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Defect and resign political office – Confab

The National Conference on Thursday adopted recommendations of its Committee on Politics and Governance barring political office holders from defecting…

NDLEA arrests 187 suspects, impounds 868.81kg of drugs

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Imo has said that it arrested 187 drug suspects and impounded 868.81…

Confab rejects reduction of voting age to 17

The National Conference on Thursday rejected the move to reduce voting age to 17 as well as inclusion of the…

Confab moves against government funding of political parties

The National Conference on Thursday approved the recommendation that government at all levels should not fund political parties, emphasising that…

CBN sells N134.57bn worth of treasury bills

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday said that it sold N134.57 billion worth of treasury bills at Primary…

Jonathan set to implement N1.5 trillion police fund

President Goodluck Jonathan is seeking the consent of the Senate to commence deduction of one per cent from Federal Government’s…

APC is totally opposed to democracy and orderliness – PDP

The PDP has criticised the leadership of All Progressives Congress (APC) for not accepting the processes and outcome of the…

World Cup: Algeria hold Russia for historic feat

CURITIBA (AFP) – Algeria progressed to the last 16 of the World Cup for the first time in their history…

Woman arraigned for stabbing hubby’s friend

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A housewife,Temitope Ajayi, 28, has been arraigned before a Magistrate court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, today docked for…

Ramadan: Watch out for new moon on Friday

The Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has urged Muslims to look out for the new moon of Ramadan on…

Niger arrests 17 for Nigeria-linked baby factories

Authorities in Niger have detained 17 people, including wives of senior politicians, suspected of being involved in a baby-trafficking network,…

Jonathan abandons Malabo summit after bomb blast

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has cut short a trip to the African Union summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, a day…

Ekiti Election badly skewed in favour of PDP, says APC

Full text of the Communique issued at the end of the inaugural meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) of…

Abuja Blast: Terrorism cannot survive in Nigeria – Sambo

Vice President Namadi Sambo has stressed that perpetrators of evil cannot dampen the spirit of Nigerians with their evil acts…

Mueller fires Germany to victory over USA

Thomas Mueller fired an unstoppable 20 metre shot to give Germany a 1-0 victory over the United States on Thursday…

IPC decries bombings, mourns killed editor

The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos, Nigeria on Thursday 26 June expressed concern over continuing bombing attacks in the country.…

NDLEA Arrests 279 Drug Suspects

Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano At least 279 drug suspects have been arrested by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in Kano, northwest…

Drug War: Ogun Shuts 63 Illegal Pharmacies

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State government in western Nigeria today disclosed that it has in the last two years shut down…

Fashola: Don’t Sweep Fayose’s Case Under Carpet

Kazeem Ugbodaga In the aftermath of Ekiti State governorship poll, Governor Babatunde Fashola has alerted the public that the governor-elect,…

Auto crash kills 4 policemen in Kwara

Four policemen attached to the Ilesha-Baruba Divisional Police Headquarters in Kwara were on Wednesday killed in an accident involving a…

Ekiti 2014: APC May Sue Over Abuse Of Human Rights

Eromosele Ebhomele National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Lai Mohammed, on Thursday morning clashed with the chairman…

Saudi beheads two for raping minors

Saudi authorities beheaded Wednesday two nationals convicted of raping minors in two separate cases, in one of which the culprit…

National Confab Approves State Police

Delegates to the ongoing National Conference on Thursday unanimously approved the establishment of state police, to adequately tackle the current…

Gunmen In Military Uniform Kill Policemen

Jethro Ibileke/Benin  Unidenfied gunmen dressed in military uniform have shot and killed two policemen and two civilians at Ikirun-Oke, near…

Insecurity: Traditional ruler suggests inter-marriage

Peter Angbazo, District Head of Wakama in Nasarawa State, on Thursday called for inter-tribal marriage among Nigerians as a way…

Bureau D’Change Agent Nabbed Over Fraud

Paul Iyoghojie Operatives of the Federal Criminal Investigation Department, FCID, Alagbon Close, Ikoyi, Lagos, western Nigeria, have arraigned a businessman,…
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Man Remanded For Undressing Teenager

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 30-year old man, Ifeanyi Okafor has been remanded in prison custody at Kirikiri for allegedly pulling off…

Unpaid Guards Attack Man With Machetes

Two security guards in Frankazi Street, Bucknor-Ejigbo area of Lagos State, western Nigeria, Frank Olise and Emmanuel Olise, have been…

Woman Injures, Chases Housewife Away From Home

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 38-year old woman, Anita Okumagba, has been arrested and charged before magistrate’s court sitting in Ejigbo, for…

Mother Begs Court To Free ‘Wild’ Son

An Abule Egba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday discharged and cautioned a 32-year old factory worker, Ifeanyi Chukwu, who…