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Man, 30 Crushed To Death

A 30-year old man identified as Nureni Makinde was crushed to death by a fully loaded petrol tanker today at…

Ikoyi Estate Residents Want Refund Of Electricity Bills

A panel constituted by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Monday began hearing a petition asking for the refund…

Gunmen shoot cop as curfew relaxed In Kano

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Two armed men suspected to be members of Boko Haram have attacked the Kano office of the Independent…

ACN Calls Bayelsa Gov Poll A Charade

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has dismissed last Saturday’s governorship election in Bayelsa state as a choreographed charade, while…

Court Begins Trial Of ‘My Pikin’ Manufacturers

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria this morning commenced the trial of three accused persons, Kola Okunlola…

10 Pupils, 2 Women Die In Boat Mishap

The rainstorm that wreaked havoc in Lagos on Monday also left sorrow in its wake in Otto Awori Local Council…

2 Bombs Rock Kaduna On Valentine’s Day, Cop Killed

Two bomb blasts rocked Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria this morning, killing a policeman. The first blast happened at Angwar Seriki…

Fake Corps Member Arrested, Buys Posting Letter For N150k

A 24-year old fake youth corps member, Abudei Florence Awele, who presented a fake National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) posting…

Officer’s Wife Sues Navy Over Damaged Organs

The wife of a senior Naval Officer Mrs. Joy Bassey alleged to have lost a pregnancy which later resulted in…

Worshipper Steals Church’s Offering

A suspect who allegedly pretended to be a worshiper, Babatunde Ige, 26, has been arrested by the police at Onikan Division,…

Woman Gives Birth To Quads 17 Years After Marriage

A woman who gave birth to quadruplets after 17 years of marriage has advised couples in need not to lose…

Robbers Kill Six Cattle Dealers, Snatch N10m

At least six cattle dealers were yesterday killed by armed robbers after dispossessing them of their valuables and a sum…

NBA Probe: Court Reserves Ruling

A n Ikeja High Court will on April 23 decide whether or not to stop the Ikeja branch of the…

Speeding Driver shot in kaduna Governor’s House

By Femi Adi/ Kaduna A man who drove dangerously into Government House in Kaduna state was shot by soldiers today,…

Rain Wreaks Havoc In Lagos, One Killed

An early morning rain today wreaked havoc in parts of Lagos. The rain which destroyed about 20 buildings at Sabo,…

Pregnant Woman Burnt To Death

A pregnant woman has died in a commuter bus in Lagos, southwest, Nigeria when the bus caught fire while in…

NURTW CRISIS: 111 Suspects Nabbed

A combined team of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS and the Lagos State Task Force on Environment and Special (Enforcement)…

Fake Army Major Wanted For N159m Fraud

A Nigerian businessman, who parades himself as Major Emmanuel Okwuosa, has been declared wanted by the police over $1 million(about…

South-West Women Want Increased Representation In Govt

The first South-West Conference of Women in Governance ended in Lagos at the weekend with a call by the women…

Okotie Reaffirms Faith In Nigeria

Reverend Chris Okotie of the Househood Of God Church, Oregun, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has reaffirmed his faith in Nigeria, adding…

Lagos Set To Prosecute Tax Evaders

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, has declared that the state government will soon commence the prosecution of high…

NURTW President Tasks Security Agents On Lagos Crisis

Law enforcement agencies in Lagos State have been tasked to get to the root of the cause/s of crisis in…

Cop Kills Bus Passenger Over Bribe In Lagos

A personnel of the Nigeria Police Force this morning shot dead a passenger in a commuter bus close to Ojo…

PDP Wins Rep seat in Oyo

Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Mr. Afeez Jimoh Adelowo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has defeated Mr. Lanre Agoro of Action Congress…

Boko Haram gunmen kill 2 Igbo traders, muslim cleric

Gunmen have shot dead two Igbo Christian traders in Potiskum,Yobe state amid a wave of violence blamed on Islamist group…

Jonathan Home to Vote In Crucial Poll

Okafor Ofiebor/Yenagoa President Goodluck Jonathan arrived Yenagoa, capital of his home state of Bayelsa at about 3.30pm today to vote…

Boko Haram still unrelenting as bombs explode in city

Two explosions went off Friday outside a customs building in Nigeria’s flashpoint city of Maiduguri, the base of Boko Haram…

Nigerian official: How I lost $380,000 to conman

A People’s Democratic Party, PDP, governorship aspirant in Kogi state and former Director of Pension in the office of the…

Panic As Police Tender Python As Exhibit

There was drama and pandemonium as lawyers, litigants and policemen scampered to safety at Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court in Lagos, Southwest…

2 Bank Robbers Shot Dead

Nemesis caught up with four bank robbers who were operating on two motorcycles yesterday. They were shot dead by the…