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Yoruba group supports Akure monarch on Eze Ndigbo title

Eromosele Ebhomele The Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, has expressed support for the stand of the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo…

Man jumps over Obalende Bridge, dies on sighting taskforce officials

Paul Iyoghojie An unidentified Hausa Youth jumped over the Obalende Bridge, Lagos, western Nigeria on Thursday at about 6:30pm and…

Amaechi’s Screening: A sparkling performance, shame to Gov Wike —APC

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The eventual appearance of former Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State for the Senate ministerial screening…

91-year old woman on wheelchair leads protest to Lagos Assembly

Eromosele Ebhomele With a wheel-chair, a 91-year old woman, Mrs. Roseline Ololo, on Thursday led some of her family members…

Obey Lagos traffic laws or be arrested, taskforce boss warns security officers

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Chairman, Lagos Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit, Olubukola Abe has warned security officials engaging…

NYSC to support 9-year-old pupil on fight against terrorism

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Thursday pledged to support a nine-year-old pupil, Miss Splendour Joe-King, in her fight…

EFCC arraigns bizmen for failing to declare $5.4m

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday October 22, 2015 arraigned two businessmen before Justice Ibrahim Buba of…

Boko Haram using iPads, laptops, phones for bombs – Arase

AP — Nigeria’s police chief is warning that Boko Haram extremists are building bombs in iPads and cellphones and leaving…

Tell Buhari to reverse gay law, Nigerian activist begs UK MPs

The first Nigerian to come out on national TV is appealing to British MPs in London to speak to Nigerian…

Insurgents kill 8 villagers in Cameroon

At least eight villagers in Cameroon’s far north region were killed and nine injured in a raid on Thursday by…

Fayose approves appointment of Bandele as new Ekiti Varsity V-C

Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State has approved the appointment of Prof. Samuel Oye Bandele as the new Vice-Chancellor of…

Ambode inaugurates Tribunal of Enquiry into killing of Disu

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday inaugurated a five-man Tribunal of Enquiry to investigate the civil…

Amaechi, Lokpobiri, 3 others screened by Senate

echi Former Governor of Rivers State Rotimi Amaechi was Thursday screened by the Nigerian Senate as a ministerial nominee. He…

Woman cuts off neigbour’s ear with table knife

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 60-year-old single mother, Miss Kehinde Adeniyi has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for allegedly…

N139m debt: Receiver manager takes over Italian company

Akin Kuponiyi A Federal high court sitting in Lagos, western Nigeria, has granted leave to a Lagos lawyer, Barrister Temilolu…

Fed Ministry wants Lagos Psychiatric hospital workers to end strike

Taiwo Adelu Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Health, Linus Awute, has called on the striking workers of Federal…

In three months, IS carries out 1,000 attacks, kills 3,000

AFP – A major increase in violence by the Islamic State group saw over 1,000 attacks and nearly 3,000 deaths…

No hiding place for Boko Haram, cattle rustlers – GOC

Major General Adeniye Oyebade, the General Officer Commanding, 1 Division Nigeria Army, Kaduna, says there is no hiding place for…

APC kicks against Akwa Ibom tribunal judgment, set to appeal

The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday said it would appeal against the judgment of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal…
Sule Lamido

EFCC calls four witnesses against Sule Lamido, presents bank statements

The trial of Alhaji Sule Lamido, former Jigawa governor, who is being prosecuted on a 27-count charge alongside his two…

Boko Haram: Lagos donates N150m to Adamawa, Borno, Yobe

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday made donation of N50 million each to Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States, worst hit…
2023 election: I have a lot of fears, says Atahiru Jega

Council of State commends Jega

The Council of State on Wednesday commended former Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, for his…

Amaechi vs Senate: Stormy session predicted today

There are indications that some senators from the Peoples Democratic Party would try to stonewall the confirmation hearing as a…
N5.78b fraud: EFCC re-arraigns ex-Kwara Governor Ahmed

We will not impose additional tax in Kwara – Gov Ahmed

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has assured the people of the state that no additional tax burden would be imposed…
36 Nigerien soldiers killed in ambush by terrorist groups

US offers Niger surveillance planes as Boko Haram attacks continue

en The United States offered Niger two military surveillance planes Wednesday as attacks by suspected Boko Haram extremists continued in…

Marijuana use doubles in US in a decade

AFP – Nearly one in 10 adults smokes marijuana in the US, a rate that has more than doubled in…

Celebration in Abuja, Uyo, Lagos as tribunal calls for Akwa Ibom guber re-run

There was celebration in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, and Lagos on Wednesday following…

WikiLeaks publishes CIA director’s emails

AFP – The CIA accused WikiLeaks of “malicious intent” after the anti-secrecy campaign group published an initial tranche of documents…

20 shot dead by Boko Haram in Borno

AFP – Twenty people were shot dead by suspected Boko Haram gunmen Wednesday on a road outside a village in…

FG withdraws forgery charges against LEADERSHIP newspapers journalists

The Federal Government has withdrawn the the alleged forgery of Presidential Bromide case filed against two journalists working with LEADERSHIP…