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In Niger, US soldiers quietly help build wall against Boko Haram

Despite years of intimidation by the violent extremist group Boko Haram, the people of southeastern Niger’s Diffa region had never…

Nigeria can survive on earnings from herbal medicine, says Maurice Iwu

Nigeria has what it takes to diversify her economy through earnings from traditional and herbal medicines, Prof. Maurice Iwu, Chairman,…

Lagos House of Assembly tribunal upholds Moshood Oshun’s election

The Lagos State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ikeja today upheld the election of Moshood Olarenwaju of…

Aeroland, Yayi’s supporters besiege court as tribunal delivers judgement

Scores of supporters of Segun Adewale a.k.a. Aeroland and Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola a.k.a. Yayi, Friday morning besieged the Ikeja…

FG owes states N522bn for road maintenance

The National Economic Council(NEC) on Thursday confirmed that 13 states of the Federation had complied with the requirements for the…

Man arraigned for producing fake alcoholic drinks

Paul Iyoghojie A suspected producer of different brands of fake alcoholic drinks at Oke Arin market, Lagos Island, western Nigeria,has…

Fire razes 150 makeshift structures in Ajah

Kazeem Ugbodaga Thousands have been rendered homeless as fire razed about 150 makeshift buildings at Alagutan, Ajah area of Lagos,…

We’ll protect critical infrastructure in power sector, Nigerian Military assures investors

The Chief of Training and Operations, Nigerian Army Headquarters, Major-General S. Yusuf, has assured Distributing Companies (DISCO’s), Generating Companies (GENCO’s)…

Soldiers crush protests as military seizes power in Burkina Faso

(Reuters) – Heavily armed troops crushed protests in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou after a former spy chief seized power in…

Children displaced by Boko Haram hits 1.4 m —UNICEF

(Reuters) – The number of children forced to flee Boko Haram’s insurgency in Nigeria and neighbouring countries has reached 1.4…

U.S. soldiers quietly help build wall against Boko Haram

(Reuters) – Despite years of intimidation by the violent extremist group Boko Haram, the people of southeastern Niger’s Diffa region…
MTN ‘Extremely Sorry’ Over Network Outage

Right2Know pickets MTN in South Africa for unethical profiteering

Right2Know Gauteng, a campaign group in South Africa will on Friday picket telecommunication company, MTN, with the goal of putting…

How my wife was found – Nwosu

Eromosele Ebhomele Steve Nwosu, Deputy Managing Director of The Sun Newspapers whose wife, Toyin, regained freedom from kidnappers in Lagos…

EFCC arraigns Pastor, two others for N500k fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on September 17, 2015 arraigned a pastor, Emmanuel Anga, and Atin Victor Generous,…

Akwa Ibom Senate: Akpabio closes case with no-show

Former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio on Thursday closed his case at the tribunal without testifying before it. Akpabio…

Five dead in Port Harcourt gas explosion

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt At least five persons have been reported dead following a gas explosion at a gas shop at…

N3.6bn Fraud: EFCC declares Izuagbe, ex-Societe Generale Bank director wanted

Kennedy Izuagbe, a former director of Societe Generale Bank Nigeria Plc and managing director of Carlisle Properties and Investment Limited,…
Court grants EFCC interim order to freeze 1,146 bank accounts being investigated for unauthorized dealing in forex exchange, others

EFCC arrests man, 62, arrested for possession of fake oil lifting documents

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested one Alhaji Umar Audu Bida, chief executive officer, Universal Contractors Limited,…

A’Ibom guber tribunal concludes hearing, as INEC witness develops health problems

The Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal on Thursday concluded hearing in the petition brought before it by the…

Vigilance group kills kidnap suspect, arrest colleague

Two kidnap suspects were intercepted by members of a vigilance group in Kogi, who killed one of them and arrested…

Buhari cancels visit to Cross River

The proposed visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Cross River State for the ground breaking ceremony of the 260km dual…

Osun doctors threaten strike over unpaid salaries

Association of Medical and Dental Officers in Osun, has threatened to embark on indefinite strike if state government failed to…

Police arraign Corporal who shot woman to death

A Police Corporal who allegedly shot a woman to death on Wednesday at Isheri Oshun, a Lagos suburb, will be…

More states benefit from Buhari’s relief package

States of the federation have started benefiting from the Special Intervention Fund aspect of the presidential relief package earlier approved…

Ambode commissions children hospital, emergency centre

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has commissioned the renovated Agbala Pediatric Centre in Ikorodu as well as a newly…

Lagos abolishes Special Adviser status at LG level

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has abolished the Special Adviser status and reviewed other administrative procedures for the 57…

AAG: Nigeria’s Onyema sets world record in powerlifting

Team Nigeria have once again put the name of the country on the world map setting a new world record…

Niger increases budget on Boko Haram – govt

Niger increased its 2015 budget by 53.40 billion CFA ($92.16 million) to factor in higher spending on the fight against…

Corporate social responsibility should be voluntary— Fashola

Former Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, Wednesday described Corporate Social Responsibility in its purest sense as business…

“Office boy vacancy” attracts 2.3 million applications

More than 2.3 million people have applied to be general assistants in regional government offices in northern India, officials say…