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Buhari calls for more vigilance after Yola, Kano attacks

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja called for increased vigilance among the civilian population to help ward off suicide…

Subsidy gets 88 per cent of N465bn supplementary budget

The Senate on Wednesday received request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the approval of N465.64 billion Supplementary Budget for government…

Blast: Adamawa Govt. bans night markets in Yola

Following Tuesday’s bomb blast in Yola which claimed many lives, Gov. Mohammadu Jibrilla has announced an indefinite ban on night…

Commissioner expels 5 students protesting hike in school fees

Five students of Akwa Ibom School of Health Technology in Etinan, have been expelled by the Commissioner for Health, Dr…

Nigerian troops, police arrest Boko Haram kingpins

Nigerian troops attached to 101 Task Force Battalion, 7 Division Garrison, along Lagos Street Maiduguri, Borno State, arrested yet another…

Man kills four own children in Kaduna

A middle aged man, on Wednesday in Kaduna slaughtered four of his children and attempted to kill himself after an…

IS announces execution of Chinese, Norwegian

The Islamic State jihadist group said Wednesday it has executed a Chinese and a Norwegian hostage, two months after it…

Blast rips through mobile phone market in Kano

A large blast ripped through a busy mobile phone market in Nigeria’s biggest northern city, Kano, on Wednesday, two traders…

Fuel Subsidy: Buhari seeks approval of supplementary budget

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has requested the approval of a supplementary budget to cover mainly the 413 billion naira ($2.1…

Security remains my top priority, Ambode assures Lagosians

…Hosts outgoing and incoming members Of State Security Trust Fund Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday evening restated his…

Biafra Radio: Drama in court as 2 lawyers battles over Kanu`s brief

A mild-drama ensue on Wednesday at Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates’ Court as two lawyers, Gabriel Egbule and Vincent Obetta, battle…

Election: Kogi Govt. orders closure of schools

Kogi Government has ordered the closure of all public and private schools in the state from Tuesday, Nov. 18 to…

Edo Govt to rebuild burnt Dumez Road market with N30m

Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo said on Wednesday that the state goverment would provide N30 million for the reconstruction of…

Highway sweeper knocked to death in Lagos

A highway sweeper under the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) on Wednesday lost her life when a vehicle knocked…

Businessman in court over alleged N280,000 hotel bill

The police on Wednesday arraigned a 37-year-old businessman, Muhammed Kawu, in a Senior Magistrates’ Court, Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, for…

45 killed in road accidents in Kogi

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) says 45 persons lost their lives in 61 road crashes in different parts of…
12 people escape death on Ondo road

Two accidents claim 5 lives in Ogun

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Ota, Ogun, said five persons had died and 12 others sustained injuries in…

Jobless man, 42, arrested for stealing neighbours food

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 42-year old hungry jobless man has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates court for allegedly stealing…

Jumia says Black Friday generating 100 times more traction than last year

Jumia Nigeria on Wednesday revealed that Black Friday was already generating 100 times more traction than in the year 2014.…
Real reason for fuel scarcity in Abuja, other northern states

Fuel scarcity bites harder in Auchi, hits N180 per litre

Scarcity of petrol has continued to bite harder in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo as the price…

Ethiopian Airlines to operate all-women flight Friday

The Ethiopian Airlines said it would operate an All-Women flight on its Addis Ababa-Bangkok route on Friday to crystallise its…

Yola blast: Relatives besiege hospital for remains of loved ones

Relatives of victims of Tuesday’s blast in Yola have besieged the Specialists Hospital, Yola, to claim the remains of their…

Why we assist women entrepreneurs – Torera Abiola

Torera Abiola, the late Chief MKO Abiola’s niece, is an ambassador on Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WED) organisation, a group supported…

Woman blows self, as raid on terrorists mount in Paris

Two suspected jihadists were killed, including a woman who blew herself up, in a shootout Wednesday in north Paris with…

Ford produces first vehicle in Nigeria

The Ford assembly plant near Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, has produced its first vehicle, the company says. It’s tweeted a…

UNIPORT lecturer, Rivers Polytechnic Bursar abducted

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Mrs Lillian Ikombia Davies, the Bursar of Kenule Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic Bori,the Rivers State owned Polytechnic and Dr…

More troubles for MTN as Uganda fine telco $622,000

It is not only in Nigeria that MTN has run foul of the rules. It is also in hot water…

Reps to probe Nigerian banks for ‘unrealistic targets’ to staff

The House of Representatives on Tuesday, mandated its Committee on Banking and Currency to investigate alleged unwholesome practices of unrealistic…

Man stabs neighbour over witchcraft allegation

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 37-year-old man, Abuchi Simon, has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for allegedly stabbing his…

Facebook activates “Safety Check” for Nigeria blasts after criticism

Facebook Inc activated its “Safety Check” feature after deadly blasts in Nigeria late on Tuesday following criticism from users that…