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Oshiomhole sacks 4 commissioners

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Four members of Edo State Executive Council have been sacked by the State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. The…

Fayose mocks Buhari again, says he doesn’t have mud houses, cattle herds as assets

Special Assistant to the Ekiti State Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka has counselled the All Progressives…

Court adjourns bankruptcy suit against Okumagba

AKIN KUPONIYI A Federal high court sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has adjourned till 14 October, 2015, a bankruptcy suit…
Goodluck Jonathan, former president of Nigeria

Four reasons why I endorsed Dickson for second term – Jonathan

Former Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, has stated why he endorsed Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson, for a second term in…

Pope makes it easier for Catholics to annul marriages

Vatican City (AFP) – Pope Francis on Tuesday made it easier, quicker and free for Catholics to have their marriages…

NAFDAC confiscate drugs worth N25m in Warri

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Tuesday confiscated drugs worth over N25 million at Igbudu…

Military join forces with NNPC to curb oil theft, pipeline vandalism

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Gabriel Olonisakin has assured the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigeria National…

Army arrest Boko Haram suppliers found no Qu’ran only cannabis, condoms

Nigerian Army said on Tuesday that its directives to troops in the North East to conduct a painstaking search on…

US issues warning of terror attack in South Africa

The United States embassy in South Africa, on Tuesday said that it had received information that extremists might be targeting…

PDP has been adopted as Ijaw Party, says Dickson

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has stated that his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been adopted by…
Asari Dokubo

Bayelsa Polls: We’ll meet in the battlefield, says Dokubo-Asari

Leader of Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahideen Dokubo-Asari, has vowed that the Ijaw nation will not allow Governor…

Frozen Poultry: Customs destroy 1,583 cartons, vow to cripple smuggling

The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service on Tuesday vowed to keep up the fight against smuggling of…

Akwa Ibom guber: Witnesses contradict selves

The Akwa Ibom guber tribunal commenced sitting Tuesday in Abuja with some witnesses contradicting themselves while others provided comic relief.…

Dismissed soldier arraigned for robbing man of N5.8m inside cab

Paul Iyoghojie A dismissed soldier from a military formation in Lagos, Ibrahim Ari, 38, has been arraigned for allegedly robbing…

Tribunal upholds Rep. Okwu’s election in Benue

The National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi on Tuesday upheld INEC’s return of Mr…

Lagos dismisses Boko Haram talks, step up enforcement on street trading

Kazeem Ugbodaga Arising from a crucial security meeting this evening, the Lagos State Security Council Meeting says rumours of infiltration…

Tambuwal swears-in SSG, SA, Media

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, on Tuesday swore-in Prof. Bashir Garba as Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and…

NLC, TUC call for special-anti-corruption courts, capital punishment

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Civil Society on Tuedsay advocated for capital punishment against corrupt…

Constable, fishermen remanded for kidnap

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday remanded a 41-year-old policeman and three fishermen in prison for allegedly kidnapping…

Customs destroy 1,583 cartons of frozen poultry, vow to end smuggling

The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service on Tuesday vowed to keep up the fight against smuggling of…

Scientists to reanimate 30,000-year-old virus

Scientists said they will reanimate a 30,000-year-old giant virus unearthed in the frozen wastelands of Siberia, and warned climate change…

Ambode approves release of 2,500 C of O

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday signed and approved the ​immediate release of 2500 Certificates of Occupancy (C of…

US court orders release of Kim Davis, who refused to issue gay marriage licences

The United States clerk who was sent to jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples was ordered…

PICTURES: Buhari, Obasanjo dazzle as fashion meets politics

President Muhammadu Buhari and Chief Olusegun Obasanjo share somethings in common. For starters, they both ruled Nigeria as military leaders…

I remain substantive chairman of Lagos PDP – Olorunoje

Jamiu Yisa The factional chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kamaldeen Olorunoje, has declared…

Flood victims in Abuja seek NEMA’s assistance

Flood Victims at Sheda in Kwali Area Council of the FCT have called on the National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA) to…

Family sue ex-Lagos Lands Ministry official for trespass

YUSUF MUHAMMED Muhammed Liadi Cole family of Alaagba Village, Ipaja Road, Agege, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have sued Mrs Elizabeth…
Police confirm four among dozens of people starving to “go and meet Jesus,” dead at a private farm in Malindi Kenya, rescue 11 others

Kenyan man arrested with three explosives at shopping centre

A man has been arrested at a shopping centre in Kenya’s capital with three explosive devices, which have since been…

Go for medical check-up regularly, Lalong tells public officials

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau on Tuesday advised public office holders in the state to embark on regular medical check-up…

Set debt limit for all tiers of govt – FRC urges Buhari

The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to set debt limit for federal, state, and local…