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Police Arrest 30 Hoodlums In Ijebu Ode

By Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Over 30 persons believed to be hoodlums were this morning arrested by the police in Ijebu Ode,…

World condemns Boko Haram-like attacks in Kenya

Masked gunmen killed 17 people and wounded dozens in gun and grenade attacks on two churches Sunday in the Kenyan…

PDP claims victory in Kwara House rerun poll

Nigeria’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Abdulfatah Babakini, was on Sunday declared winner of June 30, re-run Kwara State House…

Jonathan promises to sanction subsidy thieves

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday denied insinuations that he has been soft in the fight against corruption. In a press…

ACN warns PDP against rigging Edo polls

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has warned that any attempt torig the July 14th gubernatorial election inEdo State will…

Al-Qaeda threatens ECOWAS nations

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has threatened to act “with firmness and determination” against anyone collaborating with a West African…

Jimoh Ibrahim not arrested, police say

The Nigerian olice have clarified issues surrounding the presence of Mr Jimoh Ibrahim, a business mogul,  at the Force Criminal…

ACN: Kwara bye-election marred by violence

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has rejected the conduct of the Saturday re-run election in Ilorin North-West State Constituency. …

Jonathan in Edo pledges fair polls

President Goodluck Jonathan, on Saturday in Benin, assured the people of the state of 100 per cent security of their…

Bombs, gunfire rock Damaturu again

Gunfire and explosions rocked the northeastern Nigerian city of Damaturu on Saturday as security forces launched a pre-emptive offensive against…

Terrorists damage bridge in Plateau state

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on Saturday exploded under a bridge on Makera-Rim road, near Golhoss village in Rim District,…

Egypt’s Morsi set to take oath of office

Egypt’s president-elect Mohamed Morsi arrived at the Constitutional Court on Saturday to take his oath of office. State television broadcast…

Mali’s lawless Islamic group destroys 15th c. shrine

Armed Islamists from a hardline group occupying lawless northern Mali on Saturday destroyed the shrine of a revered Muslim saint…

Army Imam slams Boko Haram for killing people

Lt. Col Ishaq Rano, Assistant Director, Islamic Affairs of the Nigerian Army, has said that killing and bombing of Churches…

Bricklayer Jailed for pension fraud

Justice Musa Sale Shuaibu of the Federal High Court, Yola, Adamawa state,in Nigeria’s North east, has sentenced Papa Haziel, 22,…

Boko Haram: Army chief warns combat troops

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Soldiers deployed as members of the Joint Security Task Force, JTF, in Kano, northwest Nigeria, have been urged…

Dana in touch with families of crash victims

The management of Dana Air said it has contacted 119 of the 120 families with victims in its plane that…

US Seizes Assets Of Another Thieving Governor

Two months after a London Court jailed Mr. James Ibori, former Governor of Delta State, 13 years for fraud and…

Anti-Jonathan Sermon: SIB Summons Pastor Bakare

By Ada Owojela The State Intelligence Bureau, SIB, of the Nigeria Police Force, Lagos State Police Command, has summoned the…

US Kenyan envoy quits

Scott Gration, the U.S. ambassador to Kenya, on Friday disclosed that he is stepping down from his job, citing disagreements…

Prepare For Heavier Rains, Lagos Warns Residents

By Kazeem Ugbodaga  The Lagos State Government has warned Lagosians to be prepared for heavier rains and thunderstorm within the…

Militants Bomb Police Station

Militants armed with guns and explosives attacked a police station in northeastern Nigeria late Thursday, police said, amid a wave…

Daniel: Court probes threat to witness

An Abeokuta High Court has ordered investigations into allegations of threat to the life of a key prosecution witness in…

Nigerian army to unveil first locally made APCs

Desmond Utomwen/Abuja The Nigerian Army has concluded plans to unveil the first locally made Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC), which is…

Fashola Offers Scholarships To Vocational Centre Students

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has offered annual scholarships to students of the Nigeria Society for the Blind…

Fashola, ACN Govs Endorse Akeredolu For Ondo Race

Governors elected under the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN on Wednesday endorsed the former President of the…

Cultists Gun Down Poly Student

By Eromosele Ebhomele & Ayodeji Dedeigbo A student of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ibrahim Hassan Oluwatosin Ishola, has been gunned…

Brother Stabs Brother To Death

By Cyriacus Izuekwe For coming back home late after work, a 27-year old trader,  Azubike Nwachukwu, has allegedly stabbed his…

Oshiomhole’s Convoy Attacked Again

By Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state again cheated death on Thursday night following an attack on his…

CORRUPTION: ICPC Again Fails To Arraign Ehindero

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) again failed to arraign former Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Sunday…