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Protesting Shiite women demand for El-Zakzaky, wife’s unconditional release

Femi Adi/Kaduna Female members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria comprising the Shiite sect, on Tuesday in Kaduna, northcentral Nigeria,…

IG prohibits officers from illegally accessing mobile phones

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase, has warned police officers who are in the habit of indiscriminate checking of…

IMF chief, Lagarde endorses Buhari’s anti-corruption war

The head of the International Monetary Fund endorsed on Tuesday Nigeria’s efforts to tackle corruption, while saying the country needed…

Wike fires procurement agency boss

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has sacked Franklyn Nlerum, Rivers State Director-General of Bureau of Public…

Court grants N15m bail to alleged cocaine importer

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday granted bail to an alleged Cocaine importer, Michael Okwuma, in the…

Dasukigate: SERAP wants EFCC, ICPC to go after CBN, other banks’ executives

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent petitions to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent…

EFCC arrests PDP spokesman, Olisa Metuh

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa…

Ex-PDP chairman to be under IG’s supervision, son to jail – Court

Former Peoples Democratic Party national chairman, Haliru Bello Mohammed will be under the supervision of the Inspector General of Police,…

Ambode converts LASU to residential campus, approves 70yr retirement age for Profs.

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday signed a bill into law converting the Lagos State University, LASU,…

LASIMRA gives directive on display of site’s project boards

The LagosState Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency, LASIMRA, has directed that all telecommunications service providers should from January 1, 2016,…

Ambode signs N25bn Employment Trust Fund bill into law

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday signed into law the N25 billion Employment Trust Fund, ETF, Bill…

Passengers stranded over transport fare hike in southeast

Cyriacus Izuekwe This is not the best of time for most people who travelled to the southeastern part of Nigeria…

Ex-PDP chairman, son plead not guilty to receiving N300m from Dasuki

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mohammed Bello Haliru who arrived a federal high court of…

MOSOP issue 30-day ultimatum to Buhari to implement UNEP Report

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Based on a perceived delay in the clean up of crude oil spill impacted on sites in…

Arms Deal: Ex-PDP national chairman in court for diversion of funds

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Haliru Mohammed, former PDP national chairman was arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja following allegations of…

Hillary most qualified US presidential candidate – Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton stepped into the limelight Monday, making his first solo campaign appearance in wife Hillary’s 2016 bid for the…

The world has sprinkling of saints, multitude of evil-doers – Awolowo

In continuation to the quotes and prediction of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, today we look at his position on the…
Goodluck Jonathan, former president of Nigeria

2015 Election: How we shamed doomsday prophets – Jonathan

Eromosele Ebhomele Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday night recalled how his acceptance of defeat in the 2015 presidential election…

I was stalked, almost assassinated in Britain – Prof Alexia Thomas

Professor Alexia Thomas, Chairman, The Commonwealth Liberation Party and Chieftain, Commonwealth Alliance Treaty Commission in United Kingdom has stated that…

Dasuki paid N400m into Olisa Metuh’s account: Report

Detectives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) probing the $2.1 billion arms contracts have traced at least N400m…

Elected Zamfara council chairmen promise to transform rural areas

The newly elected chairmen of Bungudu and Bakura local government areas of Zamfara have promised to introduce programmes that would…

6-year old ISIS ‘Jihadi Junior’ has a Nigerian parent

It has now been revealed that the child ISIS soldier who has threatened the UK with new atrocities in a…

Kano to spend N500m to upgrade primary health care centres

Dr Nasir Muhammad, the Executive Secretary, Kano State Primary Health Care Management Board, on Monday, said the state government proposed…

NSCDC arrests tanker drivers over fuel diversion

Femi Adi/Kaduna Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Kaduna State Command on Monday paraded four tanker drivers arrested for…

Sheikh Zakzaky, wife’s whereabouts unknown

Ibrahim Musa, president media forum of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria has raised alarm over the condition and whereabouts of…

Delta indigenous Muslim community protest exclusion from Pilgrims Board

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The indigenous Muslim community of Delta State has petitioned the state ‎governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, over the alleged exclusion…

Its Official! Real Madrid fires Benitez, appoints Zidane

Taiwo Adelu The press conference came as an anti-climax: the story of the dismissal of Rafa Benitez, the seven month…

Shiite members raise the alarm over fate of Zakzaky, wife

Femi Adi/Kaduna Three weeks after the army arrested and detained leader of Zaria-based Islamic Movement of Nigeria, popularly known as…

Crime: 1,000 CCTV cameras in Lagos dormant

*as LASG plans additional 10,000 CCTV installations Kazeem Ugbodaga All the 1,000 Close Circuit Television, CCTV Cameras installed by the…

We strongly condemn Olamide’s improper conduct on live TV – The Headies

Funsho Arogundade The organisers of the annual music awards, The Headies, has condemned strongly the improper conduct of rap star,…