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Boko Haram: Lagos donates N150m to Adamawa, Borno, Yobe

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday made donation of N50 million each to Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States, worst hit…
2023 election: I have a lot of fears, says Atahiru Jega

Council of State commends Jega

The Council of State on Wednesday commended former Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, for his…

Amaechi vs Senate: Stormy session predicted today

There are indications that some senators from the Peoples Democratic Party would try to stonewall the confirmation hearing as a…
N5.78b fraud: EFCC re-arraigns ex-Kwara Governor Ahmed

We will not impose additional tax in Kwara – Gov Ahmed

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has assured the people of the state that no additional tax burden would be imposed…
36 Nigerien soldiers killed in ambush by terrorist groups

US offers Niger surveillance planes as Boko Haram attacks continue

en The United States offered Niger two military surveillance planes Wednesday as attacks by suspected Boko Haram extremists continued in…

Marijuana use doubles in US in a decade

AFP – Nearly one in 10 adults smokes marijuana in the US, a rate that has more than doubled in…

Celebration in Abuja, Uyo, Lagos as tribunal calls for Akwa Ibom guber re-run

There was celebration in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, and Lagos on Wednesday following…

WikiLeaks publishes CIA director’s emails

AFP – The CIA accused WikiLeaks of “malicious intent” after the anti-secrecy campaign group published an initial tranche of documents…

20 shot dead by Boko Haram in Borno

AFP – Twenty people were shot dead by suspected Boko Haram gunmen Wednesday on a road outside a village in…

FG withdraws forgery charges against LEADERSHIP newspapers journalists

The Federal Government has withdrawn the the alleged forgery of Presidential Bromide case filed against two journalists working with LEADERSHIP…

No distrust between Gov. Ganduje, Kwankwaso – SSG

Alhaji Rabi’u Bichi, the Secretary to the Kano State Government, has dismissed rumours of a mutual distrust between Governor Abdullahi…

GE donates N220m to UNICEF in support of IDPs in Borno

Leading technology and Infrastructure Company, General Electric (GE) has made a donation of $1m (220 million naira) to UNICEF (United…

I never said rich people are joining Boko Haram – Osinbajo

Vice President of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has stated that he never said rich citizens of the most populous black…

Boko Haram suicide attack kills two Niger soldiers

Two Niger soldiers were killed on Wednesday in a suicide attack by a group of suspected Boko Haram militants in…

IMF wants Buhari to devalue the naira again

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is pressing Nigeria to further devalue its naira currency amid uncertainty over the political and…

Army kills Boko Haram fighters, rescue 100 cows

The Commanding Officer in charge of 28 Taskforce Battalion, Mubi, Adamawa, Brig.-Gen V. O. Ezugwu, has confirmed the killing of…

Akwa Ibom: Tribunal calls for fresh guber election in 18 LGAs

The Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja has called for fresh governorship election in the state following…

Octogenarian, 4 others rescued as 3-storey building collapses in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga An octogenarian and four others have been rescued after a three-storey building collapsed on Wednesday on Lagos Island,…

Sacked EFCC staff, Ibekaku, knows fate December 16

Justice Babatunde A. Adejumo of the National Industrial Court, NIC, Abuja on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 reserved ruling on alleged…

Akwa Ibom Guber Polls: Tribunal orders rerun in 18 LGs

Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has ordered rerun in 18 of the 31 local government areas of the…

Buhari appoints Ekanem Oyo-Ita as Head of Service

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mrs. Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita, as the acting Head of the Civil Service…

Lagos inaugurates 40-Gang Taskforce to fix bad roads

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Ganiyu Abiodun Johnson has declared zero tolerance for potholes across…

Falana writes Army Chief over jailed Brig-Gen Ransome-Kuti

Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has written to the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai, seeking for…

I’ve provided jobs for 80 Lagos residents – Lawmaker

Eromosele Ebhomele A senior member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Moshood Olarenwaju Oshun, has disclosed that since becoming…

Buhari appoints Professor Yakubu new chairman of INEC

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Professor Mahmood Yakubu, a Professor of Political History and International Studies, as well as a former Executive Secretary…

We’ll crush pro-Biafra protesters in Rivers —Governor Wike warns

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has descended hard on protesters who disrupted social and economic activities in…

Lagos begins intensive enforcement against traffic offenders, robbers

…Arrests Commercial Vehicles Plying BRT Lanes Sequel to the rising traffic misconduct by some motorists and motorcycle operators, popularly known…

Cattle rustling gang leader arraigned

The Police on Wednesday arraigned a 28-year-old man, Adamu Haruna, before a Senior Magistrates’ Court in Katsina for allegedly leading…

Hypnotised woman loses N700k to trader

A trader, Elijah Kingsley, 37, on Wednesday appeared before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, charged with hypnotising a…

Police debunk reports alleging they killed Disu

The Police in Lagos have discredited reports attributed to the leaders of Okunraye Community in Ibeju-Lekki, alleging that the police…