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6.2 million Nigerian girls out of school

No fewer than 6.2 million girls are out of school in Nigeria, the Minister of State for Education, Mr Nyesom…

Egyptians choose new president

Egypt began voting on Saturday in a divisive presidential runoff pitting ousted strongman Hosni Mubarak’s last premier against an Islamist,…

Court to decide PDP candidates in Ogun council polls

An Ogun State High Court in Ilaro, Western Nigeria, has fixed June 19 for ruling in the case brought before…

EFCC: No cocaine in home of ex-Governor Sylva’s brother

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has denied allegations that it discovered a bag full of cocaine during a…

Nigerian senator loses bid to quash terror charge

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A Federal High Court siting in Abuja on Friday threw out an application brought by embattled…

Student Docked Over Sale of Father’s House

Ayorinde Oluokun The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned an undergraduate of the Federal University of Technology, Yola,…

Hoodlums attack police station, set detainees free

GBENRO ADESINA/Ibadan Hoodlums today attacked policemen in the popular Bodija Market in Ibadan, western Nigeria, leaving two persons dead and…

Lawan Suspended, Tambuwal Gets Confidence Vote

The House of Representatives this morning moved swiftly to distance itself from the much publicised $620,000 bribery scandal rocking the…

N2b Suit Over Slap: Oyedepo Knows Fate July 12

An Ogun State High Court has fixed 12 July for judgment in the N2 billion suit instituted against Bishop David…

Why Nigerian Leaders’ll Never Stop Stealing ––Ex-ICAN President

Former President, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, Otunba Lateef Owoyemi, says Nigerian leaders will continue to steal as…

Robbers Kill Police Inspector

Armed robbers have gunned down a police inspector at the Morogbo Police Station at the Lagos-Badagry expressway, Lagos State, Southwest…

Fashola Suspends Honorary Degrees At LASU

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Thursday attended the 17th Convocation ceremony of the Lagos State University, Ojo,…

Man Uses Fake Royal Number Plate To Smuggle SUV

Customs officials at Seme-Krake border in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have intercepted a Sport Utility Vehicle, SUV, with a fake royal…

Onumah, 11 Editors Selected For IRP

The co-ordinator of the Abuja-based African Centre for Media & Information Literacy, Mr. Chido Onuma, and 11 other editors have…

Lagos Island Club Crisis Deepens

The crisis rocking Island Club, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, this morning took a different dimension as Chief Ajibola Aribisala, SAN,…

JTF Kills 5 Boko Haram Members

Five Boko Haram members including a woman were killed at their hideout in dawn operation by the Joint Task Force…

MKO Abiola: The Politics Of Immortalisation

The late business mogul, Chief MKO Abiola, played a crucial role in Nigeria’s return to democratic rule and there has…

‘ACN Will Rule Nigeria’

Come 2015, by the special grace of God, Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, will take over the mantle of leadership…

Jonathan Warned About Safety Ahead 2015 Election

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been advised to be conscious of his safety ahead of the 2015 election. Some state…

5 NYSC Members Die In Delta

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Delta said that five of its corps members, who served in the 2011…

Court Remands Man In Prison For Beating Mother

A Jos Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered that a 20-year-old man, Joseph Briggs to be remanded in prison custody…

Three Wheelers Still In Court To Enforce Rights —Counsel

The Three Wheelers Beneficiaries and Operators Association of Nigeria, TWBOAN, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria has debunked reports that its case…

Nigerian House passes vote of confidence in Speaker

Aminu Tambuwal, speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives has gotten the overwhelming endorsement of his colleagues. At the emergency plenary…

N17 billion paid for oil subsidy in 2012

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala said on Thursday that the Federal Government had released N17 billion as part of the…

Bribery: Nigerian police quiz Lawan

Lawan Farouk, Member of the Nigerian House of Representatives accused of receiving a bribe of 620,000 dollars from oil magnate…

110,000 cases pending in Nigerian courts

The extent of the congestion in Nigerian courts and the slow machinery of justice was revealed today by Justice Umaru…

No salary for striking Plateau workers, says official

The Plateau state government has threatened to invoke the “no work, no pay” principle, against striking local council workers, saying…

Obama unveils new African policy

US President Barack Obama released a sweeping new Africa strategy Thursday, declaring a continent torn by poverty, corruption and discord…

Nigerians arrested in Israel

Israeli immigration authorities said on Thursday that they had arrested 300 African illegal immigrants, among them Nigerians, since the start…

Keep Jonathan out of Reps bribery mess, says Abati

Neither the President nor anyone acting on his request or order has anything to do with the scandal that has…