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Presidency: It’s North’s turn, says Ango Abdullahi

By Femi Adi/Kaduna Professor Ango Abdullahi, former adviser to former Nigerian leader, Olusegun Obasanjo on Food and Security and Secretary-General…

Southwest PDP Frustrates Oyinlola’s Return Bid

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Nigeria’s South West chapter of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has applied to a Federal…

2 abducted Chinese freed in Nigeria

Two Chinese nationals who were abducted on Monday near the Military Cantonment in Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun state,…

Fugitive Sudanese leader scurries out of Nigeria

Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has scurried out of Nigeria with the International Criminal Court demanding his arrest, but Sudanese officials…

3 suspected terrorists killed

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Three suspected terrorists were killed in a pre-dawn raid jointly carried out by soldiers and agents of Department…

Court Summons Jonathan Over Journalists’ Trial

Nnamdi Felix/Abuja An Abuja high court has summoned President Goodluck Jonathan to appear and give evidence in the on going…

ASUP suspends strike

Nigeria’s Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) said on Tuesday that it has decided to suspend its indefinite strike, which…

Fayose’s Thugs Disrupt Ekiti PDP Gov. Consensus Committee

There was bedlam Tuesday morning at the Ekiti State secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, where thugs suspected to be…

Police Rescue 2 Chinese Nationals

Two Chinese nationals who were abducted on Monday near the Military Cantonment in Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun, have…

Taskforce Returns N7m Seized Goods To Owners

The Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit has returned seized goods worth over N7 million to…

Thugs Block P/H Airport To Protest Govs’ Visit

Anti-Governor Chibuike Amaechi political thugs under the aegis of Democratic Initiative loyal to Nyesom Wike today besieged the Port Harcourt…

Police Smash Island Robbery Gang

A combined team of policemen from Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, and Adeniji Adele Police Division has smashed a suspected robbery…

Man Commits Suicide Over Wife’s Adultery

A 35-year-old motorcycle repairer, Kayode Onabamiro, has committed suicide over his wife’s alleged infidelity. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

Duped Ketu Tenants Fight Back

Angry tenants who were duped by a developer of a Ketu house in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, fought back by pulling…

1,000 Women Protest Over Adulterated ‘Ogogoro’

At least 1,000 women from Igboetiti Local Government Area in Enugu State on Monday staged a protest against the mixture…

Truck Crushes Bus Driver, 3 School Kids

Four days after a Coca-Cola truck crushed a bus conveying pupils of Taqwa Nursery and Primary School, four of the…

No Room For Rascals In Police —Manko

Rascals and trigger-happy policemen have no business in the Police Force and would be sacked if caught in the act,…

300-Level Varsity Students Can’t Write Letter —ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday decried the level of decay in Nigerian universities, saying 200 and…

The Lagos Killer Trucks

In spite of the Lagos State Road Traffic Law, articulated truck drivers and container carriers have continued to terrorise road…

Lekki estate residents appeal to Governor Fashola

Residents of Lekki Phase 2 Estate , in the Eti Osa Local Government area of Lagos state, in Nigeria’s South…

Ailing Mandela’s 95th birthday on Thursday

Global celebrations and charity events will mark Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday Thursday, but the critically ill anti-apartheid hero himself may…

Appeal Court returns Umeh as APGA chairman

The Nigerian Court of Appeal sitting in eastern Nigerian city of Enugu on Monday nullified an Enugu High Court judgement…

Court affirms dethronement of monarch

The Nigerian Court of Appeal, sitting in Ibadan, Oyo state on Monday dismissed the petition filed by the Eleruwa of…

Jonathan launches New HIV/AIDS Response Plan

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday launched a new initiative designed to achieve universal access to the prevention, treatment, care…

Ribadu: Truths, lies and my EFCC days

By Nuhu Ribadu I read Mahmud Jega’s Daily Trust column a fortnight ago, with the title “Gra-gra versus softly-softly”. It…

Traffic wardens boycott work after assault by cop

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Officials of the Edo State Traffic Management Agency Monday abandoned their duty posts Monday to protest an attack…

Ogun ACN backs Amosun for second term

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta The Committee of Chairmen of the Action Congress of Nigeria in the 20 local government councils of…

Nigerian Army: Major al-Mustapha still in service

The Nigerian Army on Monday indicated that it would likely reinstate Maj. Hamza Al-Mustapha into the service following the dismissal…

Presidency: Why Nigeria can’t stop Sudan’s al-Bashir

Nigeria’s presidency on Monday defended welcoming Sudan President Omar al-Bashir to the country for an African Union health summit despite…

100 Tenants Battle Over 13 Flats

Over a hundred tenants who were expecting to be given keys to their new apartments on Monday stormed Ketu area…