‘Drunk’ policeman shot and killed an unarmed young man in Abia
A 21-year-old man known as Chukwubuike Onuoha, was shot dead by a police sergeant recognized as Collins Akpugo. The event…
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UK seizes N82 billion from the account of the late Nigerian dictator Abacha
The government of the United Kingdom seized £ 211,000,000, about N81.9 billion from a bank account belonging to the former…
Borno Resident writes an open letter to new Governor, Babagana Zulum
To the Executive Governor Borno State Your Excellency Prof. Gov. Babagana Umara Zulum Sir, It is with heartfelt pleasure we…
Lagos, Rivers and Delta states top highly indebted states in Nigeria
Lagos State, South West Nigeria, is number one among the highly indebted states in Nigeria in both external and domestic…
One-year old baby allegedly killed by mother
The Enugu State Police Command has begun an investigation into the alleged killing of a one-year – and-five-month-old baby by…
Polytechnic student allegedly commits suicide after quarrel with lover
Police in Lagos confirmed the death of Joseph Mayowa, a 34-year-old Lagos State Polytechnic student, Ikorodu Campus, who allegedly committed…
Court remands 50-year-old man for raping neighbour’s 14-year-old daughter
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded a 50-year-old man, Sunday Salami, in prison for allegedly raping his neighbour’s…
Court orders Nigerian Police to pay suspect N2 million for unlawful arrest and detention
A Federal High Court in Osun, on Thursday, awarded N2 million damages against the police and two others in favour…
You better be careful, you know I’m the acting President now, Saraki tells Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo thanked Senate President Bukola Saraki jocularly on Wednesday for not taking advantage of the vacuum in…
Umana Umana disowns group canvassing his appointment as minister
Umana Umana, a leading member of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom, disassociated himself from a publication calling…
Abuja IDPs accuse government of neglect
The poor condition of the camp were reported by internally displaced persons (IDPs) residing in the Kuchingoro camp in Abuja,…
Baba Suwe back in Nigeria after U.S. medical trip
After completing his treatment in the United States, Veteran Yoruba actor Babatunde Omidina, popularly known as Baba Suwe, returned to…
Obasanjo and 393 others escape death as Ethiopian Airlines avoids crash by the whiskers
On Wednesday at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, former president Olusegun Obasanjo and other Nigerians escaped death when an Ethiopian airline…
Seven killed as Dangote truck crushed a bus
A Hawan – Kibo – Jos road crash involving a BSA214XA truck and a BSA453XJ Toyota Hiace bus claimed seven…
CBN announces Nigeria’s outstanding domestic debt as N12.4 billion
Nigeria’s Central Bank (CBN) said Wednesday, as of December 2018, the country’s outstanding domestic debt stood at N12.44 billion. This…
Presidency confirms withdrawal of Frank Kokori as NSITF chairman-nominee
Frank Kokori is no longer the nominee for the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) board, said the presidency. In…
Kidnapped Nigerian doctor, Ogbonna Uchenna-Aju regains his freedom
Ogbonna Uchenna-Aju, a physician kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Cross River on May 3, has regained freedom. Mr Uchenna-Aju was…
Niger Delta Ministry inaugurates 6.55 km road in Cross River
Niger Delta Affairs Minister Usani Usani has inaugurated his ministry’s completed 6.55-kilometer Atimbo – Akpabuyo road. Speaking at the inauguration…
Gunmen storm five-star hotel in Pakistan
Gunmen stormed a five-star hotel in Gwadar’s southwestern port city in Pakistan, triggering a shoot-out with security forces, officials said on…
Miyetti Allah is just like Afenifere or Ohaneze presidency insists in a new press statement
The Presidency reacted to a controversy that followed the comment of its spokesman that linked the group, Miyetti Allah, with…
Corps member and Living Faith pastor abducted in Borno
On Monday, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) confirmed that Boko Haram insurgents in Borno had kidnapped a male corps…
Prince Harry and Meagan Markle welcome their first child
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, bore a boy, Prince Harry and she announced on Monday in their Instagram account. “We are…
FAAN Okays Kano and Port Harcourt airports on course for certification
According to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), in the coming months it has met all the necessary certification…
Two US military vessels sail in South China’s disputed sea
Two of its warships sailed near islands claimed by China on Monday at the South China Sea, the U.S. military…