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Atiku Backs National Confab

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said he was not opposed to a national conference, provided the ultimate objectives are…

Jonathan to attend Somalia Confab in UK

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan will travel to the United Kingdom, Wednesday morning, to attend the International Conference on Somalia, scheduled…

Nigeria: Rights Chief Declares assets

Professor Chidi Odinkalu, the Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC has become the first appointee of President Goodluck…

Fashola Calls For Even Distribution Of NYSC Corp Members

The Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) has made a call to the management of the National Youth Service…

Third Term Crisis: Obasanjo peace envoy to Senegal

Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo has arrived Dakar, Senegal saying that he would not rule out intervening to mediate over…

Many Nigerians Seek Asylum in Switzerland

Thousands of Nigerian emigrants are among the 22,000 people seeking asylum in Switzerland. There is a big number of Eritreans…

Lion on Rampage in Nigeria’s Yobe state

A lion has killed two herders and 30 livestock in a settlement in northeastern Nigeria’s Yobe State, the environment commissioner…

Thieves cart away 7 per cent of Nigeria’s crude oil daily

Oil companies in Nigeria are battling against rising theft costing an estimated 150,000 barrels of crude a day, a top…

Germans Urged To stop castration of sex offenders

While most parts of the world, including Nigeria, imprison sex offenders, the Germans have been dealing with the problem by…

3 Bolivians, Nigerian Nabbed Over Drug

Three Bolivians and a Nigerian have been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency , NDLEA, in connection with…

Council Boss Accused Of Assaulting WAI Coordinator

Chairman of Esan West Local Government Transition Committee in Edo State, Mrs. Stella Okoro and Ehikioya Odiase, Coordinator of the…

We Are Committed To Rural Development —Commissioner

Solomon Funkekeme, the Delta State Commissioner for Works, has said that the state government is committed to integrating rural and…

Akunyili vs.Ngige: Tribunal strikes out suit

The Election Petitions Tribunal in Awka has struck out the petition filed by Professor Dora Akunyili of APGA against the…

EFCC Arraigns College Bursar Over N252.9M Scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has docked a College of Education bursar at an Anambra State High Court…

Oil Theft On The Rise

Oil companies in Nigeria are battling against a rising theft that is costing them an estimated 150,000 barrels of crude…

Lassa Fever Kills 40 In Nigeria – Minister

An outbreak of Lassa fever, an acute haemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus, has killed 40 people in 12…

Strike Looms In Ogun Over Tax Deduction

There are indication that civil servants in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, may embark on an indefinite strike over tax deduction…

Lagos Shuts Down Lord’s Chosen, 6 Other Churches

The Lagos State Government has shut down the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Ministry and six other churches in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria…

Jailbird Arrested 4th Time For Robbery

A 27-year old man who had gone to prison thrice for his alleged involvement in armed robbery has been arrested…

Multiple Accidents At Alapere

A trailer carrying sand this morning crushed five vehicles at Alapere, Ketu, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria Although the cause of the…

Fashola Bemoans Lack Of Adequate Security At Secretariat

In the wake of Boko Haram attacks in the country, Governor Babatunde Fashola has bemoaned the lack of adequate security…

NURTW Chieftain, Olohunwa, Condemns Lagos Island Mayhem, Sues For Peace

Former Chairman of the National Union of Roads Transport Workers, Lagos State Chapter, Rafiu Akanni Olohunwa has condemned the mayhem…

Subsidy Palliatives: Nigerians Slam Jonathan

Nigerians have slammed President Jonathan over his comment that the fuel subsidy palliatives he promised are no longer possible. The…

Trailer Crushes Woman To Death

A sachet water seller identified as Mrs. Anulugwo Uchena was yesterday crushed to death in Egbeda, Lagos State by a…

In Pictures: Tanker Explosion In Lagos

•Sympathisers at the fire incident

Lagos To Cremate Unclaimed Corpses

With the Cremations Bill 2012 almost ready for passage into law by the Lagos State House of Assembly, any corpse…

Fire Guts Megal Diesel Depot At Ojota

Three trucks filled with diesel were burnt at an illegal diesel depot at Ojota, Ikeja, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, when…

Arowolo’s Murder Trial: Court Admits Exhibits

The trial of Akolade Arowolo, who allegedly killed his banker-wife, Titilayo, continued on Monday at an Ikeja High Court, with…

Student Watches Pornography Inside Classroom

A female student (name withheld) at Ejigbo Secondary School, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria has been caught watching pornographic scenes on…

Europe seals 310 billion dollar Greece bailout

Euro zone Finance ministers sealed an unprecedented deal early Tuesday for a new 237-billion-euro ($310 billion) bailout designed to keep…