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SON seals yoghurt, water factory in Kaduna

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Monday in Kaduna sealed the TOSCO Standard Yoghurt factory over alleged unhygienic environment…

We need to re-establish the integrity of Nigeria – President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the urgent need to ensure that the potentials of Nigeria are harnessed and used for…

Patricia Scotland assumes duty as new Commonwealth Secretary-General

Ms Patricia Scotland, the new Secretary-General of Commonwealth, on Monday in London, assumed duty as the first female scribe, pledging…

Maitama Sule not dead–Close Aide

Alhaji Ashiru Sharif, a close aide to Dr Yusuf Maitama Sule, the Danmasani of Kano has debunked the rumour going…

Fuel pump price will be reviewed quarterly – PPPRA

The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has stated there will be a quarterly review of petroleum pump price in…

Robbers murder night guard in Benin

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 52-year-old night guard simply identified as Abdulahi, has been murdered by suspected armed robbers in a phone…

Nigeria’s Sharubutu shines at Schneider Electric Paris marathon

Nigeria’s Philibus Sharubutu has finished in the top group at the Schneider Electric – sponsored Paris Marathon 2016, which took…

Lagos warns of discrimination against physically challenged persons

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has warned against discrimination against People Living with Disabilities, PLD, in work places and…
The N395m debt recovery suit filed against a Lagos businessman Lateef Bello- Osagie by AMCON has been adjourned till 14th day of February.

Teenager remanded for stealing phone‎ at gun point ‎

Jethro Ibileke/Benin An Egor Magistrates’ court in Benin, on Monday ordered the remand in prison custody of a teenage armed…

Robbers murder night guard

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 52-year-old night guard simply identified as Abdulahi, has been reportedly murdered by suspected armed robbers in a…

Fuel Scarcity: Passengers agonise as commuter buses disappear in Benin

Jethro Ibileke/Benin As the fuel situation in Benin and other major towns in Edo state remains critical, few commuter buses…

Driver robs passenger to pay child’s hospital bill

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin, have paraded a commercial cab driver, Clement Ogunsola, who was arrested for armed robbery.…

Military rescues kidnapped soldier, arrests sea pirates, doctor

Jethro Ibileke/Niger Delta Operatives of the Sector 2 of the military task force operating in the Niger Delta, code-named “Operation…

Between Ayo Fayose and Yours Truly by Femi Fani-Kayode (Part 1)

People often say that my friend and brother Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state and I are giving the Buhari…

Army rescues 275 from Boko Haram camp

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Nigerian Army said it has rescued 275 persons held hostage by the Boko Haram terrorists. Colonel Sani…

Ex -Lagos Solicitor-General Denies $10m Scam

Henry Ojelu The former Solicitor -General of Lagos State, Mr. Lawal Pedro has denied the allegation making the rounds that…

$10m Scam: I didn’t defraud Afe Babalola – Pedro

Kazeem Ugbodaga Former Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Lawal Pedro (SAN) has debunked allegation that he…

Angry Benue youths protest against Fulani herdsmen, shut down highway

Okafor Ofiebor Angry youths protesting the invasion of Fulani herdsmen today blocked the busy Wanune-Gboko road in Tarka Local Government…

Fuel Scarcity: NSCDC ordered to monitor petrol stations

Eromosele Ebhomele The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, on Monday disclosed that its officials have been given an…
Medical staff attending to Ebola Virus victim

Boy, 5, tests positive for Ebola in Liberia

A five-year-old boy has tested positive to Ebola in Liberia days after his mother died of the virus in the…
Ali-Modu Sheriff

PDP to inaugurate 257-man committee on Tuesday

Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party is set to inaugurate four special committees that comprises of 257 members…

Abuja court jails two men for stealing fish

A Gudu Upper Area Court in the Federal Capital Territory on Monday sentenced two men to six weeks each in…

Aregbesola empowers 45,000 youths through OYES

The Osun Government said no fewer than 45,000 unemployed youths benefited from the Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme (OYES) from 2010…

Ambode, a man with loads of substance – Utomi

Renowned economist and public commentator, Professor Pat Utomi has described Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode as a man with…

British man jailed after keeping wife as slave

A British man who treated his Pakistani wife as a slave has been sentenced to two years in prison. “Following…

Buhari cannot solve Nigeria’s problems in one year – APC Chieftain

Alhaji Muktari Mapia, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Sokoto State has urged Nigerians to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s…

Nigeria desperate to link Shiite Muslims with Boko Haram – IMN

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has claimed that security agencies in Nigeria are trying desperately to associate Shiite Muslims…

Nigeria Under Buhari: Purgatory or Perdition?

By Emmanuel Onofua It was on the 28th day of March 2015, Nigerians came out in their millions armed with…

Messi, Platini, others named in #PanamaPapers leaks

The soccer players whose names appear in the Mossack Fonseca files hail from Brazil, Uruguay, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Serbia,…

SERAP urges Buhari as Minister of Petroleum to resolve fuel crisis

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “exercise his authority as the Minister of Petroleum…