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Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, Chairman, Tantita Security Services Nig. Ltd (TSSNL), alleges sabotage in fight against crude oil theft

Arrest Tompolo now, court orders security operatives

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday issued a fresh order for the arrest of Government Ekpemupolo, a.k.a…

Denver Broncos beat Carolina Panthers to win #SB50

The Denver Broncos produced a defensive masterclass to upset the Carolina Panthers 24-10 and win Super Bowl 50. Carolina were…

N80m Dinner: Amaechi blasts Ben Bruce

Former Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi has blasted Ben Murray-Bruce, the senator representing Bayelsa East Constituency over comments he made…

2016 Budget: Buhari earmarks N500bn to alleviate poverty

The need to pay attention to the common man and spend the resources of this country on the poor people…

Amaechi spent $150m on Buhari’s campaign – Wike

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has accused his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, of allegedly spending the sum of…

Nigerian Army begins investigation into Boko Haram attacks on Dalori

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Nigerian Army said on Sunday that it is investigating attacks by Boko Haram terrorists on communities close…

DSS files new charge against Dasuki, says he left the army without resigning

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Department of State Service (DSS) had filed new charges against the embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo…
Senator Ken Nnamani

Ken Nnamani was one of PDP’s ‘Golden Boys’ – Okupe

Doyin Okupe, former senior special assistant to former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs has described Ken Nnamani,…
Ahmed Gulak

PDP Crisis: Owie backs Gulak, says North East leaders went to sleep

A former Senate Chief Whip, Rowland Owie, has thrown his weight behind former political adviser to ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed…

Libel: Buhari’s aide sues US blogger for N1bn

Following a malicious publication that she runs an international human trafficking ring, a member of the Buhari Media Support Group,…

Akwa Ibom: Our position on the Supreme Court judgment – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom has described the verdict of the Supreme Court on the governorship election…

Ben Bruce blasts Buhari, says he is not a criminal

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has stated that Nigerians are not criminals but instead they are hardworking people, noting specifically that himself…
Senator Ken Nnamani

Nnamani’s parting shot: PDP ‘party of mercenaries, rent seekers’

Former Nigerian Senate President Ken Nnamani has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party. But unlike some political jobbers in recent times,…

UPDATE: Lassa fever kills 101 in Nigeria

A growing Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has killed 101 people, as West Africa battles to contain a flare up…

Kenya’s Abraham Kiptum wins Lagos City Marathon

Kazeem Ugbodaga/Taiwo Adelu Abraham Kiptum of Kenya beat other top marathoners across the world to win the first Access Bank…

More terrorist groups to pledge allegiance to IS in 2016, says UN

Islamist sect, Boko Haram and 33 other militant groups from around the world have reportedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic…

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…