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EFCC impostor caught in the act

A staff of the National Biotechnology Development Agency, NABDA, who attempted to dupe a National Agency for Food and Drug…

Chieftaincy: Edo govt warns Ogiamien family, threatens criminal charges

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Barely three days after the installation of Prince Rich-Arisco Osemwengie as the Ogiamen of Benin Kingdom, there are…

Vinci beats Serena, ends hope of calendar Grand Slam

Italy’s Roberta Vinci caused a huge shock as she beat Serena Williams at the US Open to end the American’s…

62 dead, 80 injured as crane collapses in Mecca’s Grand Mosque

Riyadh (AFP) – At least 62 people were killed and 30 injured when a crane crashed into the Grand Mosque…

Ex-PDP governor, Nnamani, accuses party of rigging election

Former Governor of Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani, on Friday accused the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) of rigging the Enugu East…

Why we have not allowed Toviho to graduate – LASU VC

Eromosele Ebhomele The Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University, Professor John Obafunwa has defended the institution’s refusal to graduate…
Court awards N55m damages to ex-Unical students for unaccredited engineering courses

Prof. Zana Akpagu is new Vice Chancellor of UNICAL

The Governing Council of the University of Calabar, on Friday announced Prof. Zana Itiunbe Akpagu, as the new and 10th…

Armed robbery: 2 corps members regain freedom

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Friday said it had secured the release of two out of three corps…

One dead, scores injured in protest against Ouattara’s re-election bid

At least one person was killed and others were injured during protests in Cote d’ivoire over the validation of incumbent…

Stowaway in Medview aircraft charged with attempted suicide

A 24-year-old man, Festus Chikeluba, alleged to have hidden inside an aircraft tyre compartment, on Friday appeared before an Ikeja…

1 million Africans to catch malaria from dam mosquitoes in 2015 – Study

A study published in Malaria Journal, has predicted that one million Africans would catch malaria in 2015, because they live…

Nigerian Air Force rotates troops on operation Lafiya Dole

The Nigerian Air Force has rotated members of its ground forces fighting alongside troops of the Nigerian Army who have…

7 dead, 13 injured in Yola IDPs camp explosion – Adamawa Govt

The Adamawa Government confirmed that seven people died and 13 were injured in an explosion that occurred at the Malkohi…

UPDATE: 3 dead as bomb blast rips through IDP camp in Yola

Reuters – A bomb went off in an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp on the outskirts of the Adamawa state…

Eid-el-Kabir: Ram dealers record low sales

Less than two weeks to the Eid-el-Kabir celebration, ram dealers in Hadejia, Jigawa are recording low patronage, a check by…

Record number of migrants cross Mediterranean, says IOM

(Reuters) – More than 430,000 refugees and migrants have crossed the Mediterranean to Europe so far in 2015, a record…
Vice President Kashim Shettima

Northern governors meet over insurgency, poverty, illiteracy

Femi Adi/Kaduna The governors of the 19 northern states met in Kaduna to discuss how to end problems of insecurity…

Venezuela opposition leader Lopez jailed for nearly 14 years

CARACAS: Activists planned new protests in Venezuela on Friday (Sep 11) after jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez was sentenced to…

Bomb blast hits IDPs camp in Yola

A bomb blast hit a Nigerian internally displaced persons (IDP) camp on Friday morning on the outskirts of Adamawa state…

UNICAL resident doctors resume duty after 3 months strike

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), on Friday returned to work after a three-month…

Pastor arrested over missing 4-yr-old girl

Cyriacus Izuekwe Pastor Michael Balogun of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Ejigbo, where a 4-year-old girl was stolen, has been…

Obasanjo’s library a product fraud, extortion and corruption, says Soyinka

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has categorically stated that the library of former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is…

APC hails Nigerian workers, Civil Society for standing up against corruption

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed Nigerian workers and the Civil Society for standing up firmly against corruption, calling…

Soyinka blasts Oyinlola, says he’s in ‘The Republic of Liars’

Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka has blasted former Osun State governor, Prince Olagunloye Oyinlola, noting that, Oyinlola’s response to his…

9 robbery suspects arrested in FCT

The Police Command in FCT has arrested nine `one chance’ robbery suspects, who disguised as cab operators to rob unsuspecting…

Dabiri-Erewa, others lament non-assent to Disability Bill

A former member of the National Assembly, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Friday decried the inability of the Goodluck Jonathan administration…

Plateau residents relocating to safer areas over flood

Amidst fears of possible flood in some parts of Plateau, residents in flood-prone areas are already relocating to safer areas,…

Oyinlola fires back at Prof Soyinka, says he is misinformed

Former Osun State governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola has stated that Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka has been misinformed about how…

Gov uncovers N70b cash withdrawals by govt officials

Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger State, northcentral Nigeria, has uncovered the withdrawal of N70 billion cash by a few officials…

Toying with civil servants dangerous, Ajayi warns politicians

Eromosele Ebhomele Former President, Association of Nigerian Professional Bodies, Mr. Olubunmi Ajayi, on Friday warned Nigerian politicians to avoid toying…