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Hot Noodle Woman charged with assaulting boyfriend

A 35-year-old Nigerian woman, Ejima Okwusindi, who assaulted her boy friend by bathing him with hot ‘indomie’ noodle was on…

Uruguay legalizes abortion

MONTEVIDEO (AFP) Uruguay Wednesday became only the second country in mostly Catholic South America to legalize abortion. The Senate voted…

30 killed by Fulani herdsmen in Benue village

An ethnic dispute over land in a village in Nigeria’s Benue state that has repeatedly flared up in the past…

2015: Judgment day on suit to stop Jonathan

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Ahead of Thursday’s judgment by an Abuja High Court in a suit brought against President Goodluck…

Fire Guts Sulu Gambari’s Palace

A section of the palace of the Emir of Ilorin, Alh. Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, has been gutted by fire. The…

Jonathan jets out tomorrow to Niamey, Bamako

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, whose wife returned today after spending close to seven weeks in Germany, will undertake a working…

Patience Jonathan back

Moyo Fabiyi Wife of Nigeria’s president, Patience Faka, returned to the country Wednesday afternoon after about two months overseas, declaring:…

Police impose curfew on Ondo state

Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar has slammed a curfew on Ondo state, 72 hours to the governorship election.…

Gunmen Abduct 2 School Children, Demand N30m Ransom

Some gunmen on Tuesday kidnapped two children of the same parents in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, Southsouth Nigeria.…

Okada Ban: Police Begin Clampdown

The police at Area ‘G’, Ogba, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, on Tuesday began to enforce the  state Traffic Law banning…

Groom Kidnapped, Tortured To Death On Wedding Day

A groom, Zubairu Balogun, who was abducted on his wedding day in Ilorin, Kwara State, northcentral Nigeria, and held incommunicado…

Lagos Maternal Deaths Hit 1.1m

The maternal mortality rate in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, has hit 1.1 million annually, says the Lagos State Government as…

Edo To Jail Parents Of Out Of School Children

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State Government, Southsouth Nigeria, has warned that parents and guardians who fail to send their…

NDLEA Arrests Wanted Suspected Drug Baron

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Martins Okon, a 23-year old suspected drug baron, in Uyo, the…

BBC, Society For Family Health Train Journalists

Towards effective reportage of good governance and family health care in Nigeria, the British Broadcasting Corporation Media Forum, in partnership…

Akwe-Doma Wants Al-Makura To Explain Misuse Of N4b

Former Nasarawa State Governor, Alhaji Aliyu Akwe-Doma, has demanded explanation from the Al-Makura-led administration in the state over an alleged…

I Got N10m In One Operation —Pirate

A suspected vessel hijacker has revealed the megabuck he makes in every operation his syndicate carries out on the high…

I Begged To Be Admitted Into Pirate Gang —Suspect

A suspected pirate has lamented how he begged a sea pirate gang before he was admitted into its fold. The…

Man In Court For Defaming Police

The police, on Monday, arraigned one Musibau Abdullahi, 34, for defaming the Nigeria Police Force. The police prosecutor, Mr Amby…

Suspects Sell BB Phone N3,000 To Fuel Stolen Car

In order to escape arrest, a gang of three armed robbers who were heading for Lagos from Asaba, Delta State,…

Why I Ran To Ikeja —Ikuforiji

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has denied being chased out of the politics of…

‘Why Achebe Wrote About Awolowo’

A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Bisi Yusuf, representing Alimosho Constituency 1, has explained that as a…

UNIPORT 4: Lawmaker Decries Culture Of Impunity

The representative of Eti-Osa Constituency 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Gbolahan Yishawu, has lamented the increasing lawlessness…

Port Harcourt 4: 13 Suspected Remanded In Prison

The thirteen suspects accused of killing the four University of Port Harcourt students were today arraigned in Port Harcourt Magistrate…

Alleged Subsidy Fraudsters Get N10m Bail

Petroleum products importers who were alleged to have fraudulently obtained the sum of N1.051 billion (about $656 million)  from the…

Man Stabs Lady For Snubbing Him

A businessman, Ikechukwu Ogbodo  has stabbed a lady identified as Adaku Kalu and bit Grace Suwa after they snubbed him …

You’re Fifth Columnists, Mark Slams Presidential Aides

Just falling short of asking him to sack them, the Senate this morning asked President Goodluck Jonathan to caution his…

Navy Throws Out 55 Trainees over Certificate Forgery

The Nigerian Navy Basic Training School (NNBTS), Onne, Port Harcourt, on Tuesday, withdrew the admission of 55 trainees, including four…

Eid-el- Kabir Day to be marked 26 October

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on Wednesday declared 26 October as Ed-el-Kabir Day following the sighting of the…

200 LASTMA Officers Face Sack

At least 200 officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, Southwest Nigeria,  have been recommended for dismissal for…