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Ogbulafor mobilises support for Buhari’s corruption war

The former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Vincent Ogbulafor, has urged Nigerians to give maximum support…

Paedophile Lagos lawyer still on remand, says Prosecutor

A 40-year-old lawyer, Christopher Uzoamaka, arraigned on Sept. 1 for allegedly caressing a nine-year- old girl at the premises of…

FRSC convicts 38 offenders in Ogun

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Ota, Ogun, on Friday said that its Magistrate Mobile Court convicted 38 offenders…

Flood control: RSG begins demolition of structures

The Rivers State Government has commenced the demolition of structures which are impeding the free flow of water along the…

I’m not shy around women, says Buhari

The claim that President Muhammadu Buhari is shy around women, purportedly made by one Gideon Samani yesterday and published by…

Man, 25, in court for raping boy, 13

A 25-year-old man, Benjamin Ibehmonic, on Friday appeared in a Makurdi Magistrate’s Court for alleged rape of a 13-year-old boy…

Tribunal confirms Amosun’s election

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The State Election Petition Tribunal in Abeokuta, Ogun state has struck out the petition of Gboyega Nasir Isiaka,…

DPC hails Buhari over new INEC Chairman

The Democratic People’s Congress (DPC) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, as the Chairman of the…

10 dead in Maiduguri bomb blasts

At least 10 people were killed and 11 wounded on Friday in a suicide attack at a mosque in northeastern…

Alleged murder: NURTW Chairman gets reprieve

Paul Iyoghojie The office of the Directorate of Public Prosecution, DPP, Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, western…

WHO DG visits Abuja to delist Nigeria as a polio endemic country

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria is at the verge of eradicating polio as the World Health Organization (WHO) is set to formally…
Court grants EFCC interim order to freeze 1,146 bank accounts being investigated for unauthorized dealing in forex exchange, others

N789m Subsidy Scam: EFCC closes case against Majope Investment, 4 others

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on Thursday, closed its case against Opeyemi Ajuyah, Majope Investment, Abdullahi Alao, Axenergy,…

45 Boko Haram suspects arested in Lagos

Cyriacus Izuekwe Forty-five people suspected to be members of Boko Haram who reportedly planned to bomb Dolphin Estate in Ikoyi,…

Ogun Guber: Amosun, Isiaka know fate today

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Tension is high in Ogun as politicians, residents and observers impatiently await the verdict of the governorship election…

Maiduguri Blasts: Rescuers deposit six bodies in mortuary

Rescuers from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have evacuated six dead bodies of the victims of an early morning…

N20m Fraud: EFCC docks ex-Adamawa Commissioner

A former Adamawa State Commissioner for Finance and Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, John Elias, was on Thursday, October 22,…

Plea bargain a plus to our judicial system – Ocholi

A ministerial nominee, James Ocholi, on Thursday in Abuja said plea bargaining should be encouraged in pursuant of criminal justice…

Twin bomb blast rip through Maiduguri mosque

Two bomb blasts have ripped through a mosque in Maiduguri killing many, eyewitnesses say. The blast is believed to be…

Solar energy an incredible opportunity for Nigeria, Africa – Osinbajo

Vice President of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has stated that solar energy provides an incredible opportunity for Africa to be…

620 million Africans including 96mn Nigerians lack access to electricity

At least 620 million Africans lack access to electricity and 96 million of them are from Nigeria, the most populous…

UNESCO translates English Primer into Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, Kana

UNESCO has commenced the translation of the Literacy by Radio Learner’s Primer into four local languages, to revitalise adult and…

FRSC to comply with ECOWAS policy on axle load enforcement

Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Commission(FRSC), says Nigeria is ready to comply with the Economic Committee of…

Hillary Clinton grilled 11 hours over Benghazi attack

Hillary Clinton stood her ground through a grueling 11 hours of questioning over the 2012 Benghazi attacks, parrying Republican blows…

N50m Tax Evasion: LIRS shuts six companies

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) on Thursday sealed up six companies for non remittance of taxes due to…

5 million users disconnect from MTN in Nigeria

Over 5 million subscribers of MTN, Africa’s largest mobile phone operator, have ditched their lines with the telco outfit in…

‘Fear of Buhari’: Nigeria’s rich lying low amid graft crackdown

Business is slow at the moment for Benedict Okafor, who sells luxury cars from a lot near the port in…

Ogun Govt. shuts illegal mortuary

M The Ogun Government on Thursday sealed a private morgue at Gbogbolowo community in Ifo Local Government Area of the…

Dangote refinery to begin operations in 2018

The Management of Dangote Petrochemicals and Fertiliser Plant on Thursday assured Nigerians that its 650,000 barrels Per Day (BPD) capacity…

Dogara constitutes 96 standing committees

Yakubu Dogara, Speaker, House of Representatives, on Thursday constituted 96 Standing Committees to oversee the country’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies…