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Court bars cross-carpeting lawmakers from leadership change

Nnamdi Felix/Abuja A Nigerian Federal High Court siting in Abuja on Monday held that lawmakers who defected from the Peoples…

Crimea Dolphins Join Russia

Russian state media has said that Crimea dolphins will join Russia, although not by referendum. Instead, a Soviet-era military program…

Verdict on defected PDP lawmakers strange, says Gbajabiamila

Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila of the All Progressives Congress has described Monday’s ruling by the…

ASUP, COEASU Strike: Students Take To Gani’s Park

Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni Hundreds of university, polytechnic and College of Education students Monday, continued their protest against the ongoing strike by…

33 Lagos Lawmakers Plot Return

Eromosele Ebhomele At least 33 out of the 40 members of the Lagos State House of Assembly are currently jostling…

Ajudua Denied Bail Again

Henry Ojelu Embattled suspected fraudster, Fred Ajudua would have to remain in Kirikiri prison custody indefinitely as a Lagos High…

Confab Delegates Adopt 70% Voting Mode

The ongoing National Conference on Monday adopted 70 percent majority as the voting mode to be used in arriving at…

Electricity Worker Electrocuted

Cyriacus Izuekwe A staff of an electricity distribution company has been electrocuted in Idimu- Ikotun, Lagos, western Nigeria. The 42-year…

Israel convicts ex-PM Olmert for corruption

A Tel Aviv court on Monday found former premier Ehud Olmert guilty of bribery linked to a Jerusalem property development,…

Pakistan’s ex-president Musharraf charged with treason

Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was indicted today by an Islamabad court for treason on charges relating to his…

Amnesty accuses Nigerian troops of massive murders

In a briefing published today, Amnesty International has revealed a much higher human casualties in the Boko Haram insurgency in…

Internet fraud: EFCC, Australian police collaborate

Two operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrived in Perth, Western Australia to learn from and assist…

Nyako slams Jonathan over Boko Haram blame game

Who should carry the blame for the rising Boko Haram insurgency in the northeastern part of Nigeria? To President Goodluck…

NLC warns on plans to privatise Nigeria’s refineries, media

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Sunday called for the cancellation of the proposed idea to commercialise Federal Government-owned media…

Tributes pour in for late GOK Ajayi

Legal luminaries across Nigeria have begun to pay their last respect to Chief Godwin Olusegun Kolawole Ajayi, who died Sunday…

Nigeria, others lose $60bn to illicit financial flows – Mbeki

Former South African President, Thabo Mbeki, said in Abuja that African countries lose between 50 billion dollars and 60 billion…

Ekiti PDP disowns Aluko, affirms Fayose’s candidacy

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti state said on Sunday that Mr Ayo Fayose remained the party’s candidate for…

Fashola: Choose leaders based on track records, not religion

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Saturday night advised Nigerians to choose leaders based on their track records rather…

United Kingdom Cautions Citizens In Abuja

The United Kingdom Foreign Office has advised British citizens in Abuja to maintain ‘heightened vigilance’ following the foiled jailbreak at…

21 dead in Nigeria’s jailbreak attempt

Nigeria’s secret police said on Sunday that 21 detainees died during an attempted escape from custody at its headquarters, with…

Egypt sets date for presidential poll

Egypt’s electoral commission said Sunday the presidential election will take place on May 26 and 27, 10 months after the…

Nigeria’s attempted jailbreak: DSS statement

Marilyn Ogar, spokesperson for the DSS issued a statement earlier today on the attempted jailbreak at the headquarters of the…

Abia government denies editor’s arrest

The Abia government, on Sunday, said it was not aware of the arrest of the Associate Editor of the Sun…

SSS foils jailbreak attempt by Boko Haram detainees

An attempt by detained members of Nigeria’s terrorist group, the Boko Haram was foiled today at the headquarters of Nigeria’s…

At Tinubu’s colloquium, Nigeria’s common men tell sad stories

An array of common men across Nigeria shocked an audience at a colloquium to mark the 62nd birthday of Asiwaju…

Senegal shuts land border with Ebola ravaged Guinea

Senegal closed its land border with Guinea on Saturday to try to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus, which…

Emeka Ojukwu, Alakija honoured by UNN

University of Nigeria Nsukka Saturday stirred emotions as large crowds of dancers converged on the Margaret Ekpo Convocation Grounds to…

NUJ, NGE demand release of detained The Sun editor

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Saturday called on the Nigeria Police to release the Associate Editor of the…

Wammako calls for prayers to expose sponsors of terror

Gov. Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State, northwest Nigeria, on Saturday called for prayers to expose the masterminds of insecurity and…

Klitschko quits Ukrainian race for chocolate baron

Boxer turned opposition leader Vitali Klitschko on Saturday dropped out of Ukraine’s snap presidential polls to help the candidacy of…