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Fathia Goes Back To School

Funsho Arogundade To improve her lot in the make believe world of movies, Nollywood actress, Fathia Balogun is set to…

Oduah’s Sack Good Riddance!

Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja & Simon Ateba Stakeholders in the aviation industry have applauded the sack of controversial Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah.…

Uche Iwuji Celebrates Crashed Marriage

Funsho Arogundade It seems not all marriage break-ups elicit sadness, considering how Nollywood actress, Uche Iwuji, has reacted to the…

Nigeria’s anti-drug csar says it’s cash starved

From heroin stashed in human hair to drugs concealed in tins of sardines, Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency is used to having…

Boko Haram gunmen abduct 20 maidens in fresh raid

Gunmen from Islamist sect Boko Haram are certainly not waiting for the reward of martyrdom in heaven: the reward of…

Thursday weather forecast across Nigeria

Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) predicts cloudy conditions, chances of localised thunderstorms around the coastal areas in the southern states during…

Nigeria: Maku explains ministers’ exit

Nigeria’s Federal Government has said the four ministers who resigned their appointment from President Goodluck Jonathan’s cabinet on Wednesday left…

Female cops in tears as Mbu leaves Rivers, Ogunsakin takes over

The new Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Mr. Tunde Ogunsakin today officially took control as the new commissioner of…

Confab: Afenifere Warns Delegates To Respect Yoruba Agenda

Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Ahead the forthcoming National Conference, Yoruba leaders today warned potential Yoruba delegates to the conference not to betray…

Belgore, ACN ex-governorship candidate joins PDP

Stephen Oni/ Ilorin Mohammed Dele Belgore, governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria in the central Nigerian state of…

Stella Oduah sacked, 3 ministers also quit for politics

Stella Oduah, Nigeria’s powerful minister of aviation has quit President Goodluck Jonathan’s cabinet. Her resignation was announced today after the…

Pregnant woman convicted for cannabis trafficking

Justice Mohammed Yunusa of Nigeria’s Federal High Court Lagos on Wednesday sentenced a 28-year-old pregnant woman, Saudat Wasiu, to three…

Manko Calls For Reform Of Criminal Justice System

Cyriacus Izuekwe The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Umar Manko has said the effort of the police will be…

Ajudua turns accuser in fraud case with Gen. Bamaiyi

Fred Ajudua, the Lagos lawyer facing several fraud charges, has turned the accuser in one of the cases he is…

2 Women, Baby Shot Dead In Mushin Gang War

Kazeem Ugbodaga The gang war in Mushin area of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria has escalated as suspected cultists invaded a…

Interpol Recovers House, SUV From Inspector

Cyriacus Izuekwe The International Criminal Police Organisation, also known as  Interpol, have recovered a bungalow, a Sport Utility Vehicle, SUV, …

We’ll Execute 4th Mainland Bridge Project, Says LASG

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it has not abandoned the N320 billion proposed 4th Mainland Bridge as being…

Nigeria ranked 112th in global press freedom

The yearly World Press Freedom Index has ranked Nigeria 112th in the world, among nations where the media are seen…

The weather forecast across Nigeria Wednesday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) predicts cloudy conditions with chances of localised thunderstorms over the coastal areas in the Southern…

Ship in Brazil when It ‘discharged’ petrol In Nigeria, says witness

Justice Lawal Akapo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos heard today that Ifeanyi Anosike and his company…

Nigeria: Female Ex-banker faces N450 mn fraud charge

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC, today charged a female banker with negligence, leading to the loss of…

Obasanjo Visiting Rivers To Commission Schools

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, is expected in Rivers State on 17 February  on the invitation of the…

Father Padlocks Son’s Mouth, Beats Him To Death

Kazeem Ugbodaga A  father has allegedly beaten his four-year old son to death, padlocking his mouth to prevent him from…

Man Stabs Neighbour, Batters Wife, Son

Itsibor Mark A  33-year old man, Ibrahim Yekini, allegedly went wild and battered his neighbours, a couple and their son,…

Nigeria: 2 corps members charged with homosexual acts

Two National Youth Service Corps members, O’tega Daniel, 27, and Sulaimon Abari, 26, were arraigned on Monday in an Ibadan…

FG restates commitment to rebuild Lagos-Ibadan road

Nigerias’ Minister of Works, Mr Mike Onolememen, on Monday said that the Federal Government had no intention to re-concession the…

Lebanese businessmen boost Lagos security fund

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lebanese Nigeria Initiative, a group of Lebanese businessmen and women in Lagos, has donated N80 million and…

Jailed Okah in failed jail break attempt

Henry Okah, the Nigerian sentenced in South Africa to 24 years on terrorism charges, has been caught in a failed…

Jonathan’s chief of staff quits for politics

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Nigerian Presidency has confirmed that Chief Mike Oghiadome, the Chief of Staff to President Goodluck Jonathan has…

Activists Remember Beko Kuti

Kazeem Ugbodaga Eight years after his demise, human rights activists in Nigeria have remembered the works of Dr Beko Ransome-Kuti…