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Phone thief batters RRS operative in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga A 32-year old suspected phone thief, Idowu Nojeem, has battered a policeman attached to the Rapid Response Squad…

Lebanese man docked over alleged falsification of Nigerian Citizenship

A Lebanese National Rami El Masri 42 who allegedly forged a letter of confirmation of Nigeria Citizenship with Ref. No…

Female witness abducted in court by gunmen

Cyriacus Izuekwe A female witness in a criminal matter before the Ejigbo magistrate court has been abducted in the court…
The Senate invokes provisions of Section 157 (1) of the 1999 Constitution to sack Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal(CCT) Danladi Umar.

Tension at CCT as Justice Umar threatens to jail Saraki’s lawyer

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Tempers flared at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CTC on Thursday morning as the Chairman of the Tribunal,…

Don’t celebrate our victory against Boko Haram yet – Army

The Nigerian Army on Thursday cautioned individuals and groups organizing rallies to celebrate its successes against Boko Haram terrorists in…

Man stabs twin brothers, one dies, other critically ill

Cyriacus Izuekwe The police at Ikotun division have intensified efforts to arrest one Alex Onuora who stabbed two brothers who…

Ambode compensates two police officers with N250k each

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday compensated two police officers with commendation letters and N250, 000 cash…

Swear-in opposition members, IYC tells Bayelsa Assembly

The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) on Wednesday urged the Bayelsa assembly to swear in three opposition lawmakers-elect after they won…

Shiite Muslims threat to Nigeria – DSS, Police

Nigeria Police and the Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday said that the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) wing…

‎Oshiomhole builds 30-feet underground drainage in Benin

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has assured residents of Sokponba Area of Benin City that the over…
Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader

Boko Haram using loans as a bait for membership – DHQ

Nigeria Defence Headquarters raised an alarm on Wednesday that information available to it indicated that Boko Haram terrorist group is…

Amnesty Scam: EFCC arraigns Kingsley Kuku’s aides

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 arraigned two former aides to Kingsley Kuku, former…
The Senate invokes provisions of Section 157 (1) of the 1999 Constitution to sack Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal(CCT) Danladi Umar.

N10m Bribe: EFCC clears CCT chairman

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) said on Wednesday that its chairman, Danladi Umar has been cleared of charges of…

Ejigbo women torture: Absence of police witness stalls trial

Henry Ojelu The trial of leaders of Oba Morufu International Market, Ejigbo alleged to have tortured Julian Agoma and two…

Again and again, Metuh fails to stop trial

By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Justice Okon Abang of Federal High Court, Abuja division on Wednesday dismissed fresh moves by Olisa Metuh,…

African-American becomes first woman on US $20 bill

Abolitionist Harriet Tubman will appear on front of the $20 bill, replacing former President Andrew Jackson and becoming the first…

Fire destroys 50 shops in Ladipo market

No fewer than 50 shops were destroyed by fire on Wednesday at Ladipo Auto Spares Market, Mushin, Lagos. NAN reports…

Rivers Rerun: Police arraign 37, promise justice

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Police Command has dismissed rumours that the suspects arrested during the re-run elections in Rivers…

Boko Haram: US sends extra $40m for humanitarian needs

The US Ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, has announced nearly 40 million dollars in new humanitarian assistance to support…

Ambode’s phone cloned, two arraigned

The Department of State Security (DSS) on Wednesday arraigned two artisans before an Isolo Magistrate Court for allegedly cloning the…

BREAKING: Senate suspends amendment of Code of Conduct Bureau Act

Nigeria’s senate has suspended the amendment of the Code of Conduct Bureau act after it came under fierce criticism for…
EFCC detective Adariku Michael testifies as prosecution witness in the trial of ex NSA Sambo Dasuki, two others for alleged N33.2bn fraud

Dasuki’s detention stalls trial in Abuja court

The detention of the former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd) since December 2015 which has prevented him from…
The N395m debt recovery suit filed against a Lagos businessman Lateef Bello- Osagie by AMCON has been adjourned till 14th day of February.

Court dissolves 20-yr-old marriage in Ado-Ekiti

An Ado-Ekiti Customary Court on Wednesday dissolved the 20-year-old marriage between one Mrs Oladele Funke and her husband, Samuel. The…
Ike Ekweremadu, wife arrested in United Kingdom

Ekweremadu not our anti-corruption ambassador – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed reports that the deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu is its anti-corruption…
Chairman Code of Conduct Tribunal Justice Danladi-Umar

SERAP tells Senate “You have no power to summon Justice Umar”

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the leadership of the Senate to “immediately withdraw the unconstitutional summon…

PDP’s eight-year rule in Edo was unsatisfactory – Owie

A former Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate and member of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State, Roland Owi‎e,…

Our Toyota SUVs were bought for just N36.5m each – Senate

Despite the fact that millions of Nigerians are languishing in poverty and many others are struggling to come to terms…

Wike did not mastermind Ogoni killings – PDP

The Chairman, Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Felix Obuah, has dismissed the statement by the All…

Senate summon on CCT Chairman is illegal, says Falana

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has described as “illegal” the summon on the Code of Conduct Tribunal chairman by the…

Court orders FG to allow Dasuki access to his lawyers, family

The Federal Government today lost its bid at the Federal High Court Abuja to conduct secret trial of former National…