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Reps order investigation into implementation of Land Swap Policy

The House of Representatives on Wednesday ordered for investigation into the implementation of the Land Swap Policy initiated by former…

Oliseh, Enyeama settle rift

Felix Anyansi-Agwu, an Executive Committee member of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), says the squabble between Super Eagles’ coach Sunday…

Suicide bombers kill 3 in Borno

The Borno Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the killing of three persons after a botched attack by four suspected suicide…

Breaking News: Gaidam in Yobe under Boko Haram attack

Nigerian soldiers are now battling the Boko Haram militants in Gaidam local council area of Yobe state, after an invasion…

Residents storm Lagos Assembly, demand confirmation Of Ambode’s nominee

Kazeem Ugbodaga A cross section of Lagos residents on Wednesday stormed the State House of Assembly demanding the confirmation of…

Charles Okah not dead – NPS

The Nigeria Prisons Service on Wednesday denied the purported death of Charles Okah, the alleged mastermind of the 2010 Independence…

Ogun Assembly screens commissioner nominees

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State House of Assembly Wednesday began screening of commissioner nominees forwarded to it by the state…

Senate in rowdy session over Amaechi

A petition against Rotimi Chubuike Amaechi from Senator George Sekibo, a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stalwart from Rivers East Senatorial…

Man faces trial for abandoning wife in hospital

An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, on Wednesday granted bail to Idowu Mutairu, 35, after he pleaded not guilty…
elephants in a park: between 64 and 69 poisoned to death with cyanide in Zimbabwe

Poachers kill 14 elephants with poison

The Zimbabwe National Wildlife Agency on Wednesday said that suspected poachers used cyanide to kill 14 elephants in Zimbabwe’s western…

Kidnappers free 75-year-old woman

Hajiya Fatima Mohammed, the 75-year-old woman kidnapped a week ago at Kebbe, in Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State,…

Serial adultery lands Nigerian based in S/Africa in prison

Cyriacus Izuekwe A Nigerian based in South Africa who brought back his family to Nigeria from South Africa has landed…

I came to Lagos to steal- convicted SUV snatcher confesses

Cyriacus Izuekwe A convicted car snatcher, Somadina Enyiobi has confessed that he left his village in Oraifite in Anambra State…

Burkina Faso court charges general, ex-minister over coup

(Reuters) – A court in Burkina Faso on Tuesday charged a general and a former foreign minister with crimes including…

16 killed as bombs rock Damaturu

At least 16 people were reportedly killed on Wednesday morning when a suicide bomber blew himself up around Ministry of…

Ministerial nomination: Police warn against pro, anti-Amaechi protests

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The nomination of former Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, of Rivers State as minister is heating up political tension…

Over 8000 ghost students discovered in Delta bursary scheme

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba The verification and biometric exercise of students of Delta State origin benefiting from the State Students Assistance (Bursary)…

Flood kills boy, 11, in Delta

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba An 11-year-old boy, names withheld, who lost his life in a ravaging flood that submerged Okpai community in…

Buhari lauds British, Swiss support in recovering stolen Nigerian funds

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja applauded the renewed support from Britain and Switzerland for the recovery and repatriation…

Tribunal sacks APGA lawmaker

The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Owerri on Tuesday nullified the election of Mr Ndubuisi Ikonne, representing Owerri West Constituency…

Reps want more military personnel in insurgency fight

The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Nigerian military and other security agencies to provide adequate personnel in the…

Delta approves N400m for students’ assistance scheme

Delta state government has approved N400 million to finance its students’ assistance scheme, Mr Jude Senebe, the Commissioner for Higher…

Emir to Buhari: implement Confab report

The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to commence a process that will lead to…

El-Rufai, Osinbajo rift fabricated — Akande

Mr Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media and Publicity to the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has described…
2023 election: I have a lot of fears, says Atahiru Jega

Tribunal sacks APC lawmaker

The State and National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Minna on Tuesday nullified the election of Murtala Badaru (APC-Suleja)…

Ikeja Police College Commandant, Sobulo for burial Thursday

The late Commandant of Ikeja Police College, Police Commissioner Tunde Sobulo will be buried on Thursday in the United States…

Man faces trial for killing his dad

Akin Kuponiyi A 35-year-old man, Nelson Oamen, alleged to have killed his 75-year-old father, Sunday Ehiremen Oamen, has appeared before…

Senate to screen ministerial nominees next Tuesday

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, said the screening of ministerial nominees will begin next Tuesday, 13 October, when the Senate would…

Nigerian troops arrest Boko Haram financier and stimulant dealer

Nigerian troops have arrested a suspected Boko Haram financier and stimulants dealer, Mohammed Maina in Bama, Bama Local Government Area…

Ambode reduces cost of governance by N9bn in 3 months

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode says his administration has been able to reduce the cost of governance by…