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Amaechi threatens to expose those fighting him

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt After keeping mum since the executives of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State, were swept…

Court Jails 8 Beggars

The Special Offences Court in Alausa area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has sentenced eight beggars to one month imprisonment for…

Jets worth $3.75b Owned By Nigerians

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Wealthy Nigerians own over 150 jets worth about $3.75 billion, the Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank,…

55 killed in Boko Haram attacks, prisoners freed

Nigeria’s Boko Haram gunmen Tuesday launched coordinated attacks on military barracks, a prison and police stations in the northeastern town…

2-Storey Church building collapses, one person dies

Kazeem Ugbodaga One person has been killed as a two-storey building under construction collapsed at Ojodu area of Lagos, Southwest…

Date fixed for forgery case against Senator Akume

A Nigerian Federal High Court on Tuesday in Abuja fixed June 17 to commence hearing of a suit brought against…

Governor Okorocha formally joins APC at rally

Governor Rochas Okorocha of the eastern Nigerian state of Imo has formally expressed support for the All Progressives Congress (APC),…

Gunmen kill relation of Bayelsa special adviser

Gunmen suspected to be sea pirates on Tuesday shot dead two persons in the riverside community of Kuroamagbene in the…

NUJ to picket salary-owing media houses

Oblivious to the global recession newspapers are facing, the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) said on Tuesday it would start…

Fashola: Nigerians Are Too Difficult To Please

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has described Nigerians as very difficult people to please just as he says insecurity…

Nigerian Gays Angry With Govt

Homosexuals in Nigeria are not happy with the government, they said in a statement on Tuesday, following a meeting they…

Lagos Assembly: Stop Witch-hunting Fashola

The Lagos State House of Assembly has warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against making inciting statements that could best…

Corrupt Judges Must Face Criminal Trial –Aturu

Human rights lawyer, Bamidele Aturu, has urged the National Judicial Council, NJC, to ensure that corrupt judges are not only…

Woman Squanders Employer’s N1.9m On Lotto

A 44-year old woman, Mrs. Adenike Owolope, has been arrested and charged before the Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, southwest…

Shitta Killings: Taskforce Destroys Criminals’ Hideouts, Recovers Cocaine

Following the killing of three people by gunmen, officials of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Specials Offences (Enforcement)…

Herbalist charged with fraud

A Nigerian herbalist has been charged with fraud at a Lagos magistrate’s court in Oshodi. According to the prosecution, the…

Engineer Nabbed For Phantom Assassination Plot

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja It is a typical case of a deal gone bad. The long arms of the law…

Policeman shoots tanker driver over ‘too little bribe’

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/ Kano Two policemen may be dismissed from the Force for allegedly shooting a tanker driver for refusing to…

Strange: Suspected rapist drags victim to court

In Katsina, northwestern Nigeria, a rape accused has turned an accuser. The suspected rapist, Alhaji Mu’awiyah Sabe, sued his alleged…

Ekiti ACN chairman, 4 others charged with murder

The Chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria in the western Nigerian state of Ekiti, Mr Jide Awe, was on…

Monguno released after N50million ransom paid

Octogenarian and former Nigerian oil minister, Shettima Ali Monguno, who was kidnapped last Friday by gunmen in the northeastern city…

Semenitari dismisses removal plot against Amaechi

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Government has dismissed any threat of impeachment of Governor Chibuike Ameachi by five minority…

Provost, Bursar of Federal agric college docked for fraud

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned Dr. Paul Ajah Onu and Mr. Samuel Atoi, former Provost and…

Court Grants Ladipo Market Leader Bail

Henry Ojelu The embattled president of Aguiyi Ironsi International Market popularly know as Ladipo market in Mushin, Jonathan Okoli was…

Stop Ridiculing Yourselves, Lagos ACN Tells PDP, Shelle

The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has described  as ridiculous and yet  a continuation of…

Yes, I Attempted Suicide, Tricyclist Tells Judge

A 27-year old tricycle operator, Sanni Abdulahi who attempted to hang himself in a police cell in Lagos State, southwest…

Bus Conductor Bags 2-Year Jail Term

An Ilorin Magistrate’s Court, Kwara State, northcentral Nigeria, has sentenced a 26-year old bus conductor, Rasaq Sikiru, to two years…

LG Boss Sacks Ladipo Market Union

The Chairman of Mushin Local Government Area, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, Mr Babatunde Adepitan, has banned any form unionism at…

Inspector Shoots Danfo Driver To Death

A police inspector attached to the Elere Police Station in Agege, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has been arrested for killing a…

Pregnant Bride Dies In Soakaway Pit 2 Weeks To Wedding

A 21-year old woman has died inside a soakaway pit two weeks before her wedding. The deceased identified as Akinjolie…