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Buhari resumes from 6-day vacation

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday resumed work at the State House in Abuja after a 6-day vacation. In compliance with Section…

Pumping machine thief dies inside well

Yusuf Muhammed It was a sad end for a man who allegedly tried to steal a pumping machine in a…
Aisha Alhassan also known as Mama Taraba

Mama Taraba loses at Supreme Court

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The hope of Nigeria having the first female elected governor was finally dashed by the Supreme Court on…

UNAIDS charges FG to scale-up funding for HIV/AIDS

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has charged Nigeria’s Federal Government to scale-up local funding to…

Partnership with EFCC essential to curb oil theft – Army

Brig Gen S. O. Olabanji, Commander, 2 Brigade Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has said that the Economic and…
You have a case to answer, court tells Nyako, son, others

Murtala Nyako wrongly removed, Appeal Court rules

After 18 months of being removed from office, former governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako has now gotten some restitution…

Dambazau praises Lagos over N4.8bn security equipment for police

Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Lt. General Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.) on Wednesday described the security equipment purchased by the…

LAGBUS driver bags 10 hours community service for reckless driving

A LAGBUS driver, Idowu Oladipopu, was on Thursday sentenced to 10 hours of community service by Magistrate Bola Olagbegi-Adelabu for…

Court of Appeal nullifies impeachment of former Gov Nyako

The Yola Division of Federal Court of Appeal on Thursday declared the impeachment of former Gov. Murtala Nyako of Adamawa…
Police dock two employees of FoodCo in Ibadan for allegedly stealing two loaves of bread worth N2,600 from their employer.

Bakers to raise price of bread in Kogi

Kogi Union of Bakers says it will increase the price of bread in the State in line with current cost…

Cabal of Corruption in Buhari’s oil ministry, Kaduna IPMAN alleges

Femi Adi/Kaduna There is a cabal of corruption working at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and its affiliate, Petroleum Product…

100,000 Nigerians live outside Nigeria as refugees – U.S

Ms Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, on Thursday said that about 100,000 Nigerians were currently living…

Artefacts Rescuers Association kicks against Digital Museum

The Artefacts Rescuers Association of Nigeria (ARAN) says the proposed digital museum to be inaugurated later in the year may…

Police boss, NOA, NDE agree to collaborate in Lagos

Cyriacus Izuekwe The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, has assured two Federal Government agencies, National Orientation Agency, NOA,…

N24bn Police Pension Scam: No vouchers for N9.7bn withdrawals- witness

The trial of the seven persons accused of complicity in the over N24 billion scam in the police pension office…

Anti-terror campaign: Minister seeks special funding for public media

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has advocated a special funding arrangement for public media organizations to…

Pregnant hair dresser dies during squabble with neighbour

Cyriacus Izuekwe The police have arrested a hair dresser, Mrs Tawa Biodun, in connection with the death of a pregnant…

About 200 Shiite Muslims arraigned in Kaduna

Nigerian prosecutors on Wednesday charged nearly 200 members of a pro-Iranian Shiite group with illegal possession of firearms following December…

How to unlock billions of naira for healthcare in Nigeria – Soyinka

Healthcare and the struggling economy In these days of economic  gloom it may appear wildly optimistic to say that there…

Buhari is back on the job

President Muhammadu Buhari’s five day vacation is over. He returned to Nigeria on Wednesday night from the United Kingdom. He…

Online application commences for NDA 68th regular course

The coast is now clear for interested indigenes of Lagos State who are desirous of a career in the Armed…

Okorocha gives in, recalls suspended workers

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has finally agreed with the leadership of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), to immediately recall all…

2016 Budget Proposal: Don’t change our plans, Fashola begs Senate

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN on Wednesday led the management team of his Ministry…

PDP BoT appoints Sen. Jubrin as acting National Chairman

The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed its acting Secretary, Senator Walid Jubrin as…

Airforce commissions runway, tower, cadets hostel

Femi Adi/Kaduna The Nigeria Air Force, NAF, on Wednesday commissioned an extended military air field runway, control tower, water reservoir,…

PICTURES: 10th Beko memorial anniversary lecture

Photos By Idowu Ogunleye Elsewhere, Committee for the Defense of Human Rights (CDHR) held a rally in honour of Beko…
Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris

AGF declares over 97% compliance in TSA enrollment

The Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris has said that the implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) is highly…
Court grants EFCC interim order to freeze 1,146 bank accounts being investigated for unauthorized dealing in forex exchange, others

Police Pension Scam: No vouchers for N9.7bn withdrawals- Witness

The trial of the seven persons accused of complicity in the over N24 billion scam in the police pension office…

Don’t allow corruption kill Nigeria, Magu tells NBA

The acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has charged members of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA,…

Osinbajo condoles victims of suicide bombing in Borno

Nigeria’s acting president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has expressed his profound condolences to the families of the victims of yesterday’s suicide…