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Oyo state-born Boko Haram commander arrested

Nigerian troops in Kano arrested a suspected leading Boko Haram militant in a raid Friday, a day after the restive…

Man Killed At Truck Drivers’ Election

One person was confirmed dead on Thursday while another one was severely injured at Ijebu Ode in Ijebu Ode Local…

More Reactions Trail Baby Born With Quran

More reactions have continued to trail the story of the baby born on Monday with a copy of the Quran…

Drug War: No Fund To Train 2000 NDLEA Recruits

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has disclosed that it does not have the money needed to train about…

Court Stops Island Club Election

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Friday restrained the Island Club and its electoral commission from conducting…

Taylor’s Lawyer Seeks Lesser Sentence

Lawyers defending convicted Liberian warlord Charles Taylor on Friday sought a lesser sentence than the 80 years suggested by the…

Edo 2012 Governorship Poll: ACN, PDP In Titanic Battle

As the July 14, 2012 date for the Edo State governorship election draws near, the democratic space in the state…

Sack Of Doctors: ACN Blasts Critics Of Lagos Govt

The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria has chastised groups and individuals who have launched attacks on…

Cross River To Host African Tourism Ministers

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has made a request to Cross River State, southsouth Nigeria, to host its…

Nigerian Gov Turns Govt House To Mini Helipad

The Governor of Taraba Sate, Mr. Danbaba Danfulani Suntai has turned the state government house to a mini helipad where…

Sacked Doctors Get Quit Notice

The Lagos State Government has given an eviction notice to the recently sacked doctors who are still occupying official quarters.…

Boko Haram: Raid yields bombs, guns, trucks of cans

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Security forces in Kano northwest Nigeria during a dawn raid today discovered a number of Sub machine guns,…

Power Generation From Kainji Drops

Power generation from the Kanji Dam has dropped by 38 mega watts, Mr. Reuben Akinwumi, its Chief Executive Officer, has…

Lagos Rolls Out New Driver’s Licence June

The Lagos State Government will roll out the new National driver’s licence by next month, says Commissioner for Transportation, Mr.…

Fashola Tasks Nigerians On Democracy

Governor Babatunde Fashola of LagosState has urged Nigerians to jealously guard the country’s democracy and ensure that its success is…

‘My Wife Is A Serial Divorcee’

A 40-year old civil servant, Habeeb Idowu, on Thursday told an Oshodi Customary Court that his estranged wife of five…

5 Kids, 23 Others Die In Road Crashes

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) said on Thursday that 28 people died in 59 road accidents recorded in Kogi…

Apapa Container Terminal Attains European Standard

The largest container terminal in sub-Saharan Africa, the Apapa Container Terminal, operated by APM Terminals now has the same standard…

5 Nigerian Banks Get ACI African Payment Awards

A leading international provider of payment systems, ACI Worldwide, has honoured five Nigerian banks for outstanding achievements. The banks are…

Electrician Wins Maltina 3-Bedroom Home in Lagos

Mr. Oluwasola Akinsanya, a 27-year-old electrician has emerged the third lucky winner of a tastefully furnished three-bedroom home in the…

Airtel, NACA Partner To Fight HIV/AIDS In Nigeria

Leading telecommunication services provider, Airtel Nigeria, and the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) have announced a joint…

Dame Fashola Advocates Clean Environment

The wife of Lagos State Governor, Mrs. Abimbola Fashola, and the chairman of Oshodi-Isolo Local Government, Idris Bolaji Muse-Ariyoh, have…

Suspected Robbers’ Arms Supplier Arrested

The Benue State Police Command has arrested Tyozumgwe Tarvihi who allegedly specialises in the manufacture of locally made weapons for…

Boko Haram: Bizwoman Cries Out Over Plan To Kill Her

A businesswoman, Mrs. Oluwakemi Anifowoshe, 62, has cried out to the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar to save…

Consumers Owe PHCN N1.3b In Suleja

Electricity consumers in Suleja, Niger, and its environs are owing the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) N1.3 billion, the…

EFCC Concludes Case Against Fraud Suspect

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday closed its case against a Lagos-based businessman, George Nwokonko, 52 standing…

Octogenarian Held For Murder

An 82-year old resident of Ogosa Village in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria, identified as Ezekiel…

ACN Empowers Indigent Members

The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Lagos Mainland Local Government chapter, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, has empowered indigent members of…

Ogun Customs Command Generates N1.3b In 1st Quarter

The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun State Command has recorded an impressive performance in its revenue generation drive and anti-smuggling campaign…

Lagos Tackles Truckers, Shanties In Apapa

For several years, Apapa Central Business District, CBD, once the toast and pride of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, was reduced to…