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The Ijaw Will Kill Jonathan If…

Elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, in this interview with OLUOKUN AYORINDE, speaks on many key issues in the Goodluck Jonathan…

I Have No Regrets Being A Journalist

Prince Ajayi Memaiyetan, a veteran journalist, public relations consultant and community leader in Kano who clocked 71 recently, was educated…

Jonathan Should Not Dump Our Report

Senator Femi Okurounmu, Chairman, Advisory Committee on National Dialogue, in this interview with AYORINDE OLUOKUN, speaks about the work of…

Jonathan’s 2015 Posters In Ogun

Amid internal wranglings in his political party and allegations ranging from corruption to tyranny, President Goodluck Jonathan’s 2015 presidential campaign…

Security Guard Sacks Landlord

An estate agent, Mr. Dito Oyoakombo on Monday made a shocking revelation before the Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, western…

15,000 Nigerians Jailed Abroad

Over 15,000 Nigerian citizens are currently imprisoned in various prisons overseas, with the largest number of 752 in the United…

Saheed, Fathia Balogun In Fresh Divorce Row

The acrimonious marital feud between top Yoruba movie actor and actress, Saheed and Fathia Balogun, is degenerating to a war…

Gov. Ahmed defends Saraki over bad road

FOLARIN ADEMOSU Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has rebutted a claim that his predecessor, Senator Bukola Saraka, asked indigenes plying…

ASUU formally ends strike

Nigerian university lecturers on Tuesday formally called off a long-running strike that paralysed higher education in the country, after they…

INEC clarifies stance on polls in Borno, Adamawa

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Tuesday that it would conduct elections in states under emergency rule, if…

UNN pro-chancellor suspended

The Chairman and Pro-Chancellor of University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Governing Council, Dr Emeka Enejere, has been suspended by the…

Of Heroes And Heroines

While the whole world mourns the passage of Nelson Mandela, it is only proper to recognise his qualities and eulogise…

For Jonathan, a week to forget

Bamidele Johnson Former president Olusegun Obasanjo’s 18-page stinker caps what has been a rotten week for President Jonathan Eminently forgettable.…

Merciless Saudi beheads 76th person for drugs

Saudi authorities on Tuesday beheaded a Syrian man convicted of smuggling drugs to the ultra-conservative kingdom, the interior ministry said.…

Fighting resumes in South Sudan after botched coup

JUBA(AFP) – Fierce battles raged on Tuesday in South Sudan’s capital Juba, witnesses said, as troops loyal to the president…

Ghanaian wife killer blames her Nigerian lover

A Ghanaian man jailed Monday in the United Kingdom for 17 years after he killed his wife has blamed the…

EFCC broke

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday in Abuja said it urgently needs capital injection for its continued…

15,316 Nigerians in prisons abroad

At least 15,316 Nigerians are in various prisons abroad, with the largest number of 752 in the United Kingdom, Abdulazeez…

PDP cautions officials over press comments

There is no problem between the chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party and state governors, Olisa Metuh, the party’s…

Minority lawmakers plan to impeach Amaechi, alleges APC

The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged a plot by six rebel lawmakers in the…

Jonathan: Little progress in Niger Delta after billions spent

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Jonathan lamented on Monday that development in Niger Delta has not justified the quantum of funds allocated…

Gov. Shema calls for community policing

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Governor Ibrahim Shema of Katsina state, northwest Nigeria has advocated for the recognition of provisions of Local Government…

United Nations: Over 1,200 killed by Boko Haram since May

In an independent tally of fatality figures as a result of Boko Haram attacks, the United Nations said today that…

Harvard cancels exams after bomb scare

A bomb scare on Monday forced Harvard University to evacuate four buildings, call in police and cancel final exams underway…

Mandela’s Statue Unveiled

A nine-metre statue of Nelson Mandela was unveiled Monday, a holiday dedicated to reconciliation, 24 hours after the solemn burial…

Ajudua faces fresh charge for defrauding Gen. Bamaiyi

Henry Ojelu & Oluchi Chiowa The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has filed a fresh criminal charge against notorious…

ASUU ends strike

The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called off its five-month old strike. The…

ASUU Meets To Call Off Strike

A National Executive Council, NEC meeting of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is ongoing at the Federal University…

Don’t Impeach Jonathan Yet, Say Nigerians

Following the call by the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the impeachment of President Goodluck Jonathan, some Nigerians are of…

Police Demolish 500 Houses In Lagos

More than 500 buildings were destroyed this morning at Polome Village/Community, Mowo Phase II Badagry, Lagos State, western Nigeria, on…