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With all the evidences, I’m optimistic Akwa Ibom guber will be reversed – Umana

After a two week adjournment, the Akwa Ibom governorship tribunal sitting in Abuja resumed on Thursday to adopt written addresses…

We’ll go after Amaechi — Wike

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Justice George Omeriji-led Commission of Inquiry has through its recommendations given Governor Nyesom Wike the liberty…

Lagos lawmakers commend Buhari over ministerial nominees

Eromosele Ebhomele Some members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday commended President Muhammadu Buhari for picking those…

We’ll meet December deadline to defeat Boko Haram— CDS

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Despite pockets of suicide bombings by Boko Haram insurgents, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin,…

Breaking News: Gaidam in Yobe under Boko Haram attack

Nigerian soldiers are now battling the Boko Haram militants in Gaidam local council area of Yobe state, after an invasion…

Ogun Assembly screens commissioner nominees

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State House of Assembly Wednesday began screening of commissioner nominees forwarded to it by the state…

Man faces trial for abandoning wife in hospital

An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, on Wednesday granted bail to Idowu Mutairu, 35, after he pleaded not guilty…

Kidnappers free 75-year-old woman

Hajiya Fatima Mohammed, the 75-year-old woman kidnapped a week ago at Kebbe, in Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State,…

Serial adultery lands Nigerian based in S/Africa in prison

Cyriacus Izuekwe A Nigerian based in South Africa who brought back his family to Nigeria from South Africa has landed…

I came to Lagos to steal- convicted SUV snatcher confesses

Cyriacus Izuekwe A convicted car snatcher, Somadina Enyiobi has confessed that he left his village in Oraifite in Anambra State…

Ministerial nomination: Police warn against pro, anti-Amaechi protests

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The nomination of former Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, of Rivers State as minister is heating up political tension…

Flood kills boy, 11, in Delta

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba An 11-year-old boy, names withheld, who lost his life in a ravaging flood that submerged Okpai community in…

Buhari lauds British, Swiss support in recovering stolen Nigerian funds

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja applauded the renewed support from Britain and Switzerland for the recovery and repatriation…

Delta approves N400m for students’ assistance scheme

Delta state government has approved N400 million to finance its students’ assistance scheme, Mr Jude Senebe, the Commissioner for Higher…

Emir to Buhari: implement Confab report

The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to commence a process that will lead to…

Ikeja Police College Commandant, Sobulo for burial Thursday

The late Commandant of Ikeja Police College, Police Commissioner Tunde Sobulo will be buried on Thursday in the United States…

Man faces trial for killing his dad

Akin Kuponiyi A 35-year-old man, Nelson Oamen, alleged to have killed his 75-year-old father, Sunday Ehiremen Oamen, has appeared before…

Senate to screen ministerial nominees next Tuesday

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, said the screening of ministerial nominees will begin next Tuesday, 13 October, when the Senate would…

Nigerian troops arrest Boko Haram financier and stimulant dealer

Nigerian troops have arrested a suspected Boko Haram financier and stimulants dealer, Mohammed Maina in Bama, Bama Local Government Area…

Ambode reduces cost of governance by N9bn in 3 months

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode says his administration has been able to reduce the cost of governance by…

Nigerian Army nabs fake General alleged to be Boko Haram sponsor

The Nigerian Army has arrested a suspected Boko Haram sponsor, Aliyu Hussaini, who was also said to be pretending to…

10,000 Rivers dwellers benefit from NYSC free medicare

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has rendered medical treatment to over 10,000 rural dwellers in Rivers…

Woman bites off man’s ear during fight over sex

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 36-year-old woman, Precious Osas has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for biting off a…

Man jailed for stealing SUV

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 26-year-old man, Somadina Enyiobi, has been jailed for two years without an option of fine after he…

We won’t disqualify Ambode’s nominees over petition—Assembly

Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly has said it would not just go ahead with disqualifying commissioners and…

Ministerial Nominees: Saraki announces Lai Mohammed, Fashola, Amaechi, others

Senate President Bukola Saraki formally announced the 21 nominees of President Muhammadu Buhari’s for ministerial positions. There was no surprise…

Four cyber crime offenders face criminal charge

AKIN KUPONYI Special Fraud Unit, (SFU),of Nigeria Police Force, Ikoyi, southwest Ngeria, has arraigned a lady and three men before…

INEC forged Saraki’s senate election results

*exhibits tendered by his party agent at tribunal reveal Senate President Bukola Saraki’s political future lies precariously in the balance…

Suspected kidnappers of VC’s son, others arrested

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Men of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested four persons suspected to be behind the abduction…

Tanker fire kills one, burns 3 trucks in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga An early morning tanker fire has claimed the life of one and burnt three trucks at Oshodi area…