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Nigerian Governor Tackles Youth Joblessness, Targets 20,000 Jobs

The Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi today inaugurated a six-man committee headed by his deputy, Moses Adeyemo Alake on…

BOKO HARAM: Rivers Students In Borno Send SOS To Amaechi

Trapped Rivers State students attending the University of Maiduguri in Borno State have sent a distress call to the Rivers…

NATIONWIDE STRIKE: No Going Back, Says NLC

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has vowed to go on with next week’s warning strike over the refusal of state…

Aviation Staff Slumps, Dies At MMIA

A staff of Aviation Logistics Management, this morning, slumped and died at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, in Lagos…

Man, 58, Arrested For Car Snatching

The operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS, at Adeniji Adele Street, Lagos Island, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, have…

Air Arik Gets Ultimatum To Pay N2b Debt

The newly appointed Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Ada Oduah, has given Arik Air, thirty days ultimatum to pay off…

3 Nigerians Jailed For £1m Fraud In UK

Three online Nigerian fraudsters have been jailed for stealing £1.1 million from bank customers by “phishing”.   Ayodeji Kareem, 39,…

Nigerian Workers Set Date For General Strike

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has declared a three day national strike that will start from Wednesday, 20th July to…

N1.3bn Scam: Nyame Told Me To Pay Contractor For Job Not Done -Withness

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Abuja, was today told how a former governor of Taraba…

Tribunal To Rule On Withdrawal Of Petition Against Amaechi On Friday

Following the notice of withdrawal of election petition against the election of Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi filed by the Rivers…

50 Ex-Militants Storm NDDC Headquarters

Over 50 repentant Militant ‘Ex –Generals’ and Commanders led by Soboma Jakrich, aka General Egberipapa, a former leader of the…

Illegal Structures To Be Pulled Down, Warns On The Heavier Rains Coming

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has vowed to demolish illegal buildings erected on the path of drainage channels, saying…

Okonjo-Iweala Set To Return As Finance Minister

With the allocation of portfolios to all the ministers that have been sworn-in so far yesterday by President Goodluck Jonathan,…

Another Bomb Explodes In Northern Nigerian City

A week after the Boko Haram sect threatened to launch bomb attack on the Northern Nigerian city of Kaduna ,…

5 Found Dead In Ikeja

Five girls were found dead this morning in Ikeja, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, after yesterday’s heavy rains forced them to…

AFTERMATH OF FLOODS: Many Die, Buildings Collapse, Highway Damaged

Several people died while others sustained injuries as houses and fences collapsed after yesterday’s torrential rain that lasted over 14…

Oshiomhole Signs Wage Bill Into Law

Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, this morning signed into law the new minimum wage bill. The minimum wage of…

In Pictures: Floods Wreak Havoc In Lagos

    Photos: Oluwasanmi Joseph, Kola Aliyu & Emmanuel Osodi
Former governor of Niger State, Muazu Aliyu Babangida paid three ghost firms

Several Persons Feared Dead In Suleja Bomb Blast

Several persons are feared dead on Sunday afternoon, following a bomb explosion that occurred on Church Road, Suleja.   The…

All Africa Games: Ghana Stops Nigeria Again

The hope of Nigeria’s U-23 Eagles playing in the football event of this year’s All Africa Games was dashed this…

Missionaries May Get Back Their Schools

God might have answered the prayers of missionaries whose schools were taken over by the previous government in Edo state…

Lagos New Team Ready To Hit Ground Running -Fashola

Members of the Lagos State Executive Council and Permanent Secretaries in the State Public Service on Saturday rounded off a…

ACN Chides Amaechi For Picking Nyesom As Ministerial Nominee

The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Rivers State Chapter has condemned the submission of the name of Mr Nyesom Wike,…

South Sudan, The World’s 193rd Nation Born

South Sudan, the World’s 193rd nation was born midnight, after two civil wars running over five decades that cost the…

Cocaine In Container: Taiwanese Bags 30 Years Jail Sentence

A Taiwanese nationale, Foncair Sen accused of importing cocaine into Nigeria without lawful authority was this afternoon sentenced to 30…

N10m Ransom For Kidnapped Man

A 31-year-old man, Anthony Chohwora, from Ugwueli Local Government Area, Delta State, South south Nigeria, has been kidnapped by unknown…

Supreme Court Condemns Actress To Death

A seven-man panel of the Supreme Court today in Abuja upheld the death sentence passed on Kano state based Nollywood…

Chinese Cocaine Importers Convicted

The Chinese and Taiwanese citizens who imported a container load of cocaine into Nigeria in July last year were found…

How I Fought Edo Ghost Workers —Gov. Adams

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has explained how he fought ghost workers and pensioners in the state. Speaking at…

Sunset For Yemisi Eleto

London-based Yoruba actress, Yemisi Akande (Eleto) was buried this morning amid tears and wailings. The remains of the popular actress…
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