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Bank’s Intern Steals Customers’ N53.6m

Paul Iyoghojie The police at Lion Building Division, Campbell Street, Lagos Island, western Nigeria, have arrested a 31-year old graduate,…

Kenya kicks out top anti-corruption officials

Kenya’s top anti-corruption officials were suspended Thursday following a bitter standoff with parliament and after they alleged widespread graft in…

SERAP drags South Africa to ICC over xenophobic attack

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has requested the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Mrs. Fatou Bensouda to use…

APC, Dapo Abiodun challenges Kashamu’s victory at tribunal

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The legal battle to ascertain the real winner of the senatorial seat of the Ogun East Senatorial District…

S.African police say murdered nun, 86, may have been raped

Police in South Africa were on Thursday investigating whether an 86-year-old nun of Austrian origin found murdered had also been…

Buhari: Expect Changes From June 1

General Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s President-elect, has said Nigerians should expect change from June 1 this year, noting that his administration…

Pakistan military kills 47 Taliban insurgents

Pakistan’s military Thursday claimed to have killed at least 47 Taliban fighters in two days of airstrikes in the restive…

Islamic college bans girls from athletics for fear of losing virginity

An Islamic college in Australia is under investigation after claims that its principal has banned girls from taking part in…

LASPARK unveils 5-year plan for Tree Planting

The Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency (LASPARK) on Wednesday said it had developed a five-year master plan for tree…

Guinea sentences 11 to life imprisonment for killing anti-Ebola officials

A court in Conakry, Guinea, on Wednesday sentenced 11 men to life imprisonment for killing eight members of an anti-Ebola…

My loss is God’s will – Lagos Deputy Speaker

Taiwo Kolawole, Deputy Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly says his defeat in the April 11 election is God’s will.…

Saraki, Akume, who should be next Senate President? Poll

By Seun Bisuga There has been much talk about who should be the next Senate President since David Mark who…
Nigeria's ex-oil minister Diezani arraigns in UK Court charged with bribery

I’ve done my best for Nigeria – Alison-Madueke

Diezani Alison-Madueke, minister of petroleum resources, says she has done her best for Nigeria and have attained many firsts in…

Girl, 12, wins Lagos Spelling Bee

Boluwatife Tijani, a 12-year-old pupil of Araromi Primary School, Agege, on Wednesday emerged the winner in the 2015 Spelling Bee…

Chadian troops rescue 43 Boko Haram child soldiers

Colonel Azem Agouna, Chadian Army Spokesman, said on Wednesday that they have repatriated 43 children, who had been kidnapped by…

Mexican girl returns home after mistakenly sent to US

A 14-year-old Mexican girl grabbed by police at school and sent to the United States in a case of mistaken…

Man who shot Reagan not fit for release

The man who shot Ronald Reagan has sent letters to serial killers and has photos of celebrities on his wall,…

LASUSU Demands Immediate Re-opening Of LASU

Damilare Okunola The Lagos State University Students’ Union, LASUSU, has made a demand for the immediate re-opening of the institution.…

Ogun to conduct referendum for creation of LCDAs

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Preparations have been concluded for the conduct of referendum for the creation of Local Council Development Areas in…

Nigerian troops storm Boko Haram fortress, Sambisa Forest

At last, Nigerian forces backed by warplanes invaded Islamist group Boko Haram’s last known stronghold, the Sambisa forest, on Wednesday,…

Gunmen kidnap President Jonathan’s council chairman

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Daredevil gunmen today kidnapped Mr Enaye Abah, the Chairman of Ogbia Local Government council of Bayelsa state.…

Africa, Asia farmers protest ‘land grab’

Farmers in Africa and Asia on Wednesday announced in a statement a string of protests over a holding company’s “landgrab”…

Obanikoro leads protests to S.Africa over anti-immigrant attacks

Nigeria has complained to South Africa about a wave of attacks targeting foreigners and called on Pretoria to punish the…

Bamaiyi: Prison Authority Had No Record Of $330k Fraud Money

Henry Ojelu A prison officer, ACP Abdullai Garba on Wednesday told an Ikeja High Court that the $330,000 General Ishaya…

3 NYSC members arrested for selling ballot papers in Edo

Jethro Ibileke/Benin ‎ Three members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, who served as ad hoc staff during the…
Goodluck Jonathan, former president of Nigeria

Jonathan will handover on 29 May – FG

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Federal government on Wednesday clarified that President Goodluck Jonathan will hand over power to General Muhammad Buhari,…

Lagos Hotels Lost N8b To Ebola

Kazeem Ugbodaga Hotels in Lagos State lost N8 billion as a result of the outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus…

Court registrar key player in Ajudua’s $330k fraud against Bamaiyi

A prosecution witness, ACP Abdullahi Garuba, on Wednesday confirmed that a court registrar, Oluronke Rosulu, accused of conspiring with others…

Kashamu Denies Evading U.S. Trial

Kazeem Ugbodaga Senator-elect, Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu has said he is not running away from trial in the…

South Africa Shuts Lagos Consulate

Following anti-Xenophobia protests in Lagos and Abuja, the South African consulate in Lagos has been shut. P.M.NEWS gathered that the…