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Amnesty panel meets detained Boko Haram members

A presidential panel set to seek an amnesty deal with Islamist group Boko Haram Thursday met with about 40 suspected…

Killing of policemen distressing, says IGP

Nigeria’s Police High Command has condemned the unprovoked and brutal killing of scores of Policemen in Nasarawa state. “This disturbing,…

Killings: Jonathan calls off Namibian trip

Following the violence in Nasarawa and a Tuesday attack in northern Borno state by the Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram…

Boko Haram got money from Algeria, says suspect

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Trial of suspected mastermind of the December 2011 bombing of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Mr. Kabiru…

Jossy Lad, ex-Super Falcons coach dies

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Former Coach of Super Falcons, Mr. Joseph Ladipo fondly called Jossy Lad died Thursday in his residence at…

Chilling details of Cleveland kidnap ordeal

CLEVELAND, Ohio(AFP) – A baby delivered on Christmas Day by a captive under threat of death, multiple miscarriages, repeated rapes…

Man United Confirm Moyes As Fergie’s Successor

Manchester United on Thursday confirmed that David Moyes will succeed Alex Ferguson as manager of the club. Moyes’s departure from…

Nigerian Air Force Helicopter Crashes

An Airforce Spider Helicopter carrying high calibre ammunition meant for an operation Thursday crashed and exploded at the Airforce base…

Civil Servant Stabs Wife

The police on Wednesday arraigned a 29-year old civil servant, Ejiga Jacob, at the Karu Upper Area Court for allegedly…

99 Suspects Arrested At Oshodi

Officials of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit have arrested 99 more hoodlums in Oshodi…

3 Friends Face Trial For Beating Another To Death

Three friends, who reside in Isolo, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, are facing trial before Ebute Metta Magistrates’Court, Lagos for allegedly…

ACN Condemns Bama Killings

The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has strongly condemned the attack on Bama town in Borno state by suspected Boko…

Oshiomhole Sacks Commissioner

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State southsouth Nigeria, has approved the removal of the state Commissioner for the Ministry of…

China probes movie maker for having 7 kids

One of China’s most famous movie directors is facing a $26 million fine for having seven children in violation of…

US serial kidnapper to be charged today

An American charged with holding three young women in captivity and raping them in a decade-long horror is due to…

PDP pledges fairness to Anambra governorship aspirants

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Anambra Chapter, has pledged to provide a level playing ground ahead of the governorship election…

Fresh massacres reported in 2 Nigerian states

It is still a story of bloodletting in Nigeria as fresh massacres have been reported in two states. Governor Gabriel…

Another person dies in fresh collapsed buildings

Kazeem Ugbodaga Another person has been reported dead as two more buildings collapsed in Bariga and Ikorodu areas of Lagos…

Bama: Jonathan warns insurgents

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday hit out at gunmen he called “armed terrorists” who launched attacks on military barracks,…

Nigeria’s Election Monitors demanded money in Edo State

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin An official of the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission, EDSIEC, has described the assessment of some observers of…

Man posing as spirit docked for fraud

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on May 8, 2013 arraigned Mohammed Yusuf Dabo before Justice Zainab Abubakar of…

N123 billion spent on 2011 elections, says Jega

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC said on Wednesday that the 2011 general elections cost N122.9 billion. The…

Ex-Bayelsa governor arrested after hide and seek game

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday arrested Timipre Slyva, the former governor of Bayelsa State, after the…

Jonathan Picks Okiro As Chairman, Police Service Commission

President Goodluck Jonathan has recommended former Inspector General of Police, Sir Mike Okiro, as Chairman of the Police Service Commission.…

Amaechi threatens to expose those fighting him

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt After keeping mum since the executives of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State, were swept…

FRSC Moves Against Over-Speeding On Lagos-Ibadan Road

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Tuesday launched a seven-day campaign against over-speeding and reckless driving along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.…

FG Releases N1bn To Revive Adult Education

Mr Nyeson Wike, the Minister of State for Education, on Tuesday said the Federal Government has released N1 billion as…

Court Jails 8 Beggars

The Special Offences Court in Alausa area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has sentenced eight beggars to one month imprisonment for…

Govs. Urge Support For APC Merger

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) and eight other progressive counterparts including the Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha…

Army: 200 Boko Haram fighters attacked Bama

Nigerian soldiers blanketed the town of Bama on Wednesday, where residents stayed indoors after coordinated assaults by heavily armed Islamist…