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Boko Haram in shootout with Nigeria police

A shootout has been reported in the Bindigari area of Damaturu, capital of Yobe state, where militants of the Boko…

Israel readying for Iran strike tests missiles

Israel on Sunday began testing an SMS system for warning the public of an imminent missile attack as chatter over…

PDP opts out of Edo election petition

Nigeria’s ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has called on Edo Election Petition Tribunal to strike out its name…

Be warned…flooding predicted in 14 Nigerian states

Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Environment has predicted downpour between now and August 19, which might cause flooding in 14 states.…

Obama’s rival hits campaign with running mate

Mitt Romney and newly minted running mate Paul Ryan will try to energize supporters in North Carolina Sunday after they…

Obasanjo leads PDP for Ondo governorship race

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has predicted that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) would win the October 20 governorship election in…

Soldiers seize Boko Haram weapons after raid

Nigerian troops recovered weapons in raids on suspected Boko Haram bases in two northern cities, officials said Saturday. A raid…

Police fraud unit arrests 3 suspects

The Police Special Fraud Unit (SFU) said it arrested two suspected fraudusters, alleged to have defrauded an American citizen of…

Pastor Adeboye: Nigeria can go higher

Amidst the gloom and despair that has enveloped the country, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of…

Body of missing INEC staff found

The body of the missing INEC ad-hoc staff involved in a boat mishap during the July 14 governorship election in…

Assault on journalists: LASUTH blames ‘unknown attackers’

Simon Ateba The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital has distanced itself from the barbaric attack on journalists which occurred yesterday…

Nigeria fourth as US ladies break world record

The United States smashed one of the oldest world records on Friday when they won the women’s Olympic 4x100m relay…

Nigeria: Big slump in church attendance and finance

The Kaduna Diocese of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) said on Friday that worshippers’ attendance in its churches has dropped…

No mercy for teen burglar who begs for mercy

An Abuja Senior Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced an 18-year-old student, Nasiru Abdullahi of Kunchingoro, Airport road, Abuja to one…

Osun demolishes offices for market

All the courts, including the Chief, the Senior, the Magistrates’ and the Family Courts in the old Governor’s Office in…

Heavy rains, flood forecast for August-October

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) on Friday said there was a high prospect of intense rains between August and October…

Peace elusive as banker shot dead in Maiduguri

Maiduguri, capital of Nigeria’s Borno state continues to cement its status as the killing capital of Nigeria, with the gruesome…

Below 40 per cent pass English and Maths as WASCE results out

The results of the May/June 2012 West African School Certificate Examinations have been released. They were released today by the…

Sex-Crazy Printer Sent To Kirikiri Prisons

A sex-crazy printer, 39-year old Oluseje Israel is now cooling his heels at Kirikiri Prisons, Apapa, Lagos for allegedly raping…

Controversy: Enugu Girls Top Sex Workers

Which of the Nigerian states has the highest number of commercial sex workers in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital? That is the…

Emotional Final Farewell to Ghana’s Atta Mills

Thousands of mourners including African leaders, dignitaries and ordinary Ghanaians attended the state funeral on Friday of president John Atta…

Dana Crash: Lagos Probes Attack On Journalists

The Lagos State Government says it has begun full scale investigation into yesterday’s attack on journalists by staff of the…

Censors Board Destroys N20m Pirated CDs

The Lagos State Film and Video Censors Board has  destroyed over N20million worth of pirated films seized from film sellers…

ACN/CPC Merger No Threat To PDP

The Publicity Secretary of the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Gani Taofeek, has said that the…

Man Tricks Woman To Take Over Her Property

A 34-year old man, Chidi David Sunday, has been arraigned before Apapa Magistrate’s court, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, for allegedly tricking…

We’ve Only Asked Jonathan To Implement Budget

Mr. Mikhail Lanre Odubote, a first term lawmaker, representing Epe Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, in this interview…

Hoodlums Turn School To Hideout

Parents have expressed concern over the invasion by hoodlums of Kosofe Junior College in the heart of Akanimodo area of…

Tax War: NTA Office, Others Shut

Programme transmission at the Benin Zonal office of Nigeria Television Authority, NTA, has been off air for the past 24…

G. Cappa’s Acting GM In EFCC’s Net

The Acting General Manager of G. Cappa Plc, Emmanuel Ofolue is in the net of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…

Brawl Over N50 Lands 3 Men Community Service

An Ikorodu Magistrate’s Court has sentenced three men, Anthony Awaye, Saka Sikiru and Shina Akinyelore to 50 hours of community…