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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.…

Court extends remand order on Russian sailors

A Nigerian magistrate court in Lagos has extended by 14 working days, the remand order on 15 Russian sailors detained…

Boko Haram declares ceasefire

A self-proclaimed commander of the Boko Haram sect in Maiduguri, capital of Nigeria’s north-eastern state of Borno has announced a…

Nigerian stars Yobo, Moses face fitness tests

Nigeria could miss defender Joseph Yobo and midfielder Victor Moses for a crucial Africa Cup of Nations Group C clash…

Boko Haram assassins slaughter 8 persons

Boko Haram attackers have killed eight people in a village in north eastern Nigerian state of Borno , with at…

Repentant pension thief gets light punishment

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The trial of former officials of the Nigerian Police Pension Fund before an Abuja High Court…

Arraignment Of Alleged Toxic Importers Stalled

By Akin Kuponiyi Failure of three accused persons alleged to have imported toxic material into the country to appear in…

Housemaid Bolts With Employer’s N40m Jewellery

By Paul Iyoghojie A 21-year old Nigerian girl from Calabar, Cross River state, employed as housemaid has absconded with her…

Lagos Court Voids UK Court’s Ruling on Ubah

By Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, today ordered Access Bank Plc to withdraw within…

Kano Commuters Groan Over Banned motorcycles

By Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano Residents of Nigeria’s northern city of Kano have appealed to the state government to provide alternative means…

Digger Dies Inside Well

By Kazeem Ugbodaga A well digger identified as  David  has died at Abule Egba area of Lagos State Southwest Nigeria,…

Father Of Freed School Boy Relives Agony

By Kazeem Ugbodaga Father of the two-year old Nigerian school boy that was kidnapped last week, Olusegun Alonge has relieved…

Ositelu’s Burial Rites Begin

By Sunday  Akintoye The funeral arrangement for the veteran sport journalist, Ayo Ositelu, has begun. Ositelu died at a Lagos…

Secret Killings In Nigeria’s North

By Maduabuchi Nmeribeh Terrorists, widely believed to be members of the dreaded Boko Haram Islamic sect, resort to clandestine killing…

Obasanjo launders Image

BY ADEMOLA ADEGBAMIGBE Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lately been keeping himself in the limelight through public functions and critical…

Home Rebellion For Jonathan

BY OLUOKUN AYORINDE/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan comes under criticism of individuals and stakeholders in the Niger-Delta region over allegations of…

Nigeria Celebrates centenary

BY ADEMOLA ADEGBAMIGBE A year-long chain of events and activities, lined up to celebrate the 100th year of Nigeria’s birth,…

Big Men Trading Tackles

BY OKAFOR OFIEBOR/Port Harcourt Nigeria’s Rivers State governor, Chibuike Amaechi and Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godsday Orubebe trade…

Gov Aregbesola Has Done Quite Well

Muyiwa Ige, son of the late Chief Bola Ige and Osun State Commissioner for Lands, Rural and Urban Renewal, in…

I Can’t Be A Sex Toy, says Violet Faith

Kwelle Violet Faith, popularly known as Dizzbaby, is gradually setting the Nigerian music scene on fire. The University of Calabar…

Shyllon: Nigeria Must Preserve Artistic Heritage

Yemisi Shyllon is a multi-dimensional individual who has excelled in the fields of engineering, law, banking, chartered brokage and art…

Nigeria: falling for Fake Bank Alerts

BY CYRIACUS IZUEKWE Cases of fraud through fake bank alerts are on the increase. Police advise the public to be…

FOR JAHMAN OLADEJO ANIKULAPO: THE MUSIC NEVER STOPS

By Niyi  Osundare    Nigeria’s Arts and Culture community has literally declared January 2013 as The Jahman Anikulapo Month. January…

Mali: French led troops control access to Timbuktu

French-led troops in Mali on Monday controlled access to the city of Timbuktu after securing the airport of the fabled…

Soccer: Drogba heading for Galatasaray

Turkish top flight club Galatasaray have reached agreement on an 18-month contract for Ivory Coast veteran striker Didier Drogba, TRT…

Cities affect weather thousands of kilometres away

Heat from large cities alters local streams of high-altitude winds, potentially affecting weather in locations thousands of kilometres (miles) away,…

Uduaghan: Nigerian politicians liars, not Christians

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has said Nigerian politicians cannot lay claim to be true Christians,…

How to escape from a car boot and kidnappers

With the rising cases of kidnapping in Nigeria and kidnappers locking up victims in car boots, there must be a…

Student and kidnap gang arrested, victim rescued

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta A gang of Nigerian kidnappers, including a student of Olabisi Onabanjo University has been arrested by the…

Night club fire: Death toll hits record 245

At least 245 people died early Sunday when a fire tore through a nightclub packed with university students in the…