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Rights of defendants will be respected at Lagos mobile courts – AG

The Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Adeniji Kazeem has assured residents of the State that the Mobile…

Kano records 3 confirmed cases of Lassa fever

Dr Kabir Getso, Kano State Commissioner for Health, said on Monday in Kano that the state had recorded three confirmed…

Why courts give conflicting judgments – Lawyer

An Abuja-based lawyer, Mr Abdul Mohammed has said that two seemingly similar cases could get different judgments as a result…

Philippines to auction $21.27m jewellery seized from Imelda Marcos

The Philippines Government says it will auction the 21.27 million dollars worth of jewellery seized from former first lady Imelda…

Pastor in prison over abduction of housewife, extortion

An IIorin Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded in prison a 45-year-old pastor, Adeyemi Tayo, over alleged abduction of a housewife.…

Ogoni clean-up: Netherlands to support Nigeria

The Netherlands’ government on Monday expressed its readiness to support Nigeria in the implementation of the United Nations Environment Programme…

Thugs stab staff, patients at Lagos General Hospital

Eromosele Ebhomele Doctors, nurses and patients in the various wards of the Orile-Agege General Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday night…

Teacher loses N1.6m to fake spiritualist

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 37-year old fake spiritualist, Udochi Obimba has been arrested and charged before Ejigbo Magistrates’ court for allegedly…

Buhari sacks NAN, NTA, FRCN, NOA, NBC, VON bosses

The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has sacked all the heads of the six information-related parastatals under the Ministry of…

10 ways for women to improve In-Law relationships

By Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi A few days ago, at Abovewhispers.com, we featured an article from Iheoma Obibi on ‘Learning not to…

Wike lifts suspension on Finance Commissioner, Accountant-General

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state on Valentine Day lifted the suspension on the State Finance Commissioner, Dr Magnus Kpakol…

LASU student dies after consuming mixed liquor

Yusuf Muhammed A student of Lagos State University (LASU) Gbadeyan Awolola Adesina has died in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, after…

Two Ebonyi undergraduates kill woman just back from US

Enugu Police Command, on Sunday, said it had nabbed two undergraduates, who are students of one of Ebonyi State University…

James Ibori: UK MPs probe police corruption during trial

Embattled Metropolitan Police chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe will be grilled by MPs next week over bombshell claims that Scotland Yard…
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia

Boko Haram fighters trained in Somalia – President Mohamud

Fighters for the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram have been trained in Somalia on Africa’s eastern coast before returning…

Kidnappers demand N30m for mother of Rivers Commissioner for Information

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers Commissioner for Information and Communication, Dr Austin Tam-George has confirmed the kidnap of his 85 years…

PICTURES: Governor Dickson sworn-in for second term

Seriake Dickson was sworn-in as the governor of oil-rich Bayelsa state for a second term on Sunday. Here are pictures…

God directed me to serve Nigeria – Kachikwu

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has said that although his former job was more rewarding financially,…

A response to Etuk Williams, Ibrahim Abubakar on dismissal of VCs by Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

Dear Messrs Etuk Bassey Williams and Ibrahim Abubakar, I have just finished reading your letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on…

Okowa, others in Bayelsa as Dickson takes oath as Gov

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, accompanied by his wife, Edith, Sunday led top government functionaries…

Prof Sagay, an opportunistic enabler of Amaechi’s corrupt regime – Rivers Govt

The Rivers state Commissioner for Information, Austin Tam-George has described Prof Itse Sagay as one of the most opportunistic enablers…

Mother of Rivers Commissioner for Information kidnapped

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The 85-year-old mother of Dr. Austin Tam-George, the Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications, has been…
Lassa Fever

Ogun Lassa fever patient dies, second victim isolated

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The first Lassa fever victim identified in the state early this month has died. The deceased, simply identified…

Bayelsa governorship election petition moves sitting to Abuja

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt President of the Court of Appeal Justice Justice Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa has ordered the re-location of the…

Lagos APC lauds Governor Ambode’s feats

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has lauded the high momentum the present state government headed…

Lawmaker earmarks N800k for 200 female students in Sokoto

A member of Sokoto State House of Assembly, Alhaji Sani Yakubu (APC-Gudu), says he has earmarked N800,000 for disbursement to…

Don’t demolish Aregbesola market, traders appeal to Ambode

Traders at the Rauf Aregbesola Market, Iyana Ipaja, Lagos, have appealed to the Lagos State Government to intervene in the…

Bauchi Police arrest three kidnappers

The Bauchi Police Command said on Sunday that it arrested four suspected kidnappers who abducted two teenagers in Bauchi metropolis.…

Terror: FG, global agencies complete assessment mission in Northeast

The Federal Government, the World Bank, European Union, and the United Nations have concluded a two-week recovery and assessment mission…

Gov Wike bans commercial motorcycle operators

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Following increasing cases of crime and cult clashes perpetrated by users of motorcycles, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom…