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Islamic Caliphate: Where Boko Haram kill people like chicken

Boko Haram gunmen have killed scores of residents in a Nigerian town on the border with Cameroon that they captured…

Niger Bye Election: APC set for landslide victory

David Umaru, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Niger East Senatorial bye election on Saturday is set for a…

Adamawa Election: PDP disqualifies acting governor

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disqualified the acting governor of Adamawa state, Umaru Fintiri, from contesting the state’s 11…

2015 Election: APGA endorses Jonathan for second term

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) on Saturday declared support for President Goodluck Jonathan to run for a second term…

Why Gov. Aliyu could not vote at senatorial bye election

Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger could not vote in the Niger East senatorial bye-election on Saturday as he forgot his…

Deploy soldiers against Boko Haram not elections, Tambuwal Tells FG ‎

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal on Saturday added his voice to the condemnation…

Death toll rises to 12 in Port Harcourt boat capsize -NEMA

Two more people were confirmed dead on Saturday after an overloaded boat capsized off the coast of southeast Nigeria, taking…

Dad not discharging fatherly role, says son

A 17-year old boy, Abdulrasaq Amusa, on Friday testified against his father, Tajudeen Amusa, at an Ado-Ekiti Customary Court in…

I can never fight Osoba, he is my leader – Amosun

Ogun state governor, Ibikunle Amosun has stated categorically that he can ‘never fight’ Chief Olusegun Osoba, a former governor of…

Sokoto Assembly passes confidence vote on Gov. Wamakko

The Sokoto State House of Assembly on Friday passed a vote of confidence on Governor Aliyu Wamakko of the state…

Oyo local govt. gets electricity 30 months after outage

The people of Ona-Ara Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State on Friday had a reason to rejoice after electricity…

My husband has improved fortune of women – Patience Jonathan

Wife of the president, Dame Patience Jonathan, has described her husband, President Goodluck Jonathan, as gender-loving and had improved the…

Police detain woman for burning girl’s genital

The police in Dutse, Abuja, have detained a woman for allegedly forcing a 14-year old girl to sit on a…

Sambo meets with Kogi, Anambra govs. over boundary dispute

Vice President Namadi Sambo on Friday met with the governors of Kogi and Anambra to discuss the longstanding boundary dispute…

2 DIGs, 37 CPs promoted by PSC

The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of two Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and 30 Commissioners of Police with…

Keyamo petitions Police IG over late officer’s pension

Eromosele Ebhomele Nigerian human rights lawyer, Festus Keyamo, has petitioned the country’s acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, over the…

Nigeria monitors 160 after Ebola kills doctor in Port Harcourt

Some 160 people are being medically monitored in Nigeria’s oil-producing hub Port Harcourt after a doctor died from the virus,…

Ribadu, Marwa, Gundiri granted PDP waiver

Malam Nuhu Ribadu, former Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, moved a step further to realising his ambition of…

At least 10 die as boat capsizes in Port Harcourt

At least 10 people died in Rivers state on Friday when a boat carrying 35 passengers bound for Port Harcourt…

Why Nigerian Women Don’t Use Condom

Eromosele Ebhomele & Samson Uwala Apart from pure hatred for the female condom, many Nigerian women are either ignorant of…

Police Inspector Plunges To Death

A police inspector and his wife fell from the balcony of their apartment on the second floor of a two-storey…

Ebola Scare In Port Harcourt Hospitals

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Patients admitted in the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, UPTH, have hurriedly left the hospital after…

Anita, Pastor Oyakhilome’s wife, files for divorce over adultery

The adultery scandal that has rocked the family of Nigeria’s popular clergyman, Pastor Chris Oyakholome, has resulted in a divorce…

Sex workers scramble for disabled men

Cyriacus Izuekwe There are strong indications that commercial sex workers have shifted their business target to physically challenged men because…

Tension In Police Over Transfer

Cyriacus Izuekwe There are indications that police officers attached to Lagos State Command, Southwest Nigeria are now living in fear…

Hotel attendants arrested for videoing customer’s sexual escapade

Three hotel attendants, who allegedly recorded a customer’s sexual affair and demanded a ransom of N10 million, were on Thursday…

FG urged to revisit media salary structure to honour Akunyili

The Radio, Television and Theater Arts Workers Union (RATTAWU) has appealed to the Federal Government to revisit the Media Salary…

Police partner PCN to combat drug abuse

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, says the police will continue to support the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN)…

FCT VIO to begin computerised vehicle inspection in Sept.

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) is to commence computerised vehicle inspection from 1 September, this year.…

2015: Jega lists obstacles to hitch free elections

Prof. Attahiru Jega, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday listed four major challenges that could hinder the success…