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Gunmen Kill 37 In Plateau

Gunmen in central Nigerian state of  Plateau  killed 37 people in a pre-dawn raid Tuesday, the military said, the latest…

Breaking news: PDP rebel governors join APC

Seven PDP governors who have been at political loggerheads with the leadership of Nigeria’s ruling party and President Goodluck Jonathan…

Labour Party boycotts Anambra partial poll

The National Chairman of Nigeria’s Labour Party, Chief Dan Nwanyanwu, on Monday announced the decision of the party to boycott…

Police confirm attack on aviation minister’s car

The Nigerian Police Command on Monday in Abuja confirmed that gunmen fired shots at the car of the Minister of…

APGA ’ll Win Anambra poll even if conducted 10 times, says Obi

Governor Peter Obi of the eastern Nigerian state of Anambra said on Monday that there was no rigging in the…

3 escape death as training aircraft crashes

Three crew members on board a training aircraft of International Aviation College, Ilorin, escaped death as the plane crashed during…

Anambra election: INEC official remanded in police custody

A Wuse Zone 2 Chief Magistrates’ Court, in the Nigerian Federal capital of Abuja, on Monday, ordered that an INEC…

Ebonyi university breaks ranks with ASUU, reopens for lectures

The management of Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, in eastern Nigeria on Monday ordered all the lecturers and students to return…

Sugary Drinks Increase Cancer In Women

Women addicted to sugar-sweetened beverages and carbonated drinks do not only risk obesity, diabetes and heart disease, they also risk…

TUC advocates pay rise for Nigerian workers

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) on Monday requested the Federal Government to revisit the issue of pay rise…

Fatal abortion: Court rules doctor has case to answer

A Magistrate’s Court in Yaba, Lagos, western Nigeria, on Monday held that a 35-year-old doctor, Edeye Monday, had a case…

300 Gunmen Sack Jos Town, Kill 5

Some 300 gunmen stormed a mostly Christian village in central Nigeria on Sunday, killing five people and burning scores of…

Iyayi’s Burial: ASUU Bars Govt Officials

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has barred government officials from participating in the burial programmes of its former…

12-Year Old Girl Commits Suicide

A 12-year-old girl, Miss Chisom Okechukwu, has committed suicide by hanging herself at her family compound at Nnoche-Uduke Community in…

Court reinstates sacked council chairman in Rivers State

Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt A Nigerian high Court in the oil-rich city of Port Harcourt,Rivers state has reinstated the sacked…

Jonathan back home, cancels meeting with G7

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan returned to Abuja from London on Sunday evening and declared that he is “very okay…

Zimbabwe gives Nigerian traders quit notice

Zimbabwean authorities say they have given foreign shop-owners, mostly Chinese and Nigerian nationals, an ultimatum to shut down their businesses…

APC tackles INEC again: Anambra election a parody

The All Progressives Congress (APC) is not relenting in driving home the message to the Independent National Electoral Commission, why…

It’s Official: Tiwa Savage Now Mrs Balogun

FUNSHO AROGUNDADE Nigerian music diva, Tiwatope Savage Saturday afternoon officially got married to her beau, Tunji Balogun. At a star-studded…

ASUU wants to meet President Jonathan

Nigeria’s striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) rose from a two-day National Executive Council Meeting (NEC) on Saturday in…

Jonathan’s acute abdomen ailment: What it means

Forty-eight hours after President Goodluck Jonathan suddenly fell ill and was forced to skip a meeting Thursday in London with…

Akhigbe buried amidst eulogies

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Former Nigerian Chief of General Staff, Admiral Mike Akhigbe, was Saturday buried in Fugar, Etsako Central local government…

Jonathan had ‘acute abdomen’ crisis , returns Sunday

Doctors who examined and treated President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan for the sudden onset of severe abdominal pains in London have…

Complainant vows to drop charge if accused swear on Qu’ran

A prosecution witness, Hassana Suleiman, has told a Mararaba Grade 1 Upper Area Court, in the central Nigerian state of…

Jonathan denies drinking spree on birthday, condemns rumour mongers

President Goodluck Jonathan has described as fiction the story that he fell ill in London after a “heavy birthday party…

Nigerian jailed for rape in UK

A Nigerian, living illegally in the United Kingdom and who was twice spared deportation has been convicted and sentenced for…

APC rejects supplementary election in Anambra

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected Friday’s announcement by INEC to hold supplementary election in Anambra State on 30…

Omoruyi laid to rest in Benin

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Former Director-General of the defunct Nigerian Centre for Democratic Studies (CDS), Prof. Omo Omoruyi was Friday laid to…

UK Rapper, Chip Arrives Nigeria For “Fire of Zamani” Concert

FUNSHO AROGUNDADE Sony Music United Kingdom rapper, Chip, formerly known as Chipmunk, arrived Lagos for the first time this morning…

UNIJOS wins $8m grant from World Bank

A Nigerian university in the city of Jos has received an eight million dollar grant from the World Bank to…