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N80m Dinner: Amaechi blasts Ben Bruce

Former Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi has blasted Ben Murray-Bruce, the senator representing Bayelsa East Constituency over comments he made…

22-year old student drowns in Bauchi

The Police in Bauchi said on Sunday that a 22-year-old student, Idris Yakubu, had drowned while swimming in a river.…
12 people escape death on Ondo road

17 dead, 79 injured in auto crash on Ibadan-Lagos road

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Sunday confirmed that 17 persons died in an automobile crash on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.…

I’ll work with other governors to strengthen PDP – Dickson

Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson has assured the people of Rivers State that he would work closely with other…

INEC officials who attempt to rig would be treated as armed robbers – Wike

Governor Nyesom Wike has stated that any official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) who attempt to rig the…

2016 Budget: Buhari earmarks N500bn to alleviate poverty

The need to pay attention to the common man and spend the resources of this country on the poor people…

Amaechi spent $150m on Buhari’s campaign – Wike

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has accused his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, of allegedly spending the sum of…

Nigerian Army begins investigation into Boko Haram attacks on Dalori

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Nigerian Army said on Sunday that it is investigating attacks by Boko Haram terrorists on communities close…

Between Olumo And Aso – Reminiscences from Ogun at 40 by Prof Wole Soyinka

“Why?” demanded my  argumentative friend, “ is it always you people? “ Why do you make so much trouble? Always…

Nigeria alone cannot rebuild north-east, says Dogara

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, Sunday raised the alarm that Nigeria alone cannot cope…

Court orders ruler of Auchi to quit property, pay N10m damages

Jethro Ibileke/Benin‎ A Benin High Court has ordered paramount ruler (Otaru) of Auchi, Alhaji Aliru Momoh Ikelebe III, to vacate…

Oba Odulana lived a meaningful life —Ajimobi

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Governor Abiola Ajimobi on Sundy described the late Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade 1, as a…

Why Buhari plans to spend N500bn on social investment

The need to pay attention on the common man and spend the resources of this country on the poor people…

Tariff hike: Textile Union declares support for NLC protest, urges members to join

Femi Adi/Kaduna Ahead of the planned labour protest against hike in electricity tariff on Monday, the National Union of Textile…

Lagos remains hub of trade in Nigeria – Finnish envoy

The Ambassador of Finland to Nigeria, Pirjo Suomela-Chowdhury at the weekend said Lagos remains the nerve centre for trade and…

DSS files new charge against Dasuki, says he left the army without resigning

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Department of State Service (DSS) had filed new charges against the embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo…
Senator Ken Nnamani

Ken Nnamani was one of PDP’s ‘Golden Boys’ – Okupe

Doyin Okupe, former senior special assistant to former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs has described Ken Nnamani,…
Ahmed Gulak

PDP Crisis: Owie backs Gulak, says North East leaders went to sleep

A former Senate Chief Whip, Rowland Owie, has thrown his weight behind former political adviser to ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed…

Libel: Buhari’s aide sues US blogger for N1bn

Following a malicious publication that she runs an international human trafficking ring, a member of the Buhari Media Support Group,…

Police rescue 2 kidnapped victims, nab six suspects

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Police Command successfully rescued Mr. Austin Ajah and Mrs. Winifred Frank in the early…

Lagos: Son stabs mother to death

Yusuf Muhammed The police at Oko oba Police Station Lagos, South west, Nigeria are trying to unravel what led a…

Akwa Ibom: Our position on the Supreme Court judgment – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom has described the verdict of the Supreme Court on the governorship election…

3 feared dead, 4 rescued as another boat capsizes in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Three people have been feared dead and four others rescued alive as another boat capsized in Badagry area…

Ben Bruce blasts Buhari, says he is not a criminal

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has stated that Nigerians are not criminals but instead they are hardworking people, noting specifically that himself…

Boko Haram gunmen, riding bicycles, attack two Borno villages

Boko Haram terrorists have raided two villages, Mairi and Malari in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno state , killing…

Payment for trolleys at Nigerian airports to stop soon, says minister

Senator Hadi Sirika, Minister of state for aviation has given an assurance to Nigerians that payment for the use of…

Chibok schoolgirls can’t be found again, says Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo declared on Saturday that the 219 schoolgirls kidnapped from Chibok, Borno State by Boko Haram terrorists,…
Senator Ken Nnamani

Nnamani’s parting shot: PDP ‘party of mercenaries, rent seekers’

Former Nigerian Senate President Ken Nnamani has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party. But unlike some political jobbers in recent times,…
Lassa Fever

Lassa fever: Ogun victim responds to treatment

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The health condition of the lady diagnosed to be Lassa fever patient in Ogun state is perfectly encouraging,…

Two AAU buildings gutted by fire

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The departments of Civil Engineering and Philosophy in Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, were Thursday night…