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Lagos ready to host international marathon

…$50, 000 For First Prize Winner In furtherance of its determination to achieve excellence through sports, the Lagos State Government…
Ikedi Ohakim

$2.9m Fraud: Ohakim’s son threatens prosecution witness

An unimaginable drama, on Tuesday, January 26, 2016, stalled the cross-examination of prosecution witness, Abu Sule in the case involving…

Pastor of Kumuyi’s church kidnapped, N50m ransom demanded

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Kebbi State Overseer of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, DCLM, Pastor David Onubedo was on Monday evening…

Lassa Fever: Ogun places 19 under surveillance

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Nineteen suspected primary carriers of Lassa fever in Ogun State, have been placed under intensive surveillance. The 19…

OAP Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi whitewashed by Olumofin brothers

A tweet about two unidentified alleged ‘party gate-crashing’ brothers has landed a programme director at Naija FM 102.7, Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi…

Bad weather forces British Airways London flight to land in Nigeria

Femi Ipaye/Abuja A British Airways flight from London to South Africa was forced to land in Nigeria early Tuesday morning…
First Lady Aisha thanks Nigerians for supporting her husband, Muhammadu Buhari, wishes incoming government of Tinubu peaceful tenure

Hijab: Muslim women decry harassment

Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria Muslim women have decried marginalisation and harassment of women in Hijab across the country. The Muslim women…

Extra judicial killing: Cop jailed for life

Jethro Ibileke/Benin An operative of the Edo State Command of the Nigerian Police, Corporal Amadin Idahosa, was Monday sentenced to…

On Twitter, Nigerians go gaga for Eritrea

Nigerians have gone ballistic on Twitter after it was reported that the Eritrean government ordered its men to marry two…

We need telcos support to fight insecurity, corruption – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has solicited the support of the nation’s telecommunications operators for the…

Kogi: All set for Yahaya Bello’s inauguration as governor

Barring any court order, all is now set for tomorrow’s inauguration of the Kogi governor-elect, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. He may…

Suspected robbers’ armourer arrested

Cyriacus Izuekwe Police operatives attached to Ajegunle police division of the Lagos command have arrested a suspected armourer of an…

N60m Fraud: EFCC arraigns ex-NBA chairman, court registrar

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, January 22, 2016 arraigned the duo of Barrister Binanu R. Esthon,…

Edo guber: Osunbor laments monetisation of election

Jethro Ibileke/Benin‎ Ahead of the 2016 governorship election in Edo state, a former governor of the state and an aspirant…

Fayose appoints Owolabi as Perm Sec

Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State, on Monday approved the appointment of Mr Adeniyi Owolabi as a Permanent Secretary in…

Edo 2016: PDP ‘oxygen’ in Etsako LGA joins APC

Sheikh Murktari Ilenoba, Etsako Central Local Government chairman, who has described himself as the ‘oxygen’ of Peoples Democratic Party in…

EFCC takes over Dasuki’s houses, hotel

Property believed to belong to former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki was at the weekend sealed off by the…

PICTURES: Gallant Gen. Buratai visits Colombia

Nigeria’s Chief of army staff, Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai is on a visit to Colombia’s army headquarters in Bogota.…

I’ll reply Okonjo-Iweala today – Falana

Nigeria’s leading human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) said he would offer a full response today to the diatribe against…

Femi Falana, an ‘integrity challenged charlatan’, says Okonjo-Iweala

Former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has hit back at human rights advocate, Femi Falana, labelling him an “integrity challenged…

45% of Nigerian graduates unemployed – survey

Nigeria needs to ramp up training and job creation schemes for university graduates, a leading recruitment agency said on Monday,…

N25m Internet Scam: Segun Aroke gets 24-year jail term

Justice Lateefa Okunnu of the Lagos State High Court, sitting in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced an undergraduate of Kuala…

Akpobolokemi sent back to prison

Akin Kuponiyi A Lagos High Court presided over by Justice Raliat Adebiyi on Monday ordered that former Director-General of Nigerian…

Fire razes 200 stores in Sapele market

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Properties worth millions of naira in Sapele Modern Market, Sapele local Government area of Delta State were…
Court grants EFCC interim order to freeze 1,146 bank accounts being investigated for unauthorized dealing in forex exchange, others

Money Laundering: How Dariye siphoned N1.2bn Plateau’s Ecological Fund – witness

The trial of a former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial…

Corrupt Nigerians carted away $200bn to Dubai— Sen. Sani

Femi Adi/Kaduna Chairman Senate Committee on Foreign and Domestic Debts Senator Shehu Sani on Monday in Kaduna said 200 billion…

EFCC arraigns four men over N1billion BOI fraud

Henry Ojelu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned four men before Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of a Lagos…

Group bemoans illegal discharge by ships in private jetties

The Chairman , Nigerians Against Theft In the Maritime Sector (NATIMS), Dr. Jonas Bankole, on Monday said some private jetty…