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107 die in motorcycle accidents

Kazeem Ugbodaga    At least, 107 people have been killed and 512 others injured in okada accidents in the last two…

Jonathan probes Hajj blues for Nigerian female pilgrims

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan said he has ordered a post mortem on the problem Nigerian female pilgrims to Mecca faced…

Nigerian rapist gets away with N80,000 fine

A Magistrates’ Court in Benin, capital of Edo state in Mid Western Nigeria, has sentenced Mr Saturday Udoh, 39, to…

Leaked Ribadu report exposes rot in Nigeria’s oil sector

A total of $183m in signature bonuses paid by oil companies to the federation is missing, according to a confidential…

AU readmits crisis-torn Mali

The African Union has readmitted Mali after suspending it from the pan-African bloc following a March coup, and backed plans…

Millions gather at Mount Arafat for Hajj rituals

MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AFP) – Vast crowds of Muslim pilgrims, all dressed in white, flocked from early Thursday to…

Obama rallies all night in drive for votes

US President Barack Obama pursued the sunset west then turned around and chased the dawn, streaking across America on an…

Cardinal Onaiyekan: Elevation a great honour to Africa

The Nigerian archbishop named by Pope Benedict XVI to the Vatican’s College of Cardinals on Wednesday told AFP his appointment…

LASTMA: We didn’t impound Obasanjo’s vehicle

Mr Babatunde Edu, General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), on Wednesday in Lagos, denied media report that vehicles…

Ogun Allots 500 Hectares of Land To Lagos state

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta In furtherance to the southwest government plans for socio-economic and political regional integration, the Ogun state government…

Jonathan congratulates Cardinal Onaiyekan

President Goodluck Jonathan has on behalf of himself, the Federal Government and people of Nigeria, heartily congratulated Bishop John Olorunfemi…

Court Throws Out Bakassi Indigenes’ Suit

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday threw out the suit filed by indigenes…

Ndume Admitted Links to Boko Haram, Says SSS

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja An operative of the State Security Service, SSS, on Wednesday told a Federal High Court sitting…

Power Drunk Governor Flogs PHCN Manager

Governor of Sokoto State, Northwest Nigeria, Aliyu Wamakko, has flogged a manager of Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, for…

Lagos Assembly Slams FG Over Bad Roads

The deplorable condition of federal roads in Lagos state, Southwest Nigeria, has become a cause for concern among members of…

630 schools submerged by flood in Delta—Uduaghan

Gov Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta has said that 630 primary and secondary schools in the state were submerged by flood.…

Obasanjo Impounds LAGBUS Buses

In an action that could be described as that of a power drunk leader, former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has…

Power Bike Robbers Kill Currency Changer, Snatch N4.5m

A Bureau de Change operator was shot dead yesterday evening at Alade Market, Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, by…

Okada Ban: Visit Emergency Ward To See Casualties —Fashola

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has asked those not are happy with the law banning motorcycle riders, known as…

Ogun Donates N2.5m To Families Of 5 Slain Cops

Ogun State Government, Southwest Nigeria, today presented N2.5 million to the family of five policemen who were killed during a…

Policeman’s Son Burgles Barracks Apartment

The police at the Bar Beach Division, Victoria Island, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have arrested and arraigned a suspected thief,…

Man Beats Wife With Iron Rod

The president of Agege Grade A Customary Court, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Mr Emmanuel Sokunle, has ordered that a 39-year old…

3 Land Speculators In Prison Over N16m Fraud

Three suspected land speculators, Olumuyiwa Makewu, 42, Omogbalahare Raheem, 45, and Paul Nwosu Onyemechi, 39, have been arrested by the…

Bizman Docked Over N4.7m Dud Cheque

A 38-year old director of a dredging firm, Frank Ojeuwe, has been arraigned before an Igbosore Magistrate’s Court on a…

Robbers Invade Oko Oba

Armed robbers, mostly youths in their early 20s, have invaded New Oko Oba in Abule Egba, a suburb of Lagos…

Agbaje Makes Case For Creation Of State Police

A former gubernatorial candidate of the Democratic People’s Alliance (DPA) in the 2007 governorship election in Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje,…

Boko Haram plots to strike on Sallah day, says JTF

Nigeria’s military on Tuesday said it had uncovered a plot by Boko Haram militants to carry out “massive attacks” during…

Why ACN lost Ondo election

Seun Bisuga Former Ondo State Action Congress of Nigeria, (ACN), Chairman, Jumoke Anifowose (nee Ajasin) believes that the party lost…

Robbers kill Currency Changer in Lagos

AYODEJI DEDEIGBO/Crime Reporter A Bureau De Change operator was shot dead this evening at Alade Market, Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos,…

Iyayi: Nigeria’s civil servants world’s most inefficient

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Nigerian public servants have been described as the most inefficient and ineffective in the world. A former President…