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Let’s bring an end to Boko Haram, Buratai rallies troops

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has charged troops in the ongoing counter-insurgency operation to brace up…

Respect traffic laws, Ambode tells military

Just a few days after some soldiers beat a Lagos traffic officer, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has appealed to the military…
Goodluck Jonathan and Edwin Clark

Clark, the father, Jonathan, the son By Reuben Abati

I have tried delaying the writing of this piece in the honest expectation that someone probably misquoted Chief E.K. Clark,…

Spain backs Buhari’s reforms

The Spanish Government on Friday said President Muhammadu Buhari’s policies, especially the anti-corruption campaign, were vital to attracting investment to…

Ministers: Buhari puts APC ahead of reforms

Reuters Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has chosen a cabinet dominated by political veterans, opting to strengthen his power base rather…

$181m Debt: Nigeria delays plan to cut gas supply to Ghana

Nigeria will delay a plan to drastically cut gas exports to Ghana from Friday while the two sides hold emergency…

Guber election: Women leader rallies Kogi for Audu, Faleke

The National Women Leader of Coalition of APC Support Groups, Hajia Amina Idris, has called on the people of Kogi…
Medical staff attending to Ebola Virus victim

Two new Ebola cases in Guinea – WHO

Reuters – Two people have fallen ill with Ebola in Guinea after two weeks with no new confirmed cases of…

Fresh blasts in Maiduguri kills at least 18

Four women suicide bombers blew themselves up early Friday when challenged by soldiers as they tried to enter Maiduguri, Nigeria,…

NBC boosts public education with ‘Back to School’ initiative

Daniels Ekugo In demonstration of its support for educational development in Nigeria with emphasis on supporting pupils’ enrolment and retention…

NDA Cadets to learn driving skills from FRSC

Daniels Ekugo As part of efforts to promote road safety ideals among Nigerians, the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road…

Man, 53, stabs 75-year-old mom to death

A 53-year-old man, Bravok Indi, on Thursday at Jenta Mangoro in Jos North, stabbed and killed his 75-year-old mother, Wallong…

Boko Haram: Beko Ransome-Kuti’s son jailed

The Nigerian Army, on Thursday, sent Beko Ransome-Kuti’s son, Brigadier General Enitan Ransome-Kuti, to six months in prison. It was…

Chad police arrest 62 women for wearing full veils

Chad police arrested 62 women for wearing full veils in public as the country steps up security against extremism following…

Justice Okocha cries out over threats to judges’ lives

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Dispensation of Justice in Rivers state has become a highly perilous business and judges have become so…

Wife of slain activist, Fadipe testifies in court

Henry Ojelu Mrs Kemi Fadipe, wife of the late Lagos-based human rights crusader, Kunle Fadipe‎ has narrated to a Lagos…

Expert appeals for action over upsurge in attacks against people with albinism

A UN Independent Expert on Albinism, on Thursday, issued an urgent appeal for coordinated action in Southern and Eastern Africa…

Senegal, Egypt, Ukraine, Japan win UN Security Council seats

Senegal, Japan and Egypt won seats at the UN Security Council on Thursday as world diplomacy is overshadowed by tensions…

APC’s Audu responds to N11 billion fraud allegation

In a tweetChat with his followers on Thursday, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the November 21 Kogi state governorship…

Nigeria, Cameroon welcome US troops in Boko Haram fight

Nigeria and Cameroon on Thursday welcomed a US decision to send up to 300 military personnel to Cameroon to help…

CDS urges Nigerians to be conscious as Boko Haram aims at soft targets

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Abayomi Olonisakin has urged Nigerians to be security conscious towards averting suicide bombing…

FG tells Oshiomhole’s committee to probe foreign currency earning agencies

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria Federal government on Thursday asked the Governor Adams Oshiomhole led ad hoc committee on remittances by the…

NiMet predicts cloudy weather conditions on Friday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy weather conditions over the central states of the country on Friday. The…

H‎ow Nigeria could become the greatest black nation – Amb. Carrington

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Former Unites States of America Ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, has said if leaders of the country could…

Court remands alleged ‘Baby seller’

A Gudu Upper Area Court in the FCT, on Thursday remanded an alleged baby seller, Chukwuebuka Olasosimi, 27, for criminal…

Tribunal upholds El-Rufai’s election

Femi Adi/Kaduna Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Kaduna, Thursday upheld Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s election. The All Progressives Grand Alliance governorship…

Ministerial screening: Amaechi’ll scale hurdle, says Melaye

Rotimi Amaechi, the former Governor of Rivers State, southern Nigeria, will not have any problem being screened and approved for…
Olu Falae kicks against zoning of Nigeria's presidency

IG orders arraignment of Falae’s suspected abductors

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Solomon Arase, has ordered the arraignment of suspected abductors of Chief Olu Falae in…

Festac bank robbery: Police begin finger print analysis

Nigeria Police have said that the finger prints it lifted from the scene of Tuesday’s robbery in two banks in…

Petrol: Marketers express worry over shut down of loading depots

Some marketers on Thursday expressed concern over the shutdown of all loading depots of the Pipelines Products Marketing Company (PPMC)…