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Finger-in-vagina Pastor arrested

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A Nigerian pastor has been arrested in the western Nigerian state of Ogun after the police were told…

Abusing me not beneficial to your states, Jonathan tells governors

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday excoriated Nigerian Governors attacking him and his office and added that doing so will not…

Fuel Scarcity: NNPC opens reserve

Nigeria said on Tuesday it had released fuel from its reserves to ease a crippling shortage that has caused long…

Libya to rehabilitate exiled royal family

Libya decided Tuesday to rehabilitate the family of the late king Idriss, who was overthrown by Muammar Gadhafi, himself toppled…

Insight: Nigerian army losing grip over Boko Haram

Nigeria’s military is losing control of swathes of the largely Muslim northeast to Boko Haram insurgents who are killing civilians…

President Jonathan Okays NJC Sack Of Two Judges

President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the sack of two judges announced last week  by the National Judicial Council (NJC). The…

Jonathan Sacks FAAN, NCAA, NAMA, NCAT Bosses

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent  The Nigerian President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on Tuesday sacked virtually all aviation chiefs in the troubled industry,…

LG Bosses Face Sack Over Immunisation, Says Oshiomhole

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, southern Nigeria, Tuesday warned all local government council chairmen in the state…

IG Promotes 24,118 Police Officers

Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja  As part of on-going measures geared towards boosting the morale of police officers and rewarding those who have…

Lagosians, Ogun Residents Groan As Fuel Scarcity Worsens

Eromosele Ebhomele It has been hell for residents of Lagos and Ogun, two of Nigeria’s western states, since last week…

New Home Owners Emerge In Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga At least 98 new home owners have emerged in Lagos under the Lagos Home Ownership Mortgage Scheme, HOMS,…

Statutory Allocation: Fashola Sues Jonathan

Kazeem Ugbodaga & Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Babatunde Fashola says he is suing the President Goodluck Jonathan-led Federal Government over illegal…

Parents protest killings of students in Yobe

Kazeem Ugbodaga Parents of students in Federal Government colleges,also known as Unity Schools, have protested in Lagos the killing of…

Political rallies outlawed in Sokoto state

The Police Command in Sokoto State on Monday banned all political parties from holding rallies, pasting of posters and billboards…

Ekiti governorship election: 12 struggle for PDP ticket

No fewer than 12 aspirants have picked the nomination forms of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to contest the party`s…

Justice Kutigi to chair National Conference

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday approved the appointment of former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Legbo Kutigi, as the…

Jonathan, Mu’azu receive defectors to PDP

Stephen Oni/Ilorin The seat of Nigeria’s federal government literally moved to the central state of Kwara today as President Goodluck…

7 arrested over murder of muslim cleric

Seven persons have been arrested in connection with the death of a Muslim cleric who had criticised the banned Nigerian…

Luka, deputy governor of Nasarawa state joins PDP

The Nasarawa State Deputy Governor, Damishi Luka, on Monday renounced his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Tanko Al…

In firefight, Cameroon kill 6 Boko Haram militants

Seven people were killed on Sunday when Boko Haram militants launched an assault in northern Cameroon, a Cameroonian security source…

Sharia court saves 2 Nigerian drivers from amputation

The Sokoto Shariah Court of Appeal in northern Nigeria has set aside the judgment of the Upper Shariah Court 2,…

Bomb scare shuts Kano state secretariat

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Security has been beefed up at Audu Bako secretariat in Kano, northwest Nigeria following bomb-scare that made civil…

Incredible: Long snake eats up crocodile

A snake strangled and then swallowed a crocodile in an epic winner-takes-all contest that will make Mount Isa residents think…

Fashola raises alarm over declining Nigerian revenue

.says NNPC has failed to remit N2.4 trillion for sharing by all the 36 states and Abuja EROMOSELE EBHOMELE Governor…

Anti-gay law: Uganda’s lawmaker says aid cut worthy price to pay

David Bahati, a lawmaker and author of Uganda’s anti-gay law, which criminalises homosexuality, said that aid cuts by Western donors…

Boko Haram kill 29 after giving notice of attack

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents killed 29 people in Nigeria’s embattled Borno state, even after giving notice of the attack to…

Nigeria: Why long queues persist at petrol stations

Long queues of vehicles piled up at petrol stations across Nigeria on Monday while commuters were left stranded at bus…

Markets plunge as Russian troops flood into Crimea

KIEV (AFP) – Ukraine accused Russia on Monday of pouring more troops into Crimea as world leaders grappled with Europe’s…

$8.4m Fraud: Court Dismisses Ajudua’s Objection To Trial

Henry Ojelu Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of the Ikeja High Court Monday dismissed the application filed by alleged fraud kingpin, Fred…

360m People Deaf, Says WHO

Eromosele Ebhomele The World Health Organisation, WHO, has released a report showing that 360 million people across the world are…