Again, truck driver crushes one to death in Anambra, flees
Barely two days after an unidentified speeding truck driver crushed five persons to death in Anambra State; another truck driver, on Tuesday, sent
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Nigeria’s Kemi Bedenoch appointed into UK cabinet
e new elected United Kingdom Prime Minister, Liz Truss has appointed British-Nigerian Member of Parliament, Kemi Badenoch, as a member of her cabinet. The British-Nigerian vied for
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Gunmen kidnap Plateau council boss
Some gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday kidnapped the Chairman of Kanke Local Government Council of Plateau State, Henry Gotip. Gotip was
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Terrorists negotiator Mamu arrested in Egypt
he Abuja-Kaduna train hostage negotiator, Malam Tukur Mamu, has been arrested in Egypt. He was detained by Interpol at the Cairo International Airport
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Ooni marries new wife months after Naomi’s exit
Mariam Anako, the new wife of Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, late on Tuesday arrived at the palace of the monarch in
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BREAKING: Chelsea sack Coach Thomas Tuchel
Chelsea have sacked Manager Thomas Tuchel after a shock loss to Dynamo Zagreb on Tuesday in the opening Champion League group game. A statement
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BREAKING: ‘We made you PDP Chairman’, Wike berates Ayu
Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has lambasted the National Chairman of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Iyorchia Ayu for describing him
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INEC publishes final list of presidential, senatorial candidates Sept. 20
The final list of Presidential, Senatorial and House of Representatives candidates for the 2023 general election will be released on September 20, the
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Why we’re suspending New York to Lagos flight operations — Delta Airlines
Delta Airlines, United States’ longest serving flight operator in Nigeria, said it will from October 4, 2022, suspend flight operations between JFK airport,
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JUST IN: Organ Harvesting: Alleged Victim urges court to reverse order for release of bio-data to Ekweremadu
David Ukpo, the alleged victim of the alleged organ harvesting scandal involving Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, has urged a Federal
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CP orders investigation into death of 6 in Enugu community
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Ahmed Ammani, has ordered the state’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to look into the circumstances
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JUST IN: Buhari, APC Governors meet
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday held a closed-door meeting with a delegation of Governors from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the
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BREAKING: Court nullifies Igboho’s N20bn judgement against DSS
Justice Muslim Hassan of the Ibadan Division of the Court of Appeal, Oyo State Tuesday, nullified the N20 billion exemplary and aggravated damages
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*Amobi Ogah pays courtesy call on Ihe Abia, promises to uphold accountability in government*
The Labour Party, LP candidate for the 2023 Isuikwuato/Umunneochi federal constituency, Chief Amobi Ogah on Wednesday August 24, 2022 paid a courtesy visit
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How wearing police uniform landed me in jail — Frankie Seeka
A singer, comedian and actor, Franklin Isika, aka Frankie Seeka, has 134,000 followers on Instagram. When did you venture into comedy? I had
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Five IPOB/ESN members killed in shootout with Imo police
Five suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) were shot dead when
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London meetings with Obasanjo, Atiku, Obi crucial – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Friday said the meetings his team held with former President Olusegun Obasanjo and some presidential candidates were
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My one-month experience in prison dehumanising –Lawyer jailed for contempt
Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, who was jailed for contempt by the Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Ekaette Obot, in controversial
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ICPC chair, SANs slam judiciary for enabling corruption
The judiciary came under scrutiny yesterday for its role in allowing corruption and money laundering to fester. Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices
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Nigeria joins Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
National Security Adviser (NSA) Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd) has announced Nigeria‘s accession to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime. The Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
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Gunmen invade Kwara hotel, kill owner, abduct one
Some gunmen, Sunday night, invaded a hotel in Alomilaya area, Ganmo, in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, killing the owner of
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Lagos taskforce seizes over 300 motorcycles
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Taskforce on Monday said it seized over 300 motorcycles for flouting the ban on certain routes.
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Army begins investigations into alleged murder of Islamic cleric by soldiers in Yobe
The army said that the investigation is being conducted in conjunction with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), to authenticate the identities of the
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Scores killed as NAF jets bombard Shekau’s successor’s hideout
The enclave of the leader of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), Fiya Ba Yuram, in Sambisa forest has come under
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NBA conference: Adichie gathers N3.2m for female footballers
There was money rain on Monday at the opening ceremony of the Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association held in Lagos,
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My job almost ruined my marriage, Pastor Jerry Eze breaks down as he recounts difficult times
General overseer of Streams of Joy International, Pastor Jerry Eze has recounted how his job as a priest nearly ruined his marriage to
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Rising cost of sanitary pads: Women go back to local ways
The use of rags and other local ways for menstruation lingered predominantly among Nigerian women in the 70’s and 80’s. These rags are
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Shun corruption, UNN Muslim community urges Nigerians.
A group, the University of Nigeria Nsukka Muslim Community, has urged Nigerians of all walks of life to shun corruption and halt any
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Buni mourns slain Yobe cleric, orders thorough investigation
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe on Sunday expressed sadness over the murder of Sheikh Goni Aisami, an Islamic cleric based in Gashua,
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Electronic transmission of results stays, says INEC. Clarifies misconception.
The era of manual transmission of election results is gone for good, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said yesterday. The electronic transmission
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