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2 killed in Nigerian bank robbery

Two persons were killed by armed robbers while no fewer than five others sustained injuries during a bank robbery in…

Okada protest: Fashina, 3 others arrested

The Chairman of the Joint Action Forum (JAF), Dr. Dipo Fashina, General Secretary, Mr. Biodun Aremu and members of the…

Principal in virginity test scandal suspended

The Ogun state Government in western Nigeria, on Wednesday waded into the reported case of a Principal, Mrs Olufunke Aladeojebi,…

Nigerian army promotes 113 officers

The Nigerian Army Council has approved the promotion of 22 Brigadier-Generals to the rank of Major-General. According to a statement…

Woman returns stolen kids to police

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin A Nigerian middle aged woman, Eloho Igwe who allegedly stole two children last week in Benin City, Edo…

Facebook lover gets new trial date

A Nigerian court has fixed 18 January to commence trial of Arthur Obiora, “the Facebook lover’’, charged with attempted rape…

Pension boss snubs Nigerian senate

The Chairman of Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Mr Abdulrasheed Maina, in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, on Wednesday failed to…

Nigeria: Babalakin challenges EFCC again

The Chairman of the Bi-Courtney Nigeria Limited, Dr. Wale Babalakin, has reinstituted the suit, challenging the legality of the criminal…

Yuletide: Facelift for Lagos Bar Beach

The Bar Beach in Lagos Nigeria, is undergoing a makeover to make it more user friendly during the Christmas and…

27 Die in Nigerian road crash

At least 27 people on a truck laden with cattle and sheep have drowned after the vehicle plunged into a…

27 Dead As Truck Plunges Into River

At least 27 people on a truck laden with cattle and sheep have drowned after the vehicle plunged into a…

E-X-C-L-U-S-I-V-E: Nigerian Navy Air Squadron, A Disaster

The Nigerian Navy whose helicopter crashed in  Bayelsa State on Saturday,  15 December, 2012, killing the Kaduna State Governor, Patrick…

Nkiru: Family Seeks Reduction Of N100m Ransome

Representatives of the family of Nkiru Sylvanus are currently negotiating with the abductors of the actress, and she will be…

Soyinka Wins Awo Leadership Prize

Professor Wole Soyinka has been named winner of the first ever Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership, instituted in honour of…

Terrorism: Britain Warns Citizens To Avoid Nigeria

Following the spate of terrorist attacks, kidnappings, armed robbery and petty crimes in the country, the British government has warned…

Okada Riders In Fresh Protest

Thousands of commercial motorcyclists, popularly called okada riders, this morning embarked on a peaceful procession in Lagos to protest the…

Yero Announces Burial Plans For Yakowa

New Kaduna governor, Alhaji Mukhtar Ramalan Yero has formally announced burial arrangements for the late Kaduna governor, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa…

Late DIG’s Siblings Fight Over Property

The siblings of the late Deputy Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ganiyu Olanrewaju Dawodu, are fighting over property left by…

States Taking Advantage Of Local Govts — Fafunmi

The Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Public Accounts, Saka Fafunmi, has accused state governments across the country…

Reps Reject Police Trust Fund Bill

The House of Representatives in Abuja on Tuesday rejected a bill seeking the establishment of the Nigeria Police Reform Trust…

Woman Jailed 3 Months For Stealing Husband’s Wig, Gown

A Kubwa Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced a 34-year old woman, Elizabeth Akinagbe, to three months imprisonment for stealing. The…

Christmas: Prices Of Foodstuffs Soar

With a week to Christmas, prices of foodstuffs and other items  have skyrocketed in major markets in Lagos, Lagos State,…

DPR Threatens Erring Filling Stations

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR)  in Kano State has threatened to shut filling stations found selling fuel above the…

Adetiloye’s Death: Ikuforiji Condoles With Fayemi, Anglican Church

Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has commiserated with the Governor of Ekiti State, southwest Nigeria,…

Insecurity Killing Nigeria’s Nation’s Economy –Gen Abubakar

Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, on Tuesday expressed worry that the insecurity in the country was affecting the…

Senate Condemns Air Mishaps, Orders Probe

The Senate has condemned what it described as the resurgence of air mishaps in the country, and mandated its committees…

Nasarawa To Flush Out Fake Teachers

The Nasarawa State Commissioner for Education, Mr. Hussaini Abubakar, has said that the government will check the increasing cases of…

Customs Destroys N70m Poultry Products

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) destroyed about 20,000 cartons of smuggled poultry products worth over N70 million impounded by both…

Lagos Assembly Fetes Christian, Muslim Staff

The Lagos State House of Assembly has held different services for its Christian and Muslim staff in the annual Outreach…