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Police: Suicide bombers, gunmen behind Kano mosque attack

Two suicide bombers and gunmen who opened fire on people trying to flee to safety carried out the attack during…

Update: Kano mosque blasts kill 64

An estimated 64 people died in the multiple explosions in Kano Grand Mosque today, according to preliminary casualty figures released…

Boko Haram bombs Kano Central Mosque

Three explosions on Friday rocked the Kano Central Mosque where the Emir of Kano, Muhammed Sanusi 11 worships. The explosions…

Three bomb blasts rock emir’s mosque in Kano

Three explosions on Friday rocked the mosque of one of Nigeria’s most well-known Islamic leaders, the Emir of Kano, as…

TASUED Graduates 10,899, honours Awujale, others

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ten thousand, eight hundred and ninety-nine students today graduated from the first university of education in Nigeria, Tai…

Cameroun Muslim leaders battle to stop Boko Haram recruitment drive

As the West fights to keep its youth from the grip of jihadists, Cameroun’s Muslim leaders are struggling to respond…

Lagos Cancels Tomorrow’s Sanitation

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Statewide Lagos State monthly environmental sanitation exercise for November has been cancelled to allow the Independent National…

Frustrated Musician Turns Robber

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 24-year old reggae musician has confessed that frustration drove him into armed robbery. The suspect, Onyekachi Oshodi,…

Civilian vigilantes foil bomb attempt in Maiduguri

Civilian vigilantes working with the Nigerian military against Boko Haram on Friday said they had foiled a roadside bomb attack…

Medical consultants, Health workers clash over ‘consultancy’ status

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Contrary to claims by health workers under the auspices of Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) that they have…

50 killed in Boko Haram attack on Damasak, says UN

Up to 50 people were killed in an attack carried out by suspected Boko Haram Islamists in a northeast Nigeria…

DSS refuses to produce detained APC staff despite court order

Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria this morning re-affirmed its earlier order made on the…

Amosun, Tinubu laud Aregbesola, Osun people

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state, Southwest, Nigeria on Thursday declared that the people of Osun has demonstrated…

Shut up and sit quietly at home – Ogun Ex-Lawmaker tells Daniel

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A former lawmaker in Ogun state, Hon. Kunle Adegboyega has cautioned the former governor of the state, Otunba…

Police deny involvement in prosecution of terror suspect, Ogwuche

The Nigeria Police High Command has described as misleading recent media reports that it bungled the prosecution of Aminu Ogwuche,…

Court Refuses To Stop Obanikoro From Lagos Polls

Henry Ojelu An Ikeja High Court on Thursday dismissed an application seeking to restrain a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship…

100 PDP Members Defect To APC In Rivers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Chairman Committee of Akuku Toru local Government Council said that no fewer than 100 members of the…

Shame on IG for not recognising Tambuwal as Speaker, says APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly condemned the Inspector-General of Police Suleiman Abba for daring to say he does…

Gov Race: Aspirant Asks Court To Stop Agbaje

Eromosele Ebhomele A governorship aspirant for Lagos State, western Nigeria in the 2015 general elections in the country, Nurudeen Balogun,…

Aregbesola Sworn In For 2nd Term

Jamiu Yisa Osogbo was in a festive mood on Thursday as Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, took oath…

I’m Afraid For 2015, Says Ex-Lagos CJ

Eromosele Ebhomele Former Chief Judge of Lagos State, western Nigeria, Justice Ayotunde Philips, has said she is very worried about…

73 Robbers, 8 Policemen Killed In Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga At least 73 armed robbers and eight policemen were killed in Lagos during exchange of gun fire between…

We Recruit Robbers From Ladipo Market —Suspect

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 25-year-old armed robbery suspect arrested by the police in Lagos has confessed that most robbery gangs operating…

Dakuku collects APC governorship intent form, gets wild reception

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Dakuku Adolphus Peterside the anointed gubernatorial candidate on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was…

OPEC Elects Diezani Alison-Madueke As President

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries OPEC on Wednesday at its ongoing 166th Ordinary meeting elected, Nigeria’s…

I am not in presidential race to cause disunity, says Okorocha

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo said on Wednesday that he was not in the presidential race to cause disaffection or…

PDP cancels disqualification of aspirants by appeals committees

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has nullified the disqualification of all aspirants by its Screening Appeal…

Why I really want to rule Nigeria – Buhari

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Former Military Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) has explained why he is in the 2015…

Court bars DSS, others from Invading APC Data Center

Justice Mohammed Nasir Yenusa of the Federal High Court in Lagos today gave two orders in respect of the case…

Abductors of Rivers Chief Registrar demand N100 million

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Abductors of the Chief Registrar of the Rivers State High Court, Mr. Leonard Adoki, have contacted his…