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Edo PDP holds peaceful ward congresses

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Edo state chapter on Saturday joined other chapters of the party across the…

FRSC mobile court convicts 340 traffic offenders in Anambra

No fewer than 340 motorists were tried and convicted by the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) mobile court in Anambra…

Your evil justifies my evil by Pius Adesanmi

By Prof. Pius Adesanmi Anytime you hear a Nigerian veer into a conversation whose nuances s/he can’t even grasp with…

NDDC disowns college renovation contract in Akwa Ibom

The management of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), says it did not award any contract for the renovation of classroom…

EFCC to arraign two SAN for alleged bribery

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to arraign two Senior Advocates of Nigeria,SAN, Rickey Tarfa and Dr.…

2 waste workers arrested for selling expired products

Cyriacus Izuekwe The police at Aswani division have arrested two Balogun market waste disposal workers at Trade Fair Complex for…

Buhari should take over power ministry -Melaye

Eromosele Ebhomele In another controversial suggestion on Saturday, Nigeria’s Senator Dino Melaye has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to take over…

Sokoto commissioner dies at 42

Eromosele Ebhomele The Commissioner for Science and Technology in Sokoto state, northern Nigeria, Nasir Zarummai, is dead. Zarumai died Friday…

Mile 12: Lagos promises quick, effective solution to dispute

bode The Lagos State Government on Friday met with all the stakeholders from Mile 12 market, Agiliti community, Maidan and…

APC blasts Secondus for blaming Amaechi for his detention

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt i Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has lashed at the deputy national chairman of…

Goodluck Jonathan buries relative amid tears

Samuel Oki, a relative of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s uncle, kidnapped on Tuesday February 17 along with the uncle, has…

Philippines impounds North Korean ship under UN sanctions

The Philippines said on Saturday it had impounded a North Korean vessel in response to tough new United Nations sanctions…

Rupert Murdoch, 84, marries Jerry Hall in London

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch married model Jerry Hall in London Friday after the couple announced their engagement in January, a…

I’m not out to oppress anyone with my wealth – Davido

Funsho Arogundade Afro-pop star and Sony/BMG Record new signee, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has said that he is…

Ben Carson pulls out of presidential race

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson officially ended his bid for the White House on Friday after failing to win any…

Federal Operations Zone A seize N18m worth of poultry

Following the re-invigoration of the teams sequel to the transformation ideology of the Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hammed Ibrahim…

Nigerian Army to sponsor slain gallant soldiers’ children

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai, has reiterated the pledge of the Nigerian Army to sponsor…
NDLEA arrests 20 drug traffickers in Edo

NDLEA arrests 4 over attempt to export narcotics worth N220m

ratives The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an exporter and three clearing agents in connection with the…

Ibadan agog as 41st Olubadan ascends throne

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, western Nigeria, stood still Friday as people from all walks of life thronged…

Dangote, Kaduna State, others acquire Peugeot – El Rufai

Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna state on Friday said that the state government, Bank of Industry, business tycoon Aliko Dangote…

Buhari congratulates new Olubadan on his coronation

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the new Olubadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji Aje Ogungunniso 1 on his coronation on Friday. This…

Wike to create 3000 jobs in Rivers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has said in a bid to create 3000 direct and indirect…

EFCC arrests, grills Ebonyi Speaker over N60m fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Rt Hon. Ogbonnaya Francis Nwaifuru, Speaker, Ebonyi State House of Assembly.…

Women Arise protest at Kirikiri court over battering of housewife

Cyriacus Izuekwe Dr Joe Okey-Odumakin and members of the women Arise Against Domestic violence on Friday protested at the premises…

Obasanjo’s place in history is assured – Buhari

anjo President Muhammadu Buhari heartily congratulated former president of Nigeria and elder statesman, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo (GCFR), as he turns…

Okowa lauds Obasanjo at 79

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Delta State Governor, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, has felicitated with former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun…

Yahaya Bello welcomes twin boys

The wife of Kogi state governor, Hajia Hafi Bello, has given birth to twin boys at a private hospital in…

Cattle market ‘financing’ Boko Haram shut in Borno

Nigeria’s military has closed one of Africa’s biggest cattle markets, charging sales of stolen animals is helping finance Boko Haram’s…

My aides are too slow, says Mugabe

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has blamed his aides for the country’s economic failure, describing them as “slow”. “We have managed…

Wike warns against playing politics with implementation of UNEP Report

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has cautioned against the politicisation of the process leading to the implementation…