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Price of kerosene shoots up to N1,769.86 per litre in July - NBS

Kerosene now costs N200 per litre in Yola

Following the scarcity of kerosene in Yola, Adamawa, the commodity is now selling at N250 per litre. A survey conducted…

Cultism not part of Edo’s tradition – Edebiri

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A former governorship candidate of the ANPP in Edo state, Solomon Iyobosa Edebiri, has decried the recent upsurge…
FILE PHOTO: Nigerian soldiers accused of mutiny during a court martial session in 2015

Boko Haram: Nigerian army to court martial 30 top officers – FULL LIST

The Nigerian Army has ordered 30 of its top officers to proceed to the Army Headquarters Garrison in Abuja to…

Man treks from Abeokuta to Lagos to thank Tinubu for Buhari’s victory

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A lad identified as Abdullahi Afolabi Nadabagi on Monday morning left Abeokuta, Ogun state capital to embark on…

Nigerian pirates free 3 French firm crew members

French oil services company Bourbon said on Monday that the three Nigerian crew members kidnapped after one of its speedboats…

Fashola presents C of O to 230 communities

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Monday presented Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) to no fewer than 230…

Illegal Detention: Appeal Court fixes 5 Nov for case against IGP

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Court of Appeal, sitting in Benin, has fixed 5 November, 2015, for hearing of a case of…

Oshiomhole not owing workers salary arrears – Odion

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo state commissioner for Information and Orientation, Louis Odion, has denied that the state government was owing workers…

Lagos PDP reverse chairman’s sack

The Lagos State Chapter of the PDP on Monday described as null and void, the purported removal of its State…

I won’t tell you where Shekau is hiding – Chadian President

Chadian leader, Idriss Deby Itno, who once said he knew where Boko Haram leader was hiding and demanded his surrender,…
Wale Babalakin’s father passes away

Money Laundering: Babalakin moves to stop EFCC fresh charge

Billionaire lawyer and Chief Executive of Bi-Courtney Limited, Chief Wale Babalakin has approached a Federal High Court, Lagos for an…
Former Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan

Delta workers strike, paralyse council activites

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba The indefinite strike action embarked upon by workers of the 25 local government councils of Delta State on…

N68m Theft: NBC Manager face trial 24 June

Akin Kuponiyi A Lagos Chief Magistrates’ court has fixed June 24, 2015, for the trial of a manager with Nigerian…

EFCC granted more time to file charges against Nnamani

Akin Kuponiyi ‬ A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has adjourned till 19 May 2015, to enable…

Buhari will not persecute Jonathan, his ministers, aides – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the incoming General Muhammadu Buhari Administration will not persecute anyone, contrary to statements…
"N3.1bn fraud": Abubakar Umar tenders damning testimony against ex-governor Suswam

Imprison Benue Attorney-General, Suswam’s aide – Ijohor

A Makurdi-based Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Tony Ijohor, has asked the Benue Chief Judge, Justice Iorhemen Hwande, to imprison…

OPC not licenced to carry arms, says Fasehun

Dr Frederick Fasehun, founder of the O’dua Peoples Congress (OPC), on Monday said the group was not licensed to carry…

Lagos Lawmakers-Elect Begin Induction

Eromosele Ebhomele As part of preparations for the commencement of the eighth session of the Lagos State House of Assembly,…

Lagos PDP Sacks Chairman

Jamiu Yisa The Executive Council of the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has removed the party’s…

Emir of Kano wants FG to improve tertiary education

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II has urged the Federal Government to pay priority attention to the quality…

Woman Buys 2 Babies For N1.9m In Lagos

Yusuf Muhammed The police in Lagos State, western Nigeria, have arrested a 52-year old woman identified as Mrs. Olamide Bello…

Lagos House Where Crocodiles, Snakes Are  Reared

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has shut down a building in Ojodu-Berger area of the state in southwest Nigeria…

OBJ Foundation In Money Laundering Scandal

The Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation founded by former presdent Olusegun Obasanjo is currently enmeshed in a money laundering scandal that is capable…

N1.2bn: ICPC to arraign NSCDC Asst Commandant, others

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it has concluded plans to arraign three officials of…

Fire injures 7, burns 109 shops in Lagos

No fewer than seven persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in a Sunday night inferno which gutted more than 109…

After surviving Boko Haram, returnees face hunger in Nigeria

By Julia Payne Nigeria (Reuters) – Since Nigeria’s army began clearing large areas of the country’s northeast from Boko Haram,…

The hottest place in hell should be reserved for Governors – Murray-Bruce

Bayelsa state, senator-elect, Ben Murray Bruce has stated that the hottest place in hell should be reserved for Nigerian governors…

PDP scheming to hijack leadership of National Assembly from APC – Kwankwaso

Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano state has hinted that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is scheming to hijack the leadership…
Ifeanyi Ubah

There was no assassination attempt on me – Ifeanyi Ubah

By Japheth Omojuwa Contrary to certain reports that he was the target of an assassination attempt, Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah while…

Rivers deputy gov, Ikuru is modern ‘Judas Iscariot’ – APC

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has branded Deputy Governor Tele Ikuru the…