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US announces visa application changes in‎ Nigeria

By Simon Ateba For Nigerians planning to travel to the United States, the visa application process has changed, an official…

Delta retirees barricade Assembly Complex over N16bn unpaid pension arrears

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Activities at the Delta State House of Assembly was Tuesday paralysed for several hours, following protest by members…

I Suffered Cancer for 10 Months, says Prof. Wole Soyinka

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Prof. Wole Soyinka revealed today that he lived with prostrate cancer, but was recently cured. The Noble laureate…

Lagos Pays Retirees N1.7b

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government on Tuesday paid N1.79 billion to 319 retirees from the State Public Service under…

INEC Treading Path Of Destruction —Fashola

Kazeem Ugbodaga & Eromosele Ebhomele Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has warned that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is…

I Steal Only On Sundays, Suspect Confesses

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 24-year-old man arrested for burglary has said that he steals only on Sundays by breaking into his…

2015: APC Screens House Of Reps Aspirants

Jamiu Yisa The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has begun the screening of aspirants for various…

Over 45 dead in Maiduguri market bombings

More than 45 people died Tuesday in twin bombings in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, a local health worker…

Second bomb by female bomber rips through Maiduguri market

A suicide bomber suspected to be female attacked a crowded market in northeast Nigeria’s city of Maiduguri on Tuesday, moments…

PDP screening committee disqualifies all anti-Wike aspirants, clears Wike

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The South-South Zone of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship screening committee has disqualified Prof Don Baridam,…

Boko Haram takes over Damasak, after attack on market

Boko Haram has taken over another town in Nigeria’s far northeast, a lawmaker, a local government official and a security…

100 Influential Africans: Dangote, Ezekwesili in, Jonathan out

Four African Heads of State made the list of the 100 Most Influential Africans for 2014, but President Goodluck Jonathan’s…

Jonathan not promoting Zion nation, likes Islam, says Abati

The Presidency has dismissed allegations that President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria is using his office to pursue anti-Islam agenda and…

Sultan of Sokoto blasts military for fleeing from Boko Haram

Nigeria’s top Islamic leader on Monday accused the military of fleeing when Boko Haram attacks and terrorising civilians, in the…

Buhari submits nomination form, criticizes NASS invasion

General Muhammadu Buhari, a presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday in Abuja submitted his nomination form…

Rivers High Court Chief Registrar abducted

Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt Barely 24 hours after the All Progressive Congress, APC, raised alarm that there were attempts to…

Tambuwal: Keyamo accuses police of committing illegality

Eromosele Ebhomele Nigerian Human rights lawyer, Festus Keyamo, on Monday said the Nigeria Police Force committed illegality for shutting the…

Our data centre not for cloning PVCs, APC tells DSS

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday rejected the allegation that its data centre in Lagos was used to clone…

Atiku donates N8.5m to Sokoto APC, promises end to poverty

Former Vice President and an All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Monday donated N 8.5 million…

Many Lagosians still live In abject poverty, says Ikuforiji

Eromosele Ebhomele Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, on Monday maintained that most residents of the…

5,000 Beneficiaries Receive C of O in Ogun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state, Southwest, Nigeria today presented Certificate of Occupancy (C of O), building plans…

APC Aspirants  Didn’t Gang Up —Ikuforiji

Simon Ateba Governorship aspirants in Lagos State, western Nigeria, on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have  not…

Fayose Has Experience In Hooliganism —Ekiti Speaker

Eromosele Ebhomele Embattled Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Adewale Omirin, has told his colleagues at the Lagos…

Fashola Presents N489.69b Budget

Kazeem Ugbodaga & Eromosele Ebhomele Lagos State Governor, Babaunde Fashola has presented a budget proposal of N489.69 billion to the…

Actress Bukky Wright Seeks Reps Ticket

Funsho Arogundade The rank of entertainers seeking elective positions swelled over the weekend with the entry of star actress, Bukky…

DSS Raid: We Didn’t Know It Was APC’s Office —Ogar

Jamiu Yisa The Deputy Director, Public Relations of the Department of State Security Service, DSS Marilyn Ogar, has explained that…

Polio Eradication: Fashola Advocates High Level Hygiene Practice

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has advocated high level of hygienic practices to ensure complete eradication of the…

I’m a better president than OBJ, says Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has rejected a below-average scorecard given him by former Nigerian leader, Olusegun Obasanjo. Instead, President Jonathan has…

Borno to give school pupils free uniforms, food

Borno state government as part of inducements to encourage children return to schools, will give them free uniforms and meals.…

Lagos guber race: Ogunlewe, Kara step down for Solomon

Jamiu Yisa Two governorship aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC have voluntarily stepped down for a…