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Bandits massacre 7 Nigerian villagers

Bandits raided three villages in northern Nigeria’s Zamfara state on Saturday, leaving seven people dead and seven in hospital, an…

Oshiomhole sacks another permanent secretary

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Nigeria’s Edo state has ordered the immediate retirement of Mr Alhassan Ikeloa, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry…

Aregbesola unveils symbol of Yoruba culture

Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Nigeria’s state of Osun on Saturday in Ile-Ife unveiled an Ife ancestral monument, popularly called Ori-olokun,…

Sunny Ade’s ex-guitarist, Fatoke Caught with Cocaine

Simon Ateba/Lagos Fatoke Abiodun, Nigeria’s veteran guitarist, who played alongside legendary musician, King Sunny Ade for three decades, has been…

Giant tuna sells for $1.8million

A monster bluefin tuna sold for a record-breaking $1.8 million in the year’s first auction at Japan’s Tsukiji fish market…

Fire razes Abuja flats

A block of four flats located along Demonstration Road in Gwagwalada, a satellite town in the Niegria’s Federal Capital Territory…

Anenih, NPA chair dubs criticisms as mischief

Chief Tony Anenih, recently appointed chairman of Nigerian Ports Authority has urged his fans to ignore the barrage of criticisms…

Olunloyo abandoned by PDP, alleges chieftain

Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan A chieftain of Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dejo Raimi has blamed his party for being…

Nigeria’s lessons: The teacher using Twitter kill celebrities

Nigeria’s legacy media and social media users should learn from this interview: the internet is full of pranksters, who can…

Boyfriend of Delhi rape victim speaks

NEW DELHI (AFP) – The boyfriend of a young Indian student whose gang-rape and murder sparked nationwide fury has recounted…

Photo News: In Japan, A Sea Lion Paints

AFP Photo Sea lion “Jay” paints a Chinese character reading “the Serpent” at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama,…

PPMC manager abducted in Port Harcourt

Nigeria’s Police Command in Rivers state has confirmed the abduction of a senior staff of the Pipelines, Products Marketing Company,…

In Pictures: Nollywood Komolafe’s Final Exit

It was an emotional farewell in Ibadan, capital of Oyo state in western Nigeria, as popular Nollywood actress, Bisi Komolafe…

8 arrested over internet scam

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested two undergraduate internet stammers and six other fraudsters at the upscale 1004…

Hyundai paid N30m ransom to Nigerian abductors

The alleged ringleader of a Nigerian kidnap gang said that Hyundai Heavy Industries paid nearly $200,000 in ransom to free…

Church of England endorses gay bishops

The Church of England has dropped its opposition to gay clergymen in civil partnerships becoming bishops, it confirmed Friday. The…

347 NIPOST retirees died In 3 years

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta The retired workers at the Nigerian Postal Services, NIPOST today in Sagamu paralysed activities at the town’s…

Jonathan: A preview of what to come in 2015

They apparently came when no one was looking and carried out what some now say was an evil deed around…

Nigerian sworn in as Belgian Councillor

Nigerian-born Collins Nweke, was on Friday sworn in as Councillor of West- Flanders Constituency in Belgium. Europe. Nweke, a member…

347 NIPOST Retirees Died In 3 Years –Ashade

At least 347 retired workers of the Nigerian Postal Services, NIPOST, have died in the last three years. This was…

20 prisoners bolt away from Sagamu prison

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Twenty inmates of the Nigerian prison in Sagamu, Ogun State, Western Nigeria have escaped. Prison authorities claimed…

How Generator Fume Wiped Out Family Of 5

The cause of death of five members of a family in Robiyan, Ijoko, Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State,…

50 Houses For Demolition In Lagos

Nigeria’s Lagos State Government has concluded plans to demolish 50 houses at the Jakande Estate, Ejigbo, a suburb of the…

Nigeria Denies N60bn Phones-For-Farmers

The Minister for Agriculture,  Akinwunmi Adesina, has refuted claims that he intends to spend N60 billion in buying mobile telephones…

Police promote 1,944 junior officers

Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubabar, has approved the promotion of 1,944 junior police officers to their next…

Ex-governor Sylva fails to repossess homes

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Former governor of Nigeria’s Bayelsa state, Mr. Timipre Sylva whose 48 landed properties in Abuja were…

Insecurity, Nigeria’s ‘Man Of The Year’ — Odumakin

The Publicity Secretary of the Save Nigeria Group, SNG, Mr. Yinka Odumakin, has said that insecurity was practically Nigeria’s man…

‘We Are Committed To Grassroots Development’

The chairman of Agege Local Government, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Alhaji Abdulkareem Ayodeji Jubreel, has reiterated the commitment of his administration…

Nollywood Actress, Bisi Komolafe Goes Home

Bisi Komolafe, the Yoruba movie actress, who died in the early hours of 1 January at the University College Hospital,…

Protest against Governor Okorocha

The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Imo State chapter, has protested Gov. Rochas Okorocha’s refusal to reinstate local…