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Waziri, former EFCC boss commends Buhari’s anti-graft war

Mrs Farida Waziri, the former Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has commended the method and style of the…

Buhari to Doctors: Shelve your strike, I will honour my word

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja urged the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to shelve its threatened strike action…

Nigerian leaders must take tough decisions to grow economy – Ambode

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos on Thursday said that for Nigeria’s economy to improve, its leaders must have the courage…

Wike to Amaechi: Accept that you have lost the election

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has advised former governor of the state, Rotimi Amaechi, to accept the…

New Councils: Aregbesola inaugurates committees

The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola Thursday evening inaugurated three different committees saddled with the task of proper take…

FG finally allows Falana meet with Sheikh Zakzaky

The Federal Government of Nigeria has finally allowed the legal team of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) otherwise known…

David Cameron’s govt to be dissolved on April 24, Prof Thomas claims

Professor Alexia Thomas, Chairman, The Commonwealth Liberation Party, TCLP, United Kingdom, has predicted that Queen Elizabeth II will abort British…

PICTURES: Fuel tanker falls on Lagos-Ibadan expressway, causes havoc

Photos: Idowu Ogunleye A tanker conveying petroleum product has fallen on the very busy Lagos-Ibadan expressway causing gridlock and a…

Pastor arrested for giving N1.2m fake healing oil to woman

Cyriacus Izuekwe Police detectives at State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Panti, Yaba, have arrested a pastor and charged him before…

Plateau spent N20bn on federal roads – Ministry of Works

The Plateau State Government (PLSG) has spent N20 billion to rehabilitate four federal roads in the state, Mr Sunday Hyat,…

Housewife slit husband’s throat with kitchen knife

Cyriacus Izuekwe Detective at the State Criminal Investigation department, SCID, Panti, Yaba have unraveled the circumstances that led to killing…

Man parks his SUV, jumps into canal and drowns

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 25-year-old man identified as Ajayi Kehinde did the unthinkable on Monday evening when he drove his SUV…

France outlaws paying for sex

French MPs have passed a law that makes it illegal to pay for sex and imposes fines of up to…

Buhari to sign loan deal from China

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria will sign a loan deal with China during a visit next week, his spokesman said…
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) boss Hameed Ali urges Nigerians not to engage in smuggling or patronising smugglers in Easter message

Customs boss describes Oyo smugglers as ‘daring, sophisticated’

The Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), retired Col. Ibrahim Ali, has described the activities of smugglers in the…

Saraki lodged thousands of dollars into own account – Witness

An official of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr Michael Weskat, on Wednesday told the Code of Conduct…

SETRACO pulls out of Niger Delta project after killings, kidnap

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The acting Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mrs Ibim Semenitari, has expressed shock and…

Lagos LG ordered to pay N2.8m to contractor

Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly has given a marching order to the Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area…

Niger Chief Judge frees 70 prison inmates

The Niger State Chief Judge, Justice Fati Abubabkar, on Wednesday released 70 inmates from Minna prisons. Abubakar announced the gestures…

WAEC set to introduce new device to check collusion

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it is set to introduce a device that will henceforth check collusion during…

UNILAG appoints new DVC, Academic and Research

The University of Lagos on Wednesday said it had appointed Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as its new Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic and…
NERC approves increase in cost of pre-paid meters

Estimated billings: NERC asks consumers to complain to its office

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Wednesday asked consumers whose Distribution Companies (DISCOS) over-billed them through estimated bills tocomplain…

Aluko prostrated three times to beg Fayose, says Ekiti ex-Speaker

Eromosele Ebhomele Immediate past Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dele Olugbemi, on Wednesday said he was the…

Oyo workers vow to go on strike after ultimatum

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Despite the apparent threat by the Oyo State Government under the leadership of Governor Abiola Ajimobi to enforce…
Real reason for fuel scarcity in Abuja, other northern states

Lagos bans indiscriminate queues at fuel stations

…threatens to sanction erring motorists, stations The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it would no longer allow indiscriminate parking…

NASS sends detailed 2016 budget to Buhari

Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Rep. Abdulmumin Jibrin, has commended Nigerians for their patience and understanding over the…

NLC to declare national warning strike

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it will declare a one-day national warning strike over the refusal of the Federal…

Thinking Of Tomorrow Today by Okey Ndibe

By Okey Ndibe Nigeria’s political discourse is stuck, rather tragically, in a familiar binary pattern. On one side, there are…
EFCC detective Adariku Michael testifies as prosecution witness in the trial of ex NSA Sambo Dasuki, two others for alleged N33.2bn fraud

Court orders FG to allow Dasuki access to his lawyers

An Abuja High Court has ordered the Federal Government to allow former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd)…

Gay French ambassador picked for UNESCO post after Vatican tension

France on Wednesday has abandoned its pursuit to appoint a gay man as ambassador to the Vatican amid resistance from…