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Man, 40, beats up 71-year old woman over missing phone

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 40-year old man, Ikechukwu Offor has been arrested and charged before Magistrate’s Court, Ejigbo, for allegedly beating…

Wike set to demote traditional rulers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State House of Assembly is set to deliberate on the executive bill forwarded to it…

S.Africa boost operations with Nigeria, sets up visa office in PH

The South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Louis Mngani, says visa office established in Port Harcourt is to boost…

APC condemns Saraki, Dogara, says it stands on its list

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned what transpired in both chambers of the National Assembly on Thursday in Abuja.…

Army deserter arrested for armed robbery in Benin

Jethro Ibileke/Benin An army deserter, simply identified as Lance Corporal Adegoke, has been arrested for armed robbery in Benin, Edo…

N19.2bn: Sylva faces fresh corruption charges

The romance between former governor of Bayelsa state, Timipre Sylva and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC seems to…

Obama to host Buhari 20 July

United States President, Barack Obama, will welcome his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari to Washington next month, the White House announced…

Before Bola Tinubu is Crucified

By Remi Oyeyemi “Even among thieves, there is honour.” – Professor Wole Soyinka “Though, force can protect in emergency, only…

Ambode sets up taskforce to deal with Apapa gridlock

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has declared zero tolerance against indiscriminate parking of articulated trucks on roads in Apapa…

Buhari’s ministerial list suffers fresh hitch

With the Senate announcing an adjournment till 21 July, President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial list will have to be delayed for…

Restless Reps join Senators on month-long recess

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s House of Representatives has taken a cue from the Senate and also adjourned till 21 July. Speaker…

Gunmen shoot NMA chairman

Yusuf Muhammed Three armed men suspected to be hired assassins on Wednesday shot the Chairman of the Ijaiye-Ojokoro, Lagos chapter…

Dogara adjourns House after a rowdy session

The crisis over who occupied the position of principal officers in the National Assembly among members of the majority All…

Saraki rubbishes APC, names Ndume senate leader

Nigeria’s Senate President Bukola Saraki during plenary on Thursday named Senator Ali Ndume as Senate Leader and Bala Ibn Na’Allah…

South Africa threatens ICC withdrawal over al-Bashir controversy

The South African government on Thursday threatened to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) after a row over the…
Vice President Kashim Shettima

Borno denies reports on Chibok School Principal

The Borno State government on Thursday denied an online media report on the alleged nomination of Mrs Asabe Kwambura, the…

Selection Of AGF: Group Wants Buhari To Sack HOSF

Taiwo Adelu A group, Center For Anti-Corruption Advocacy, has called for the sack of Head of Service of the Federation…

Tribunal To Consider Ambode’s Objection Against Agbaje’s Petition

Henry Ojelu The Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Ikeja will Friday decide on whether to hear the preliminary…

Dogara Adjourns Till 21 July After Rowdy Session

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The crisis over who occupied the position of principal officers in the National Assembly among members of the…

Buhari and the Lessons of June 9th

By SKC Ogbonnia/Texas The events since the inauguration of Nigeria’s 8th National Assembly are not trending exactly like the making…

House of Commotion: Reps fight over election of Principal Officers

The House of Representatives descended into full blown crisis Thursday as rancorous members disrupted its session and engaged themselves over…

Japan executes convict, 12th under premier Abe

Japan on Thursday confirmed the execution of one death-row inmate by hanging, in the first execution since August, bringing the…

Akwa Ibom governor seeks cooperation with Umana, APC

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has called on the All Progressives Congress (APC) to cooperate and support his administration…

Egba Not Founded In 1830 –Paramount Ruler

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Contrary to stories in many history books that Egba Kingdom was founded in 1830,the Alake and Paramount ruler…

Dad Taught Me Robbery, Teenage Suspect Confesses 

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 15-year-old suspected armed robber, Kosi Ebosie, arrested in Umuchu town in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra…

Lagos issues 21 days ultimatum to Okada riders to vacate restricted routes

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has given okada riders in the state a 21-day ultimatum to vacate all restricted…

Ikorodu Robbery: Lagos vows to crush robbers

Kazeem Ugbodaga Following early morning robbery of two banks in Ikorodu area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, the Lagos State Government…
David Mark urges citizens to elect credible leaders

Nigeria’s 7th senate most corrupt in the world, Abdul-Hakeem declares

Eromosele Ebhomele A popular Lagos-based Islamic cleric and former lawmaker, Abdul-Lateef Abdul-Hakeem, has described Nigeria’s seventh National Senate headed by…

Why Buhari must emulate Wike

I’m not a big fan of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, in fact, I’m not a fan of Wike…

Enugu govt wants FG to settle disputed border with Ebonyi

The Deputy Governor of Enugu State, Mrs Cecilia Ezeilo, has called on the National Boundary Commission to intervene in a…