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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…

FG committed to meeting 2017 deadline for Digital Switch Over – Minister

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has assured of the Federal Government’s commitment to meeting the June…

Tension in Mile 12, residents flee

Kazeem Ugbodaga More tension is brewing in Mile 12 area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, following Thursday’s deadly clashes between Yoruba…

Oshiomhole raises Edo doctors’ pay by 5%

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has approved a five per cent increase in the Consolidated Medical Salary Scale (CONMESS)…

Arms Deal: Dasuki loses bid to stop trial

A Federal Capital Territory High Court has dismissed an application brought before it by former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo…

Eskor Toyo will be remembered for fight against corruption – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has paid tribute to renowned scholar and elder statesman, Professor Eskor Toyo, describing him as a role…

Lagos residents call for relocation of Mile 12 market

Eromosele Ebhomele Following Thursday clash between the Hausa and Yoruba communities in the Mile 12 area of Lagos State, western…

Manny Pacquiao’s message to Nigerian lawmakers

Manny Pacquiao is most reputed as one of the best pound for pound boxer of all times but he is…

Scientists ‘find cancer’s Achilles heel’

BBC News: Scientists believe they have discovered a way to “steer” the immune system to kill cancers. They have developed…

Amaechi behind my misrepresented ordeal, says Uche Secondus

The deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, has hinted that former Rivers governor, Rotimi Amaechi is…

Blessing Edet, 24, stabs boyfriend to death

For allegedly stabbing her boyfriend to death, 24-year-old Blessing Edet is to be kept behind bars for the next 30…

Terrorism: US issues ‘Worldwide Caution’

The United States updated its “Worldwide Caution” to American travelers Thursday, warning that the Islamic State group, Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram,…

Donald Trump is a fraud, says Romney

Former US presidential candidate Mitt Romney gave a blistering rebuke of 2016 Republican front-runner Donald Trump on Thursday, leading an…

Osinbajo, Dangote, Tinubu others to speak at The Economist’s 2016 Summit

Philip Walker, Regional Manager of The Economist Intelligence Unit, Miguel Melo Azevedo, Head of Investment Banking, Citi Group Africa among…

It’s The Economy, Wise Guy by Okey Ndibe

By Okey Ndibe In 1992, Bill Clinton, then the Democratic Party candidate for the US presidency, popularized the phrase, “It’s…

52 suspected criminals paraded in Delta

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba The Delta State Commissioner of Police, Alkali Baba Usman Thursday announced that 52 suspected criminals have been arrested…

Ogun Assembly receives 20 petitions against ex-Sagamu DPO

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta All is not yet laid to rest concerning the faceoff between the former DPO of Sagamu Police Station,…

Olubadan: Oyo declares public holiday

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State Thursday declared Friday, 4 March, 2016 as a public holiday in honour…

Assassins shoot, kill chief priest

Jethro Ibileke/Benin ‎ A‎chief priest (Ohen-Ogba) of Aruogba village, a community in Oredo local government area of Edo state, Pa…

Prosecute abductors of Ese Oruru, Dickson orders

Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has called for a comprehensive investigation into the abduction and subsequent prosecution of the culprits…

I received cars from Omokore but I’m innocent – Uche Secondus

Eromosele Ebhomele Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, on Thursday admitted he made some…

Bayelsa Polls: Dickson sets up 5-man panel to probe civil servants

The Bayelsa state governor, Seriake Dickson, has constituted a five-man panel to investigate the level of involvement of some career…

Army council orders release of General Ransome-Kuti

The Nigerian Army Council has quashed the conviction of Brig. – Gen. Enitan Ransome-Kuti by a Special Court Martial and…
Medics successfully transplants a pig liver into a human in a world first. The patient, a 71-year-old man, lived for almost half a year after.

UK launches new trial to test cancer vaccine

A team of researchers is testing a new vaccine in Britain, which is aimed at enabling the immune system to…

Truck operators disrupt port activities over NPA’s N10, 000 levy

The Coalition of Port Dry Cargo Transport Operators on Thursday disrupted activities at the Lagos Port Complex over the proposed…

Ikodoru Kidnapping: Lawmakers admit inadequate policing of Lagos

Eromosele Ebhomele Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday admitted inadequate policing of Lagos State following the…