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Court awards Gov. Oshiomhole N25m damage

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin A Nigerian high Court in Benin-City, capital of the southern state of Edo, has awarded Governor Adams Oshiomhole…

Rivers Police stops distribution of job letters to teachers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Thirteen thousand newly recruited teachers by the Rivers State Government were this morning in Port Harcourt, the…

Court Remands Labourer For Murder

An Akure Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a 20-year-old labourer, Dafe Kehinde, in prisons over alleged murder of a 27-year-old…

25,000 Pilgrims Airlifted To Saudi Arabia

Max Air said it had transported 25,000 intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia so far. Its spokesman, Alhaji Ibrahim Dahiru, said…

Ribadu bombs Okiro back

Ayo Oluokun/Abuja Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the pioneer chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has described Mike Okiro, former…

Robbers Attack Petrol Station, Kill Guard

Bauchi State Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the death of a vigilante member in a robbery attack on a petrol…

Lagos Chief Judge Frees 119 Prison Inmates

The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Ayotunde Phillips, on Wednesday set free no fewer than 119 inmates from Kirikiri…

Man Sentenced To Death For Killing Wife

An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan on Wednesday sentenced a 65-year-old man, Ganiyu Akindele, to death by hanging…

Police Clampdown On Alcohol Sellers At Lagos Motor Parks

The Lagos State Police Command says it has begun a clampdown on sellers of alcohol and drugs at motor parks…

Okiro Slams Ribadu Over Allegation

Former Inspector General of Police, Mike Okiro has slammed the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,…

Cripple Rapes Bread Seller

A physically challenged man, Kundus Kazeem, has been arrested and charged  before Apapa Magistrate’s court after he allegedly raped a…

More Nigerian Authors Mourn Awoonor

Nigerian authors on Tuesday in Lagos continued to react to the death of their Ghanaian counterpart, Prof. Kofi Awoonor. The…

50 Houses Collapse As Rain Wreaks Havoc

Following the torrential rain that fell for about 22 hours in Benin City on Monday, residents of the Edo State…

Baby Buried Alive In Church

The police in Lagos State, western Nigeria, have shut a church where a two-year old baby girl was allegedly buried…

Anambra: APC rolls out campaign committee for Ngige

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday inaugurated a 25-man campaign committee to ensure victory for its governorship candidate, Senator…

Female teenager found dead in hotel room

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin An 18-year-old girl, Chinyere Onorfue, was found in a hotel room in Benin City, capital of Edo state,…

Nigeria’s rights agency probes killing of squatters

Nigeria’s human rights commission said Tuesday it was investigating allegations that security agents shot dead eight unarmed squatters last week…

MAPOLY lecturers reject new rector

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta A crisis may be looming at the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, MAPOLY, Ojere, Abeokuta in the western Nigerian…

2 Brothers Arraigned For Alleged Robbery

An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded two brothers, Mohammed Abubarkar, 25, and Jaye Abubarkar, 22, for allegedly robbing Audi…

Parents Burn Son With Pressing Iron

A teenager has been burnt on the chest with a hot pressing iron by his parents for allegedly stealing their…

Awoonor’s Body To Be Flown To Ghana Tomorrow

The body of Professor Kofi Awoonor who met his tragic death at the Westgate Mall in Kenya is expected to…

Tinubu works out at home in UK

National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC is fast regaining his fitness after last month’s knee surgery in the…

Torrential rains create havoc in Benin, Ibadan

Several major roads and streets of Benin City, capital of Edo state in southern Nigeria were Monday flooded following a…

Drama In Court As Accused Refuses To Return To Prison

A mild drama was enacted at the Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, on Monday, as an…

Court Issues Bench Warrant Against Bizwoman

For failing to appear in court on two consecutive dates of adjournment of  her matter, a bench warrant has been…

One-legged robber arrested in Delta State

JETHRO IBILEKE/Asaba A 21-year-old disabled armed robbery suspect, John Okue, has been arrested by the Delta state police command in…

Photo News: Buhari, Tinubu attend Manchester event

Former Nigerian leader and a leader of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari made a joint appearance with Asiwaju Bola…

APC alleges fraud in Jigawa bye-election

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday announced Alhaji Abubakar Murtala of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the…

Shortage of teachers hits Epe schools

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Local Government Administration and Chieftaincy Affairs were shocked…

Atiku wants Abuja shooting incident probed

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says only an independent investigation by Nigeria’s parliament, the judiciary or civil society will unravel…