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CPC pledges support for Governor Yero

Nigeria’s opposition Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in Kaduna State, has pledged to support Governor Mukhtar Yero in the restoration…

12 killed in Nigeria’s most dangerous state

Twelve persons were killed by gunmen across the Nigerian north east state of Borno—all in a day, further cementing its…

Edo state slams US travel advisory

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Nigeria’s Edo state government has condemned the recent travel advisory issued by the United States, urging its citizens…

Questions over jobs at Nigeria’s rights agency

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Questions are now being raised over a secret recruitment of workers by Nigeria’s National Human Rights…

Obasanjo’s mansion gutted by fire

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta A section of the multi-million naira mansion of the former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo was up in…

Lagos lawmakers disown revenue report

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE There was drama at the floor of the Lagos State House of Assembly Thursday evening when members of…

Thousands rally for embattled CAR leader

Central African Republic’s embattled President Francois Bozize appealed Thursday for French and US help to halt a rebel advance as…

Hollande dismisses Ansaru, others as not ‘credible’

President Francois Hollande said Thursday Islamist groups holding French hostages in Africa were not trustworthy and should not be taken…

Nigeria arrests Colombian drug chemist

Simon Ateba/Lagos Nigeria’s anti-drug agency has arrested a Columbian drug kingpin and uncovered three production factories for a prohibited drug…

Senator Pwajok appeals election nullification

Nigeria’s Senator Gyang Pwajok (PDP- Plateau North), has filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal, Abuja, against the 20…

Nigerian Police Goes After Importers, Sellers Of Bangers

The Nigerian police in Lagos State have vowed to clampdown on sellers and users of fireworks across the state following…

Lagos demolishes burnt houses

Following the fire incident caused by fireworks in Jankara area of Lagos Island yesterday, Nigeria’s Lagos State Emergency Management Agency,…

Nigerian Christian Pilgrims On Shopping Spree In Israel

Nigerian Christian pilgrims currently in Israel have gone on a shopping spree at the Jaffa Market in Tel Aviv. The…

Traffic Picks Up At Lagos Airport

Traffic is picking up again at the Lagos airport after the Christmas holidays. At the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 1,…

Memo To Doyin Okupe: What Is President Jonathan Hiding (2)

After the first part of this piece appeared last week, I received a couple of emails accusing me of several…

Lagos Generates 10,000 Tonnes Of Wastes Daily

The Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) evacuates 10,000 tonnes of refuse daily, the Managing Director, said on Wednesday. The…

LASG Opposes Discrimination Against Disabled

As the world marked the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Lagos State Government has vowed to champion moves…

LASTMA, KAI Enlighten Traders

Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, and the Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI, Brigade, have embarked on a career evaluation programme…

Embrace Peace, Agbede Tells NURTW Members

The chairman of the Lagos State council of the National Union Of Road Transport Workers(NURTW),  Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede has advised…

IFAD Invests $447,000 In C/River Agric Project

Cross River State Government has got $447,000 from the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) for projects since 2006, the…

Court Orders Two Company Directors To Pay Octogenarian N12m

A Lagos High Court has ordered two directors of investment and portfolio management company, Cowrie Investment and Securities Limited, Salako…

Boxing Day Tragedy In Lagos

At about 9.30 am on 26 December 2012, a loud explosion reverberated at No. 45, Ojo Giwa Street, Jankara area…

Lagos Designer, MUDI Faces contempt charge

Clement Mudiaga Enajemo, a.k.a MUDI, Nigeria’s international fashion designer risks being committed to prison for contempt of court. A traditional…

Pastor Charged Over Illegal Banking

A Federal High Court sitting in Asaba Delta State of Nigeria has reserved judgment till 7 January, 2013 in the…

Nigeria’s anti-terror war meant to kill muslims, alleges Gumi

A controversial Nigerian Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Ahmad Gumi has described the military campaign against Boko Haram terrorists as a…

Gen. Azazi to be buried 29 December

Former National Security Adviser, General Owoye Andrew Azazi, who died in a helicopter crash in his home state of Bayelsa…

One dies, 17 vehicles burnt in tanker fire

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin A bus driver was burnt to death and 17 vehicles also burnt as fire from a fallen petrol…

Reports: Kidnapped Frenchman in Nigeria was on relief duty

The wife of a Frenchman kidnapped last week in northern Nigeria says she believes the kidnappers intended to abduct two…

Northern Governors condemn Christmas killings

Nigeria’s Northern States Governors’ Forum has condemned the spate of attacks rocking the region just as it urged security agencies…

Fashola: How did banned fire crackers enter Nigeria?

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Wednesday visited the site of a fire incident triggered by the storage…