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EFCC Arrests Former Bank Manager for N81m Fraud

A former branch manager of a new generation bank, (Ecobank Plc), Victor Amushie has been arrested by the Economic and…

Commission intensifies plans to address human rights complaints

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has begun plans to validate the Complaints Treatment Procedure Manual, to enable it to…

Ebola kills fourth victim in Nigeria

The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria has risen to four, while six others infected with the virus…

UN to feed up to one million people hit by Ebola

The United Nations is to fly in food aid for up to a million people affected by the Ebola outbreak…

Lagos Ebola fears hit sex workers, traders

Kate, Bright and Happiness sat on the lawn of a Lagos brothel, sipping lager and chatting with men in groups…

Boko Haram kidnaps scores in Borno

Boko Haram Islamists kidnapped scores of people from fishing communities in Nigeria’s extreme northeast, hauling some of the hostages away…

We Must Stop Running Government Like Personal Business

Adebimpe Akinsola, the lawmaker representing Ikorodu Constituency 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, is one of the few…

Student killed in protest clash with police

A student taking part in a protest in Senegal’s capital Dakar was killed when demonstrators and police clashed, a government…

I’ve slept with several dogs, bitten by two – Teenage boy

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Osagiator Ighodaro, the 19-year old boy who was arrested for sleeping with a dog at Iguosa village, a…

YGG commends Amosun for Ogun school fees reduction

Youth for Good Governance has commended Ogun state governor, Ibikunle Amosun for reducing the school fees of tertiary students in…

EFFC to prosecute Stock Broker over N30m Scam

By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said on Thursday that its has concluded arrangements to prosecute…

Teenagers Arrested For Cultism In Benin

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Nine teenagers were among 15 persons arrested by the Edo State Police Command for practicing cultism in the…

2015: Sultan canvasses responsible politicking

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on Thursday advised politicians to engage in responsible politics ahead of the 2015…

Jonathan wants civil servants to uphold reforms

President Goodluck Jonathan has urged civil servants to ensure that public service reforms are upheld to prepare a better future…

Ogun students commend govt.’s for school fees reduction

Ogun students have expressed joy following announcement on Tuesday by the state government that school fees in state-owned tertiary institutions…

Pilgrims with Ebola disqualified from Hajj

The National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) on Thursday said intending 2014 pilgrims discovered to have contacted Ebola virus would not be…

Terrorism: Military intercepts youths heading for Abuja

The military have intercepted some youths based on their clandestine movement. A statement on the official website of the Defence…

National Conference ends, adopts final report

The five-month National Conference, inaugurated by President Goodluck Jonathan on March 17, ended on Thursday in Abuja, on conclusion of…

Jonathan Sacks All Resident Doctors Over Ebola

By Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan has sacked all resident doctors in all federal government hospitals across the nation…

Colombia president supports allowing medical marijuana

President Juan Manuel Santos signalled his support Thursday for a bill that would allow the medical use of marijuana in…

Syria troops retake key town outside Damascus

Syrian government forces on Thursday retook a key town on the outskirts of the capital Damascus after a months-long battle…

CBN reintroduces charges on ATM cards

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said that Automated Teller Machines (ATM) withdrawals would attract N65 per transaction to cover…

Robbers Stab Couple To Death In Benin

By Jethro Ibileke/Benin Unknown assailants suspected to armed robbers in the early hours of Thursday attacked a couple in Benin…

Obama talks to Liberia, Sierra Leone leaders on Ebola

United States President Barack Obama called his counterparts in Liberia and Sierra Leone Thursday to discuss the Ebola outbreak in…

20 Institutions Set For Quantity Survey Convention

Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni At least students from 20 higher institutions would attend the first annual convention of the National Association of…

‘Nigeria’s Level Of Education Poor’

Damilare Okunola Engr. Olawunmi Gasper, former Rector of the Lagos State Polytechnic, LASPOTECH, has said that Nigeria’s level of education…

Noun Law Society Inaugurates Obalende Centre

Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni The National Open University, NOUN, Law Society, has inaugurated its Obalende McCarthy centre. Speaking at the inauguration of…

Court Jails 3 For Drunkenness

An Upper Area Court, Kuje , FCT, on Wednesday sentenced three men, Micheal Adibe, Ogunlade Micheal and Warya Terso to…

Gwoza Villagers Need Help — Lawmaker

Hundreds of people who escaped a Boko Haram attack need urgent help, a local lawmaker said on Wednesday, as those…

Fake Cop Nabbed With Marijuana

Femi Adi/Kaduna A fake Assistant Superintendent of Police, Ugochukwu Adegoke, has arrested with over 1ookg of marijuana by Kaduna State…