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Two collapse as Lagos Marathon gets underway

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos City Marathon which commenced around 7:30am on Saturday is still underway. The much anticipated marathon event has…
Biodun Jeyifo

Biodun Jeyifo: Reflections of a Radical Literary Critic, Theorist, Unionist and Columnist

He is clearly patrician in the way he acquires and disseminates knowledge but his general lifestyles are very simple but…

Lawyer husband killer arraigned in Ibadan

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN A Nigerian lawyer, Mrs. Yewande Oyediran who stabbed her husband, Mr. Lowo Oyediran Ajanaku to death on Tuesday…

Malian base used by Nigerian police contingent under fire

An operational base used by a contingent of Nigerian policemen on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in strife-torn Mali has…

Buhari goes on short vacation

President Muhammadu Buhari says he is beginning a short vacation from today, February 5. He will be away till 10…

Supreme Court dismisses Saraki’s suit, okays CCT to try him

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki by the Code of Conduct Tribunal will go on after the…

False Asset Declaration: Supreme Court decides Saraki’s fate today

Nigeria’s Supreme Court will give its verdict today in the appeal filed by Senate President Bukola Saraki, challenging his trial…

Nigerian elites trying to slow down anti-corruption war – Osinbajo

Pressure from some Nigerian elites to slow down the ongoing fight against graft would not deter the Buhari presidency from…

‘You are aiding poll robbers’, TMG blasts Supreme Court over Rivers, Akwa Ibom

Nigeria’s Supreme Court has provoked the most unsparing criticism so far over its shocking decisions on governorship election disputes, most…
You have a case to answer, court tells Nyako, son, others

N29bn Fraud: Court admits exhibits against Nyako, others

The trial of a former governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, his son, Senator Abdul-Aziz Nyako, Abubakar Aliyu and Zulkifikk…

Switzerland denies funding Nigeria’s fight against Boko Haram

Switzerland on Wednesday said it had not given any funding to military operations against Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamist insurgents, after…

Nigeria’s debt stands at N11.2trillion

Nigeria’s total debt rose to 12.60 trillion naira ($65.42 billion) as of December 2015, up from 11.2 trillion naira in…

I’ll implement campaign promises soon – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said that his administration would begin to implement its campaign promises immediately the 2016 budget…

Akwa Ibom, Abia Verdicts: Supreme Court to explain decisions Feb. 15, 26

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Supporters of Dr Alex Otti, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in Abia State and Chief…

The problem with investing in Africa – Hayes

The President of the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA), Mr Stephen Hayes, on Wednesday identified some challenges faced by foreign…
Ikpeazu

Abia: Ikpeazu defeats Alex Otti at Supreme Court

Supreme Court has also unanimously upturned the judgement of Court of Appeal which sacked Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State.…

BREAKING: Supreme Court upholds Udom’s election, as Umana loses

The Supreme Court behaved true to its complexion in recent weeks, by again upholding the election of Governor Udom Emmanuel…

Benin multiple explosions not caused by bomb – Army

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Military authorities in Benin have clarified that the multiple explosions that occurred on Tuesday were caused by improvised…

$3.9bn Fine: MTN hires top US attorney to challenge Nigeria

MTN Group has hired a former top United States law enforcement official to help challenge a $3.9 billion fine imposed…

BREAKING: James Ibori released from UK prison, re-arrested

Former governor of Delta State, James Onanefe Ibori has completed his prison terms in the United Kingdom. But he is…

Nigerian troops kill Boko Haram fighters, rescue hostages

Nigerian army has stated that its troops have killed Boko Haram terrorists and have rescued hostages, recovered arms and destroyed…

UPDATE: No casualty as Bristow helicopter crashes

A Bristow helicopter coming from Port Harcourt to Lagos has crashed into the Lagos lagoon, but with all the 11…

Bristow helicopter carrying 11 passengers crashes in Lagos

A Bristow Helicopter has crashed into the Atlantic Ocean around Lagos. The helicopter with registration No. 5NBJQ, is believed to…

Supreme Court rules on Akwa Ibom, Abia election today

Nigeria’s Supreme Court will hear the Akwa Ibom and Abia state governorship appeals today and as they had done with…

We are ready to lend Nigeria money, says IMF

The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday it stands ready to help sub-Saharan Africa’s oil exporters cope with plunging crude…

NIMASA paid me N905m for unexecuted jobs – Witness

A prosecution witness, Uche Obilor in the ongoing trial of former Director-General of NIMASA, Patrick Akpobolokemi and six others today…

ICC considering Falana’s petition against Okonjo-Iweala

The International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague has confirmed that it is considering the petition submitted to it by…

Anxiety, tension grip Benin as multiple explosions rip 4 buildings apart

Jethro Ibileke/Benin There was palpable fear, anxiety and tension in Benin City, capital of Edo state on Tuesday afternoon, as…

FG to save $1bn as NNPC ends crude oil swap

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu,…

NAF drone destroys Boko Haram base

The Nigerian Air Force Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has destroyed a logistics base used by members of the Boko…