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Serial adultery lands Nigerian based in S/Africa in prison

Cyriacus Izuekwe A Nigerian based in South Africa who brought back his family to Nigeria from South Africa has landed…

I came to Lagos to steal- convicted SUV snatcher confesses

Cyriacus Izuekwe A convicted car snatcher, Somadina Enyiobi has confessed that he left his village in Oraifite in Anambra State…

Ministerial nomination: Police warn against pro, anti-Amaechi protests

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The nomination of former Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, of Rivers State as minister is heating up political tension…

Flood kills boy, 11, in Delta

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba An 11-year-old boy, names withheld, who lost his life in a ravaging flood that submerged Okpai community in…

Buhari lauds British, Swiss support in recovering stolen Nigerian funds

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja applauded the renewed support from Britain and Switzerland for the recovery and repatriation…

Delta approves N400m for students’ assistance scheme

Delta state government has approved N400 million to finance its students’ assistance scheme, Mr Jude Senebe, the Commissioner for Higher…

Emir to Buhari: implement Confab report

The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to commence a process that will lead to…

Ikeja Police College Commandant, Sobulo for burial Thursday

The late Commandant of Ikeja Police College, Police Commissioner Tunde Sobulo will be buried on Thursday in the United States…

Man faces trial for killing his dad

Akin Kuponiyi A 35-year-old man, Nelson Oamen, alleged to have killed his 75-year-old father, Sunday Ehiremen Oamen, has appeared before…

Senate to screen ministerial nominees next Tuesday

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, said the screening of ministerial nominees will begin next Tuesday, 13 October, when the Senate would…

Nigerian troops arrest Boko Haram financier and stimulant dealer

Nigerian troops have arrested a suspected Boko Haram financier and stimulants dealer, Mohammed Maina in Bama, Bama Local Government Area…

Ambode reduces cost of governance by N9bn in 3 months

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode says his administration has been able to reduce the cost of governance by…

Nigerian Army nabs fake General alleged to be Boko Haram sponsor

The Nigerian Army has arrested a suspected Boko Haram sponsor, Aliyu Hussaini, who was also said to be pretending to…

10,000 Rivers dwellers benefit from NYSC free medicare

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has rendered medical treatment to over 10,000 rural dwellers in Rivers…

Woman bites off man’s ear during fight over sex

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 36-year-old woman, Precious Osas has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for biting off a…

Man jailed for stealing SUV

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 26-year-old man, Somadina Enyiobi, has been jailed for two years without an option of fine after he…

We won’t disqualify Ambode’s nominees over petition—Assembly

Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly has said it would not just go ahead with disqualifying commissioners and…

Ministerial Nominees: Saraki announces Lai Mohammed, Fashola, Amaechi, others

Senate President Bukola Saraki formally announced the 21 nominees of President Muhammadu Buhari’s for ministerial positions. There was no surprise…

Four cyber crime offenders face criminal charge

AKIN KUPONYI Special Fraud Unit, (SFU),of Nigeria Police Force, Ikoyi, southwest Ngeria, has arraigned a lady and three men before…

INEC forged Saraki’s senate election results

*exhibits tendered by his party agent at tribunal reveal Senate President Bukola Saraki’s political future lies precariously in the balance…

Suspected kidnappers of VC’s son, others arrested

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Men of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested four persons suspected to be behind the abduction…

Tanker fire kills one, burns 3 trucks in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga An early morning tanker fire has claimed the life of one and burnt three trucks at Oshodi area…

All eyes on Kenya, as CNN/Multichoice African Journalists Awards kicks off

Seun Bisuga Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, is set to host journalists from across Africa at the 2015 edition of…

HIV: 84,035 pregnant women tested, counselled

At least 84,035 pregnant women in 12 local government areas of Kaduna state have benefited from HIV counselling and testing.…

Abuja Bombings: PDP urges Buhari to overhaul DSS, other intelligence agencies

Kazeem Ugbodaga Following the recent bombings in Abuja, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to…
Nigeria's ex-oil minister Diezani arraigns in UK Court charged with bribery

DSS working with UK Crime Agency to probe Diezani – Presidency

Nigeria’s presidency on Monday confirmed the arrest in London of former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke on suspicion of bribery and…

Lagos businessman docked over alleged N4m fraud

For allegedly defrauding a woman of N4 million, a businessman, Cletus Iyohan, was arraigned on Monday in Lagos. Iyohan, 33,…

Journalists wait impatiently for Diezani at Charing Police Station

Journalists Blogger, social commentator, activist Kayode Ogundamisi was among the hordes of newsmen waiting at the Charing Cross Police Station…

COHRD accuses DSS, Akwa Ibom governor of suppressing press freedom

The Coalition of Human Rights Defenders (COHRD) has flayed what it described as an onslaught against press freedom and journalists…

Ambode to rub minds with Lagosians on Tuesday

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode will on Tuesday, October 6, meet with Lagosians at the maiden edition of his quarterly…