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Buhari: Nigeria hopelessly adrift

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja After reviewing the situation in many parts of the country, former military Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari…

Kate Henshaw in new romance?

Nollywood icon, Kate Henshaw appears to have put behind her memories of her 2011 separation from her former husband, British…

Watson hero as Wigan edge Man City for FA Cup

Substitute Ben Watson scored an injury-time winner to give Wigan Athletic a sensational 1-0 win over Manchester City at Wembley…

7 kidnappers killed, Lebanese regains freedom

A Lebanese contractor with Consolidated Construction Company, Mr Roumauos Marroun, abducted 7 May has regained his freedom. Marroun, kidnapped at…

Governor Aliyu denies running for Nigeria’s presidency

Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger state on Saturday dissociated himself from posters depicting him to be seeking the PDP presidential…

CPC, ANPP endorse APC in conventions

Two of Nigeria’s opposition parties, the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) agreed Saturday…
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S/Court: Phone thief must die by hanging

Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Friday in Abuja ordered that the ring leader of a notorious armed robbery gang, Mr. Salisu…

Terrorism: Court admits accused statement

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Following a short trial within trial at the ongoing trial of Mr. Kabiru Umar, also known…

Jonathan meets security chiefs over killings

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday held emergency talks with his security chiefs on a recent spate of deadly violence…

Nasarawa: 28 cops found alive, death toll hits 43

Governor Umaru Al-Makura of the central Nigerian state of Nasarawa, on Friday confirmed that the death toll from the 7…

9 MASSOB members charged with felony

Nine members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) were on Friday arraigned before…

Governor Elechi’s ADC escapes robbery attack

The Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed the attack on Gov. Martin Elechi’s Aide De Camp (ADC), DSP Ibrahim Tinja,…

Mahatma Gandhi’s slippers up for auction

A pair of sandals formerly owned by India’s independence hero Mahatma Gandhi is to go under the hammer in Britain…

Police free 17 girls in ‘baby-factory’ raid

Nigerian police have found 17 pregnant teenage girls in a raid on a house, and were searching Friday for a…

Ogun Shuts 160 Illegal Schools

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta No fewer than 160 illegal schools have been shut by the present administration in the western Nigerian state…

Lawan, Emenalo fail to stop bribery trial

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja It was indeed a sad Friday for embattled former chairman of Nigeria’s House of Representative’s adhoc…

Woman found alive 16 days after factory collapse

A woman was pulled alive Friday from the ruins of a garment factory complex in Bangladesh more than 16 days…

Pastor, Wife Held Over Fake Deliverance Fee

A pastor, Chidiebere Okafor and his wife Amaka have been charged before Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, over …

A Diva In The Making

Focused, creative, unassuming, hardworking, multi-talented, athletic and very energetic are some of the attributes that best describe the personality of…

Security: Lagos Receives 1.6 Million Fake Calls

The Lagos State Government has lamented that it received approximately 1.6 million fake calls in one month about issues bordering…

Okiro Not Fit For Police Service Commission Chair —Falana

Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to withdraw the nomination of…

Rivers Crisis: Policemen Withdrawn From Amaechi’s Loyalist

The political crisis rocking Rivers state, southsouth Nigeria, took a new dimension when on Thursday the State Police Command ordered…

Ex-Convict Sent Back To Kirikiri Prison

A young man who has just returned from prison has been sent back to Kirikiri prison  in Lagos State, southwest…

Nasarawa Killings: More Bodies Of Policemen Recovered

More bodies of policemen have been recovered after gunmen from a shadowy cult ambushed a group of police officers in…

Amnesty panel meets detained Boko Haram members

A presidential panel set to seek an amnesty deal with Islamist group Boko Haram Thursday met with about 40 suspected…

Killing of policemen distressing, says IGP

Nigeria’s Police High Command has condemned the unprovoked and brutal killing of scores of Policemen in Nasarawa state. “This disturbing,…

Killings: Jonathan calls off Namibian trip

Following the violence in Nasarawa and a Tuesday attack in northern Borno state by the Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram…

Boko Haram got money from Algeria, says suspect

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Trial of suspected mastermind of the December 2011 bombing of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Mr. Kabiru…

Jossy Lad, ex-Super Falcons coach dies

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Former Coach of Super Falcons, Mr. Joseph Ladipo fondly called Jossy Lad died Thursday in his residence at…

Chilling details of Cleveland kidnap ordeal

CLEVELAND, Ohio(AFP) – A baby delivered on Christmas Day by a captive under threat of death, multiple miscarriages, repeated rapes…