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Eid el-Kabir: Plateau spends N40m on rams

Plateau Government said it distributed rams and food items worth N40 million to Muslims in the state for the Eid…

Eid el-Kabir: Tight security in Jos

Security was beefed up in many parts of Jos metropolis and Bukuru, Plateau, on Thursday as Muslims in Nigeria joined…

Ayade entreats Muslims to help move Nigeria forward

Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has enjoined Muslims in Nigeria to use the 2015 Eid-el-Kabir to partner with all…

150 dead, 390 hurt in stampede at hajj in Saudi

Saudi Arabia Civil Defence say at least 150 dead, 390 injured in stampede at hajj in Mecca. The pilgrims were…

Lagos At 50: Ambode names Hollywood star as Brand Ambassador

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode says his administration has begun plans to celebrate Lagos at 50 in 2017,…

Be extra-vigilant while celebrating Sallah – Gov. Abubakar

Governor Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi on Wednesday reiterated the call of the State Police Command, urging the people of the…

Police, APC executives frustrated Bayelsa guber primary – Oshiomhole

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has accused the Bayelsa Police command and executives of his party the All Progressives…

Obasa pleads for sacrifice at Sallah

Eromosele Ebhomele Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, on Wednesday urged Muslims and people of other…

Nigerian army bans movement of vehicles, donkeys, camels, others in Borno

The Nigerian military has banned moving vehicles, bicycles, horses, donkeys and camels in northeastern Borno state as a security measure…

Okowa nominates Internal Revenue Board members

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Wednesday submitted a list of nominees for appointment as chairman and members of the…

Kumuyi charges Nigerians to shun night clubs, cultism

Kazeem Ugbodaga The General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, has charged Nigerians to shun night clubs, cultism…
MACBAN alleges that killings of innocent herders by a vigilance group is going on in Sokoto State with 16 lives lost so far.

District head, police inspector, 33 others killed by herdsmen

About 35 persons are believed to have been killed on Tuesday evening by gunmen suspected to be cattle rustlers in…
Olu Falae kicks against zoning of Nigeria's presidency

Buhari orders police, security agencies to rescue Falae

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Inspector-General of Police, solomon Arase, and the security agencies to take necessary actions to…

Breast cancer: Women counseled on proper diets

Miss Yemisi Olowookere, a Nutritionist at Garki Hospital, Abuja, on Wednesday said good nutrition may reduce the risk of breast…

3 charged with robbing man at gun-point

Three unemployed men, Olawale Babalola, Oluwafemi Olawale and Akeem Mukaila, were on Wednesday arraigned in Lagos on charges of robbing…

Man buys car with dud cheque

Cyriacus Izuewkwe A 27-year-old man, Olatunbosun Kehinde, has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for allegedly issuing a…

FG committed to press freedom—Adeshina

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adeshina, has assured media practitioners of the Federal Government’s…

Fayose distributes Sallah rams

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Tuesday distributed rams to Muslims in the state, appealing to them to shun politicians…

Hard times await perpetrators of violent crime against women – IGP

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Solomon Arase has warned that hard times await perpetrators of violent crime against…

Akwa Ibom Senate: INEC ends case, calls one witness

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday closed its case before the Akwa Ibom National and State Assembly tribunal…

Police arrest fake soldier, Man,37, for defiling girl, 7

Yusuf Muhammed Police Detectives attached to Onipanun Division of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested Ayodele Adedeji of Jackross,…

Lagos Assembly approves Ambode’s request for budget re-ordering

Kazeem Ugbodaga, Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday approved the re-ordering of the Year 2015 budget…

Renounce cultism, drop arms, get amnesty, Ogun CP tells cultists

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Abdulmajid Ali, has declared that amnesty will be given to any member…

LASG staff faces trial over alleged fraud

Paul Iyoghojie A senior staff with a Lagos State Ministry, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, Western Nigeria, Oluwakemi Amole, 47, has been…

Again, Lagos Assembly mulls life pension for Speaker, Deputy

Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly may soon renew an amendment to a law that would provide life…

2-storey building collapses in Lekki

Kazeem Ugbodaga A two-storey building under construction has collapsed in Lekki area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. The building, located at…

Ambode charges New Governing Councils to resolve crises in tertiary institutions

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday inaugurated the Governing Councils of the five tertiary institutions in…

Gloom descends on N/Assembly over Saraki

An atmosphere of gloom descended on the National Assembly on Tuesday as the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, faced trial at…

Party chieftain remanded in prison over theft of tricycle

Cyriacus Izuekwe A chieftain of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Mushin, Chief Asagunla Lateef, 56, has been arrested and charged…

Saraki granted bail, main trial to begin 21 October

Both prosecution and defence counsel have agreed on October 21, 22 and 23 for the main trial in the corruption…