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German court sentences Bai L. a guard of Gambian President Yahya Jammeh to life in prison for murder and attempted murder

Jammeh is no longer The Gambia’s President – UN Security Council

The UN Security Council on Thursday affirmed that Adama Barrow is now the legitimate President of The Gambia, declaring that…

Ambode earmarks 181 LG roads for construction in 2017

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday said that his administration would consolidate on its infrastructural renewal drive with…

Senate opposes deployment of troops to Gambia by President Buhari

The Senate on Thursday opposed President Muhammadu Buhari’s deployment of Troops to The Gambia without approval of the National Assembly.…

Adama Barrow sworn in as President of The Gambia

Adama Barrow has been sworn in as the Gambian president in neighbouring Senegal as incumbent Yahya Jammeh refuses to leave…

Osinbajo takes over as Buhari goes for medical check-up in UK

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will act as President till February 6 when President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to resume work.…

Breaking: Buhari embarks on 10 days annual vacation, leaves for UK

President Muhammadu Buhari is embarking on a 10-day annual leave. To this end, the president on Thursday transmitted a letter…

Barrow to be sworn in today in Senegal as Jammeh stays put

The man who won The Gambia’s disputed election says he will be sworn in as president at the country’s embassy…

Police arrest Turkish school kidnapping suspect, students, teachers still held

Police have arrested one of the three leaders of the armed gang that kidnapped eight persons including students at the…

No increase in petrol price, NNPC warns against panic buying

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Wednesday admonished Nigerians not to engage ‎in panic buying of petrol as there…

Lagos NSCDC arrests woman for stabbing Ikeja Electric official

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Lagos State Command has arrested a woman, Ediale Ayodele, 35, for stabbing…

Pay judges their salaries, allowances or face action, SERAP tells Buhari

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari requesting him to pay immediately…

Police arrest woman over illegal possession of 16 children

The Police in Plateau has intercepted a 27-year-old woman for allegedly being in possession of 16 children at Gada Biyu…

Lagos police boss, Fatai Owoseni removed

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police Fatai Owoseni has been removed. He has been replaced with the Officer-in-Charge of Inspector-General…

Police confirm kidnap of Director of Finance, 3 others in Sokoto state

Mr Mohammed Abdulkadir, the Commissioner of Police, Sokoto State Command has confirmed the kidnap of the Director of Finance, Isa…

Rivers acquires 10 gunboats for Nigerian Navy

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has announced that the 10 new state-of-the-art security gunboats acquired by the Rivers State…

N4.6b money laundering trial : Fani-kayode seeks case transfer

Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode Tuesday kicked against his trial at the Lagos Division of the Federal High…

Breaking: 24-hour after Osinbajo’s visit: N/D militants blow up pipeline

An unidentified militant group in the Niger Delta have blown up a crude oil trunkline in Ughelli, Delta State, barely…

Kidnappers storm Jigawa, kidnap Village Head, Ward Head

Kidnappers, numbering about 30, have kidnapped Alhaji Garba Mamud, the Village Head of Rijin in Basirka District of Gwaram Local…

40 million Nigerians to get telecom services in 2017-NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says provision has been made in the2017 budget to extend telecommunications services to additional 40…

Car dealers groan over new import policy, call for reversal

Mixed reactions have trailed the ban on the importation of vehicles through land borders with some of the dealers calling…

Lagos allays fear on bomb scare in Agege

The Lagos State Government on Monday allayed fears of residents on suspected explosive substance which was allegedly dropped in a…

NAN to launch photo portal – Onanuga

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), is to launch photo portal to enable subscribers to select pictures for publication. The…

How senior lawyer bought N8m car for Justice Ademola – Sales Rep

A prosecution witness has revealed how a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Joe Agbi bought a car worth N8m…

Privatisation of assets is corruption – Don

A lecturer at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state, Prof. Omotoye Olorode, has described the privatisation of the country’s…

Illegal oil lifting: Court fines FG over delay in proceedings

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Southwest Nigeria on Monday ordered the Federal Government of Nigeria to pay a…

EFCC wades into missing N500m Chibok safe school funds

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it is looking into the alleged missing N500m Chibok safe school funds commissioned…

Etisalat Prize for Literature announces 2016 shortlist

The fastest growing and Innovative telecommunication company, Etisalat Nigeria has announced the names of the three shortlisted authors for the…

Dangote floats $100m truck assembly plant in Lagos

Dangote Group of Companies has established a $100million truck assembly plant in Lagos as part of its efforts toward boosting…

Bukky Wright, others urge government to resuscitate moribund textile industries

Some stakeholders in the entertainment and creative industry on Sunday advised the Federal Government to resuscitate the moribund textile industries…

12 passengers killed as bus plunges into river

Over 12 persons have reportedly died in an accident on Oyo/Ogbomoso Road after a commercial bus skidded off the road…
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