Tag: nigerian news
Police stop terror charge against 12 APC members
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja In a dramatic twist on Wednesday, the scheduled arraignment of the Ekiti state Commissioner for Integration…
Report: The Ibadan witch that missed her way
A black bird, flying in company of two other black birds, suddenly landed on a moving pick up van, owned…
WAFU Cup: Nwakali To Captain Eaglets In Togo
Taiwo Adelu Golden Eaglets’ coach Emmanuel Amuneke has picked Kelechi Nwakali to captain his fledging team at the WAFU B…
Nigerian nabbed with heroine concealed in lady’s shoes
A Nigerian has been arrested in New Delhi, India with heroine concealed in a lady’s shoes. The 23 year old…
Nigeria’s capital approves new housing project
The Minister of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Mohammed, said the city’s authorities had given 1,264.8 hectares of land…
Chiwetel Ejiofor: ‘I’m proud to be a Nigerian’
A London-born Nigerian Hollywood star, Chiwetel Ejiofor, on Friday said he was proud to be identified as a Nigerian. Ejiofor…
Nigerian soldiers storm Lagos community over missing gun
Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni Soldiers from Ibereko Barracks on the Badagry Expressway, in Lagos State have laid a siege on the Mowo…
Happy ending for Aussie woman scammed by Nigerian
An Australian woman, based in Perth, who lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in a Nigerian online romance scam has…
United Kingdom Cautions Citizens In Abuja
The United Kingdom Foreign Office has advised British citizens in Abuja to maintain ‘heightened vigilance’ following the foiled jailbreak at…
Abia government denies editor’s arrest
The Abia government, on Sunday, said it was not aware of the arrest of the Associate Editor of the Sun…
New date for Oando take-over of ConocoPhilips Nigerian business
Oando has announced 30 April for the completion of the proposed acquisition of the Nigerian Upstream Oil and Gas Business…
LASU gives deadline for fees payment
The Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, has fixed Thursday as the deadline for the payment of school fees by its…
Why do African kleptocrats steal money they don’t need?
Why do African/Nigerian politicians steal money they don’t use, see, need, reach, or access? The stealing by government officials in…
Nigerian kills Nigerian in India, injures another critically
A 34-year-old Nigerian was stabbed to death in New Delhi, India by another Nigerian at a birthday party, The Times…
Police probe Nigerian house of horror
Nigerian police said they have opened a murder probe after the discovery of rotting bodies and skeletons in an abandoned…
Nigerians collect signatures to sack Abba Moro
No fewer than 20 Nigerians have signed a petition calling on President Goodluck Jonathan to sack his Interior Minister, Comrade…
TB Joshua’s video goes viral over missing Malaysian airliner
.Did the Nigerian cleric really predict the missing Boeing 777? As international search continues for the missing Malaysian airplane, a…
Nigerian student murdered in Ghana
Simon Ateba/Yaounde Godwin Ayogu, a Nigerian citizen, and a 300-level student at the University of Cape Coast in Ghana, has…
Musician, Eedris Abdulkareem turns farmer
Funsho Arogundade Nigerian hip-hop star, Eedris Abdulkareem, said he has invested millions of naira he earned from music in a…
Teenager murdered for ‘being proud’
A 17-year-old student of Bowen University, Opeyemi Odusanya, has been killed by some youths in Lagos, Nigeria. The 300 level…
5 Nigerian chess players offered scholarship to Russian varsity
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the Russian President, World Chess Federation (FIDE) has offered to sponsor five Nigerians every year to study chess…
Nigerian army shuffles top brass, Abbah now military scribe
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday in Abuja announced the redeployment of 107 senior officers, including 36 Major-Generals and 61 others.…
Football: Uzoenyi to rejoin Rangers
Nigeria’s winger, Ejike Uzoenyi is expected to rejoin teammates at Rangers International FC of Enugu,in the next 24 hours, the…
Man abandons wife after triplets born
A Nigerian bricklayer, Mr Adewale Omole has abandoned his wife in the hospital after he heard that she was expecting…
160,000 Policemen receiving training for 2015 polls
Nigeria’s police boss, Mohammed Dikko Abubakar on Tuesday said the Police are ready to ensure a hitch-free governorship elections in…
Nigerian scammer arrested for murder of Australian woman
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Monday said it had arrested a 28-year-old man wanted in connection with the…
Keshi praises Super Eagles B team
Stephen Keshi, the Head Coach of the Super Eagles, on Saturday praised his players for being able to interpret his…
Wicked Nigerian scammer fleeces divorcee of $300,000
A 66-year-old American woman looking for love online ended up with a broken heart and a depleted bank account when…
100 Nigerian prisoners languish in Morocco
Senator Abdallah Wali, Nigeria’s ambassador to Morocco, on Sunday said no fewer than 100 Nigerians were languishing in Moroccan Prisons.…
I have no plan to join Accord Party, says Amosun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of the western Nigeria state of Ogun has debunked widespread rumour that he has concluded…