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Military chief denies April routing deadline for Boko Haram

Nigeria’s military on Tuesday said that a call by the country’s top military officer for a swift end to the…

160,000 Policemen receiving training for 2015 polls

Nigeria’s police boss, Mohammed Dikko Abubakar on Tuesday said the Police are ready to ensure a hitch-free governorship elections in…

Man Threatens To Commit Suicide On Valentine’s Day

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 57-year old man, Denis Amayo, has threatened to commit suicide on Valentine’s Day (14 February) should Governor…

Man Batters Policeman, Tears His Uniform

Umoh-Obong Kingsley There was drama at Cele Bus Stop, Shasha, a suburb of Akowonjo in Alimosho Local Government Area of…

Actress Debunks Death Rumour

Funsho Arogundade Nollywood actress and model, Angela Ijeoma Okorie, has debunked the rumour of her death during child birth which…

Man, daughter crash into Lagos lagoon, wife survives

A man and his daughter on Tuesday morning drowned in Lagos as a Toyota jeep in which they were travelling…

Nigerians in UK prisons don’t want to go home, says envoy

Some Nigerians serving various jail terms in the UK have kicked against the recently signed Prisoner Transfer Agreement between Nigeria…

Obasanjo, Buhari snub council meeting, PDP govs taunt Nyako

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari were conspicuously absent at the meeting…

APC broom sweeps out Kano House of Assembly speaker

The political re-alignment sweeping through Nigeria has swept out of office, the Speaker of Kano State House of Assembly. Alhaji…

APC urges National Assembly members stand firm

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday in Abuja, urged its House of Representatives members not to give up in…

Rivers State: Mixed reactions over police ban on rallies

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The blanket ban on political rallies announced Monday by the Rivers State Police Command, has elicited mixed…

Council of State meets today

Nigeria’s National Council of State meeting being chaired by President Goodluck Jonathan will take place today, almost 11 months after…

Dame Jonathan pays for 800 heart surgeries for children

More than 800 Nigerian children with heart related problems have been sponsored to India for treatment by A. Aruera Reachout…

News Analysis: Concerns over ‘Boko Haram’ arrests in Nigeria

Nigeria’s Muslims have voiced concern about an apparent increase in religious “profiling” after hundreds of terror-related arrests in the country’s…

APC suspends Nasarawa deputy governor

The Nasarawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday announced the suspension of the state Deputy Governor,…

7 arrested for destroying Jonathan’s portrait

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Nigerian police Command in Ogun state, western Nigeria, today arrested seven persons suspected of destroying the portaits…

Nigerian scammer arrested for murder of Australian woman

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Monday said it had arrested a 28-year-old man wanted in connection with the…

Dollar bribe policeman arrested, faces trial

Police authorities in Nigeria have confirmed the arrest of the policeman caught in a hidden camera allegedly demanding “dollar bribe”…

Motorcyclist killed by trigger-happy cop over money

Yusuf Mohammed The leader of a Lagos State crime fighting outfit, Operation Mesa (OP-MESA), allegedly shot and killed a commercial…

$162 bn cost of corruption in EU nations

Corruption across the EU’s 28 countries costs some 120 billion euros ($162 billion) per year, the European Commission said Monday,…

Ogun Labour Party Secretariat Burgled

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The secretariat of the Labour Party in Ogun State, western Nigeria, has been burgled by unknown men. P.M.NEWS…

900 kg of cocaine in floating rucksacks seized in Spain

Spanish police seized 900 kilograms (nearly 2,000 pounds) of cocaine in rucksacks found floating in the sea and fitted with…

Mandela’s Will released, Graca Machel gets half

Nelson Mandela left portions of his roughly $4.1-million estate to his wife Graca Machel, family members, staff, schools and the…

Gunmen sack Nigerian police station

Unidentified gunmen early on Monday attacked a Police Station in Soro town of Bauchi state,in Northern Nigeria, injuring a policeman.…

OBJ Preaches At CAN Crusade

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has been invited along with other pastors to preach at the forthcoming crusade organised by the…

FG’s Agreement Yet To Materialise —ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, is yet to receive allocations which were agreed upon last year. This was…

2 Women Charged With Buying Stolen Baby

The police at the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Panti Yaba, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have arraigned two Onitsha-based business…

3 die as small plane crashes near Johannesburg

A light aircraft crashed Monday at Johannesburg’s Lanseria airport in South Africa, killing all three people aboard, an official at…

Lagos chief, 2 others arrested for extortion

Kazeem Ugbodaga A Lagos chief, a 71-year old man and another alleged accomplice have been arrested for alleged extortion over…

Investigation: Why housewife killed doctor

Cyriacus Izuekwe The real motive, a 35-year old woman, Mrs Obiageli Oriuwa, allegedly killed a medical doctor, Ikechukwu Oriuwa, who…