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Man remanded in prison for stealing from a dead man’s account

A Gudu Upper Area Court in the Federal Capital Territory, on Wednesday remanded one Ewaoche James in prison for allegedly…

Suicide bombers attack Chad army camp—Security officer

A security officer at the Kaiga Ngouboua base in the Lake Chad region, said on condition of anonymity, that two…

Tribunal to decide petition against Gbajabiamila’s election on September 29

Henry Ojelu The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ikeja, Lagos will on September 29, 2015 deliver judgment ‎in…

Site engineer bolts with employer’s building materials

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday granted a N100,000 bail to a 38-year-old site engineer, Makinde Ayodele, for allegedly…

Dogara condoles with El-Rufai over father’s death

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, on Wednesday, condoled with Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State,…

Board secures visas for 900 intending pilgrims in Kano

The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board said 900 out of the state’s 5,602 intending pilgrims had been issued with visas…

Kaduna APC threatens to sanction erring members

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State has threatened to punish any of its members who violates the party’s…

Shopkeeper bolts with employer’s N600k

A shopkeeper, Chinelo Ihenacho, who allegedly bolted with her employer’s N600,000, was on Wednesday arraigned in Lagos, southwest Nigeria. Ihenacho,…

Saudi Arabia executes 4 as death penalty use surges

Saudi Arabia executed four people on Wednesday, contributing to an ongoing surge in the use of the death penalty in…

How Fake And Substandard Drugs Get To Nigeria

Last year, Duke University Press published “Speculative Markets: Drug Circuits and Derivative Life in Nigeria” by Kristin Peterson, who teaches…

NAF alerts public on existence of fake Facebook account

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), says a Facebook account in the name of the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal…

Ghana man joins Islamic State, family says

A 25-year-old Muslim from Ghana has travelled to an Islamic State (IS) training camp, becoming the first known recruit from…

Man drags bank manager wife, her lover to Okija Shrine over property

Cyriacus Izuekwe The battle between a husband and his wife over property has taken a new dimension as the man…

Ogun CP charges LG bosses to support war against criminals

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta In his quest to ensure that Ogun State remains crime free, the state Commissioner of Police, Abdulmajid Ali…
Goodluck Jonathan, former president of Nigeria

Jonathan saved Nigeria from disintegration

By Eni Blessing If there is one event in the history of Nigeria over which most of her citizens still…

Pastor, 67, arrested for defiling girl, 10 in Edo

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 67‎-year old pastor and grandfather, Felix Adebayo, has been nabbed by operatives of the Edo State Police…

Rivers govt. to penalise customers of fake contractors

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The sole administrator, Rivers State Waste Management Agency, Felix Obuah has warned companies and corporate organizations against…

$1bn: MOSOP condemns protest against implementation of UNEP report

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People, MOSOP, has reacted to the demonstration by a handful of…

I’m not behind Lamorde’s probe, says Saraki

Eromosele Ebhomele Senate President Bukola Saraki late Tuesday denied sponsoring the petition against Ibrahim Lamorde, the chairman of the Economic…

Months to election, Dickson swears in 22 perm secs, others

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa state who is seeking reelection in December governorship elections, on Monday inaugurated…

Don’t accept Okori’s forensic report – Akpabio urges tribunal

Former governor of Akwa Ibom state and Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio has raised an objection to the tendering of…

Customs redeploys 5 comptrollers

The Acting Comptroller-General of Customs, Dr. John Atte, has approved the redeployment of five customs comptrollers. The redeployment is contained…

Sunday Oliseh gets N6.5m official car

Henry Ojelu The Nigeria Football Federation has purchased a Nissan Altima – 2.5 SL 2015 model – for the Super…

Buhari registers for national identity card

President Muhammadu Buhari was on Tuesday in Abuja registered by officials of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to enable…

Rivers commission summons ex-commissioner

The Judicial Commission of Inquiry investigating the Chibuike Amaechi administration in Rivers has summoned a former Commissioner for Agriculture, Emmanuel…

UN sets agenda for President Buhari

The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday set a development agenda for President Muhammadu Buhari, with the management and development of…

Chess federation to introduce chess to 12,000 school children

Licon Adeyemi, President, Nigeria Chess Federation (NCF), says the federation plans to introduce 12,000 school children to the game in…

Christian Journalists promote integrity

In line with the anti-corruption drive by President Muhammadu Buhari-led government, the Nigerian Association of Christian Journalists (NACJ) is set…

Nigerians in Diaspora cannot vote now – Buhari

Nigerians living abroad will have to wait before they can realise their dream of participating in elections taking place at…

Suspected cattle rustler arrested among prospective pilgrims

The military task force from Zamfara on Tuesday arrested a suspected cattle rustler among some prospective pilgrims from Tsafe Local…