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Speaker to constituents: Report criminals in your midst

Terkimbir Ikyange, Speaker, Benue House of Assembly, has called on the people of his constituency to report criminal elements in…
Goodluck Jonathan, former president of Nigeria

El-Rufai lied, Jonathan didn’t spend billions on Independence Day, say Ex-Minister

Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan spent N332.6 million for Nigeria’s independence anniversary celebrations in three years and not billions…

Buhari shows soft side, visits young girl, survivors of Abuja blasts

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday put aside his tern looking facade to visit survivors of Friday night bomb attacks on…

Lawmaker cries out over snakes invasion

The massive flooding in Plateau have washed snakes from far distances into farms and residences in Pankshin/Kanke/Kannam Federal Constituency, according…

Civil servant disappears

An atmosphere of fear is pervading Oluseyi Area in Omu-Aran, Kwara, following alleged disappearance of a 30-year-old civil servant, Olaniyi…

Nigerian firm produces 12,000 shoes monthly in South Africa

Roland Ogboru, the Chief Executive Officer of Fred Foot Wear, a South Africa-based firm, says the company manufactures 12,000 pairs…

Police arrest 69 cattle rustlers, bandits in Kano

The Kano State Police Command on Sunday said that it had arrested 69 cattle rustlers and other notorious armed robbers…

Nigeria to ease foreign currency restrictions – Osinbajo

Nigeria’s vice president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has stated that Nigeria will keep foreign currency restrictions for now to preserve the…

Obiano optimistic Anambra judiciary workers will end strike

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra said that judiciary workers in the state would soon call off their ongoing strike, following…

Boko Haram will be no more by December, says Nigerian Army

The Nigerian Army said on Sunday that no amount of distractions would deter it from ending terrorism in Nigeria by…

Police intensify effort against herdsmen, other crimes

Tambari Yabo Muhammad, an Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), says police have intensified community partnerships in efforts to track…
Nigeria's ex-oil minister Diezani arraigns in UK Court charged with bribery

We’ve been monitoring Diezani since 2013 for money laundering, bribery – UK Crime Agency

United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency has provided more information on Friday’s arrest of Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, former petroleum minister, under Goodluck Jonathan,…

Don’t give in to terror, Dogara tells Nigerians

Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara has condemned Friday`s bomb attacks in Kuje and Nyanya areas of the…

Multiple explosions rip through Maiduguri

Maiduguri (Nigeria) (AFP) – Multiple explosions were heard Sunday on the outskirts of Maiduguri, a city in northeastern Nigeria that…

Bomb blasts: Buhari receives briefing, vows to end Boko Haram

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Abuja reaffirmed the determination of his administration to rid the country of extremism as…

Ikeja Police College Commissioner dies in US hospital

The Commissioner of Police and Commandant, Nigeria Police College, Ikeja, CP Tunde Sobulor is dead. CP Sobulor died on Friday…

Oke Ogun APC kicks against Buhari’s choice of Shittu as ministerial nominee

The All Progressives Congress youth assembly in Oke Ogun, Oyo State has kicked against the choice of Barrister Adebayo Shittu…

Buhari condemns latest terror attacks in Abuja, Borno, Adamawa

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned in the strongest terms the latest terror attacks in Abuja, Borno and Adamawa. This was…

Abuja blasts: Soldiers not among casualties – Army

The Nigeria Army on Saturday dismissed reports that soldiers were among casualties of Friday’s bomb attacks in Kuje and Nyanya…

Ambode pledges better working conditions for judicial workers

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has assured that his administration will continue to improve on the achievements in the judicial…

Buhari’s team visit bomb blast sites, as death toll rises to 18

Malam Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari and David Babachir Lawal, the Secretary to the Government of…

Heading Petroleum Ministry: Lagos lawmakers back Buhari

Some members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Saturday gave support to President Muhammadu Buhari’s resolve to head…

We will use EFCC, ICPC to recover stolen funds – Niger State Govt

Niger State Government says it will use the services of the anti-graft agencies, Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offenses…

Rape: Lawyers task police on proper investigation

Some lawyers in Lagos have advised the police to support investigations in rape and defilement cases with adequate medical reports…

Pinnick praises late Mrs Enyeama at burial

President of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick on Saturday praised God for the life of the late…

Cowardly attacks in Abuja, elsewhere will not save Boko Haram – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly condemned Friday night’s bomb attacks in Kuje and Nyanya areas of Abuja that…

PDP condemns Nyanya, Kuje bombings

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned Friday’s bombing in Nyanya and Kuje areas of Abuja, Nigeria, describing…

Bomb blast: Police tighten security in FCT

Inspector-General of Police Solomon Arase has directed police officers to ensure massive stop and search activities in and around the…

Resident petitions Lagos Speaker over Ambode’s nominee

Eromosele Ebhomele A top member of the Ikoyi Club 1938, Chief Oladele Abiodun Benson, has petitioned the Speaker of the…

Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Reporting calls for entries

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has invited entries from Nigerian reporters for the 10th Wole Soyinka Award…