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Education ministry not gutted by fire – Minister

Prof. Viola Onwuliri, the Minister of State for Education, said on Friday that fire did not gut her ministry on…

Militiamen rape 127 women in east Congo town

Medical Charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) confirmed on Friday in Kinshasa that armed men raped 127 women earlier this month,…

Burundi arrest 3 Generals behind coup bid

Burundi says it has arrested three generals for their role in an attempted coup but the leader of the bid…

“My wife is pregnant for another man,” Man tells court

A 51-year old tricyclist, Adetunji Adedoyin on Friday pleaded with a Lagos Island Customary Court to dissolve his 13-year-old marriage…

Why Eshinlokun May Not Be Lagos Speaker

Jamiu Yisa For one of the contenders to the speakership seat of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Wasiu Eshinlokun-Sanni,…

Italy rescues pregnant Nigerian, 3,600 migrants

The Italian government on Friday said 3,600 migrants, including a pregnant Nigerian woman, have been rescued from overcrowded boats sailing…

Kwankwaso warns principals against charging illegal fees

Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano state on Friday in Kano warned Heads of Government-owned Primary and Secondary Schools to desist…

Woman, 38, loses pregnancy after rape by pastor-husband

“My husband raped me and I had to lose a two-month old pregnancy in the process. I want the dissolution…

Buhari, Osinbajo, Tambuwal, Govs Grace Oshiomhole’s Wedding

Jethro Ibileke/Auchi President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President-elect, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, state governors and other dignitaries on Friday graced the wedding…

I Stopped  Gbanga Daniel From Being Cursed —Alake

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Alake and Paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba (Dr.) Michael Aremu Adedotun Gbadebo, Okukenu IV, has revealed  that…

Drug Trafficking: Nigerian Female Student Faces Execution

A 30-year-old Nigerian female student in Malaysia, Mary George Unazi, has been sentenced to death by a Malaysian High Court…

Mob Sets 4 Robbers Ablaze

Four robbery suspects met their waterloo in Okuku, Yala Local Government Area in the northern part of Cross River State…

APC sets up committee on youths welfare

The National Youth Wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday set up a committee that would liaise with…

Kidnappers free university student

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 19-year old female undergraduate of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka in Anambra State, southeast Nigeria, who was…

OAU ASUU urges kidnappers to free Don

Lukmon Akintola The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Chapter, has appealed for the release of their…

NYSC: Angry NOUN students threaten nationwide protests

Harrison Iyoha The crisis rocking National Open University on Nigeria (NOUN) will soon escalate if something urgent is not done…

Conflict-ravaged South Sudan gets seeds, tools for farming

Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said that it was accelerating efforts to get vital seeds, tools and other materials to…
2023 election: I have a lot of fears, says Atahiru Jega

Nigerians should be involved in Jega’s successor – Stakeholders

Some election stakeholders on Thursday called on Nigerians, especially civil society organisations (CSOs), to be interested in who succeeds Prof.…

Edo orders striking judiciary workers to resume or be sacked

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The newly constituted Edo State Judicial Service Commission has ordered striking members of the State Judiciary Staff Union…

JTF arrests 4 pirates on Bayelsa waterways

The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield, on Thursday announced the arrest of four suspected…

Edo officials, others may be charged for terrorism

Jethro Ibileke/Benin There are indications from Edo Police Command on Thursday that the four officials of Edo State Government and…

Obasanjo gives Buhari the blueprint for success

A think-tank constituted by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to support incoming administration’s transition on Thursday presented its report to president-elect,…

Okonjo-Iweala terminates SURE-P partnership with Forcecom

Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iwela, has directed the immediate termination of the partnership with FORCECOM Networks Ltd., on the Graduate…

Governors call me ‘Okpekpe marathon man’ – Oshiomhole

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo state governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has said that the huge government’s investment on road infrastructure in Okpekpe…

Maritime university to generate over $6bn annually – NIMASA DG

The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Ziakede Akpobolokemi, says the Nigeria Maritime University (NMU) will generate…
Ex- President Boni Yayi

Buhari’s experience key to his success – Benin President

President Boni Yayi of Benin Republic, on Thursday said past experiences of president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, would be useful during…

Jonathan signs Criminal Justice Bill into law

President Goodluck Jonathan has signed the Administration of Criminal Justice Bill 2015 into law. The bill, which was passed by…
Ike Ekweremadu, wife arrested in United Kingdom

NDDC gets N299.52b in 2015 budget

The Senate on Thursday passed N299.52 billion budget for the activities of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in 2015.…

I’m not defecting to APC, says Gov Dickson

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Thursday denied that he was planning to leave the Peoples Democratic Party for the…

Senate confirms Jonathan nominee, Gwarzo as SEC DG

The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Malam Munir Gwarzo as the Director-General of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). NAN…