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Obasanjo berates US, Europe for exploiting African scientists

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former Nigerian president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia berated the exploits of African scientists…

Governor Amaechi’s aide regains freedom

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt An aide to Governor Chibuike Amaechi and Deputy Press Secretary, Freddy Ndiagbara, who was abducted on Sunday…

Military operations force Boko Haram back to urban warfare

Bomb attacks in Nigerian towns and cities look likely to increase in the run-up to forthcoming elections, despite the military…

Nigerian troops will continue to defeat Boko Haram – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday expressed optimism that Nigerian troops would maintain the momentum they had built up in the…

DSS urges public to be vigilant as Boko Haram target civilians

The Department of State Services (DSS), has advised the public to be vigilant in crowded environment, especially when travelling as…

Ebonyi governor set to be impeached

The political tension in Ebonyi state rose on Friday after the state House of Assembly passed a motion to serve…

Synagogue: Collapsed Building Not Due To Structural Failure – Consultant

Henry Ojelu Oladele Ogundeji, the consultant engineer who supervised the construction of the collapsed building belonging to the Synagogue Church…

Protest In Lagos Over Political Violence In Rivers

Eromosele Ebhomele Scores of Nigerian citizens under the Coalition of Ethnic-based Pressure Groups and Human Rights Groups in Rivers State,…

Corporal kills MOPOL Commander in Bauchi

A Police Corporal on Thursday night in Bauchi, shot and killed the Commanding Officer 10, Police Mobil Force (PMF) Bauchi,…

Chatham House: APC slams paranoid PDP, Presidency

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned, in the strongest possible terms, the needless resort to sheer hysteria by the…

3 Women Killed As Customs Knocks Bus Off Highway

Jeff Ezemadu Three ladies aged between 25 and 30 years died Thursday afternoon after the hummer bus in which they…

Nigerian Sex Slave Dies In B/Faso

Simon Ateba A Nigerian sex slave who was trafficked to the West African country of Burkina Faso has been found…

Outrage Over Fresh Plot To Sack Jega

Kazeem Ugbodaga, Henry Ojelyu & Eromosele Ebhomele Nigerians, including lawyers and members of civil society groups on Friday warned President…

430,000 PVCs Yet To Be Released To Lagos, Says Orebiyi

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is yet to release 430,000 Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, to Lagos State.…

Politicians, ICT experts threat to credible elections – Edo REC

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Following an alleged arrest of seven persons on Thursday at New Benin market in Benin City, Edo State,…

Nigeria police needs N24bn to maintain vehicles, says IG

Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has explained that for the police to effectively fuel and maintain its vehicles in…

Woman gives birth to baby without arms, husband flees

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Pandemonium struck on Tuesday as a middle aged woman, Mrs Taiwo Sheriffdeen gave birth to a baby boy…

Presidency renews effort to sack Jega – Senators

All Progressives Congress (APC) senators yesterday raised the alarm about a plot to force Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman…

In Pictures: Jonathan, the C-I-C steps out in military fatigue in visits to Baga, Mubi

President Goodluck Jonathan often criticised by the opposition for not acting swiftly to arrest the Boko Haram insurgency, since it…

Trafficked Nigerian Girl Dies In Burkina Faso

By Simon Ateba/Lagos A Nigerian girl who was trafficked to the West African country of Burkina Faso has been found…

Oshodi Mayhem: Police Arraign 18, Orders Oluomo To Surrender Himself

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested 40 people in connection with Wednesday’s mayhem in Oshodi…

APC, PDP supporters clash in London

Nigeria’s political rivalry hit new heights following a clash between supporters of Nigeria’s leading political parties in London today. The…

Benin Palace Chiefs Disagree Over Jonathan’s Re-election

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The raging controversy trailing the pronouncement by Chief David Edebiri, the Esogban of Benin Kingdom, that the Benins…

Chatham House: Jonathan’s rented crowd in show of shame

Three hours before the advertised speech of Maj. General Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate at the Chatham…

Suicide bomber blows up Biu bus stop

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a crowded bus station in Biu, northeast Nigeria, on Thursday, while a second…

Buhari vows to ‘lead from the front’ against Boko Haram

Nigerian presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday vowed to “lead from the front” in the fight against Boko Haram if…

I’ll not appoint corrupt persons in my govt, says Buhari

General Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate has stated that corrupt persons will not be appointed into…

Okoya-Thomas For Burial 6 March

Kazeem Ugbodaga The remains of the late business mogul, Molade Okoya-Thomas will be buried on 6 March. This was contained…

NURTW Probes Oshodi Gang War

The Chairman of the Lagos State Council of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede, has…

Buhari Impresses UK Audience

Funsho Arogundade All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, impressed the audience present at his public lecture at Chatham…