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Okorocha’s daughter marries his commissioner

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Nigeria’s eastern state of Imo, has given out his first daughter, Uloma away in marriage to…

Oshiomhole sacks another permanent secretary

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Nigeria’s Edo state has ordered the immediate retirement of Mr Alhassan Ikeloa, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry…

Aregbesola unveils symbol of Yoruba culture

Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Nigeria’s state of Osun on Saturday in Ile-Ife unveiled an Ife ancestral monument, popularly called Ori-olokun,…

Sunny Ade’s ex-guitarist, Fatoke Caught with Cocaine

Simon Ateba/Lagos Fatoke Abiodun, Nigeria’s veteran guitarist, who played alongside legendary musician, King Sunny Ade for three decades, has been…

Fire razes Abuja flats

A block of four flats located along Demonstration Road in Gwagwalada, a satellite town in the Niegria’s Federal Capital Territory…

Anenih, NPA chair dubs criticisms as mischief

Chief Tony Anenih, recently appointed chairman of Nigerian Ports Authority has urged his fans to ignore the barrage of criticisms…

Olunloyo abandoned by PDP, alleges chieftain

Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan A chieftain of Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dejo Raimi has blamed his party for being…

PPMC manager abducted in Port Harcourt

Nigeria’s Police Command in Rivers state has confirmed the abduction of a senior staff of the Pipelines, Products Marketing Company,…

8 arrested over internet scam

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested two undergraduate internet stammers and six other fraudsters at the upscale 1004…

20 prisoners bolt away from Sagamu prison

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Twenty inmates of the Nigerian prison in Sagamu, Ogun State, Western Nigeria have escaped. Prison authorities claimed…

50 Houses For Demolition In Lagos

Nigeria’s Lagos State Government has concluded plans to demolish 50 houses at the Jakande Estate, Ejigbo, a suburb of the…

Police promote 1,944 junior officers

Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubabar, has approved the promotion of 1,944 junior police officers to their next…

Ex-governor Sylva fails to repossess homes

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Former governor of Nigeria’s Bayelsa state, Mr. Timipre Sylva whose 48 landed properties in Abuja were…

Nollywood Actress, Bisi Komolafe Goes Home

Bisi Komolafe, the Yoruba movie actress, who died in the early hours of 1 January at the University College Hospital,…

Protest against Governor Okorocha

The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Imo State chapter, has protested Gov. Rochas Okorocha’s refusal to reinstate local…

13 Nigerian journalists killed in 2012

The President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mr Mohammed Garba, on Thursday said that 13 Nigerian journalists were…

Nigeria’s fire-fighters earn $0.064 incentive

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Poor remuneration, obsolete fire fighting equipment inhibited operations of Nigeria’s Edo State Fire Service last year. Investigations revealed…

N1.5b scam: Bank Manager, Lagos Speaker’s aide arrested

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a former manager with Intercontinental Bank Plc( now Access Bank), Mr. Olayinka…

Lagos lists victims of Boxing Day Fire Disaster

Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria’s Lagos State Government has served demolition notices to owners of about seven houses at Jankara area of…

18 suspects arrested in Abuja’s communal clash

Eighteen suspects have been arrested in connection with the recent clash between Fulani and Gwari communities in Gwako Village, Gwagwalada…

Man wants divorce over wife’s lies, late nights

A 30-year-old Nigerian, Suleman Mohammed of Ojagboro area, Ilorin,i n Kwara state on Thursday urged an Area Court to dissolve…

Nigerian Police Ready To Fight Crime

Lagos State Police Commissioner, Umaru Manko, says the Lagos State Police Command is ready to fight crime this year. The…

2 Nigerian Gay Pastors Charged Over Illegal Sex

Two suspected gay pastors, Prince Ejimole, 26, and Lawrence Udo, 25, have been arrested and charged to court after they…

My Father Raped Me For 5 Years —Teenager

A Nigerian teenager has told to the Police in Lagos Nigeria, that her  49 year old father serially raped her…

Kidnapped Nigerian lawmaker freed

Alhaji Jalo Ganga, the member representing Gombe North constituency in Nigeria’s Gombe State House of Assembly, who was kidnapped on…

Police arrest suspected assassins of lawmakers

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Nigerian police based in Kano State claimed it has cracked the murder last month of two members of…

Obasanjo urges Lagos PDP close ranks

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday called for unity in the Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party…

Nigeria: No more drivers’ licences via backdoor

The Lagos Sector Commander of Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Commission, Mr Nseobong Akpabio on Wednesday in Lagos said the era…

Gov. Wada opts for home physiotherapy

Governor Idris Wada, the Nigerian governor injured in a fatal accident last week Friday has been discharged to go home.…

Amaechi sacks commissioner

Governor Chibuke Amaechi, of Nigeria’s oil producing Rivers State has sacked his Commissioner for Special Duties, Mr Emeka Wogu. To…