…

Fraud: Businessman Jailed 9 Years

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Justice T. U. Uzokwe of the Abia State High Court, Aba, has convicted and sentenced Alozie David to…

Delegates protest at the National Conference

Some delegates at the ongoing National Conference have protested the decision of their principal officers to withdraw the power of…

Pakistan’s Musharraf survives assassination

Former Pakistan military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who is on trial for treason, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt as a bomb…

FG Stops Fashola’s Housing Project With Soldiers

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Federal Government has stopped the Ilubirin Foreshore Housing Project being embarked upon by Governor Babatunde Fashola. Governor…

HIV Infected Man Beats WifeTo Death For Denying Him Sex

A man suspected to be infected with HIV has allegedly beaten his wife to death in Plateau State, northcentral Nigeria.…

118 Hoodlums Arrested In Early Morning Raid

Kazeem Ugbodaga At least 118 suspected hoodlums have been arrested in Oshodi area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria. They were picked…

How I Supply AK47 Rifles To Robbers —Suspect

Cyriacus Izuekwe A suspected cross-border gun runner, Abdulazeez Amao, 47, has allegedly confessed to the police how he supplies guns…

One Feared Dead In UNIBEN Stampede

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A few weeks after at least 19 people died in stampedes in stadia across the country during a…
About 146,000 Tobacco Smokers die in Africa

Unhealthy Habits As Bad As Smoking

Eromosele Ebhomele It is often believed that smoking is a dangerous habit resulting in health challenges, but a report published…