13 feared killed in fresh Southern Kaduna attack
It was a bloody Easter for Asso village of Jema’a Local Government Area in the southern part of Kaduna state, as 13 persons were
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Abuja airport ready for use, says NCAA
The Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Mr Usman Muktar, says the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, runway is ready for operation and
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Mega party: ADP pays N1m registration fee to INEC Published April 17, 2017
Promoters of a political association, Mega Party, under the auspices of the Action Democratic Party, have paid the mandatory N1m to the Independent
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Govt: looters bury cash in cemeteries
SUSPECTED looters now bury cash in forests and cemeteries, the Federal Government claimed on Sunday. It said the anti-corruption agencies had been inundated
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Air Peace resumes Abuja flights Wednesday after renovation
Air Peace airlines says it will resume flight operations at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Wednesday. The announcement by the airline
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UN appoints first female Executive Secretary of ECA
The UN Secretary General, António Guterres, has appointed Ms Vera Songwe as the first female Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa
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FBI offers just $1000 to whistleblower on wanted Nigerian
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has offered a paltry $1000 reward to whistleblowers who can offer information to arrest a
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Mystery $43.4m : Buhari directs AGF to step in … As Amaechi fires back at Wike
President Muhammadu Buhari has stepped into the controversial issue of the $43.4million recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from an
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Janet Jackson’s estranged husband wants her back
A week after Janet Jackson and her estranged husband Wissam Al Mana went public with their separation, the billionaire businessman released a sentimental
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N5.8bn U.J Esuene Stadium indoor sports hall collapses
IT was Easter tragedy in Calabar over the weekend as the$14m (about N5.8bn) uncompleted multipurpose Indoor Sports Hall at the U. J. Esuene,
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Yari to Sanusi: “You are an enemy of Islam”
Governor Abdu-laziz Yari of Zamfara State is squaring up to a fresh face-off with the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, after
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Married couple discover they are biological twins after DNA test
A US married couple are in shock after a DNA test revealed that they are biological twins. The couple, who were struggling to
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Police arrest two kidnap suspects in Enugu
he Enugu State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers, who disguised as cattle rearers on the outskirt of Akpugo community near Enugu.
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Boat Mishap: seven die, 136 missing in Kebbi
No fewer than seven people have died and seven hospitalized in Ngaski Local Government Area of Kebbi when a boat carrying 150 passengers
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Morano, world’s oldest person dies in Italy at 117
The world’s oldest person Emma Morano has died in Italy at the age of 117, reports say. Emma Morano was born on 29
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One killed, 1,000 houses destroyed in Kano state rain
One person lost his life while several houses were destroyed following a heavy down pour in Kura local government area of Kano state.
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$43million recovered in Lagos not mine, says Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has dismissed claims by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike that the $43million found in a luxury
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Jos carnival: Mother of 4 wins mountain climbing competition
A 26-year-old mother of four, Anya Ashom has emerged winner in the female category of the maiden Jos Mountaineering Competition. Kaze Samuel, a
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Dino Melaye escapes death as gunmen invade house
Senator Dino Melaye escaped death by the whiskers as gunmen invaded his house in the early hours of Saturday at Ayetoro-Gbede in Kogi
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Ighalo brace fails to save Yatai, Martins celebrates.
Super Eagles ace Odion Ighalo was in superlative form for his Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai on Saturday, grabbing a brace which
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NSCDC arrests two armed robbery suspects in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it arrested two armed robbery suspects and an impersonator.
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EFCC planning to plant cash in my house –Adoke
The immediate past Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Mohammed Adoke (SAN), says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is planning to raid
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50 women get free gas cylinders in Lagos
The Liquefied Petroleum Group (LPG), Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), on Friday in Lagos, donated 50 8.3kg gas cylinders free to
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Fire guts Sokoto Old Market
A section of the Old Market in Sokoto was gutted by fire Friday night. Efforts were on by the personnel of the state
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Name source of ransom paid to herdsmen, Sani tells el-Rufai
The lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Senator Shehu Sani, has challenged Governor Nasir el-Rufai to tell Nigerians from which vote he paid
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Ogbia Brotherhood mourns Obua, Jonathan’s former CSO
The Ogbia Brotherhood, a socio-cultural group of Ogbia people of Bayelsa across the world, has expressed dismay over the death of Mr Gordon
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Mystery man pays N42m tithe to Benue church
A man whose identity has been shielded by a local church in Makurdi, has shocked church members with a tithe offering of N42
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Wike, NIA fight over ownership of N13bn seized by EFCC
The controversy surrounding the ownership of the N13bn ($43.4m, N23m and £27,000) found by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission at the Osborne
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OAU Ife-trained doctors arrive from US to help
A team of highly skilled doctors from the United States of America will arrive Nigeria this weekend for a medical mission at Ile
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Again, controversy trails salaries of lawmakers. “Dogara lied on salary slips published”. – Hon Jibrin
The face-off between the House of Representatives and the Governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El- Rufai has once again stimulated the debate
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