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Nigeria: 9 polio vaccinators killed by gunmen

Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano with agency report Gunmen attacked two clinics where polio vaccinators had gathered in Kano city, northwest Nigeria, on…

Mercy Aigbe-Gentry: How I Became A Movie Star

NEHRU ODEH Popular Yoruba movie actress and producer, Mercy Aigbe-Gentry has said it was sheer determination and hardwork that got…

APC no match for PDP, says Governor Aliyu

Governor Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu of Niger State on Thursday described the ongoing merger talks among Nigeria’s frontline opposition parties as…

In Pictures: Launching of El-Rufai’s book, The Accidental Servant

General Muhammadu Buhari, Governor Raji Fashola of Lagos state, Alhaji Al-Makura, Governor of Nasarawa state, Governor Ibrahim Dakwambo of Gombe…

Oshiomhole: How APC can succeed

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Nigeria’s mid-western state of Edo has said that the new mega party, All Progressives…

El-Rufai’s book a collection of fiction, says Atiku

Former FCT Minister, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, has come under fire for writing alleged fiction for self-glorification at the expense of…

Nigerian Police Arraign Fake Pastor Over N.8m Fraud

The police in Lagos on Wednesday arraigned a 46-year old pastor, Obinna Obi, over an alleged fraud of N820,000. Obi,…

Lagos Demands Speedy Trial Of Cynthia’s Case

The Lagos State Government has demanded speedy trial of the four suspects in connection with the murder of Cynthia Osokogu…

Case Against “Facebook Lover” Dismissed

A Tinubu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday struck out a case of attempted rape against Arthur Obiora for “want…

Okada Rider Rapes Woman

A commercial motorcycle operator has been arrested by the police and charged to Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court for allegedly raping a…

Nigerian Man Bites Another Man’s Penis

It is common to hear that a woman has bitten a man’s penis because of infidelity, but the reverse is…

Lagos White Cap Chief Murdered

A Lagos white cap chief and the Onimole of Lagos, Chief Kayode Adeshina, 73, has been shot dead, by unidentified…

Nigeria’s opposition parties form All Progressive Congress

Nigeria’s main opposition parties on Wednesday said they planned to merge ahead of presidential elections in 2015, potentially mounting a…

Bricklayer Rapes Daughter

A 39-year old bricklayer has been arrested at Ajah area of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria for allegedly raping his 14-year…

Nigeria Police Threatens Strike Over Unpaid Salaries

For delaying the payment of their January salary, junior officers in the Nigeria Police have threatened to embark on strike.…

Son Sends Mom To Prison

A 68-year old woman, Madam Silifat Abeni, broke down and wept at Ijeshatedo Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, as…

Sellers Of Porno Materials Arrested

The Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit has begun clampdown on distributors and sellers of pornographic…

NURTW chief arrested over Offa-Erinle crisis

A Nigerian commercial vehicle owner, Ganiyu Oyeyemi Ogunjobi, has been arrested by the Kwara State Police Command over the murder…

Nigeria postpones cabinet meeting

The weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council, scheduled to be held today, has been postponed. FEC is the decision-making…

Rumours over: Tiwa Savage, Manager Tee Billz Engage

FUNSHO AROGUNDADE The fifth of February was supposed to be sexy diva, Tiwa Savage’s 33rd birthday, but it also turned…

Nebo new man at Nigeria’s Power Ministry

The Jonathan administration has named Professor Chinedu Nebo, as successor to Barth Nnaji as Minister for Power. A statement by…

Governor Lamido’s son granted bail

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Freedom came the way of Aminu, first son of Jigawa state governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido when a Nigerian…

10 Nigerian governors back merger of parties

Ten State Governors drawn from the different political parties and geo political zones in the country on Tuesday met at…

Fashola: LGs Don’t Deserve Autonomy

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has kicked against granting autonomy to local governments in Lagos and other states of…

Man sues UK based nurse for abandonment

A Nigerian businessman, James Onyike has sued his wife, Patricia, a nurse, based in the United Kingdom for allegedly abandoning…

Man dies watching Nigeria-Ivory Coast match

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta An engineer with Nigeria’s Federal Road Maintenance Agency, FERMA collapsed and died yesterday in Abeokuta, capital of…

Lagos Sends 30 Beggars To Jail

By Kazeem Ugbodaga In a new dimension in the war against begging, the Special Offences Court in Alausa area of…

Thousands Stranded In Ota As Trucks Collide

By Eromosele Ebhomele Thousands of commuters were Monday morning stranded at the Ota area of Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria, when…

200cc Motorcycle Palaver: Fashola Disowns Opeifa

Governor Babatunde Fashola has disowned the Commissioner for Transportation, Kayode Opeifa for arrogating to himself the power to grant approval…

Artisans Threaten Showdown With Ogun Govt

By Abiodun Onafuye, Abeokuta Members of the Association of Terrazo, Marbles and Tiles in Ogun State have threatened a showdown…