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Jonathan In Uyo to open new Governor’s office

President Goodluck Jonathan is to inaugurate the new Akwa Ibom Governor’s office complex on Saturday. Mr Aniekan Umanah, the Commissioner…

Governor Suntai recovering fast, says police commissioner

The Nigerian governor who survived an air crash yesterday, Danbaba Suntai of Taraba state and was hospitalised at the Specialist…

Crashed Nigerian governor under intensive care unit

Five occupants of the plane which crashed on the outskirts of Yola on Thursday were taken to Federal Medical Centre,…

Flogging scandal: Wammako’s aide defends his boss

Malam Sani Umar, the Special Assistant on Media to Gov. Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State, said that the report about the…

Gulder Ultimate Search evicts another contestant

Another female Gulder Ultimate Search contestant, Ayo Ojueromi, has been evicted. She was evicted at the place of the talking…

Nigeria probes Cessna plane crash

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Investigators from the Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB, have been deployed to the site of an air crash…

Nigerian governor unconscious after plane crash

Ben Adaji/Jalingo The Governor of Taraba State, Dambaba Fulani Suntai has  crashed his private jet into a bush in Adamawa.He…

Nigerian Governor feared dead in plane crash

Ben Adaji/jalingo The Governor of Nigeria’s north eastern Taraba State, Dambaba Suntai was feared to have died after he crashed…

107 die in motorcycle accidents

Kazeem Ugbodaga    At least, 107 people have been killed and 512 others injured in okada accidents in the last two…

Jonathan probes Hajj blues for Nigerian female pilgrims

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan said he has ordered a post mortem on the problem Nigerian female pilgrims to Mecca faced…

Nigerian rapist gets away with N80,000 fine

A Magistrates’ Court in Benin, capital of Edo state in Mid Western Nigeria, has sentenced Mr Saturday Udoh, 39, to…

Leaked Ribadu report exposes rot in Nigeria’s oil sector

A total of $183m in signature bonuses paid by oil companies to the federation is missing, according to a confidential…

AU readmits crisis-torn Mali

The African Union has readmitted Mali after suspending it from the pan-African bloc following a March coup, and backed plans…

Millions gather at Mount Arafat for Hajj rituals

MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AFP) – Vast crowds of Muslim pilgrims, all dressed in white, flocked from early Thursday to…

Obama rallies all night in drive for votes

US President Barack Obama pursued the sunset west then turned around and chased the dawn, streaking across America on an…

Cardinal Onaiyekan: Elevation a great honour to Africa

The Nigerian archbishop named by Pope Benedict XVI to the Vatican’s College of Cardinals on Wednesday told AFP his appointment…

LASTMA: We didn’t impound Obasanjo’s vehicle

Mr Babatunde Edu, General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), on Wednesday in Lagos, denied media report that vehicles…

Ogun Allots 500 Hectares of Land To Lagos state

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta In furtherance to the southwest government plans for socio-economic and political regional integration, the Ogun state government…

Jonathan congratulates Cardinal Onaiyekan

President Goodluck Jonathan has on behalf of himself, the Federal Government and people of Nigeria, heartily congratulated Bishop John Olorunfemi…

Court Throws Out Bakassi Indigenes’ Suit

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday threw out the suit filed by indigenes…

Ndume Admitted Links to Boko Haram, Says SSS

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja An operative of the State Security Service, SSS, on Wednesday told a Federal High Court sitting…

Power Drunk Governor Flogs PHCN Manager

Governor of Sokoto State, Northwest Nigeria, Aliyu Wamakko, has flogged a manager of Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, for…

Lagos Assembly Slams FG Over Bad Roads

The deplorable condition of federal roads in Lagos state, Southwest Nigeria, has become a cause for concern among members of…

630 schools submerged by flood in Delta—Uduaghan

Gov Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta has said that 630 primary and secondary schools in the state were submerged by flood.…

Obasanjo Impounds LAGBUS Buses

In an action that could be described as that of a power drunk leader, former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has…

Power Bike Robbers Kill Currency Changer, Snatch N4.5m

A Bureau de Change operator was shot dead yesterday evening at Alade Market, Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, by…

Okada Ban: Visit Emergency Ward To See Casualties —Fashola

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has asked those not are happy with the law banning motorcycle riders, known as…

Ogun Donates N2.5m To Families Of 5 Slain Cops

Ogun State Government, Southwest Nigeria, today presented N2.5 million to the family of five policemen who were killed during a…

Policeman’s Son Burgles Barracks Apartment

The police at the Bar Beach Division, Victoria Island, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have arrested and arraigned a suspected thief,…

Man Beats Wife With Iron Rod

The president of Agege Grade A Customary Court, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Mr Emmanuel Sokunle, has ordered that a 39-year old…