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Henry Okah’s trial begins in South Africa

On a day that Nigeria is marking its 52nd independence anniversary, Henry Okah, the man suspected to have confined President…

Jonathan vows to battle endemic corruption

Eromosele Ebhomele President Goodluck Jonathan this morning promised that his administration would not tolerate corruption which he described as endemic…

Jonathan: Nigeria making steady progress

AN ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, GCFR, ON THE OCCASION OF THE INDEPENDENCE DAY ANNIVERSARY ON MONDAY, 1STOCTOBER, 2012…

Lagos police boss seeks reforms

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Umar Manko, has contended that the absence of sustainable logistics and over centralisation…

Untold story of AbdulMutallab, the underwear bomber

7 Actions News investigator, Scott Lewis has revealed new insights about Nigeria’s failed Underwear bomber, Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab. Lewis…

Nigerian army explains Zaria explosions

The Nigerian army has explained the reason for the bomb explosions and the gun fire that rocked the Nigerian northern…

Governor Dickson denies ill-health rumour

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa state on Sunday arrived at the Government House after about three weeks abroad, dispelling rumours…

Tinubu, Fashola, Amosun rally Nigerians for rebirth

Nigeria will clock 52 years as an independent nation tomorrow, amidst an atmosphere of gloom being experienced by citizens. But…

Tinubu: Islam has lost a peerless mouthpiece in Adegbite

A Tribute To Dr. Lateef Adegbite, the late Secretary General of the National Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs By Asiwaju…

Delta commissioner kidnapped

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Delta state Commissioner for Higher Education, Professor Hope Eghagha has been seized by unidentified gunmen. He was kidnapped…

October 1: Jonathan keeps off Eagle Square

Nigeria’s president for the second year will be holed in his official residence at Aso Villa while he celebrated Nigeria’s…

Nigeria resumes hajj flights after Saudi row

National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Sunday resumed flight operations to Saudi Arabia in five centres for this year’s…

2 die as bomb explosion, gun fire rock Zaria

An explosion and gunfire shook an area around an Islamic school in Zaria, Kaduna state Sunday, leaving two suspected attackers…

Seriake Dickson’s Bayelsa state clocks 16

—OKAFOR OFIEBOR/Port Harcourt Bayelsa State which shares the same date of birth with Nigeria, clocks 16 The Ijaw of the…

Emeka Ngige: Nigeria has failed as a state

Chief Emeka Ngige, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, tells FOLA ADEMOSU his assessment of the Nigerian state on its 52nd…

Yakassai: Nigeria will not break up

Alhaji Salihu Abubakar Tanko Yakassai, a former presidential aide, tells MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH that corruption is biggest of the factors that…

Nigeria not yet a nation

The happy estimation of Nigeria as a nation has proved unjustifiable BAMIDELE JOHNSON In the last one year, even the…

Nigeria stunted at 52

Ademola Adegbamigbe At 52, Nigeria is suffering from arrested development. Almost at the same time, Nigeria and some Third World…

US Supreme court decides on Shell torture case

The US Supreme Court is back in session tomorrow to tackle major social issues such as same-sex marriage and affirmative…

Katsina state leads in polio cases

Katsina state, in Nigeria’s Northwest has the nation’s highest number of polio cases, Dr Mustapha Mahmud, Head of the Immunisation…

Governor Ajimobi, others bag honorary doctorate

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN The Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi has attributed the current multi-faceted crises bedeviling the country to the…

More woes for Nigerians displaced by flood

Unabating flood is threatening to sack flood-displaced people at their camp in the LGEA Primary School camp in Lokoja, capital…

Encomiums as Adegbite buried in Abeokuta

Abiodun Onafuye, Abeokuta The body of the late Secretary General of Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Dr. Abdul Lateef…

NEMA can’t cope with Kogi flood disaster, says senator

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE Senator Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman representing Kogi Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly has described the flood that has…

2 drug suspects arrested

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent  Two suspected drug traffickers arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have blamed their friend…

Fashola, clerics laud Adegbite

 Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has opened the floodgates of tributes to the departed Islamic scholar and lawyer,…

Taraba deputy governor challenges impeachment panel

The Taraba Deputy Governor, Alhaji Sani Abubakar, on Saturday challenged the competence of the panel investigating allegations of gross misconduct…

Senator Bagudu aids indigent students

More than 600 indigent students have benefited from the scholarship programme initiated by Senator Atiku Bagudu, Malam Zaki Sarki, Chairman,…

Shebab, Boko Haram allies chased out of Somalia

MOGADISHU (AFP) – Boko Haram and Al-Qaeda linked Shebab rebels said on Saturday they have abandoned the southern Somali port…

Debate: Should Nigerian military officers retire at 70?

The Nigerian Army says it has begun the process of reviewing upward to 70 years, the retirement age for its…