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Ese Oruru’s abduction is purely criminal not religious – Soyinka, Falana

Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka and human rights lawyer, Femi Falana have berated individuals masking the abduction of 14 year-old…

PICTURES: Alex Badeh arrives court as proceedings begin

Former Chief of Defense Staff, Alex Badeh has arrived the Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital where he is…

Wike plans to bribe Ogoni voters – APC

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused Governor Nyesom Wike’s of trying to bribe…
Former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh

EFCC finds $1million cash in Badeh’s home

The case against former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd.) just took an interesting twist after…

APC chieftain beheaded in Rivers, wife, son murdered

Police in Rivers State are still trying to solve the puzzle of masked gunmen who killed the ward chairman of…

Group decries Police brutality on crime suspects

Henry Ojelu A group, Justice for All (J4A) has lamented the brutal treatment of suspects and detainees at various police…

Lagos CJ urges Judiciary staff to embrace change

Henry Ojelu The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Olufunmilayo Atilade has advised heads of the various departments in the…

The Economist’s Nigeria Summit begins today

Henry Ojelu The much anticipated Nigeria Summit organized by the events’ arm of the foremost international socio economic news magazine,…

James Ocholi’s death shocking, sad — Oshiomhole

Jethro Ibileke/Benin ‎ Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state on Sunday described the death of the minister of state for…

Troops wipe out more Boko Haram hideouts

Nigerian troops have continued to record successes against Boko Haram terrorists, wiping them out of their hideouts, killing, arresting the…

My last discussion with Ocholi before he died – Dino Melaye

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Dino Melaye, has explained his last discussion with the late Minister of…

Demoting Gen. Ransome-Kuti an unwarranted humiliation, says Soyinka

Funsho Arogundade Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has described the demotion of Brigadier-General Eniitan Ransome-Kuti to the rank of Colonel…

Awujale endows N500m Professorial Chair at OOU

The Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona has endowed a professorial chair at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State.…

Buhari mourns Ocholi

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock and sadness at the death of Barrister James Ocholi (SAN), who together with his…

Ocholi: We are in shock – APC

The National Secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) said on Sunday that it received the news of the…

‎Bayelsa Assembly rerun: PDP clears 2 remaining seats amid protests

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The People’s Democratic Party,(PDP), in Bayelsa State has won the remaining two seats in the Bayelsa State…

INC wants amnesty programme extended

A socio-political movement, Ijaw National Congress (INC) on Sunday denied media reports that jobless Ijaw/Ilaje ex-militants as well as militia…

Ajimobi to inaugurate caretaker chairmen

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, will Monday inaugurate the caretaker chairmen for the 33 local governments of…

Buhari planning to run down my government – Fayose

Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State in the western part of Nigeria has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of…

How we planned kidnap of 3 schoolgirls- Prime suspect

Kazeem Ugbodaga The prime suspect in the kidnap of the three girls of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary, Ikorodu, Lagos, Southwest…

James Ocholi, junior minister for labour is dead

James Ocholi, a lawyer and Nigeria’s minister of state for labour and employment is dead. He died in a ghastly…

Ocholi, minister of state dies in ghastly accident, wife in coma

The death has occurred of Mr James Ocholi, a lawyer and senior advocate of Nigeria and Nigeria’s minister of state…

Dignitaries celebrate with Obasanjo at 79

Dignitaries celebrate with Obasanjo at 79 Ministers, governors, friends, family members and well-wishers joined former President Olusegun Obasanjo in celebrating…

CP: No ransom paid to free schoolgirls

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, says no ransom was paid to secure the release of the…

UBTH lab scientists, management staff in free for all

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), became a theatre of war at the weekend when members of…

World’s major problem: Too many young people

New York Times: At no point in recorded history has our world been so demographically lopsided, with old people concentrated…

Change Agenda: We have availed ourselves creditably – Minister

The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has availed itself creditably in the implementation of its Change Agenda, the Minister of…

History Maker: ABU first to host American Football match in West Africa

The prestigious Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) has yet again imprinted its name in the history books by being the first…

Nigerians to FG: Intervene in rising prices of goods

Some Nigerians have appealed to the Federal Government to intervene in the rising prices of goods and services due to…

Anything Can Happen In America by Reuben Abati

 By Reuben Abati   This is really exciting time in America; watching the drama of the 2016 Presidential nomination process…