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Police foil heavy terror attack on Kano

Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano A 10-year old boy saved hundreds of lives in Kano, northwest Nigeria Friday afternoon when through the information…

Jonathan writes Washington Post on Chibok schoolgirls

‘Nothing is more important than bringing home Nigeria’s missing girls’ BY GOODLUCK JONATHAN I have had to remain quiet about…

Police arrest 22 as rival groups clash in Minna

The Police in Niger state on Friday 27 June arrested 22 members of rival youth groups that clashed in Maitumbi…

Amosun promises cars, furniture, others to Ogun councillors

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, southwest, Nigeria on Friday 27 June approved the purchase of new cars…

Brazilians are most optimistic people on earth

The report of a survey conducted by an institute at the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Brazil, has said that…

Defection: Court grants fresh service orders

An Abuja Federal High Court on Friday granted an ex-parte application filed by the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, for substituted…

Police detect high calibre explosives in Kano

The Police in Kano State said it had detected 13 high calibre Improvised Explosive Devises (IEDs) at Sauna-Fafunga in Dakata…

Jonathan wants UN to set up intelligence sharing system

President Goodluck Jonathan said he would urge UN Assembly in September to establish coordinated system for sharing intelligence in solving…

Oyegun to reconcile aggrieved APC members

The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Oyegun, on Friday promised to reconcile aggrieved members and keep…

ASUU-LASU debunks rift within lecturers

Some lecturers at the Lagos State University (LASU) Ojo on Friday defied the ongoing strike embarked upon by the Academic…

Over 50 terrorists killed in a raid in Borno

The Defence Headquarters said on Friday that more than 50 suspected terrorists died during a raid on a makeshift camp…

Jonathan vows to bring perpetrators of Abuja blast to justice

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday vowed to bring the perpetrators and sponsors of Wednesday’s bomb attack in Abuja to justice.…

SSS cautions on dependence on social media

Julius Owoupeta, a senior official of the State Security Service (SSS) has urged Nigerians to be cautious in relying on…

Lawmaker lauds Confab on state police

A member of the House of Representatives, Prince Yomi Ogunnusi, representing Ijaye/Ojokoro Constituency in Lagos State, on Friday hailed the…

How Don Jazzy Employed Sacked Airline Staff

Kayode Aponmade The CEO of Mavin Records and music producer, Don Jazzy has employed a sacked Delta Airline staff who…

Rivers Police Boss Decries Overcrowded Police Cells

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Tunde Ogunshakin, has raised alarm over overcrowded police cells because of…

North Korea threatens war over US movie

North Korea has promised “merciless” retaliation if a forthcoming Hollywood movie about killing Kim Jong-un is released, say agencies. A…

UK condemns Emab plaza bombing

The British Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds, on Friday expressed his government’s condemnation of Thursday’s bombing of a shopping mall…

We’ll get over terrorism, says Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan visited the site of a deadly bombing in the capital Abuja on Friday after cutting short an…

2015: Agitation For Gov In Ikorodu

Kazeem Ugbodaga The race for the 2015 governorship election in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, is beginning to gather momentum with…

Cervical Cancer Kills 26 Women In Nigeria Daily — WHO

Oluremilekun Osobu-Asubiojo At least 26 women die of cervical cancer daily in Nigeria, a new World Health Organisation, WHO study…

Obama set to hand Syrian rebels $500m aid

The United States President Barack Obama, is seeking approval from Congress for 500 million dollars aid to train moderate Syrian…

200 Gamblers Arrested Over World Cup Betting

Malaysian police have arrested almost 200 people in raids on illegal World Cup betting that bust a group drawing daily…

Fashola Harps On APC’s Ideology

At two separate fora on Thursday, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), deepened the emerging debate on the clear…

Deadly Blast: Lawmaker Wants Apapa Tank Farms Relocated

Eromosele Ebhomele The member representing Apapa Constituency 1 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria, Mufutau Egberongbe, has…

6 Die In Early Morning Auto Crash

Kazeem Ugbodaga A ghastly motor accident occurred Friday morning on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State, western Nigeria, killing six people instantly…

Human Parts Seller Docked

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 38-year old man, Mustapha Bakare, arrested and arraigned in court for being in possession of human skull,…

Military to partner stakeholders to curb insecurity

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, said on Friday that the military would cooperate with…

Amaechi: What Happened In Ekiti Can’t Occur In Rivers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor and Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has stated that what happened…

Kwara to establish waste recycling plant

Stephen Oni/Ilorin The Kwara State Government has put necessary machinery in motion to establish a Waste Recycling Plant in Ilorin,…