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Compulsory medical test for civil servants in Niger

Governor Babangida Aliyu of the central Nigerian state of Niger on Tuesday directed the State Civil Service to work out…

Divisions in Anambra APC as Okonkwo suspended

There is schism among members of the All Progressives Congress in Anambra State, eastern Nigeria, as the newly sworn-in interim…

Ajimobi appoints new SSG, 8 commissioners

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, western Nigeria, has approved the appointment of Mr Ismael Alli as the new Secretary…

Mass purge of cops in Turkey over corruption

Turkey purged hundreds of police and launched an investigation into prosecutors Tuesday in the latest twist in a vast corruption…

In Italy, a child can now bear mother’s surname instead of dad’s

Italy on Tuesday lost a long battle to hold on to one of its ancient family traditions: requiring children of…

Police confirm 17 killed in Nigerian village

The Nigerian police on Tuesday revised up from five to 17 the death toll in a raid the previous day…

Stella Oduah erasing her academic records, says Premium Times

Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, who was exposed last night for claiming fraudulently that she got an MBA degree…

You can now pay cash into your account at any bank

A big relief to Nigerian bank customers: you no longer need to reach your bank to deposit cash. You can…

Fake LASTMA Man Goes To Jail

A fake officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, has been remanded in Kirikiri Prison, Lagos, southwest Nigeria…

Bribery: Driver, Passenger Shot By Cop

A 32-year-old dismissed police corporal, Mr Nelson Bassey, has been arrested and charged to court for allegedly shooting a driver,…

Lagos Bus Drivers Shun Registration

At least 90,000 commuter bus drivers and conductors have shunned Lagos State Government’s capturing of their data. The government had…

Attack On Fashola: Akabueze Replies Obanikoro

Lagos State Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Ben Akabueze has replied Senator Musiliu Obanikoro’s recent attacks on Governor Bababtunde…

Outrage Over P-Square Brother’s Gun Threat On Internet

It came as a rude shock to many followers of Jude Okoye, music video director and senior brother to music…

2 Friends Fight Bloody Over Girl

Two friends have engaged each other in a bloody street fight over a girl at Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, southwest…

30 Nigerian villagers killed by gunmen in fresh violence

Witnesses and survivors on Monday described how gunmen attacked a village in central Nigeria, burning houses and animals in the…

UNN staff want VC to go

Academic and administrative activities were paralysed at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) following resumed protests by the workers calling…

Stella Oduah forged MBA degree, says Saharareporters

Stella Oduah, Nigeria’s minister of aviation faces a fresh integrity scrutiny over her claim that she obtained an MBA degree…

Updated: 2 Courts bombed in Rivers State

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Two High Courts located at Ahoada and Okehi Divisions in Rivers State were today bombed by yet…

Young Muslim faces death penalty for criticising Mohammed

A young Muslim in Mauritania is facing a possible death sentence after being convicted of apostasy and jailed for having…

Drugs concealed in palm oil seized at Lagos airport

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has seized 9.2 kilogrammes of methamphetamine hidden inside palm oil.…

Ajimobi gives cash gifts to civil servants

Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi today doled out cash gifts totaling N15.6 million to different categories of…

I am hale and hearty, says Oshiomhole

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, southern Nigeria, has debunked rumours making the round that he was seriously…

2 persons arrested over N17m fraud

Ayodeji Dedeigbo The police in Lagos have arrested two men identified as Olumide Ayobami and Martins Tokunbo for allegedly defrauding…

Part-time student commits suicide

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A part-time student of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State, Timilehin Ayobami Ogundare has been found dead in his…

The full text of the letter of Edwin Clark to Obasanjo

Please click the link here to read the full text of Chief Edwin Clark’s letter to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo: Chief…

New Year’s Euphoria And The Audacity Of Hope

By Tayo Ogunbiyi It was the last day of the year and expectedly the church was full to the brim.…

Obasanjo one of Nigeria’s richest men, says Clark

Lanre Babalola/News Editor Chief Edwin Clark, the Nigerian elder-statesman, in his reply to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter to his protege,…

Nigeria: High Court bombed in Port-Harcourt

Ahoada East High Court in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State in southern Nigeria was razed today after a…

Jonathan’s presidency punch-drunk, says APC

Nigeria’s leading opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as a cruel irony the accusation of inconsistency and double standards…

The Nigeria Of My Dream

By Femi Onasanya I grew up to know a Nigeria that used to be great. Sadly enough, even till now,…