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Ambode promises to serve selflessly, urges vigilance

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has urged residents in the state to continue to be vigilant and united in the…

25 polytechnic students, staff members affected in Yola blast

At least 25 students and staff members of Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola, were affected in the blast at Jambutu Jumaat…

Four female suicide bombers die in Maiduguri, 10 injured

AP – A Nigerian official says four women suicide bombers died, killing one other person and wounding 10, when civilian…

Election Tribunal: Wike to appeal sack as Rivers governor

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has stated that he will challenge the verdict of Rivers State Election Petition Tribunal…

Female suicide bomber kills 3 in Maiduguri

A female suicide bomber on Saturday blew herself up in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing three people and…

Akwa Ibom Polls: Justice Oyebanji frustrating APC candidates

Justice Adedayo Oyebanji of the Akwa Ibom State National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja has been criticised…

No room for corruption in Nigeria, says Osinbajo

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, says public officials getting involved in graft and bribery that undermine the country would…

Cameroon army drives Boko Haram militants into Nigeria

Cameroonian soldiers drove Boko Haram insurgents back across the country’s northern border into Nigeria on Friday, a day after the…

Nigeria not using mercenaries against Boko Haram – DHQ

Nigeria military high command has described insinuation by some section of the media that it has resorted to using mercenaries…

Lagos to appeal court judgment on LG caretaker committees

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it will appeal the ruling of the Lagos High Court which nullifies its…

NIMASA rescues 3, searches for 8 others after vessel collision incident

Search and Rescue personnel of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) have rescued three crew members and recovered…

Police kill 3 bandits in Delta, Kano states

The Police in Delta said they killed two suspected armed hoodlums after an attack on a military patrol team and…

CMDs to meet on quality HIV service delivery in hospitals

At least 90 heads of tertiary and secondary hospitals will converge on Abuja and Calabar to strategize on ways to…

Buhari warns lecturers against academic corruption

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday warned university lecturers against academic corruption and inciting students. Buhari, who gave the warning at…

Kogi: Appeal Court reinstates 21 sacked LG bosses, councillors

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday reinstated the 21 Local Government Council Chairmen wrongfully sacked by Gov. Idris…

Abducted former NMA Chairman, another doctor, regain freedom

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Two of the three medical health workers who were kidnapped in Imo State about a week ago have…

Ambode to spend N1bn on schools renovation, pledges to end LASU crisis

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday said his administration has earmarked over N1billion for renovation and supply of furnitures…

Oyakhilome splashes N1bn on Benson Idahosa University

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Founder and President of Believers Loveworld Ministry, otherwise known as Christ Embassy, Rev.(Dr.) Chris Oyakhilome, on Friday…

Boko Haram seizes town on Cameroon-Nigeria border

Boko Haram Islamists on Friday seized control of a town in the far north of Cameroon which lies on the…

NLC wants 16-yr Borno embargo on employment lifted

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Borno chapter, on Friday called for the immediate lifting of the 16 years embargo on…

Ogun Assembly confirms Dayo Adeneye, 4 others as commissioner-nominees

The Ogun House of Assembly on Thursday cleared Adedayo Adeneye popularly known as D1 and four others commissioner-nominees sent to…

Many dead following blast on Yola mosque

Many people are feared dead as bomb blast rocked a newly opened Friday mosque in Jambutu area of Yola in…

Ogbulafor mobilises support for Buhari’s corruption war

The former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Vincent Ogbulafor, has urged Nigerians to give maximum support…

Flood control: RSG begins demolition of structures

The Rivers State Government has commenced the demolition of structures which are impeding the free flow of water along the…

I’m not shy around women, says Buhari

The claim that President Muhammadu Buhari is shy around women, purportedly made by one Gideon Samani yesterday and published by…

Tribunal confirms Amosun’s election

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The State Election Petition Tribunal in Abeokuta, Ogun state has struck out the petition of Gboyega Nasir Isiaka,…

DPC hails Buhari over new INEC Chairman

The Democratic People’s Congress (DPC) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, as the Chairman of the…

10 dead in Maiduguri bomb blasts

At least 10 people were killed and 11 wounded on Friday in a suicide attack at a mosque in northeastern…

Alleged murder: NURTW Chairman gets reprieve

Paul Iyoghojie The office of the Directorate of Public Prosecution, DPP, Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, western…

WHO DG visits Abuja to delist Nigeria as a polio endemic country

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria is at the verge of eradicating polio as the World Health Organization (WHO) is set to formally…