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Amosun Calls for Extension of PVC Distribution

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state, southwest, Nigeria has appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to…

More troops needed to stem Boko Haram, says Ngilari

Boko Haram has taken over at least five municipalities in northeast Nigeria’s Adamawa state, its governor said on Friday, calling…

Nigeria needs volunteers, troops to fight Boko Haram

A bomb concealed in a black plastic bag killed several people in Nigeria’s restive northeast on Friday, as Adamawa state…

FG Pledges Not To Undermine Tambuwal

Nnamdi Felix/Abuja The Federal Government on Friday made an undertaking not to undermine Aminu Tambuwal as the Speaker of Nigeria’s…

Distribution Of Voter’s Cards Flops In Ogun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Reports from various parts of Ogun State, western Nigeria, indicate that people could not collect their permanent voter’s…

Anger, Frustration Trails Lagos PVC Collection

Jamiu Yisa Anger and frustration have trailed the much vaunted and much publicised collection of Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) which…

Who Should APC Pick As Its 2015 Presidential Standard Bearer?

As next year’s general elections appraoch, several aspirants have indicated interest in clinching the presidential ticket of the All Progressives…

EU Donates €1bn To Stem Ebola Epidemic

The European Union and its Member States have now pledged more than €1 billion in response to the Ebola crisis…

Boko Haram bombs cash point in Bauchi

A bomb concealed in a black plastic bag killed several people at a First Bank cash point in Azare, Bauchi…

Fashola Slams INEC Over PVC Distribution

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor,  Babatunde Fashola, has slammed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over the exclusion of nine…

Police Smash Bank Robbery Gang

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The anti-robbery squad of the Rivers State Police Command on Thursday foiled an attempt to rob a…

Lotto Agent Beats Girlfriend To Death

The police at Mangoro Divisional Police Headquarters, Dopemu, Agege have arrested a lotto agent, Mr. Muka Jerry of 21, Balogun…

Oyedepo Stopped From Opening School In UK

Human rights campaigners and the National Secular Society are urging the United Kingdom government to turn down a request by Bishop…

INEC to extend Voters Card exercise by one day

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos state has stated that it has not postponed the Permanent Voters Card…

Rivers Police burst bank robbery, arrest 5, recover N15mn

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Police Command, has given details of how anti-robbery squad yesterday, foiled an attempt to…

No Provision For Persons With Disabilities, Says INEC

Simon Ateba The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has made no provisions in the 2015 general elections for Nigerians living…

INEC postpones collection of Voters card in Rivers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt For the second time in Rivers state, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has again postponed the…

In Video: Why Pastor TB Joshua may never appear before Coroner Inquest

On 5 November, Pastor TB Joshua ignored the summons of the coroner investigating the collapse of a guesthouse in his…

Medical Doctor, 3 others arraigned for corruption, stealing

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin have arraigned four members of staff of the Federal Psychiatrist Hospital, Uselu, in Benin,…

Pakistani girl, 6, murdered after rape attempt

Police in southwest Pakistan are investigating after a six-year-old girl was strangled and dumped near a garbage heap after apparently…

Osoba’s defection won’t shake us, says APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it would not be shaken by the defection of one of its party…

Nigerian, 57, jailed in UK for swallowing 83 capsules of cocaine

Britain has jailed a Nigerian-German after being caught trying to smuggle more than £200,000 worth of cocaine in 83 packages…

Improve living standard in rural areas, Jang tells NYSC members

Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau has urged the 3,500 corps members posted to the State to feel free to initiate…

Lawsuit seeking removal of Mu’azu as PDP chairman withdrawn

Two lawsuits seeking the removal of Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu as National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were on…

Amaechi approves funds for students’ bursary, overseas scholarship

Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers on Thursday approved funds for payment of students’ bursary and overseas scholarship for the 2011/2012…

Boko Haram attack in Borno kills 21, says Sen Lawan

Twenty-one civilians were killed after Boko Haram fighters clashed with troops in the restive northeast of Nigeria, a local lawmaker…

16 men arrested by Nigeria soldiers ‘found dead with bullet wounds’

Sixteen men who were arrested by Nigerian soldiers in the country’s northeast were found dead just hours later with bullet…

Police Investigate Synagogue Building Collapse

Henry Ojelu CSP Haruna Alaba, the Divisional Police Officer, Ikotun Police Station, today said the police is investigating the September…

Boko Haram changes names of captured Nigeria towns

Boko Haram has renamed two towns it captured in northeast Nigeria as part of campaign to establish a caliphate in…

Rivers Police Kill Two Robbers In Front Of Bank In Port Harcourt

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Two persons suspected to be armed robbers who were attempting to rob Eco bank branch by Agip…