BREAKING: Iran shoots down US Fighter Jet, pilots missing as crisis escalates 

Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
LATEST SCORES:
Loading live scores...

Metro

Couple Stabs Neighbour Over Dustbin

The police in Lagos have arrested a couple, Mr and Mrs Solomon, for allegedly stabbing their neighbour, Miss Happiness Andrew,…

Stella Oduah Lies Low In Israel

Nigeria’s embattled Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, has kept a low profile in Israel where she is with President…

Energy drinks dangerous, says Nigerian doctor

A physician at the Nigerian National Hospital, Abuja, on Friday advised people with hypertension and diabetes to avoid energy drinks…

Head turning designs at Lagos Fashion Week

Guaranty Trust Bank Lagos Fashion and Design Week has opened at the OceanView in Victoria Island, Lagos. The show which…

Reports: Oduah breached rules to buy BMW armored cars

Investigations by the House of Representatives on the scandalous purchase, at inflated prices, of two BMW bullet proof cars by…

Iyayi, ex-ASUU leader says Jonathan’s government shameless

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Fomer national Chairman of ASUU, Prof. Festus Iyayi, has described the federal government as “shameless and has no…

Nigerian medical doctor arrested for raping patient

The Police Command in the central Nigerian state of Benue has confirmed the arrest of a medical doctor, who allegedly…

Witness cashed 303 cheques for pension director

A High Court in the Nigerian capital of Abuja on Thursday heard that an accused, Veronica Onyegbula, cashed 303 cheques…

Sack Stella Oduah Now, TMG Tells Jonathan

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE The Transition Monitoring Group, TMG, has lamented the continued presence of Nigeria’s embattled Minister of Aviation in the…

Amosun appoints new chief of staff

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta The Government of the western Nigerian state of Ogun today announced the appointment of Professor Ganiyu Olatunji…

Ojikutu Seeks To Quash Criminal Charge

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, western Nigeria, Thursday morning adjourned till 31 October, 2013 for the hearing of…

Naira Devaluation: Reps To Summon Sanusi, Okonjo-Iweala

The House of Representatives has mandated its committees to invite the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Malam…

Police Urge Lagosians To Be More Security Conscious

As they get deeper into the ‘Ember months’, the police in Lagos State, western Nigeria, Wednesday urged residents to be…

Dismissed MOPOL Jailed

An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced a dismissed Mobile policeman (MOPOL), Omopariola Muritala, 42, to 30 months in…

Cholera Hits 7 States, 80 Dead

An outbreak of cholera, a disease that causes unrestrained stooling and vomitting, has hit Lagos and six other states in…

Food Poisoning Kills Man, Wife, Kids Battle For Life

A man called Salim Adebayo has died of food poisoning while doctors are battling to save the lives of his…

SSS Prevents Press Coverage Of Boko Haram Suspect

There was pandemonium at the Federal High Court, Lagos, western Nigeria, Thursday morning when armed operatives of the State Security…

Outrage As Oduah Follows Jonathan To Israel

Nigerians have expressed shock and indignation over the trip to Israel by Stella Oduah, the embattled minister of aviation, who…

3 die in cholera outbreak in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Three persons have been confirmed dead as cholera outbreak hit Lagos. The Lagos State Government in a prompt…

Get set…Snooping ‘Joe’ coming to Nigeria soon

Get set…Snooping ‘Joe’ is on his way to Nigeria as your text, voice and internet conversations will now be monitored…

Fayose wants court to strike out EFCC charge

Former governor of the western Nigerian state of Ekiti, Ayo Fayose on Wednesday urged the Federal High Court in Ado…

Kwara governor sacks cabinet

From Stephen Oni/ Ilorin

PDP rejects council poll result

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the southern Nigerian state of Edo on Wednesday in Benin, the capital, rejected the…

Amosun assures owners of demolished homes on compensation

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of the western Nigerian state of Ogun has declared that all the owners of…

Kano sets date for council polls

The Independent Electoral Commission in the northwestern state of Kano says the local government elections will hold on 17 May…

BMW scandal: Campaigner for aviation minister’s resignation arrested

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigerian activist, Dino Melaye has been arrested by the Nigerian police in Abuja as he led a…

Ngige Campaign Group Cries Out Over Plot To Rig Poll

The Chris Ngige Campaign Organisation says it has uncovered plans to “systematically” rig its candidate out of the 16 November…

Man In Court For Raping Facebook Lover

The Nigerian police in Lagos on Wednesday arraigned a 34-year-old man, Omowuyi Kelvin, over alleged rape of a 25-year old…

Nigeria: Fashola, Oshiomhole want female president

Governors Adams Oshomhole and Babatunde Fashola of Edo and Lagos States respectively say it is time for Nigeria to have…

Oduah’s car scandal: Aviation authorities now blame APC

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigeria’s aviation authorities on Tuesday gave a different version of a story involving the purchase of two…