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Economic doom prediction will not stop Lagos from booming – Ambode

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode says economic doom prediction for 2016 will not stop the state’s economy from…

Police raid suspected robbers, cultists

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Scores of suspected robbers and cultists were arrested in various black spots across Ogun State on New Year’s…
Delhi Police

Create rape crisis centres, female lawyers tell FG

Some female lawyers in Abuja have advised the Federal Government to create rape crisis centres, counselling service and other victims…

Wike to swear in Justice Okocha as Rivers CJ

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike will on Monday, 4 January, 2016 swear in Honourable Justice Daisy…

Sign nominal roll or forfeit salary, LASU warns staff

lasu The Lagos State University (LASU) has directed its staff to resume the signing of nominal roll before the fifth…

Man, 21, jailed for having sex with a donkey

Gideon Swartzentruber, a 21-year-old Wisconsin farm worker has been jailed for having sex with a female donkey while his ‘privates…

NDLEA Seme Command to intensify war against drug traffickers

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA Seme Command has vowed to intensify its war against drug traffickers who use…
Buhari

You must find Chibok girls, Bakare tells Buhari

The Serving Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare has told President Muhammadu Buhari to order security agencies…

Remove immunity clause from constitution, says Labaran Maku

Former Information Minister Labaran Maku on Sunday called for the removal of immunity clause for elected executive officers from the…
Hunters

We want to fight Boko Haram in Sambisa – Borno Hunters

Hunters in Borno on Sunday called on the military to allow them to join in the war against insurgents in…

Oshiomhole not backing Dangote Man, says Idahosa

Jethro Ibileke/Benin ‎ Against the backdrop of rumours that governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has given his support to…

Jail Controller says Zakzaky not in Kaduna prison, lists Shi’ite members in custody

The Controller of the Kaduna Prisons, Abubakar Argungu, on January 2 denied that ​the ​leader of the Nigerian Islamic Movement,…

Gov. Yari, national assembly members shun LG election

Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara did not participate in the local government election conducted in the 14 Local Government Areas…

Tai Solarin’s New Year Message: ‘May Your Road Be Rough’

By Tai Solarin, January 1, 1964 I am not cursing you; I am wishing you what I wish myself every…

Anglican church could split permanently over gay decision

Church leaders from Africa and Asia are threatening to walk out of a crucial meeting chaired by the Archbishop of…

Abuja residents throng parks to celebrate New Year

Abuja residents on Saturday gave thanks to God for His grace and protection and for allowing them to witness the…

Election: Gusau residents decry low turn out of voters

Residents of Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara, have decried low turnout of voters during the conduct of the local…

Ghanaians, Togolese, Senegalese, others evacuated from Nigeria

More than 750 foreigners from eight west African countries, stranded in the southeastern Nigerian port of Calabar since Christmas after…

We are repositioning Akwa Ibom for greatness – Gov. Emmanuel

My administration is re-positioning Akwa Ibom to achieve sustainable development through industrialisation, Governor Udom Emmanuel, has said. Emmanuel made the…
Vice President Kashim Shettima

Borno govt proffers way to stop Boko Haram attack

Borno State Government plans to construct trenches around vulnerable villages in the state to wade-off attacks by insurgents. Governor Kashim…

New pump price: Filling stations in Ogun yet to comply

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Most filling stations in Ogun state, western Nigeria, are yet to comply with the federal government directives on…

Kano to assist 2015 flood victims next week – official

Ali Bashir, the Executive Secretary, Kano State Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation Agency, says the state government will provide assistance to…

Olamide apologizes for his tantrum at The Headies

Olamide Adedeji, famously called Olamide, has apologised for his Live TV rants at The Headies 2015 awards in Lagos early…
Mahama

Ghana minister resigns for “unsatisfactory handling” of electricity crisis

Ghana’s power minister has resigned for unsatisfactory handling of an electricity crisis that caused years of frequent blackouts and hurt…

Nothing can stop LG elections in Zamfara – APC scribe

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara says the refusal of the major opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to participate…

We’ll strengthen traditional institutions – Plateau Gov

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau says the state government will strengthen traditional institutions to enable them to contribute significantly in…
Petrol price jumps to N520 per liter in Edo, Delta

Petrol new pump price: DPR begins enforcement

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has begun to visit filling stations in Plateau to ensure that major and independent…

APC commends SIEC for postponing Sokoto polls

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Isa Local Government of Sokoto State has commended the State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC)…

Gov. Bello congratulates Justice Idris Kutigi at 76

Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger has congratulated a former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Idris Kutigi, on his 76th birthday…

APC will not even win a unit in Rivers, says Wike

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has restated that if elections are conducted ten times in the…