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Lagos Airport to undergo brief power shutdown on Wednesday

Eid-El-Fitri: Low turnout of passengers at Lagos airports

The two domestic Airports in Lagos on Monday witnessed a low turnout of passengers travelling to celebrate the Eld-El-Fitri holidays…

Lagos journalist’s assault suit against Customs fixed for Sept. 29

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday fixed Sept. 29 to hear the application to re-list a suit by…

Court upholds Ali Modu Sheriff’s removal as PDP chairman

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Monday upheld the removal of Senator Ali-Modu Sheriff as the Chairman…

Sallah: Dealers in food items groan over poor sales

Dealers in food items in Hadejia, Jigawa have expressed concern over low patronage, with just a few hours to the…

SON impounds 30,000 pieces of steel bars in Kwara

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has impounded 30,000 pieces of steel bars of different brands and sizes in 20…

Ikpeazu use of state High Court is wrong – SAN

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Samuel Okutepa has said that it is wrong for Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of…

Sallah: NSCDC deploys 870 personnel in Sokoto State

The Sokoto State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC), says it will deploy no fewer…

6 convicted over counterfeit Customs paper

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Board said six persons were sentenced by a Federal High Court in Lagos to two…

Fani-Kayode, Nenadi Usman get N500m bail

Justice M. S. Hassan of the Federal High Court Lagos today July 4, 2016 granted bail to Nenadi Esther Usman…

Suicide bomber attacks near U.S. consulate in Saudi Arabia

A suicide bomber blew himself up near the American consulate in Jidda, Saudi Arabia, early Monday morning, injuring two people,…

Rivers INEC Commissioner is a contractor for Gov Wike – Senator Abe

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Rivers South East Senatorial District in…

Sallah: FRSC deploys 600 patrol vehicles, 50 ambulances

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) said it had deployed 600 patrol vehicles, 15 tow trucks, 50 ambulances, 85 motor…

Troops ambush Boko Haram terrorists, kill 4

Nigerian troops early Monday ambushed a column of suspected Boko Haram terrorists along Gerere Junction, Kukawa Local Government Area, on…

Olympics: Man City stop Iheanacho from playing for Nigeria

ihe Kelechi Iheanacho will not take part in the Rio Olympics with Nigeria, after leaving it up to Manchester City…

Wole Soyinka mourns Elechi Amadi

Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has described the Late Captain Elechi Amadi as a soldier and poet, a captive of…

France beats Iceland 5-2, setting up semi-final with Germany

Olivier Giroud scored two goals to lead France to an emphatic 5-2 victory over Iceland on Sunday, sending the hosts…

Oyo assures workers on payment of salaries

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN The Oyo State Government is seeking the understanding of workers and pensioners over the N29bn wage deficit representing…

Lagos to stem maternal death at grassroots

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government is set to stem maternal death rate at the grassroots. One of the ways…
12 people escape death on Ondo road

Six die in auto accident

The Federal Road Safety Commission in Kogi says six persons died on Saturday in an accident on Ajaokuta-Itobe-Ayangba road in…
Iyiola Omisore: Gov. Adeleke begging to join APC - Omisore

EFCC arrests Senator Iyiola Omisore

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former deputy governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, after…

Police rescue Babcock varsity graduate from kidnappers

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State Police Command has rescued a graduate of Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State, Justina Anochie, 27,…

Traders relocate from Alade market Ikeja

Kazeem Ugbodaga After 20 years of sustained resistance, all traders in Alade Market, Ikeja have begun relocating to a newly…

Amnesty Stipends: Dickson begs ex-militants for patience

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has appealed to ex-militants to be calm and exercise patience…

Pictures: Prof Wole Soyinka in Ebedi

Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka was recently a guest at the Ebedi International Writers Residency in Iseyin, Oyo State. Here…

Soyinka in Ebedi: Of hunters and storytellers

WALE OKEDIRAN ‘’Wale, No formal programme please. I was alarmed when I read, in one of your earlier mail, something…

Police recover 8 stolen vehicles from trans-border thieves

Kazeem Ugbodaga Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command has recovered eight stolen vehicles…

Police alert Lagos residents of robbers’ new tricks

The Lagos State Police Command has alerted residents on the new antics of criminals, particularly at night, before carrying out…
Ikpeazu

Abia governorship: AGF advises Ikpeazu, Ogah on what to do

Mr Abubakar Malami, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has advised parties involved in the Abia governorship…

Eid-el-Fitr: NSCDC deploys 2,500 personnel in Kwara

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kwara, said on Sunday that it had deployed 2,500 personnel across…

NANS Ultimatum: Our stand – Kogi Govt

The Kogi State Government has reacted to the seven day ultimatum given to the governor, Yahaya Bello, by the National…