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Hakeem Rahman Clocks 56

Nollywood actor and Vice President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Hakeem Rahman, marked his 56th birthday yesterday. Rahman…

ALOMA MUKHTAR: Making of Nigeria’s Female CJN

Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar makes history as the first female Chief Justice of Nigeria. Here is her history of firsts,…

Mukhtar Will Save The Judiciary

Chief Adeniyi Akintola, SAN, is unrestrained in his affection for the new Chief Justice of Nigeria. He tells GBENRO ADESINA…

Tough Job For Top Judge

Justice Mariam Aloma Mukhtar has a lot on her plate, as she starts life as the head of the judiciary…

Mukhtar, Nigeria’s first female chief justice, steps in

History was made in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal capital this morning as Chief Justice Mariam Aloma Mukhtar was sworn in at…

Why I Write About Ibadan

Professor Toyin Falola, 59, is an internationally acclaimed Nigerian historian. Born in Ibadan, Falola taught History at the University of…

Flood sweeps bridges, 20 houses away

No fewer than 20 houses in Buanchor in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State, south south Nigeria, were…

How Benin residents marked Oshiomhole’s victory

Eromosele Ebhomele, Folarin Ademosu & Jethro Ibileke It was like a carnival this morning in Benin city, the Edo State…

Nigerian Killings: Army mounts ‘Operation sweep and search’

The Nigerian army said Sunday it plans to raid suspected militant hideouts in several central villages after attacks last weekend…

3 clerics docked for fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned three clerics before Justice M. S. Shuaibu of the Federal High…

Atiku, Fashola, Ajimobi congratulate Oshiomhole

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Lagos governor, Raji fashola and his Oyo state counterpart, Abiola Ajimobi have all rejoiced with Governor…

Oshiomhole: Tinubu, ACN salute Edo ‘people power’

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and its national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu have hailed the courage and determination…

Nursing mum, 4 bankers charged with fraud

Justice C. O. Ogisi of the Delta State High Court, Asaba has ordered that five suspected fraudsters be remanded in…

Bomb goes off near Nigerian Church

Bomb Goes Off Near Nigerian Church A bomb went off Sunday near a church in Okene, a major town in…

Victorious Oshiomhole seeks rivals’ cooperation

Eromosele Ebhomele, Jethro Ibileke & Folarin Ademosu Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has urged chieftain of the Peoples Democratic…

Bomb scare: Abuja minister cancels rock blast permits

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Alarmed by incessant bomb scares within the Abuja metropolis, the FCT Administration on Sunday withdrew all…

Oshiomhole: Supporters in celebration frenzy

Jethro Ibileke, Eromosele Ebhomele & Folarin Ademosun  The serenity of Benin City, the capital of Edo State, ruptured in wild…

Jonathan Congratulates Oshiomhole

A statement from the Presidency on the Comrade’s victory reads: “President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan congratulates Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo…

Oshiomhole: How He Trounced PDP Rival

Eromosele Ebhomele The race was not near being a close one.It was a horse versus antelopes. And the outcome of…

Edo Election Result : Oshiomhole wins by a wide margin

.Promises not to disappoint at victory rally in Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of the Action Congress Party of Nigeria was…

Governor Oshiomhole in early lead

Eromosele Ebhomele & Jethro Ibileke/Benin The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Edo state governorship election, General…

Patience Jonathan’s Appointment As Permsec A Joke

.Appointment in order says Governor Seriake Dickson Nigerians have continued to criticise the recent appointment of the country’s First Lady,…

Plant a tree, Fashola urges Lagosians

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Saturday led the fifth edition of the annual Tree Planting campaign at…

Gunmen kill abducted college bursar

Armed men, suspected to be robbers, on Friday night abducted and killed Stephen Omole, a bursary staff member of Federal…

Libyan returnees urge FG to rescue others

Nigerian returnees from Libya have called on the Federal Government to urgently rescue others who are still trapped in prisons,…

‘Permsec’ Jonathan mourns victims of fuel tanker fire

Wife of Nigeria’s President, Dame Patience Jonathan, who also doubles as a permanent secretary in her husband’s state of Bayelsa,…

Arik aborts flight after collision with Hercules

The Nigeria Air Force said that an Arik Airline Boeing 737-700 with registration No 5NMJI on Saturday brushed the wing…

Oritsejafor condemns bomb attack on Shehu

Nigerian Christians on Saturday condemned an attempt on the life of a key Islamic leader the previous day, a suicide…

Irregularities Mar Polls In Edo South

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The much anticipated and awaited Edo state governorship election began on Saturday in Edo south senatorial district with…

3 Cops, INEC Staff Die In Boat Mishap

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Three policemen and an ad-hoc staff of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been confirmed dead in a…