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Lagos residents scramble for ‘free’ kerosene

Residents of Ikeja area of Lagos on Saturday trooped out in their hundreds to scoop kerosene from a gutter along…

Kwankwaso sacks 6 council chiefs

Governor Rabi’u Kwankwaso of Kano State has sacked the Interim Management Officers (IMOs) of six local government councils for non…

Farouk Lawan gets police bail

The police has granted bail to shamed Representative Farouk Lawan arrested on Thursday for alleged involvement in a $620,000 bribery…

Poland, Russia exit, Greece, Czech into Q-Finals

Co-hosts Poland and Russia have crashed out of the European Championship in the matches concluded tonight. Poland lost 1-0 to…

In Pictures: Sambo leads PDP’s campaign in Edo

Vice President Namadi Sambo and Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party were among the party bigwigs…

Succession fears as another Saudi prince dies

Saudi Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, a half brother of King Abdullah, died on Saturday, the royal court said,…

Egypt’s military dissolves parliament

On the day, Egyptians filed out to elect a new president, the ruling military government told parliament on Saturday it…

China sends its first woman into space

China on Saturday underscored its super power status when it launched its most ambitious space mission to date, sending its…

Cook docked for stealing kitchen utensils

A 39-year-old cook, Michael Bassey, has appeared before an Ogudu Chief Magistrates’ Court on a one-count charge of stealing kitchen…

6.2 million Nigerian girls out of school

No fewer than 6.2 million girls are out of school in Nigeria, the Minister of State for Education, Mr Nyesom…

Egyptians choose new president

Egypt began voting on Saturday in a divisive presidential runoff pitting ousted strongman Hosni Mubarak’s last premier against an Islamist,…

Court to decide PDP candidates in Ogun council polls

An Ogun State High Court in Ilaro, Western Nigeria, has fixed June 19 for ruling in the case brought before…

EFCC: No cocaine in home of ex-Governor Sylva’s brother

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has denied allegations that it discovered a bag full of cocaine during a…

Nigerian senator loses bid to quash terror charge

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A Federal High Court siting in Abuja on Friday threw out an application brought by embattled…

Student Docked Over Sale of Father’s House

Ayorinde Oluokun The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned an undergraduate of the Federal University of Technology, Yola,…

Hoodlums attack police station, set detainees free

GBENRO ADESINA/Ibadan Hoodlums today attacked policemen in the popular Bodija Market in Ibadan, western Nigeria, leaving two persons dead and…

Lawan Suspended, Tambuwal Gets Confidence Vote

The House of Representatives this morning moved swiftly to distance itself from the much publicised $620,000 bribery scandal rocking the…

N2b Suit Over Slap: Oyedepo Knows Fate July 12

An Ogun State High Court has fixed 12 July for judgment in the N2 billion suit instituted against Bishop David…

Why Nigerian Leaders’ll Never Stop Stealing ––Ex-ICAN President

Former President, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, Otunba Lateef Owoyemi, says Nigerian leaders will continue to steal as…

Robbers Kill Police Inspector

Armed robbers have gunned down a police inspector at the Morogbo Police Station at the Lagos-Badagry expressway, Lagos State, Southwest…

Fashola Suspends Honorary Degrees At LASU

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Thursday attended the 17th Convocation ceremony of the Lagos State University, Ojo,…

Man Uses Fake Royal Number Plate To Smuggle SUV

Customs officials at Seme-Krake border in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have intercepted a Sport Utility Vehicle, SUV, with a fake royal…

Onumah, 11 Editors Selected For IRP

The co-ordinator of the Abuja-based African Centre for Media & Information Literacy, Mr. Chido Onuma, and 11 other editors have…

Lagos Island Club Crisis Deepens

The crisis rocking Island Club, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, this morning took a different dimension as Chief Ajibola Aribisala, SAN,…

JTF Kills 5 Boko Haram Members

Five Boko Haram members including a woman were killed at their hideout in dawn operation by the Joint Task Force…

MKO Abiola: The Politics Of Immortalisation

The late business mogul, Chief MKO Abiola, played a crucial role in Nigeria’s return to democratic rule and there has…

‘ACN Will Rule Nigeria’

Come 2015, by the special grace of God, Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, will take over the mantle of leadership…

Jonathan Warned About Safety Ahead 2015 Election

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been advised to be conscious of his safety ahead of the 2015 election. Some state…

5 NYSC Members Die In Delta

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Delta said that five of its corps members, who served in the 2011…

Court Remands Man In Prison For Beating Mother

A Jos Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered that a 20-year-old man, Joseph Briggs to be remanded in prison custody…