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Nigerian Navy Set To Battle Oil Thieves

The Eastern Naval Command says it is ready to check and curb criminal activities in Nigeria’s Maritime Environment, particularly within…

More students pass WASCE in Nigeria’s capital

Students in the FCT in 2012 scored 38.39 per cent credit pass in five WASCE subjects, including English and Mathematics,…

Audu, ex-Nigerian governor declared wanted

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has declared former governor of Kogi State , Abubakar Audu wanted for offences…

Prof. Adesanya Denies Impersonation Allegation

A senior advocate of Nigeria, Professor Abiodun Adesanya, who was alleged to have been parading himself as a member of…

Nigeria: Inconsolable wailing as Yakowa makes final exit

BY FEMI ADI/KADUNA Amina, wife of late Kaduna Governor, Ibrahim Patrick Yakowa told the weeping mammoth crowd of villagers ,…

French worker abducted in Northern Nigeria

A group of 30 gunmen who stormed a residence in Rimi, near Katsina in northern Nigeria where expatriate workers were…

UEFA: Tough ties for Man U, Real, AC Milan, Barca

. Arsenal too faces Bayern Munich’s daunting Obstacle AC Milan versus Barcelona and Real Madrid versus Manchester United are the…

Jonathan leads FG delegation to Yakowa’s burial today

The Federal Executive Council devoted its weekly meeting on Wednesday to the honour of six victims of last Saturday’s fatal…

China cracks down on religious group

China has arrested more than 800 people in a crackdown on a Christian sect which spread doomsday rumours and challenged…

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…