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Court Closes Akingbola’s Defence

Justice Habeeb Abiru of the Ikeja High Court today ordered the embattled former Managing Director of Intercontinental Bank Plc, (now Access Bank…

Bloody Monday In Ogun As Robbers Kill 5 Cops, 2 Others

It was a bloody Monday in Ogun state, southwest, Nigeria as at least five policemen and two civilians were killed in…

Absence Of Witness Stalls Suspected Wife Killer’s Trial

The trial of Akolade Arowolo over the murder of his wife, a former Skye Bank staff, Titilayo Omozoje, could not continue…

Fashola: It’s Total War On Okada

The Lagos State Government has declared total war on commercial motorcycle riders also known as okada riders plying the 475…

Rider Crushed, Passenger Breaks Arm

A commercial motorcyclist was crushed to death on Saturday morning at Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos. His passenger, a young woman also…

Bizman Rapes 2-Yr Old Girl

A popular businessman in Ogoja, northern Cross River State, southsouth Nigeria, has been arrested for allegedly raping a two-year old…

Kidnappers Fed Us With Rice, Stew — Freed School Kids

Johnson and Tricia Eko, the children of Johnson Eko, the Director at the Cross River State Sports Commission kidnapped last…

Army Arrests 3 Suspected Assassins

The Nigerian Army has arrested three men suspected to be members of the six-man syndicate that assassinated two students of…

Sheila, widow of Tai Solarin dies

Sheila Mary Solarin (nee Tuer), the widow of Dr. Tai Solarin, founder Mayflower School in Ikenne, Ogun State and one…

Mimiko: Supporters Celebrate In Akure

JETHRO IILEKE/Akure Following the declaration of Dr. Olusegun Mimiko as winner of the governorship election held on Saturday 20 October,…

Mimiko formally declared winner

JETHRO IBILEKE/Akure Governor Olusegun Mimiko of the Labour Party (LP), was Sunday declared winner of the Ondo state governorship election…

Ex-Customs chief, son and family of ASP killed

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen killed seven people in Potiskum, Yobe state Saturday, taking the death toll to at least 30…

Akeredolu loses polling booth, Mimiko clears Akure

Results trickling in from Ondo state show that the governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Rotimi Akeredolu narrowly…

Top Boko Haram member arrested in Senator’s house

A high-profile member of the Boko Haram sect has been arrested in the home of a senator in Maiduguri, Borno…

6 DAYS AFTER: No Word From Rivers Kidnapped Commissioner

Six days after the Rivers State Commissioner for Power, Mr Augustine Nwokocha, was abducted by unidentified gunmen,  no contact has…

15 Nigerian Pilgrims Die In Saudi Arabia

At least 15 Nigerians on pilgrimate in Saudi Arabia have died in the holy land. While the National Hajj Commission…

Nigeria Can’t Meet Vision 20-20 Target, Says UNIDO

The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has described as an illusion and self deceit the current efforts being made…

EFCC Fails To Arraign Man Caught With N1b

Abubakar Sheriff, Tijani, the 25-year old man who was arrested while trying to smuggle $7 million (about N1.1 billion) out…

Bus Driver Dies In Pit Latrine

A commuter bus driver plying Ikeja-Obalende route, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria fell inside a pit latrine and died this morning.…

Lagos Traffic Law: Fresh Clampdown On Okada

After two months of intensive sensitization on the new Road Traffic Law, the Lagos State Police Command has finally commenced…

Bureau De Change Agent Steals N3m

A bureau de change agent identified as Bassey Effiong, 27, and his accomplices, Charles Francis, 28, Rilwan Adepoju, 29 and…

Man Docked For Seeking Deliverance In Church

A 42-year old man, Akeem Abiola has been arrested in Lagos State southwest Nigeria for allegedly entering a church during…

Overloading: Laswa To Sanction Ferry Operators

For safety of lives and property on the Lagos waters, the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has vowed that it…

Lawmaker Consoles Victims Of Oke-Afa Plank Market Fire

The lawmaker representing Oshodi-Isolo constituency 02 at the National Assembly, Hakeem Abiodun Munir, has expressed sympathy with executives and traders…

APCs Not Malfunctioning —Ogun Police

Ogun State Police Command has reacted to a report in a national daily (not P.M.NEWS) that the newly purchased armoured…

Osun Assembly passes bill on anthem, crest, flag

The House of Assembly of the State of Osun, western Nigeria, has passed a bill on the state’s Anthem, Crest…

Pastor sent to jail for failing to produce defendant

An Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria has sentenced a pastor to six months imprisonment for…

NASS Flayed For Pestering Executive Over Sack Prescription

  Members of the National Assembly have been called upon to re-prioritize their engagements and face the rigour of making quality…

Lagos Pilgrims Decry Poor Accommodation In S/Arabia

Over 1,000 pilgrims from Lagos State undergoing the hajj operation in Saudi Arabia have grumbled against state government officials over…

Man Arrested With N1b At Airport For Trial

A 25-year old man,  Abubakar Sheriff Tijani who was recently arrested while trying to smuggle $7 million (about N1.1 billion)…