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Many Nigerian governors absent at forum

Nigeria Governors` Forum (NGF) on Wednesday in Abuja ended without the usual media briefing by its Chairman, Gov. Rotimi Amaechi…

Magistrates begin strike in Nasarawa

Magistrate courts in Lafia and other towns in Nasarawa State were shut down on Wednesday as the state’s chapter of…

Tribunal nullifies Offa council poll

The Local Government Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ilorin on Wednesday nullified the re-run chairmanship election conducted in Offa Local…

Oil Money: Jonathan warns governors over sharing formula

The Presidency on Wednesday said it viewed with great grave concern what it described as “the current attempt by some…

Nigeria exposes 25 oil companies and their loots

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Bureau Chief The Nigerian government under blackmail and pressure by oil importers and unions went for broke Wednesday,…

Sacked Imo Council Chairmen Get Court’s Nod

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Embattled chairmen of 27 local government councils in Imo state, South Eastern Nigeria, who were recently…

Adamawa least developed Nigerian state

Nigeria’s Adamawa State, home of Nigeria’s former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, ranks lowest on the country’s human development index in education,…

Killer of S/Africa’s racist leader jailed for life

A South African farmworker was jailed for life Wednesday for killing the country’s white supremacist Eugene Terre’Blanche, two years after…

Good Samaritan jailed for catching a ‘thief’

A Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, Nigeria on Wednesday sentenced an employee of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Ibrahim Fasasi,…

Facebook Tragedy: How We Killed The General’s Daughter —Suspects

Two murder suspects who were paraded today by the Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja, Echezona Nwabufor, 33, and Ezekiel Nnechuwu…

Illegal Road Blocks: 8 Mobile Cops Arrested

Eight mobile policemen were on Tuesday arrested at various points between Akwa Ibom and Cross River states by a team…

Dead Baby Found

Residents of Benson Estate, Owutu, along Lagos-Ikorodu Expressway woke up Tuesday  to see the corpse of a newly born baby…

‘How Nigeria Can Tackle Sickle Cell Disorder’

Nigeria can greatly reduce its Sickle Cell prevalence with increased public enlightenment, a minister’s aide, Dr. Olukayode Oyeleye said at…

16 Robbery Suspects Held

At least 16 suspected members of two armed robbery gangs identified as ‘O Strong’ and Get Ready that have been…

Kumuyi: ‘Fear Not Boko Haram’

In the wake of attacks on churches in the country by the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, the General Superintendent of…

Burglars Return Stolen Items 2 Days After

Like they say, wonders shall never end. Such was the case on 19 August, 2012, a day set aside by…

Fake US Embassy Worker Held

An unrepentant suspect, who operates in Enugu and Lagos, defrauding persons intending to travel to United States of America has…

Suspected OP MESA Men Kill Tricyle Rider

Armed men suspected to be members of Airforce OP Mesa, have killed a Keke Marwa rider and injured another at…
Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, Chairman, Tantita Security Services Nig. Ltd (TSSNL), alleges sabotage in fight against crude oil theft

How Jonathan spoils Niger Delta Warlords

America’s Wall Street Journal today revealed the mind-boggling million dollar sums that the Nigerian government has been paying Niger Delta…

Okupe unfit to speak for Nigeria’s president, ACN says

The Action Congress of Nigeria has once again asked President Goodluck Jonathan to immediately fire Dr Doyin Okupe, his Senior…

Bomb factories uncovered in troubled Nigerian state

The Police in Nigeria’s central state of Kogi said they have uncovered two bomb-manufacturing factories in Abu Limit Estate and…

Disaster averted as bomb laden car arrested

Nigeria’s Borno Joint Task Force (JTF) on Operation Restore Order (ORO) said on Tuesday that it had intercepted a bomb-laden…

Crocodiles devour their handler

A weird spectacle for holiday revellers turned tragic as crocodiles swooped on a 70-year- old man and tore him into…

Togo police fire teargas at protesters

Togolese authorities fired tear gas Tuesday to disperse a protest by several thousand people in the capital Lome, the latest…

Cameroonian prince, companion kidnapped in Bakassi

Pirates have kidnapped a Cameroonian traditional prince and his companion on the country’s volatile Bakassi peninsula, a security source and…

Jonathan visits Senegal

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan will on Wednesday begin a two-day official visit to Dakar, Senegal. According to Dr Reuben Abati,…

Doctors: Girl, 11, has breast cancer not demonic attack

A medical mission in Anambra state, eastern Nigeria has detected breast cancer in an 11-year-old girl, according to one of…

Nigerian phone seller arrested with N27m hard drug

Simon Ateba Officers of Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have apprehended a 26-year old man in connection with…

Ocean surge: PDP wants Eko Atlantic City stopped

Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party has blamed the frequent oceanic surge in Lagos State on sand filling of the ocean…

Court orders Mandela’s grandson arrested

An arrest warrant was issued for a grandson of Nelson Mandela on Monday after he failed to appear in a…