Court begins trial of 14 policemen over Calabar killings
The Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar, the State capital, has begun the trial of 14 dismissed policemen, including three senior officers, who were indicted over the extrajudicial killing...
View ArticleMan kills friend over Messi, Ronaldo argument
A heated argument between two Nigerians in Mumbai, India, over who is the best footballer in the world, yesterday, ended on a sad note as one of the two friends lost his life in the process. According...
View ArticleMan rapes step daughter, impregnates 15-year-old niece in Lagos
peOne Femi Kulajolu has been arrested by the police for allegedly raping his younger brother’s 15-year-old daughter, Lola, who is reportedly eight-months pregnant as a result of the alleged rape. The...
View ArticlePDP fixes dates for congresses, convention; condemns harassment of members
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday, held its 69th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting at its National Secretariat, Abuja. A communique signed by Chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff and...
View ArticleDasukigate: Court quashes Metuh’s fundamental human right suits
A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a case of abuse of fundamental rights instituted by the spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, against the Economic and Financial...
View ArticleBuhari promised change not magic – Femi Adesina begs for patience
Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, says Nigerians should learn to stop complaining and believe more as the President cannot perform magic to...
View ArticleHow Mimiko saved Ondo Speaker, Deputy from impeachment
Lawmakers in the Ondo State House of Assembly on Wednesday afternoon changed their mind on the impeachment notice served on the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Jumoke Akindele and His deputy, Hon. Fatai Olotu....
View ArticleEFCC arraigns two SANs, Tarfa, Nwobike for alleged bribery [PHOTO]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday arraigned Rickey Tarfa, SAN, before Justice A. A. Akintoye of the Lagos State High Court, Igbosere on a 27-count charge bordering on...
View ArticleLagos approves land for surveillance of territorial waters by Navy
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has approved land for the Nigerian Navy in Ibeju Lekki, to install surveillance equipment to monitor activities on Nigerian territorial waters. Ambode made the...
View ArticleChampions League Review: PSG dump Chelsea out, Benfica qualify
Chelsea have been eliminated from the UEFA Champions League, after they were defeated 2-1 by Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday. The Ligue 1 champions came into the game, with a 2-1 lead from the first...
View ArticleOcholi: Governors of Benue, Plateau, Bauchi pay condolence visit to Buhari
Governors of Benue, Plateau and Bauchi states, Samuel Ortom, Simon Lalong and Abdullahi Abubakar, respectively, on Wednesday, paid condolence visit to President Muhammadu Buhari. The governors...
View ArticleTight security around CCT chairman, Umar ahead of Saraki’s trial tomorrow
The security around the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, Justice Danladi Umar has been strengthened ahead of tomorrow’s trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. More undercover...
View ArticleWe’ll retrieve all government owned property in Abuja – FCTA
The FCT Administration has declared that all government landed property illegally possessed by any person or corporate organization would be retrieved. This revelation was made by the FCT Minister,...
View ArticlePolice launch manhunt for man who raped girl at gun point in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi State Police command has launched a manhunt for one Sunday Obaji who allegedly raped one Mgbada Chioma at Effium community in Ohaukwu Local Government Area. The Command’s spokesman, ASP...
View ArticleNigeria police spends N600m on procurement of dogs
The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr Solomon Arase, has said that the Nigeria Police Force had spent over N600 million on the procurement and maintenance of foreign dogs in the last few years....
View ArticleAPC to suspend Kwankwaso for allegedly undermining President Buhari
The All Progressives Congress, Kano State chapter is set to axe the immediate past Governor of the state and Senator representing Kano Central Senatorial District, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. The Senator is...
View ArticleBudget padding: Buhari hammers 184 government officials
President Muhammadu Buhari has demoted top civil servants who tampered with figures in the 2016 budget. Vanguard reports that at least 184 top officials were transferred to lesser establishments over...
View ArticleBuilding collapse: Police detains Lekki Gardens MD, Richard Nyong
Richard Nyong, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Lekki Gardens, owners of the collapsed building on Kushenla Road, Ikate Elegushi, Lekki, is now in the custody of Panti Police...
View ArticleImo government lambasts IPOB for embarrassing Okorocha at Chatham House
The Imo State Government has lampooned the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for embarrassing Governor Rochas Okorocha in the United Kingdom few days back. Okorocha was interrupted by the pro-Biafra...
View ArticleOoni of Ife, Oba Ogunwusi set to wed second wife March 12 [PHOTOS]
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, is set to marry a second wife on Saturday, March 12. The wife-to-be, Wuraola Otiti Zynab Obanor, is reportedly a princess from Benin, Edo state. The...
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