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Come clean on Shiite killings, Amnesty tells Nigeria

Satellite images and witness accounts offer damning new evidence that Nigeria’s military killed hundreds of minority Shiite Muslims late last…

Saraki: Why I am jumping from court to court

Senate president, Bukola Saraki, has decided to explain to Nigerians why he has been “jumping” from one courtroom to another…

I’m prosecuted for objecting a Muslim-Muslim ticket – Saraki

Nigeria’s senate president, Bukola Saraki has opened the lid on why he is being prosecuted by some persons in the…

I never struck a deal with PDP to be senate president, says Saraki

Bukola Saraki has explained how he emerged the senate president of the 8th assembly dismissing talks that he struck a…

Boko Haram: US to mobilise more aid for Nigeria

The United States on Friday pledged to mobilise more aid and support for Nigeria and other countries affected by the…

Why I fell out with President Jonathan – Saraki

Nigeria’s senate president, Bukola Saraki has explained why he had problems with the country’s immediate past president, Goodluck Jonathan. Saraki…

Nigerian troops arrest four Boko Haram kingpins

Nigerian Army troops of 3 Battalion, of 22 Task Force Brigade on Friday made an unprecedented catch with the arrest…

Man, 31, sent to prison for raping his sister-in-law

Paul Iyoghojie The Police at Lion Building Division, Lagos Island, Lagos, southwest Nigeria have arraigned a thirty-five year old man,…

Rickey Tarfa’s trial will go on – Justice Akintoye

Justice A. A. Akintoye of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere on Friday, dismissed an application filed before…

Wike sacks 23 LG caretaker chairmen, members

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has dissolved all the 23 Local Government caretaker committees with immediate…

PDP guber aspirant, two others docked for stealing

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A Peoples Democratic Party,PDP former governorship aspirant in Ogun State, Alhaji Sikirulai Ogundele and two other party members…

How Nwobike paid Justice Yunusa N750,000 – Witness

A witness in the ongoing trial of Dr Joseph Nwobike SAN, who is standing trial for allegedly bribing a Federal…

Police launch health care scheme for officers in Lagos

Cyriacus Izuekwe In line with the vision of the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arese, the police have launched a…

Violators of Maiduguri curfew will be punished – Nigerian Army

Headquarters 7 Division Nigerian Army Operation LAFIYA DOLE on Friday warned residents of Maiduguri, Borno state against the violation of…

3 Osun State officials kidnapped in Kogi

Three Osun Government officials were on Friday kidnapped by gunmen on the Obajana – Lokoja road in Kogi. The victims…
You have a case to answer, court tells Nyako, son, others

Nyako’s N29bn Fraud: Witness explains Diamond Bank’s role

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, April 22, 2016 presented its fifth witness in the ongoing trial…

Land grabbing to become a criminal offence in Lagos

Eromosele Ebhomele A bill for a law to prohibit forceful entry and occupation of landed properties in Lagos state, western…

Lagos detects ghost workers, recovers millions of naira

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has recovered N25 million being paid to ghost and dead workers at the Local…
The Senate invokes provisions of Section 157 (1) of the 1999 Constitution to sack Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal(CCT) Danladi Umar.

Saraki’s lawyer would have been jailed – CCT Chairman

But for the intervention of other lawyers in court, Mr Danladi Umar, the Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal affirmed…

More trouble for Saraki as new charges are filed against him

The romance between Nigeria’s senate president, Bukola Saraki and the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) does not look like one…

Amnesty insists Nigerian Army killed hundreds of Shiite Muslims

Amnesty International said on Friday that Nigeria’s army killed hundreds of men, women and children from a minority Shi’ite Muslim…
Nigerian governors lose to Federal Govt. in court

Buhari stops deductions from state allocations

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the suspension of deductions from state allocations on the N689.5 billion salary assistance loans given…

I have solutions to Edo problems, says Peter Esele

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Ahead of the September 10 governorship election in Edo State, a former National President of Petroleum and Natural…
MACBAN alleges that killings of innocent herders by a vigilance group is going on in Sokoto State with 16 lives lost so far.

Fulani herdsmen abduct varsity worker in Delta

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba The Delta State Police Command have confirmed the abduction of a non-academic staff of the Delta State University,…

Phone thief batters RRS operative in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga A 32-year old suspected phone thief, Idowu Nojeem, has battered a policeman attached to the Rapid Response Squad…

Lebanese man docked over alleged falsification of Nigerian Citizenship

A Lebanese National Rami El Masri 42 who allegedly forged a letter of confirmation of Nigeria Citizenship with Ref. No…

Female witness abducted in court by gunmen

Cyriacus Izuekwe A female witness in a criminal matter before the Ejigbo magistrate court has been abducted in the court…
The Senate invokes provisions of Section 157 (1) of the 1999 Constitution to sack Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal(CCT) Danladi Umar.

Tension at CCT as Justice Umar threatens to jail Saraki’s lawyer

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Tempers flared at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CTC on Thursday morning as the Chairman of the Tribunal,…

Don’t celebrate our victory against Boko Haram yet – Army

The Nigerian Army on Thursday cautioned individuals and groups organizing rallies to celebrate its successes against Boko Haram terrorists in…

Man stabs twin brothers, one dies, other critically ill

Cyriacus Izuekwe The police at Ikotun division have intensified efforts to arrest one Alex Onuora who stabbed two brothers who…