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ASUU strike: Students protest in Kano

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Tired of staying at home, hundreds of Bayero University, BUK, students in Kano, northwest Nigeria, on Thursday, staged…

Fashola apologises over Igbo destitute deportation

Governor Babatunde Fashola of the western Nigerian state of Lagos Thursday apologised to the people of the South-East over the…

Group Moves Against Building Collapse In Lagos

The President of Building Collapse Preventive Guild (BCPG), Mr Kunle Awobodu, on Thursday said the guild had concluded plans to…

Opeifa Seeks Agency To Manage Logistics

Mr. Kayode Opeifa, Lagos State Commissioner for Transport on Thursday, called for the establishment of a national agency to supervise…

Strike: NUT Gives FG, ASUU 2 Weeks Ultimatum

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) on Thursday gave a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government and the Academic Staff…

FG Declares Free Treatment For Dog Bite Victims

The Federal Government has declared free treatment in all tertiary hospitals in the country for dog bite victims, the Minister…

2 Buildings Collapse In Lagos

Two persons have died and 10 others injured as two buildings collapsed on Lagos Island, southwest Nigeria, on Wednesday night.…

How Ozekhome’s Kidnapper Was Arrested In P/H

Contrary to reports that kidnap kingpin, Kelvin Oburuvbe who allegedly masterminded the abduction of human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome,…

Train Crushes Pedestrian

A middle aged man was this morning crushed to death by a moving train at Bolade, Oshodi, beside The Arena…

Baby Wasn’t Buried Alive —Christ Gospel Apostolic Church

The management of Christ Gospel Apostolic Church located at Egbeda where a 2-year old baby girl was allegedly buried alive…

Lagos Clamps Down On Hotels, Restaurants

The Lagos State Government has begun to clampdown on unregistered hotels, restaurants and tourism establishments in the state following their…

Suspected Receiver Of 30 Stolen Vehicles Charged

Police in Lagos State, southern Nigeria, have charged the suspected Lagos-based big time receiver of stolen vehicles from armed robbers,…

Teacher Sent To Prison For Fondling Pupil’s Breasts

A 30-year old teacher, Augustine Akpan, who allegedly fondled the breasts of his pupil, an 11-year old girl (names withheld),…

Emerhor wins APC Senate nomination for Delta Central

Mr O’Tega Emerhor, has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries for the forthcoming by-election into the Delta Central Senatorial…

Ozekhome’s kidnapper arrested in Benin

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Operatives of Nigeria’s Department of State Security Service, DSS, Edo state Command, Wednesday said they have arrested kidnap…

Danjuma gives N500m to youth training centre

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Businessman and former defence minister for Nigeria, General T.Y. Danjuma, has announced a donation of N500m for…

Semenitari condemns police action, Old PDP applauds

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications,Mrs Ibim Semenitari,has said the dispersal of 13,000 teachers by policemen…

Court awards Gov. Oshiomhole N25m damage

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin A Nigerian high Court in Benin-City, capital of the southern state of Edo, has awarded Governor Adams Oshiomhole…

Rivers Police stops distribution of job letters to teachers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Thirteen thousand newly recruited teachers by the Rivers State Government were this morning in Port Harcourt, the…

Court Remands Labourer For Murder

An Akure Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a 20-year-old labourer, Dafe Kehinde, in prisons over alleged murder of a 27-year-old…

25,000 Pilgrims Airlifted To Saudi Arabia

Max Air said it had transported 25,000 intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia so far. Its spokesman, Alhaji Ibrahim Dahiru, said…

Ribadu bombs Okiro back

Ayo Oluokun/Abuja Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the pioneer chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has described Mike Okiro, former…

Robbers Attack Petrol Station, Kill Guard

Bauchi State Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the death of a vigilante member in a robbery attack on a petrol…

Lagos Chief Judge Frees 119 Prison Inmates

The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Ayotunde Phillips, on Wednesday set free no fewer than 119 inmates from Kirikiri…

Man Sentenced To Death For Killing Wife

An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan on Wednesday sentenced a 65-year-old man, Ganiyu Akindele, to death by hanging…

Police Clampdown On Alcohol Sellers At Lagos Motor Parks

The Lagos State Police Command says it has begun a clampdown on sellers of alcohol and drugs at motor parks…

Okiro Slams Ribadu Over Allegation

Former Inspector General of Police, Mike Okiro has slammed the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,…

Cripple Rapes Bread Seller

A physically challenged man, Kundus Kazeem, has been arrested and charged  before Apapa Magistrate’s court after he allegedly raped a…

More Nigerian Authors Mourn Awoonor

Nigerian authors on Tuesday in Lagos continued to react to the death of their Ghanaian counterpart, Prof. Kofi Awoonor. The…

50 Houses Collapse As Rain Wreaks Havoc

Following the torrential rain that fell for about 22 hours in Benin City on Monday, residents of the Edo State…