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Nigerian Air Force Panthers during training

Nigerian Air Force trains 150 Panthers, new anti-terror squad

The Special Forces operations are characterised by speed, precision, destabilising shock effects and perseverance of forces which require that these…
Muhammad Tukur Muazu Aliyu, the Acting Chief Judge of Kaduna State

El-Rufai swears in Muazu Aliyu as acting CJ

The acting Chief Judge, Aliyu, assured the governor that he will ensure that the judiciary is governed according to the…
Group deploys what it described as coordinated attack on Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, as the battle for senate minority positions hots up.

PDP drive for presidential consensus candidate collapses

The four aspirants in the forefront of the campaign for consensus are former President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki;…
APC refutes report of mass defection in Kebbi

N100m for presidential nomination form outrageous: Group tells APC

The group questioned the justification of the party’s high cost for nomination forms, saying that it was not good for…
Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi

17 Quick Facts about Oba Lamidi Adeyemi

Adeyemi was remarkably a lover of boxing. He was an amateur boxer before ascending the throne in 1970.
'His hands and feet were swelling': Alaafin’s aide reveals final days

Alaafin of Oyo Oba Lamidi Adeyemi is dead

Alaafin Adeyemi was born Lamidi Olayiwola Atanda Adeyemi on October 15, 1938 into the Alowolodu Royal House of the famous…
I was not invited nor arrested by EFCC: Pauline Tallen speaks

Nigeria’s Minister wants psychiatric tests for couples before marriage

By Aderogba George The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, has said that she would initiate a conversation with…
Lagos Tin Can island port

Customs agents to shut down Lagos ports next week

The levy was recently introduced by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on used imported vehicles, a decision which didn’t go…
NURTW

Lagos crisis: NURTW begs Gov. Sanwo-Olu

The president said that the union had inaugurated a nine-man caretaker committee to oversee and coordinate operations of the union…
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa

Delta to terminate Mosogar electricity contract

According to him, the project may be terminated over the poor performance of the contractor as the project had continued…
Aregbesola

Aregbesola: NCS not swapping inmates for free citizens

Aregbesola maintained that the news was false with no substantial evidence as no such swapping would be tolerated under his…

2 die, 12 injured in lone bus accident on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesperson, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), said that the accident occurred at 1:10p.m.

Nigeria Governors donates N50m to Plateau communities

The Nigeria Governors Forum commended Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong for his commitment to addressing insecurity in the state
FILE: Suspected cultists arrested

Lagos Police smash three deadly cultists, recover guns

A statement issued by the command's spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin on Friday said the police acted on intelligence provided by…
An 80-year-old man, Isiyaka Ayinde, has reportedly committed suicide by hanging self with a rope in Araromi Imota area of Lagos State.

Police foil suicide attempt in Ilorin

The police spokesman said an alarm raised by a passer-by who saw Owolabi hanging from the tree attracted the police…

Internet fraudster Ochei Andrew jailed in Port Harcourt

He was jailed on Thursday April 21, 2022, after pleading "guilty" to the two count charges preferred against him by…
File: PDP supporters with the party's flag

Many Ebonyi chieftains dump APGA for PDP

The former APGA stalwarts also declared their support for a PDP governorship aspirant, Dr Ifeanyi-Chukwuma Odii.
EFCC arrests Emmanuel Udom, the immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State over alleged N700 billion fraud.

Why I want to be president – Udom Emmanuel

Udom Emmanuel who is a presidential aspirant on the platform of PDP said if elected president in 2023, he would…
NURTW passes vote of no confidence on Tajudeen Baruwa

NURTW sets up nine-man committee to oversee Lagos affairs

NURTW said that the decision to urgently constitute a caretaker committee was to prevent any vacuum in administration of the…
FRSC boss Oyeyemi:

FRSC redeploys 46 senior officers

By Ibironke Ariyo The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has redeployed 46 senior officers to different formations nationwide for effective…
Edward Okoye a.k.a Stone

Have you seen them? Police declare ‘Stone,’ 11 others wanted for Anambra murder

They are wanted in a case of conspiracy, murder, armed robbery, act of terrorism, kidnapping, cultism and unlawful possession of…
Yakubu Dogara

Court sacks ex-Speaker Yakubu Dogara from House of Reps

Yakubu was the Speaker of the House of Representatives between 2015 and 2019 and was re-elected back to the House…
Prelate Of The Methodist Church Of Nigeria, His Eminence, Samuel Kalu Uche

Methodist Prelate declares operation get your PVC

Kanu, represented by the synod Secretary, Very Rev. Davidson Aluko, called on all faithful never to collect money before voting…
Power outage

Blackout cripples commercial activities in Calabar

Mr Collins Igwe, Regional Manager of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC), appealed to residents to be patient as…
APC planning to cause civil unrest ahead governorship poll - Edo Govt

Land grabbing: IGP to deploy special squads to Edo

Obaseki said that the issue of land grabbing in various communities in the state was worrisome and that the special…
Witness says ex- Power Minister, Liyel Imoke wrote Sunrise Power that FEC did not approve award of $6bn Mambila Power Project contract to it.

SDP states’ chairmen to members: Disregard Agunloye’s suspension

The SDP forum chairmen directed the newly elected officials of the party in the state to continue with the “good…
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu approves increment of 100 per cent on bursary payable to students of Lagos State origin in tertiary institutions

Sanwo-Olu orders political appointees seeking elective offices to resign

Affected by the governor's order are political appointees who are delegates to the State House of Assembly, House of Representatives,…
Court sentences Lagos man, Eniola Wasiu Ibrahim, to life imprisonment for forcefully having sexual intercourse with his girlfriend

Jos trader Paul Yilkom jailed for receiving stolen phone

The Prosecution Counsel, Ibrahim Gokwat told the court that the case was reported on Jan. 25, at the ‘C’ Division…
Edo High Court remands 38-year-old Pastor, Simeon Okehielem, for allegedly raping and impregnating a house wife, Mrs Isoken Vivian Aigbedo.

Prophet Aguebere jailed for sexual assault of wife’s teenage niece

According to the Magistrate, the action of the convict resulted in the victim having forceful tear of her hymen and…
Osinbajo at Olubadan's palace

2023 presidency: Moment Osinbajo hit Ibadan, visited Olubadan (Photos)

Osinbajo's visit to the traditional ruler preceded a meeting with his presidential support groups in the state.