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Young Nigerians Eye Big Bucks Dancing

Drenched in sweat from an energy-sapping rehearsal at a Lagos dance studio, Rita Adoh hopes to make a fortune from…

Bode George’s conviction quashed by Supreme Court

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Friday morning upturned the conviction in 2009 of former Deputy national chairman of the…

Don’t take Nigeria to Abacha days, APC begs Jonathan

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the Jonathan administration not to take Nigeria back to the dreaded and calamitous…

Oba of Benin honours Ozekhome

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Lagos-based human rights activist and lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, has been honoured with a chieftaincy title by the…

Kidnappers of ex- army officer, wife send fingers to family

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers who abducted 80-year-old retired army Major, Azum Asoya and his 55-year-old wife, Elizabeth,…

Stolen Baby: Police Declare Hotel Manager Wanted

The police in Lagos have declared a hotel manager, Imole Abiodun, wanted for his alleged involvement in the stealing and…

Police teargas Rivers State lawmakers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Nigeria’s Rivers State Police Command today freely used teargas to disperse 22 lawmakers, who had come to…

Pension theft: Trial adjourned till next year

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Justice Bolaji Yusuf of the High court on Ring Road, Ibadan, capital of the western Nigerian state of…

Rivers State: APC vows to resist illegality by renegade lawmakers

Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly warned against any reliance on Wednesday’s judgement of a federal high court, nullifying…

Obasanjo: Jonathan orders aides to ceasefire, to reply later

Dr. Reuben Abati, Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on media and publicity admitted Wednesday night that President Jonathan had…

I invested N900k in drug business to reap N5m, says suspect

Simon Ateba/Lagos An electronic dealer at Alaba International market in Lagos, western Nigeria is under investigation in connection with unlawful…

Zamfara Sacks 400 Nurses, Midwives Over Strike

The government of the northern Nigerian state of Zamfara has sacked over 400 nurses and midwives, who went on strike…

Oshiomhole proposes N159.2b budget for 2014

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State Wednesday presented a budget proposal of N159.2 billion for the 2014 fiscal year, to…

Mandela’s Candid Opinion Of Nigerian Leaders

Six years before his death last Thursday, Nelson Mandela took a look at Nigeria and expressed sadness at the political,…

Mandela’s Lying In State Begins

Nelson Mandela’s flag-draped casket made a solemn journey through the streets of Pretoria Wednesday, arriving at the seat of South…

Jonathan gives N47b Ecological Fund to cronies, APC says

President Goodluck Jonathan has been accused of using the Ecological Fund, set up to address the country’s serious ecological problems,…

Bling Pastor: Chris Okotie shows off at Karis awards

Folarin Ademosu Pastor Chris Okotie, Sunday, showed off his exquisite designer outfit worn to the annual Grace\Karis Awards hosted by…

Fashola launches law enforcement institute

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) Tuesday launched a Law Enforcement Training Institute. He also presided over a ceremony…

Suspicion of Murder: Housewife, pastor Arrested

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Nigerian police detectives from the Edo State Police Command have arrested and detained a housewife and her lover,…

APC Hails House Of Reps Speaker’s Stand On Corruption

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, for his patriotism…

Lawyer threatens deposed king with contempt charge

Stephen Oni/Ilorin Alhaji Mufutau Gbadamosi, the deposed Olofa of Offa, in Offa local government area in the central Nigerian state…

How Police Aid Criminals In Lagos —Vigilante Boss

Commander of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, VGN, Lagos chapter, Olusola Olawale, last night explained to the Speaker of the…

Activists Inspect Facilities In Lagos, Decry High Corruption

Nigerian activists and anti-corruption crusaders on Monday inspected some facilities in Lagos, western Nigeria, to draw attention to corruption in…

Wammako’s deputy snubs APC move

The Deputy Governor of the northern Nigerian state of Sokoto, Alhaji Mukhtari Shagari, has said that he remains a loyal…

Ex-banker jailed in UK over James Ibori loot

A Ghanaian and former Goldman Sachs banker Elias Preko was sentenced to 4-1/2 years in prison by a London court…

Nominees for Lagos water board to wait for House nod

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria on Monday suspended the confirmation of four nominees…

Task Force Demolishes Shops In Abattoir

Tears flowed freely from traders this morning at the popular Abattoir Market in the Agege area of Lagos State, western…

‘I Come To Lagos To Buy Babies’

Detectives at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba, Lagos, western Nigeria have intensified efforts to recover all the stolen…

FG Summons VCs, ASUU To Abuja

Following the refusal of university lecturers to resume classes at the expiration of the 9 December ultimatum, the Federal Government…

Crusade To Close Down Beer Parlours Kicks Off in Lagos

Simon Ateba/Lagos A crusade to shut down beer parlours, reduce crime and depopulate the kingdom of darkness in Ogba area…