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Four dead, 20 injured in Istanbul suicide attack

A suicide bombing rocked a major shopping street in Istanbul on Saturday, killing four people and wounding 20 others just…

Rivers Rerun: Wike says INEC not prepared

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that INEC was not prepared for the re-run elections…

#RiversRerun: Situation in polling units calm – Police

The police in Rivers have said that there has not been any adverse security report in the on-going re-run legislative…
Aisha Alhassan also known as Mama Taraba

Aisha Alhassan reacts to gender parity bill

Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha Alhassan has noted that she received the rejection of the Gender and…
Hulk Hogan

Sex Tape: Hulk Hogan awarded $115m

A Florida jury on Friday awarded Hulk Hogan $115 million with the possibility of more after finding the Gawker website…

#RiversRerun: Accreditation, voting begin

By Okafor Ofiebor At Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area : voting commenced at 10:00 am at Omoku Ward 4. That is…

We can’t condone teachers’ negligence in Lagos anymore – Ogunyemi

Eromosele Ebhomele The chairman of the House Committee on Education of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Lanre Ogunyemi, has…
President Lula da Silva of Brazil cancels planned trip to upcoming BRICS Summit after sustaining a bruise to the head in a domestic accident

Corruption: Supreme Court strips Lula of cabinet job

A supreme court judge in Brazil ruled on Friday that Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva should be stripped of a…

FlyDubai jet crashes in Russia, all 62 on board dead

A passenger jet has crashed in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, killing all 55 passengers and seven crew on…
APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, says the party is ready to accommodate former Kano governor Rabiu Kwankwaso.

My disagreement with Kwankwaso, an ‘in-house’ affair – Ganduje

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has spoken for the first about his political row with his mentor and former…
Enugu Police

Bloody Rivers: Another security personnel killed

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A security personnel was killed when a joint security team consisting of the army, police and DSS…
Orji Uzor Kalu

N5b fraud: Orji Uzor Kalu fails to stop trial

Former governor of Abia state, Orji Kalu on Friday finally failed in his bid to stop his trial on 107-count…

#RiversRerun: PDP posts fake photos of APC transporting money

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday described the photos posted by the Peoples Democratic Party to indict APC of…

BREAKING: APC leader abducted in Rivers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Hours to National and Rivers State Assembly rerun election, gunmen have abducted a chieftain of the All…
Amaechi

Amaechi vs Wike or APC vs PDP? The die is cast

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The rerun election in Nigeria’s Rivers state is a few hours away. On the surface, it is…

Army kills 35 bandits, arrests 38 in northwest Nigeria

The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division, Nigeria Army, Major Gen. Adeniyi Oyebade, on Friday said no fewer than 35…

Rivers Rerun: Restraining military presence attracts condemnation

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Condemnation has trailed the decision of Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt to restrain the…

FG to prioritise reform, re-orientation of police force – Osinbajo

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has promised that the Federal Government would prioritise the reform, re-orientation and re-equipment of…

Okorocha sacks SSG with immediate effect

Governor Rochas Okorocha of eastern Nigerian state of Imo on Friday, sacked the Secretary to Government of Imo, Mr Jude…

JAMB warns against return to Paper Pencil Test

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Friday warned against returning to the Paper Pencil Test, saying…

Court restrains military from deploying troops for Rivers rerun

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has restrained the Chief of Defence Staff, the…

Three Russians on Nigeria’s ‘wanted list’

By Akin Kuponiyi Three Russians convicted in absentia for illicit oil deal by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos…

Tears, eulogies as the Ocholis are laid to rest

The remains of James Ocholi, the former Minister of State for Labour and Employment, was on Friday laid to rest…

FG saves N680billion from ‘padded contracts’

Ahmed Abdu, the acting Director-General, Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) on Friday said that Nigeria saved about N680billion from the…

The Veil Is Lifted: A tribute to James Ocholi by Governor Bello Yahaya

‘THE VEIL IS LIFTED…’ BEING TEXT OF THE TRIBUTE DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, YAHAYA BELLO, THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF KOGI…
Dakuku Peterside ex- APC governorship candidate criticizes Gov. Wike over alleged failure to pay NECO fees, employ more teachers in Rivers

Rivers Polls: Peterside urges voters not to be intimidated

Dr Dakuku Peterside, Director-General, Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has urged the electorate in Rivers state to ensure…

Retired headmistress, 65, shot dead by teenage cultist in Benin

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 65-year-old retired headmistress, Mrs. Clara Uwaifo, has been reportedly shot dead by a suspected teenage cultist in…

Court jails Benin Chief 10 years for receiving stolen car

Jethro Ibileke/Benin ‎ An Edo State High Court on Thursday sentenced a Benin Palace chief, Chief Smart Ehiorobo, (Eholor of…

CCT freed Bola Tinubu in error – Rotimi Jacobs

Rotimi Jacobs, a senior advocate of Nigeria and the Federal Government prosecuting counsel in the 13 count charge of false…
The Senate invokes provisions of Section 157 (1) of the 1999 Constitution to sack Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal(CCT) Danladi Umar.

CCT to decide Saraki’s fate on March 24

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja di The Code of Conduct Tribunal will on 24 March decide whether it had jurisdiction to hear the…