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Brazil Plans Dance School For Nigeria

The Leader of the Brazilian Carnival Band, Mr Thobias Da Vai-Vai, said on Thursday in Calabar that the Brazilian Government…

Lagos PDP Plots To Oust ACN

With Nigeria’s 2015 governorship polls still  more than two years away, the Lagos State chapter of Nigeria’s Peoples Democratic Party,…

South African roads Africa’s most dangerous

South Africa’s Transport Minister, Ben Martins, said 42 people, on the average, were killed per day on the country’s roads…

Kidnapping In Nigeria: The Police Connection

As the spate of kidnapping continues to rise in the country, EROMOSELE EBHOMELE takes a look at the involvement of…

Gov Suswam faces political foe in novelty match

Gov. Gabriel Suswam of Nigeria’s central state of Benue is expected to face Professor Steve Ugbah, his main challenger in…

Nigerian surgeon shot dead by gunmen on auto bike

Nigerian professor of urology, Hyacinth Nong Mbibu has been shot dead by gunmen on motor-cycle, in Zaria, Kaduna state. Mbibu,…

US abandons embattled CAR leader Bozize

The United States evacuated its embassy in the Central African Republic on Thursday and temporarily halted its operations, amid security…

9 persons killed in road crash

No fewer than nine persons died while 11 others were injured on Thursday in a motor accident on the Gbongan-Ile…

Nigerian troops kill 5 Boko Haram suspects

The Nigerian Army said it had killed five suspected Boko Haram members and destroyed a bomb making factory in Rigasa…

CPC pledges support for Governor Yero

Nigeria’s opposition Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in Kaduna State, has pledged to support Governor Mukhtar Yero in the restoration…

12 killed in Nigeria’s most dangerous state

Twelve persons were killed by gunmen across the Nigerian north east state of Borno—all in a day, further cementing its…

Edo state slams US travel advisory

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Nigeria’s Edo state government has condemned the recent travel advisory issued by the United States, urging its citizens…

Questions over jobs at Nigeria’s rights agency

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Questions are now being raised over a secret recruitment of workers by Nigeria’s National Human Rights…

Obasanjo’s mansion gutted by fire

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta A section of the multi-million naira mansion of the former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo was up in…

Lagos lawmakers disown revenue report

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE There was drama at the floor of the Lagos State House of Assembly Thursday evening when members of…

Thousands rally for embattled CAR leader

Central African Republic’s embattled President Francois Bozize appealed Thursday for French and US help to halt a rebel advance as…

Hollande dismisses Ansaru, others as not ‘credible’

President Francois Hollande said Thursday Islamist groups holding French hostages in Africa were not trustworthy and should not be taken…

Nigeria arrests Colombian drug chemist

Simon Ateba/Lagos Nigeria’s anti-drug agency has arrested a Columbian drug kingpin and uncovered three production factories for a prohibited drug…

Senator Pwajok appeals election nullification

Nigeria’s Senator Gyang Pwajok (PDP- Plateau North), has filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal, Abuja, against the 20…

Nigerian Police Goes After Importers, Sellers Of Bangers

The Nigerian police in Lagos State have vowed to clampdown on sellers and users of fireworks across the state following…

Lagos demolishes burnt houses

Following the fire incident caused by fireworks in Jankara area of Lagos Island yesterday, Nigeria’s Lagos State Emergency Management Agency,…

Nigerian Christian Pilgrims On Shopping Spree In Israel

Nigerian Christian pilgrims currently in Israel have gone on a shopping spree at the Jaffa Market in Tel Aviv. The…

Traffic Picks Up At Lagos Airport

Traffic is picking up again at the Lagos airport after the Christmas holidays. At the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 1,…

Memo To Doyin Okupe: What Is President Jonathan Hiding (2)

After the first part of this piece appeared last week, I received a couple of emails accusing me of several…

Lagos Generates 10,000 Tonnes Of Wastes Daily

The Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) evacuates 10,000 tonnes of refuse daily, the Managing Director, said on Wednesday. The…

LASG Opposes Discrimination Against Disabled

As the world marked the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Lagos State Government has vowed to champion moves…

LASTMA, KAI Enlighten Traders

Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, and the Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI, Brigade, have embarked on a career evaluation programme…

Embrace Peace, Agbede Tells NURTW Members

The chairman of the Lagos State council of the National Union Of Road Transport Workers(NURTW),  Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede has advised…

IFAD Invests $447,000 In C/River Agric Project

Cross River State Government has got $447,000 from the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) for projects since 2006, the…

Court Orders Two Company Directors To Pay Octogenarian N12m

A Lagos High Court has ordered two directors of investment and portfolio management company, Cowrie Investment and Securities Limited, Salako…