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ACN Wins Ajeromi By-Election

The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has won Tuesday’s by-election in Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos State, Southwest…

Nigeria’s Female Banker Steals Customer’s N26m

A staff of a mortgage bank in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Folayemi Oluwayemisi Adedayo, 41, has been charged to court for…

Political Class Has Ruined This Country —el-Rufai

The former minister of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has blamed the political class for ruining this country.…

‘My Wife Knows I’m A Fraudster’

A 39-year old suspected fraudster, Tony Obi, who was arrested by the police in Lagos, has confessed that he has…

Tributes For Ogo Oluwa Kitan Boss

Nigerian musicians and stakeholders have continued to pay tribute to late music mogul, Chief Joseph Olayiwola Afolabi, the boss of…

Accountants Can Practice Taxation —ICAN

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has declared that its members have the right to practice taxation unhindered.…

Lagos government begins pilot Saturday work

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Tuesday kept faith with the tradition of his administration by rendering an account…

My 2100 Momentous Days In Office

By Babatunde Fashola On the 18th November 2012, when I presented our activity report from the last 100 days, I…

Pope Benedict bids farewell eve of departure

VATICAN CITY(AFP) – Pope Benedict XVI toured St Peter’s Square in his popemobile one last time Wednesday at the start…

Boko Haram commander killed

Nigerian troops claimed they killed a suspected commander of the Boko Haram and three of his lieutenants during an operation…

Report: Olive oil, nuts dietary keys to cut heart risks

A Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil, nuts, fish, fruit, legumes and wine reduced the risk of heart attacks, strokes…

ThisDAY honours exceptional retired teachers

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Nigeria’s Thisday newspaper has recognised some prominent retired teachers and administrators for their past services to Nigeria.…

ICPC bemoans corruption in Nigerian universities

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, on Tuesday in Abuja unveiled findings made in its pilot…

Another set of pension fund thieves charged

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN The Nigerian police have charged ten persons accused of stealing N1.6 billion(about $10million) pension fund, belonging to the…

The Joke is on Chief Tony Anenih: In Cartoon

A character cartoon by a Nigerian about Chief Tony Anenih, the chairman of the Nigeria Ports Authority and now Chairman…

Niger Delta ex-militants riot in Bayelsa

OKAFOR OFIEBOR/PORT HARCOURT Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital was thrown into pandemonium today as residents ran for cover when about…

Nigerian church set ablaze

Stephen Oni/Ilorin The Prayer, Faith and Miracle Ministry, a church located at Asa Dam area in Ilorin, capital of the…

Ex-Governor Audu’s son docked for fraud

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday arraigned the son of Abubakar Audu, former…

Senior Nigerian lawyer stripped of privileges

Chief Ajibola Aribisala, a senior advocate of Nigeria has been stripped of the title and the privileges attached to it.…

Kano buries cop killed by gunmen

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano The remains of the late Superintendent of Police, Dahiru Ibrahim Majia who was killed by gunmen Monday night…

Erastus Akingbola Charged Again

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Tuesday re-arraigned the former Managing Director of Intercontinental Bank Plc, Erastus Akingbola, over…

Who Grasps The Nettle For Jonathan Now?

By Dimeji Daniel I remember that it was exactly 73 days after President Goodluck Jonathan took the reins of power…

Soyinka Gets Awolowo Prize For Leadership

Nobel Leaureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, is the winner of the maiden edition of the Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership which…

Combating Rooftop Riders

Train terminals at peak periods are like apparitions or paintings realised on canvas. In Lagos, the faces are usually of…

Dubious Hopes, Lies Are No Strategy —ACN Tells PDP

Lagos ACN has told Lagos PDP that dubious hopes and pathological lies are no strategy if they want to make…

Disgraced IMF chief seeks ban on tell-all-book

Disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn appeared in a Paris court Tuesday to try to ban a graphic new book…

Ladipo Market: Arrested Bakassi Boys To Face Trial

Twelve suspected members of the Bakassi Boys arrested on Monday at Ladipo Market, Mushin in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria will soon…

Fashola Lights Up Ikorodu Road

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has lit up Ikorodu Road for safe driving at night. This is coming as…

Rev. King’s Devotees Lavish Praises On His Birthday

Today is the birthday of Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, a.k.a. Rev. King, the General Overseer of Christian Prayer Assembly (CPA), and his…

Afolabi, boss of Ogo Oluwa Kitan Records Dies

FUNSHO AROGUNDADE Music mogul, Chief Joseph Olayiwola Afolabi, the boss of Ogo-Oluwa Kitan Records, is dead. He died on Monday…