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Court adjourns Dasuki’s case till next year

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday adjourned hearing in the trial of former National Security Adviser (NSA), retired…

More work needed to perfect elections in Nigeria, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says more work is needed to perfect the conduct of elections in Nigeria. The President made the…

Edo court remands housewife for killing husband

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 43-year-old house wife, Adizat Owhe-Akere and Juliet Omozuefo, 23, have been remanded in prison custody by an…
"N3.1bn fraud": Abubakar Umar tenders damning testimony against ex-governor Suswam

How Suswan hijacked N3.1bn proceeds of Benue shares – Witness

The trial of former Benue State governor, Gabriel Suswan, and his Commissioner for Finance, Omodachi Okolobia, commenced today before Justice…

Lagos set to review pension payment family of deceased staff

The Lagos State Government is currently reviewing payment of an additional 20 percent of accruable rights to the family of…

Okowa presents N266b budget proposal for 2016

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, Tuesday presented a budget proposal of N265,668,156,174 for the 2016 fiscal year to…

House committee: Tejuosho finally bows to pressure

Eromosele Ebhomele Ranking member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adefunmilayo Tejuosho, has reconsidered her earlier stand to reject…

Man jumps off storey building to evade court trial

Cyriacus Izuekwe There was drama at Ejigbo Magistrates’ court in Lagos State western Nigeria, on Tuesday after a 22-year-old man…

Yuletide: Lagos warns against reckless driving, use of fireworks

…Reassures Residents On Traffic, Crime Free Festive Season The Lagos State Government on Tuesday reassured residents of the readiness of…

PDP to Buhari: You’re inflicting hardship on Nigerians

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has told President Muhammadu Buhari that his policies and apparent lack of viable…

Adamawa governor apologises to women after appointing only one in 49 administrators

Governor Muhammadu Jibrilla of Adamawa has apologised to women in the state for being under represented in his new appointments.…

Please change your perception about Nigerian police, Dambazau urges citizens

The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, said on Tuesday in Abuja, that the ministry was committed to repositioning…

Group asks Nigerian Senate to drop Frivolous Petitions Bill

The Partnership for Media and Democracy in Nigeria (PAMED) has called on the Nigerian Senate to drop the obnoxious Frivolous…

Ambode to launch online platform for Lagos laws since 1967

…As Ambode Reiterates Commitment To Rule Of Law The Lagos State Government has perfected plans to launch an online platform…

RRS arrests 4, recovers 18 sacks of marijuana

Kazeem Ugbodaga As part of efforts to reduce crime rate in Lagos State, policemen attached to the Rapid Response Squad…

Okowa condoles with Abia Gov. Ikpeazu over mother’s death

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa has commiserated with the Government and people of Abia…

Abandoned Lagos school turns den of robbers

Cyriacus Izuekwe Suspected criminals have taken over an abandoned public school in Mushin, Lagos State, western Nigeria, and converted it…

Minister insists teachers must have basic qualification in education

The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anthony Anwuka, says there is a large number of unqualified teachers at the…

Nigerian refugee children bring David Miliband to his knees

A bunch of refugee kids singing “ABC” brought former UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband to his knees Monday in the…

Chibok girls not among 900 rescued from Boko Haram – Cameroon

Cameroon said on Monday that schoolgirls Nigerian town of Chibok, kidnapped by Boko Haram last year were not among a…

Bayelsa: PDP agrees with INEC over election cancellation, APC kicks

Rep. Fred Agbedi, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), agent at the collation centre in Yenagoa has said the cancellation of…

Appeal court upholds Kashamu’s victory

Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan on Monday set aside tribunal judgment and declared Senator Buruji Kashamu of Peoples’ Democratic…

Nigeria’s 2016 budget up by N1.5 trillion

Nigeria’s Federal executive council has decided on a N6 trillion ($30.3 billion) budget for 2016, the planning minister said on…

Nigeria must learn from history of others — Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigerians must learn from the socio-political history of other countries and avoid repeating mistakes…

Nigerian couple jailed for keeping man as slave for 24 years

A doctor and his nurse wife who kept a man in forced servitude for almost a quarter of a century…

1004 Estate MD, CDA chairman face trial over alleged breach of peace

Paul Iyoghojie The Managing Director of 1004 Estate, Victoria Island, Samuel Ukpong, 49, and the chairman, Community Development Association, CDA,…
Ikedi Ohakim

How ex-Imo Gov, Ohakim, used N270m cash to buy Abuja property

A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of a former Imo State governor, Ikedi Ohakim, has told Justice Adeniyi Ademola…

PICTURES: Ambode graces the coronation of new Ooni of Ife

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos joined other Nigerians in Ile-Ife, Osun state at the coronation of the new Ooni of…

Lagos holds ICT workshop for school pupils

Lagos State Ministry of Science and Technology, in collaboration with Wifi Combat Academy, has organised a One-Day training workshop on…

BREAKING: INEC declares Bayelsa election inconclusive, cancels Southern Ijaw polls

Jethro Ibileke, Idowu Ogunleye/Yenagoa The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the Bayelsa State governorship election as inconclusive. The…