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Ex- Senator, Shehu Sani, explains why bandits terrorising the country cannot be persuaded to abandon their criminal ways through dialogue

Sani rejects Boko Haram amnesty panel membership

A member of the committee set up by President Goodluck Jonathan to work out amnesty for the Boko Haram insurgents…

Death penalty for kidnappers in Delta, Governor vetoed

The House of Assembly of Nigeria’s southern state of Delta, once notorious for being the axis of kidnappers, on Wednesday…

Boko Haram: Jonathan Constitutes Committee On Amnesty

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday constituted a 25-man Presidential Committee to fashion out the best way to tackle the…

Easy Win For Nadal In Monaco Opener

Rafael Nadal made a predictably successful return to his beloved clay on Wednesday, the Spanish third seed starting his quest…

Lagos Assembly Holds Special Session For Wole Awolowo

The Lagos State House of Assembly Wednesday morning held a special session for the late publisher of Tribune Newspapers, Chief…

Woman Kills Husband, Sets Body Ablaze

A housewife, Mrs Esther  Peter  has allegedly murdered her husband, Kenneth Peter Anayo, and set the remains on fire. The…

Imoke returns to US for medical treatment

Governor Liyel Imoke of Nigeria’s southern state of Cross River has returned to the United States for urgent medical treatment,…

EFCC Arraigns Man for N4.5m Dud Cheque

Nigeria’s  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 arraigned one Kabiru Muhammad before Justice Adebukola Banjoko…

Babyface, Mike Epps Storm Nigeria

Kenny Babyface Edmonds, a 10-time Grammy Awards winning R&B star and Mike Epps, the American Prince of comedy, have been…

Dino Vows To Continue Fight Against Corruption

Less than 24 hours after he allegedly escaped assassination in Abuja, former House of Representatives member, Dino Melaye is giving…

Journalists Docked For Forgery

Nigeria’s  federal government on Tuesday dragged Leadership Newspapers alongside two of its reporters before a Federal High Court sitting in…

2015: Jonathan Yet To Decide —Presidency

President Goodluck Jonathan said on Tuesday morning that he has not endorsed any governorship candidate or authorised any committee to…

Gunmen Kidnap Lagos Council Boss

The Chairman of Ejigbo Local Council Development Area, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Comrade Kehinde Bamigbetan, has  been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen.…

Boko Haram: Roadblock To Amnesty

Boko Haram rejects offer of amnesty by the Federal Government, sticking a pin into the balloon of optimism that its…

Amaechi denies rip-off in helicopter purchase

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Nigeria’s oil rich Rivers state has denied allegations that his government and the…

Anenih: Obasanjo remains PDP leader

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Chief Tony Anenih, Chairman Board of Trustees of Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party has declared that the…

Money Laundering Trial: Nnamani Seeks Release Of Passport

The former governor of Enugu State, southeast Nigeria, Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani, standing trial before the Federal High Court in Lagos,…

Family, Police Disagree Over Murder Of NNPC Boss’ Brother

The police have said preliminary investigation into the killing of Yohanna Yakubu, a staff of Nigeria National  Petroleum Corporation, NNPC,…

Suspected Kidnappers Of Iweala’s Mom Paraded

The Lagos State Police Command Monday paraded suspected kidnappers of the mother of the Coordinating Minister and Minister of Finance,…

MEND targets mosques, claims attack on Shell

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Movement for Emancipation of the Niger Delta,MEND has threatened to launch reprisal attacks against Islamic institutions…

3 Nigerian footballers caught age cheating

Taiwo Adelu Reports from Morocco, venue of the African U-17 Championship Saturday evening said that three players of the Golden…

Helicopters bought to battle oil theft, says Rivers govt

Nigeria’s oil rich Rivers-state Government has described as baseless and untrue, allegations that Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi bought armoured helicopters…

Egypt: Mubarak’s retrial collapses

The judge in the retrial of Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak recused himself on Saturday, in a chaotic opening hearing that lasted…

‘Vow to never text and drive’, cellphone users warned

A US family has published the last, cut-off text message written by their 22-year-old son who crashed his car and…

Obama’s $400,000 and the jumbo pay for Nigeria’s legislators

President Barack Obama’s total pay last year was $400,000, which is about $34,000. The pay package of the world’s most…

ACN, Ribadu outraged over murder of party’s vice chairman

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and the party’s presidential candidate in the 2011 election, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, have expressed…

2 NITEL Cable Thieves Caught

The police at Dolphin Estate Division, Ikoyi, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have arrested two members of a 5-man gang that allegedly…

Nollywood Has No Structure

Jeta Amata, one of Nigeria’s popular film directors, who recently made an appearance on the CNN African Voices programme, tells…

Men In Mobile Police Uniform Kill Spare Parts Dealer

An auto spare parts dealer, Santos Korie, was killed on Thursday morning by gunmen who wore the Nigerian Mobile Police,…

Shekau, Boko Haram leader slams amnesty offer

Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram has rejected the idea of any potential amnesty deal, which the country’s…