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Lagos warns on Ocean Surge

By Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has warned residents of coastal areas in the state to be prepared for…

Corporal Dismissed For Stealing Motorcycle

By Ayodeji Dedeigbo & Damilare Okunola Umar Manko, commissioner of the Nigeria Police in Lagos state has dismissed Corporal Goroye…

Nigeria bans Under 25 from driving trucks, taxis

 Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC,  may have stirred human rights controversy when it said Wednesday  that commercial driver’s licences…

2 Boys Disappear After Landlord’s Death

By Cyriacus Izuekwe/ Ayodeji Dedeigbo The disappearance of two boys a day after the landlord of Number 18, Taike Street,…

Fake Soccer Agent Docked Over N3m Fraud

By Paul  Iyoghojie A 50 year-old man, Harrison Jalla, who claimed to be a football agent, has been arraigned before…

KAI Officers Jailed 3 Months

Kazeem Ugbodaga The special court in Alausa, Ikeja area of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria has sentenced two officials of the…

Pension Thief remanded in Prison

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Former deputy director at Nigerian Police Pension Office, Mr. John Yakubu Yusuf, who was recently convicted…

College provost jailed for 4 years over N3.3m fraud

A day after Nigerians expressed outrage over the light sentence given to a former director of the Police Pension Fund,John…

Nigeria, Burkina Faso qualify for q/finals, Zambia out

Bamidele Olowosagba Nigeria finally took its place in the elite league of African soccer, by qualifying for the quarter finals…

Suspect in Thisday office bombing requests for lawyer

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The scheduled arraignment of a suspect alleged to have masterminded the bombing of SOJ Plaza in…

Ex -journalist testifies for alleged wife killer at trial

Henry Ojelu/Judiciary Correspondent A former journalist with Nigeria’s Leadership Newspaper, Efe Omordia today testified in the on-going trial of Akolade…

Looting in Timbuktu as donors pledge $455m

TIMBUKTU, Mali (AFP) – Hundreds of people looted shops Tuesday in Mali’s fabled Timbuktu, newly freed from Islamists, as global…

EFCC slams new charge on convicted pension thief

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed a new charge against a former director of…

Abductors Of Nkiru, Nollywood Actress Unveiled

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Six suspects involved with the kidnapping of Nigeria’s Nollywoood actress and Senior Special Assistant to Imo…

News Analysis: Yusuf’s loot could build 14 hospitals in Nigeria

The Chinese government on Monday handed over to Nigeria a 150-bed hospital, fully furnished with state-of-the-art equipment. The entire structure…

3 Friends Rape Teenager

By Cyriacus IzUekwe The Nigeria police in Lagos State has arrested three friends, Achonam Emenuwa, 32, Godwin Udoh, 22, and…

Police Arrest Ghanaian Arms Dealer

The Nigeria Police has arrested a Ghanaian arms supplier, Daniel Ofori, and a Nigerian, Olufumilayo Adeyemo, who are suspected to…

Houseboy, friend Held While Selling Stolen Car

By Oluwole Adeboye A 20-year old houseboy who allegedly conspired with his friend to steal his master’s Nissan Ultima car…

Nigeria shuts court

By Lucky Lawal The Lagos State Judicial Council has ordered that the Somolu Magistrate’s court (Court 12) be closed for…

Nigeria: Pension thief re-arrested amidst outrage

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has re-arrested John Yakubu Yusuf, a former director in the Police Pension Office who…

Military chief warns about the collapse of Egypt

Egypt’s military chief warned on Tuesday that the political crisis sweeping the country could lead to the collapse of the…

Lagos Warns On Heavy Rains

By Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has called on residents of the state to be prepared for heavier rainfall…

Arsenal Open Formal Talks To Sign Villa

Reports from Spain say Arsenal have opened formal talks with Barcelona to sign David Villa before the January transfer window…

Kidnappers strike in President Jonathan’s council

Okafor Ofiebor/Yenagoa Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped Mr Festus Ibegu, and Mrs. Abiye Ibegu, the parents of Mr Richard Ibegu,Chairman of…

France admits threats by Nigeria’s Islamists

Nigeria’s Islamic Jihadists have issued direct threats to France in retaliation for military action in Mali, the French consulate in…

Committee set up for Mimiko’s inauguration

Nigeria’s Ondo State Government on Monday set up a 20-man committee for the inauguration of re-elected Governor Olusegun Mimiko on…

PDP praises deputy governors of Enugu, Taraba

Against criticisms about the dearth of information about two Nigerian governors—Sullivan Chime of Enugu and Danbaba Suntai of Taraba— on…

Sexless marriage: Man wins refund of dowry

A Nigerian court based in the capital Abuja has ordered a 16-year-old girl, Maryam Suleiman, and her parents to refund…

China builds 150 bed hospital in Abuja

China has fulfilled a seven year old pledge to build and furnish a 150-bed modern hospital in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.…

Al -Makura sacks cabinet

Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of the Nigerian central state of Nasarawa has sacked his entire cabinet, according to a statement.…