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We’ll Fight Jonathan To A Standstill — Doctors

Kazeem Ugbodaga Sacked resident doctors in the country have vowed to use every means to fight President Goodluck Jonathan to…

Defection to PDP is for national interest – Sheriff

A former governor of Borno, Ali Modu Sheriff, on Friday said that his decision to defect from APC to the…

EFCC Arrests Former Bank Manager for N81m Fraud

A former branch manager of a new generation bank, (Ecobank Plc), Victor Amushie has been arrested by the Economic and…

Ebola kills fourth victim in Nigeria

The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria has risen to four, while six others infected with the virus…

Lagos Ebola fears hit sex workers, traders

Kate, Bright and Happiness sat on the lawn of a Lagos brothel, sipping lager and chatting with men in groups…

Boko Haram kidnaps scores in Borno

Boko Haram Islamists kidnapped scores of people from fishing communities in Nigeria’s extreme northeast, hauling some of the hostages away…

We Must Stop Running Government Like Personal Business

Adebimpe Akinsola, the lawmaker representing Ikorodu Constituency 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, is one of the few…

I’ve slept with several dogs, bitten by two – Teenage boy

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Osagiator Ighodaro, the 19-year old boy who was arrested for sleeping with a dog at Iguosa village, a…

EFFC to prosecute Stock Broker over N30m Scam

By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said on Thursday that its has concluded arrangements to prosecute…

2015: Sultan canvasses responsible politicking

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on Thursday advised politicians to engage in responsible politics ahead of the 2015…

Terrorism: Military intercepts youths heading for Abuja

The military have intercepted some youths based on their clandestine movement. A statement on the official website of the Defence…

Jonathan Sacks All Resident Doctors Over Ebola

By Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan has sacked all resident doctors in all federal government hospitals across the nation…

CBN reintroduces charges on ATM cards

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said that Automated Teller Machines (ATM) withdrawals would attract N65 per transaction to cover…

Robbers Stab Couple To Death In Benin

By Jethro Ibileke/Benin Unknown assailants suspected to armed robbers in the early hours of Thursday attacked a couple in Benin…

Court Jails 3 For Drunkenness

An Upper Area Court, Kuje , FCT, on Wednesday sentenced three men, Micheal Adibe, Ogunlade Micheal and Warya Terso to…

Gwoza Villagers Need Help — Lawmaker

Hundreds of people who escaped a Boko Haram attack need urgent help, a local lawmaker said on Wednesday, as those…

Fake Cop Nabbed With Marijuana

Femi Adi/Kaduna A fake Assistant Superintendent of Police, Ugochukwu Adegoke, has arrested with over 1ookg of marijuana by Kaduna State…

Ebola Drug Arrives Nigeria Today

An experimental drug for treatment of Ebola has been provided by a Nigerian in diaspora and will arrive the country…

Jilted Man Murders Girlfriend

Cyriacus Izuekwe A man who allegedly stabbed his estranged lover to death for refusing to marry him has been charged…

Delegates Conclude National Conference

The National Conference came to an end Thursday, without any rancour. The conference was convened by President Goodluck Jonathan and…
Ebenezer Alabi, a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, dump party over alleged extortion

2015: PDP Woos Lagos Okada Riders With Motorcycles

By Jide Osokoya As part of its strategy to capture power in 2015 from the All Progressives Congress, APC, in…

JTF raids kidnappers den in Bayelsa creeks, recover arms

The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield, on Thursday said its troops swooped on hideouts…

Ebola: Confirmed Nigeria cases rises to 11

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Nigeria has risen by one to 11, Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu said on…

WHO lauds FG’s response to Ebola outbreak

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday commended the Federal Government’s response to the outbreak of the Ebola virus in…

Heavy security at polling units encourages large voters’ – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Wednesday in Abuja that the heavy presence of security personnel at polling…

Omisore stops panel of inquiry from investigating him

Peoples Democratic Party’s defeated governorship candidate in Osun, Senator Iyiola Omisore on Wednesday secured an order to prevent the panel…

Ebola: Infected nurse leaves Lagos for Enugu, breaking quarantine

A nurse who contracted Ebola at a Lagos hospital travelled to the eastern part of Nigeria before falling sick, raising…

2015 Election: Police arrest Rivers monarch, others over shooting

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt There was pandemonium Wednesday in the Mile Four area near Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, southern Nigeria,…

Deep division in Nigeria after teenager murders husband

Many see Wasila Tasi’u as a victim: a 14-year old girl from a poor, strictly Muslim family in northern Nigeria,…

Ebola Scare At Orile-Agege General Hospital

Kazeem Ugbodaga & Paul Iyoghojie There was pandemonium on Tuesday at the Orile-Agege General Hospital, Agege area of Lagos, southwest…