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Why official release of manifest is delayed – Bristow official

The delay in the official release of the names contained in the manifest of the ill-fated helicopter that crashed into…

Female suicide bomber kills 3 in Borno attack

Maiduguri, (Reuters) – A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device strapped on her body near a market in the northeastern…

Arase promotes three policemen who died in suicide attack, nine others

Ayorinde Oluokun It was promotion galore as nine members of the police rank and file got promoted to their next…

Kingmakers flout court order, crown new Ikorodu king

Despite a subsisting court order, kingmakers in Ikorodu, Lagos State, western Nigeria, on Saturday, enthroned Oba Kabiru Shotobi, as the…

APC harvests defectors from PDP as Alaibe, others decamp

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt All Progressive Congress, APC, had a big harvest in Bayelsa state today as the Peoples Democratic Party,…

Town Union to construct N250m cultural centre in Anambra

The National President, Anambra State Association of Town Unions, Dr Jude Okolo, on Saturday said the body would spend N250…

El-Rufa’i saves over N221m from Hajj stoppage

The Kaduna State Government said it has appointed the Emir of Birnin Gwari, Alhaji Zubairu Jibril, as the 2015 Amirul-Hajj…

Helicopter Crash: Why release of manifest is delayed – Airline official

The delay in the official release of the names contained in the manifest of the ill-fated helicopter that crashed into…

Former Okitipupa LG Chairman dies at 40

A former Chairman of Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, Mr Femi Aju is dead. NAN learnt that the…

Ambode: death of Borno Dep. Gov tragic loss

Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday said the death of the Borno State Deputy Governor, Alhaji…

Wike pledges new shipping vessels for Navy

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has asserted that there cannot be any governance if there is no…

APC mourns death of Borno Deputy Governor

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday expressed deep shock and sadness at the sudden death of the Borno State…

Buhari not ‘BabaGoSlow’, says Yuguda’s aide

Alhaji Shehu Gabam, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said President Muhammadu Buhari has good intentions for the…

Power outage stalls INEC taskforce from sorting election materials in Rivers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The special taskforce set up by the acting chairman of the Independent National Election Commission, INEC, Mrs.…

Borno State Deputy Governor, Zannah Umar, is dead

Ayorinde Oluokun Zannah Umar Mustapha, the Deputy Governor of Borno State is dead. It was gathered the deputy governor died…

Cameroon pledges 2,450 troops to fight Boko Haram

Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon’s president says his country will contribute 2,450 troops to a five-nation army to fight the Nigeria-based…

Alake embarks on vacation puts Regency Committee in charge

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta As the Alake and paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Michael Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, Okujenu IV commences his annual…
EFCC nabs ex-Taraba Governor Darius Ishaku over N27bn fraud allegation

Border strife: Benue, Taraba exchange kidnapped indigenes

The Benue State Government on Friday in Makurdi handed over three indigenes of Taraba, kidnapped during the communal crises between…

I never knew the depth of wisdom, good heart in my wife, says Okorocha

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has stated that he did not know the depth of wisdom and good heart that…

Aisha Buhari urges women to foster unity

Wife of the President of Nigeria, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has called on women to engage in activities that will foster…

New AIG, Force Hq, Lagos dismantles illegal motor parks

Paul Iyoghojie The new Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, I. O. Caulcrick, in charge of marine section, Force Headquarters…

Helicopter crash: Full investigation commences with black box recovery, says AIB

The Commissioner, Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Dr Felix Abali on Friday said that full investigation to unravel the cause of…
2023 election: I have a lot of fears, says Atahiru Jega

Lalong appoints Jega as Pro-Chancellor

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has appointed Prof. Attahiru Jega as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of Plateau University, Bokkos.…

UI student slumps, dies, during examination

Kazeem Ugbodaga An unidentified student of the University of Ibadan has slumped and died during the first semester examination of…

Vice Chancellors counter Buhari, say single account will disrupt university system

The Committee of Vice Chancellors of Federal Universities has expressed fears that the introduction of single Treasury Account System, TSA…

No erring contractor will go scot-free, says Wike

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has declared that no erring contractor will escape the wrath of the…

Blackbox of crashed Bristow helicopter found

Kazeem Ugbodaga The blackbox of the Bristow Helicopter which crashed into the Lagos Lagoon on Wednesday has been found. It…

Policemen beef up security around NLNG Port Harcourt office

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Amidst threats by a coalition of youths from the host communities of the the multi-billion dollars, Nigerian…

Legislators’ Pay: Nigerians Express Divergent Views

A cross-section of Nigerians on Friday expressed divergent views over disagreement among senators to approve pay cut in their emolument…

Boy, 14, remanded for being in possession of generator alternator

An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Ogudu, Lagos State, on Friday ordered that Saminu Garuba , 14, be remanded for allegedly being…