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Court Orders IGP To Reinstate Retired ACP

The National Industrial Court in Jos on Thursday ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), MD Abubakar, to immediately reinstate ACP…

I Want My Son Jailed, Mother Tells Court

A 32-year old factory worker, Ifeanyi Chukwu, who allegedly beat and threatened to kill his mother, on Thursday appeared before…

Judge Bars Journalists From Court

An Enugu High Court judge, Justice Eno Oluedo, on Thursday released the identity cards of two journalists which she confiscated…

Bizman Impersonates Late Father

A 32-year old businessman, Frank Dibor, on Thursday appeared before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, charged with impersonating his…

ASUU Elders Move To End LASU Strike

Authorities of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, said on Thursday that discussion was ongoing with the elders of the…

Ekiti poll: Physically challenged persons assured of security

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured physically challenged persons of adequate security during Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti.…

June 12 Can’t Be Forgotten —CDHR

Lagos chapter Chairman of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, Comrade Isiak  Buna, has stated that June…

LASU reopens 23 June, slashes fees

Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni Students of Lagos State University have been asked to resume by 23 June, about three weeks after the…

LUTH reduces healthcare charges by 50%

The management of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, has agreed to reduction of cost of healthcare services in the…

Police should re-introduce road blocks – RTEAN

Alhaji Musa Shehu, National President, Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN),on Thursday called on the police to re-introduce roadblocks…

Obanikoro denies involvement in Ekiti electoral malpractice

The Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musliu Obanikoro on Thursday, denied an allegation that he was involved in an…

Polytechnic student to die by hanging for robbery

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 22-year old student of Delta State Polytechnic, Eguono Akpeghughu, has been sentenced to death by hanging by…

Jonathan appoints Roli, Bode George’s wife DG of NDLEA

President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed Mrs. Roli Bode-George as the Director-General of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Roli…

Ekiti Polls: Police IG restricts movement in and out of the state

In a bid to ensure maximum security, ensure proper coordination of security operations and organise a hitch-free election, devoid of…

Oshiomhole’s flight grounded on ‘order from above’

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state was Thursday stopped from travelling to Ado Ekiti Thursday following the grounding…

More Nigerians Mourn Arisekola

Eromosele Ebhomele Tributes have continued to pour in for the late Alhaji Abdul Azeez Arisekola Alao, a popular businessman and…

Crackdown On Nigerian Media Sparks Censorship Row

From nationwide seizures of newspapers to tough new regulations on live political programming, rights groups and journalists say Nigeria’s media…

Pregnant Woman Commits Suicide

Jethro Ibileke/Benin  A middle aged mother of one identified as Ometere Aduga, a 300-level medical student drop-out, has reportedly committed…

Fraudsters Kill Ex-Customs Officer, Daughter

Yusuf Muhammed A suspected fraudster, Alhaji Olatunji Azeez, has allegedly killed a 64-year old retired customs officer, Angela Uzo Kery…

Ekiti Election: Candidates In Last-Minute Campaign Battle

Barely 48 hours to the governorship election in Ekiti State, western Nigeria, the leading candidates are locked in a last…

Confab: Absentee delegates to lose sitting allowance

Delegates who failed to show up for plenary sessions of the ongoing National Conference without any cogent reason will as…

Igbo group commends Fashola over Ndubusi Kanu park

The Ndigbo Cultural Society of Nigeria (NCSN) has commended Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola for naming one of the finest…

Oyo declares 7 days mourning for Arisekola

The Oyo State Government has declared seven days of mourning following the death of Alhaji AbdulAzeez Arisekola-Alao in the UK…

Italy to repatriate 700 Nigerian prisoners

Nigeria and Italy would soon conclude negotiations on a Prisoners Transfer Agreement (PTA) to facilitate the return of over 700…

Italy to assist Nigeria against terrorism

The Italian Government on Wednesday in Abuja declared its support and willingness to assist Nigeria in the fight against terrorism.…

Confab restricts public office holders to local hospitals

The National Conference on Wednesday in Abuja recommended the restriction of government sponsorship of public officers for foreign medical care…

Jonathan, Atiku, Tinubu, others extol Arisekola-Alao

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan opened the floodgate of tributes for Alhaji Abdul-Azeez Arisekola-Alao, the Nigerian businessman who died in London…

OAU shut indefinitely over school fees

The authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife, has shut the university indefinitely following sustained protest of students over increment…

Boko Haram plans to bomb Abuja with petrol tankers – FG

The Federal Government said on Wednesday that a plot by insurgent group, Boko Haram to bomb Abuja, the Federal Capital…

PDP working to rig Ekiti election – Oyegun

The National Chairman of the APC, John Oyegun has accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP of planning to rig the…