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Breaking: Adeboye retires as General Overseer of RCCG

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Saturday appointed a new General…

APC accuses Mimiko of diverting N1.5bn foreign grants

The All Progressives Congress in Ondo State has accused Governor Olusegun Mimiko of planning to divert N1.5 billion in grants…

Fire claims 28 lives in Oyo State

Mr Oyekunle Kareem, the Oyo State Director of Fire Service, said 28 persons lost their lives in fire disasters that…

Heavy gunfire rocks military camps in Ivory Coast

Heavy gunfire was heard on Saturday near military camps in two cities in Ivory Coast, where disgruntled soldiers launched revolts…

Gov Ajimobi reopens shut schools, says LAUTECH resumes Feb 1

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State says Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, will resume academic activities on or…

Arik Air passengers stranded in Kaduna Airport for 4 days

Several passengers, including children, were stranded at Kaduna International Airport since on Tuesday, following the failure of Arik Airlines to…

Gov Ambode, O’jez Restaurant honoured

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, has been honoured with the Grand Promoter of ‘Eat Nigeria’ Project Award 2016 at…

Lagos lawyers hail passage of bill on death penalty for kidnappers

Some Lagos-based lawyers have lauded the Lagos State House of Assembly for passing into law the bill stipulating the death…

Price of local rice rises, tomatoes crash in Jigawa

Prices of locally produced rice have shot up by more than 20 per cent in Hadejia, Jigawa. Checks at Hadejia…

Buhari to attend inauguration of Ghana’s President-Elect, Akufo-Addo

President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja on Saturday for Accra, Ghana, to attend the inauguration of Ghana’s President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo.…

Oyo awards N10bn Eleyele-Eruwa road

The Oyo State Government has approved the reconstruction of Ibadan-Eleyele Junction-Akufo Junction–Eruwa road at the cost of N10, 396,614,557.49. The…

Lagos Speaker supports online verification of number plates

Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has described the introduction of a website, through which motorists…
Nigeria's ex-oil minister Diezani arraigns in UK Court charged with bribery

Court orders forfeiture of $153,310,000 belonging to Alison-Maduekwe

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Southwest Nigeria on Friday ordered temporary forfeiture of the sum of $153,310,000, which…

Ban on Private Revenue Collectors: Civil groups backs Obaseki

More commendations have continued to greet the prohibition of private revenue collectors announced by Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki,…

Dismissed Police Officers: Angry Governor Wike spits fire

Governor Nyesome Wike of Rivers State is angry. He is angry over the dismissal of six police officers attached to…

BoI disburses N3.1bn to 14 microfinance banks -MD

The Bank of Industry (BoI) says it disbursed N3.1 billion to 14 microfinance banks under its Bottom of Pyramid (BOP)…

Rivers rerun: Police sack 6 aides attached to Wike

The Nigeria Police Force has sacked six police officers attached to the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike for exhibiting gross…

Sick Nollywood actor thrown out of hospital

Well meaning Nigerians have not seen it all as every day different ailing Nollywood actors spring up begging for financial…

SERAP demands immediate release of arrested journalist by Akwa Ibom govt

emmanuel udomSocio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called for the immediate and unconditional release of a newspaper publisher, Nsibiet…

Pictures: GLO-CAF awards in Abuja

The 2016 Glo/CAF Awards held on Thursday in Abuja. Leicester City and Algeria forward, Riyad Mahrez clinched the top prize…

Prices of second-hand clothes soar in Kano

Prices of second-hand clothes, especially cardigans, socks and sports wears have gone up in Kano as the intensity of harmattan…
CBN says old naira notes remain legal tender

2017: Governors tasked on workers’ salaries

A lawyer and activist, Mrs Theresa Mbanefo, on Friday, appealed to state governors to ensure prompt and consistent payment of…

Nasarawa government revokes 36 SUBEB contracts

Nasarawa State Government has revoked 36 ongoing contracts, awarded by the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) for flouting contractual…

NUPENG suspends strike, work resumes at Total Blending Plant

Normalcy on Friday returned to Total Nig. Plc Blending Plants, Lagos, after four days of protest by the NUPENG members…

Dognapped, Nollywood’s first live-action animated comedy film

For their first feature-film collaboration, KayKas Studios, Drama King Productions and Reel Laif Productions present Nigeria’s first live-action animated comedy…
Judges at Federal High Court halts proceedings abruptly following notice of the demise of their colleague, Hon. Justice Fatun Odohi Riman.

Magistrates, other judicial workers begin strike on Monday

Nasarawa workers under the aegis of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), the Magistrates Association of Nigeria (MAN) and…

Police arraign unemployed for groundnut oil theft

A 25-year-old unemployed man, Stanley Adeyunju, appeared in a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Friday for alleged theft of…

Price of Kerosene up by 60 % in Kaduna

The price of Kerosene, an essential household commodity, has increased by 60 per cent in Kaduna, from N1,100 a gallon…

NIMC begins enrolment of U-16 children

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in Kebbi has commenced the registration of under-16 children in the state. NIMC State…

Iron bender jailed 3 months for stealing tv

A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court in FCT on Friday sentenced a 28-year-old Iron Bender, Ignatius Simon, to three months…