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4 sent to prison for withdrawing N114.8m from bank account

Paul Iyoghojie Operatives of the X Squad of the Force Criminal Investigation Department, FCID, Alagbon Close, Ikoyi, Lagos, western Nigeria,…

There are no political killings in Rivers, only cult clashes – Wike

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has dismissed the allegations that recent killings in the oil-rich state…

Rivers Killings: Police arrest two, vows to track down others

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers Police Command has arrested one Anthony Ugoh, in connection with the murder of Frank Obi, his…

‘PDP’s problem has always been that of manipulation’, says Ekweremadu

ekweremadu The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has said that the problem of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has always…

18 Boko Haram terrorists killed in failed Pulka attack

The Nigerian Army said that its troops killed 18 Boko Haram insurgents in two separate attacks on military locations in…

Ondo speaker, deputy impeached

On a day celebrated worldwide as Women’s Day, the Speaker of Ondo state, Jumoke Akindele has been kicked out by…

UPDATE: Death toll rises to 18 in Lekki building collapse

Kazeem Ugbodaga Death toll in the collapsed five-storey building in Lekki area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has risen to 18…

No More Dasukigate: Osinbajo says Abacha loot will be put to good use

inbajo The Federal Government has welcomed an offer of the Swiss government to return $321m stolen funds from Nigeria under…

Nigerian Army General dies in road accident

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of Chief of Training and Operations of the Army, Major General Yushau Mahmood…

Wike kicks off campaign, says PDP will win all seats

Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike turned the flag off of road projects in Obio/Akporehe council into a campaign platform today, vowing…

CCT: Orubebe arraigned on one-count charge

The Federal Government on Tuesday streamlined the four-count charge preferred against former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe, into…

Aftermath Of Mile 12 clash: Seriki Obalende sues for peace

Paul Iyoghojie Following last week’s deadly ethnic clash at Mile 12, Ketu, Lagos, western Nigeria, which claimed lives with properties…

Ambode vows to fight domestic violence in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has vowed to leave nothing to chance in ensuring that domestic violence against…

Ekiti lawmakers say $1m earmarked for Fayose’s impeachment

Eromosele Ebhomele The tone for a major controversy may have been set with the allegation by lawmakers in Ekiti state,…

Women protesters hold Okowa hostage in Asaba

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba ‎ As millions of Nigerian women joined their counterparts across the world to observe International Women’s Day, hundreds…

Lekki Collapsed Building: Death toll rises to 10

Kazeem Ugbodaga Death toll in Tuesday morning collapsed five-storey building in Lekki area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, has risen to…

Swiss gives conditions to return Abacha ‘ s stolen $320m

The Federal Government and the Swiss Government said on Tuesday that negotiation was ongoing in the process to repatriate 321…

Wike swears in Edo indigene as Rivers chief judge

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers today swore in Justice Adama Iyayi-Lamikanra, an Edo state indigene as the…

Drama as Edo Assembly plenary ends in shouting match

…I was caught unaware – Speaker Jethro Ibileke/Benin ‎There was mild drama at the Edo State House of Assembly in…

Buhari to Zuma: MTN aided Boko Haram insurgency

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday spoke for the first time on the hefty $5.2 billion fine imposed on MTN Nigeria,…

PICTURES: Collapsed five-storey building in Lekki

Latest reports from the scene of the collapsed building at Lekki, Lagos said six persons have now been pulled out…

Tussle over property: NSE, Okereke-Onyiuke, others to settle out of court

Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has adjourned till 15 April, 2016, a suit instituted…

Nigerians congratulate vice president, Yemi Osinbajo at 59

Nigeria’s vice president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has received loads of messages on social media as he celebrates his 59th birthday…

CCT Trial: Saraki’s media office blasts SaharaReporters, national daily

The Media Office of Nigeria’s senate president, Bukola Saraki has blasted online news platform, SaharaReporters and an unnamed national daily…

Aregbesola creates 31 LCDAs, says it will add no financial burden

*confirms creation of three Area Councils, two Administrative Offices The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Tuesday said that…

Bus Robbery Syndicate: Police issue security alert

The Delta Police Command has issued a security alert on the activities of a criminal syndicate led by a lady…

IBEDC plunges Ijeshaland into darkness

Akin Kuponiyi Ijeshaland which comprises six local governments in Osun State, southwest Nigeria, and two major towns Okemesi-Ekiti and Efon…

Four dead, six rescued as building collapses in Lagos

At least four persons are feared dead while six have been rescued after a storey building collapsed in Lekki Phase…

Ocholi: a great loss to Nigeria —Peterside

Dr. Dakuku Peterside, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2015 elections in Rivers State has described…

IWD: IPC tasks media on women, girls’ issues

The International Press Centre, IPC, Lagos, Nigeria, has joined global voices tasking the media to step up reports that advance…