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How Nigeria, 3 others lost $4bn – Global Witness

A watchdog group says four African countries lost more than $4 billion in shady oil and mining deals and calls…

3 bank robbery suspects shot dead in Delta

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Three suspected bank robbers were last Friday shot dead in Warri by operatives of Delta State Police Command.…

Stipends: Leprosy inmates in Delta barricade Govt House

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Inmates of the Leprosy Rehabilitation Camp in Eku, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State Monday stormed…

Why we suspended LG chiefs – Oshiomhole

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has denied insinuations that the sack of four local government chairmen in…
Ibrahim Lamorde, former EFCC Chairman is dead

EFCC does not pressure suspects to obtain statements – Lamorde

The Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde, has debunked the allegation that suspects who are being investigated…

Will APC allow credible elections?

By Bola Bolawole Credible elections are a fulcrum of democracy. Without it, democracy cannot be said to be alive and…

Idongesit’s murder: Protesters storm Lagos court to demand justice

Scores of protesters and family members of the mother of four, Idongesit Sunday, who was allegedly felled by a trigger-happy…

Army holds range classification for Airforce students

The 3 Division of Nigerian Army is to hold a three-day range classification for students of Air Force Military School…

2 Oyo pilgrims detained over drug in Saudi Arabia

Two of the 1,191 pilgrims from Oyo State who performed this year’s Hajj were detained by the Saudi Arabian authorities…

Appeal Court adjourns Saraki’s case indefinitely

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday adjourned ruling on an appeal filed by Senate President, Bukola Saraki challenging…

Octogenarian arms peddler arrested in Edo

Jethro Ibileke/Benin An 80-year-old arms peddler, Madam Comfort Izeomwen, has been arrested and paraded by the Edo State Police Command.…

Traffic deaths preventable, WHO says in call for road safety

Countries must introduce tougher laws to prevent drivers from speeding or drinking and help reduce the toll of 1.25 million…

Emir Sanusi excites Kano residents

Residents of Kano went wild with jubilation Saturday as their Emir, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II, rode on a she-camel as…

NDLEA rehabilitates 210 drug addicts in Jigawa

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has rehabilitated 210 drug addicts in Jigawa over the last 20 months. Mr…

Polio: LG to immunise 111,180 children in Jigawa

Dutse Local Government Council of Jigawa on Monday said it would vaccinate at least 111,180 children against polio in the…

Grande Oakbridge boss seeks FG, State Govts’ support for private schools

Paul Iyoghojie The Executive Director of Grande Oakbridge Montessori School, Lekki, Eti-Osa LG Area of Lagos State, Mrs. Hannah Royeke…

Ogun LG bosses charged to improve IGR

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Transition Committee Chairmen in the 20 Local Government Council Areas in Ogun State have been asked to devise…

Anambra Accident: Masquerades, victims for burial

Cyriacus Izuekwe Igwe Gody Ezechukwu, the traditional ruler of Umuchu town in Anambra State, southeast Nigeria, where a truck crashed…

Navy destroys 1,500 drums of diesel, illegal refinery in Delta

The Central Naval Command in Bayelsa has destroyed 1, 500 drums of diesel and one illegal oil refining camp in…

Boko Haram kills 12 in Adamawa, seizes military food supply

Suspected Boko Haram militants have struck again in Madagali local government area of Adamawa state, northeast Nigeria, killing 12 villagers…

Odia Ofeimun: I will be the Governor of Edo State

By Odia Ofeimun I want to be Governor of Edo state in 2016. My purpose is to realize a collective…

Dickson wants Bayelsa APC ministerial nominees cleared

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt In a rare show leadership devoid of partisan politics, Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State over the…

French envoy seeks FG’s support for Lagos Govt.

Amb Stephane Gompertz, France’s Ambassador for Climate Change, has called for a robust participation from Nigeria at the climate change…

Suicide bomber targeting Nigerian army barracks killed

Soldiers of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri, Borno State, today gunned down a female suicide bomber…

Ex-Edo NMA Chair, 2 other doctors kidnapped

Jethrro Ibileke/Benin A former Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), in Edo State, Dr Philip Ugbodaga and two other…

Nigerian nabbed in Australia with $10m hard drug

A 32 year old Nigerian could be jailed in Australia  for life for allegedly smuggling $10million worth of methamphetamine into the…

APC tasks Ambode’s new cabinet

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has charged Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s new cabinet to…

Inadequate budgeting stalls recruitment of 10,000 policemen – Okiro

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Inadequate budgetary provision have stalled the recruitment of 10, 000 men into the Nigerian Police Force, as promised…

Biafra writes world leaders over Kanu’s arrest

Eromosele Ebhomele The Indigenous People of Biafra Worldwide, a group championing the secession of Biafra from Nigeria and which owns…

We will explain how Abacha’s loot was disbursed – World Bank

The World Bank has said it needs additional time to provide a more comprehensive response on how the fund looted…