‘Earthquake’ Hits Nigeria Customs Service, 34 Senior Officers Give Way
An unprecedented mass exodus has hit the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, with the retirement of no fewer than 34 senior officers in one fell swoop,…
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- Court Restrains Police from Arresting Adeleke — An Osun State High Court sitting in Ejigbo, Thursday, restrained…
- Police Recover Various Sums of Money Allegedly Hidden in Banks Belonging to NNPC Brass LNG — The police disclosed on Thursday that it has traced a…
- Armed Robbers Storm Bank, Kill 2 in Ekiti — A gang of bandits stormed a bank at Igede Ekiti,…
- House Speaker, Dogara Formally Dumps APC, Submits PDP Nomination Form — The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara on…
- Police Arrest Woman Who Kidnapped Neighbour’s Child for N5,000 — Police have arrested a 25-year-old woman, Safiya Idris, who kidnapped…
- IPOB Threatens to Sue Abia former Gov, Orji Kalu over Comments on Kanu’s Whereabouts — The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Thursday, threatened to drag…
- Buhari’s Order to Suspend Summon of Adeleke, Doesn’t Exonerate Him of the Offence – Police — The Nigeria Police force, Thursday said the order issued by…
- Boko Haram Insurgents Kill 7, Set 3 Villages on Fire After Looting in Borno — Reports have emerged that Boko Haram insurgents on Wednesday night…
- Police Arrest 3 for Plucking Out Eyes of Police Sergeant for Money Rituals — The Kastina Police Command has arrested an 80-year-old herbalist, Ussaini…
- Train Kills Cyclist, Police Inspector in Lagos — A commercial motorcycle operator, popularly called ‘Okada,’ and a policeman…
- Cult War: Obaseki Orders Manhunt for Culprits as Police Confirm 5 Dead — Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has directed the State Attorney-General…
- Mandatory Use of National Identity Number Begins in 2019 — The enforcement of the mandatory use of National Identification Number…
- Group Drags Saraki, Others to Court over Defection — A rights group, the Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP),…
- Buhari Halts Police’s Summon of Adeleke over Alleged Certificate Forgery — President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday ordered the Inspector General of…
- Police Invite Senator Adeleke, 4 Others over Certificate Forgery, Slam Charges Against Them — Few hours after the West Africa Examination Council confirmed that…
- Obasanjo Farms, Other Companies Shut over Default of Environmental Levy in Oyo — The Oyo State Government on Tuesday shut down Obasanjo Farms…
- Five Die in Cult War at Ambrose Alli University, Edo State — The University town of Ekpoma in Esan West Local Government…
- Update: WAEC Affirms Authenticity of Adeleke’s Secondary School Certificate — The West African Examination Councils (WAEC), Wednesday, cleared the Peoples…
- Undergraduate Commits Suicide in Anambra — A 29-year old student of College of Education Nsugbe, Anambra…
- Army Neutralises 5 Boko Haram Insurgents, Recovers Weapons in Borno — The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said it had neutralised five…
- South African Court Legalises Adult Use of Cannabis — A South African court ruled Tuesday that private, personal cannabis…
- Police Arrest Cultist, Woman Who Keeps Guns for Gang in Lagos — An armed robberand cultist, Olatunde Adetunji, arrested by operatives of…
Monthly: October 2015
Boko Haram: 100 Terrorists On Wanted List Photograph, Says Army
The Nigerian Army says it has published the photographs of 100 Boko Haram terrorist suspects who were declared wanted. The Street Journal recalls that the…
Saraki Loses Bid To Stop Trial At Code Of Conduct Tribunal
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday dismissed an appeal by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, challenging his trial at the Code of Conduct…
Breaking News: A’Court Dismisses APC Candidate’s Petition, Upholds Jang’s Election
The Court of Appeal sitting in Jos, on Friday, dismissed an appeal filed by Mrs Eunice Sambo, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC,…
S’Court Dismisses Gov Wike’s Suit challenging Election Tribunal Sitting Relocation
S’Court Dismisses Gov Wike’s Suit challenging Election Tribunal Sitting Relocation The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal filed by Gov Nyesom Wike of Rivers…
LAGOS TO PROCURE THREE HELICOPTERS TO BATTLE CRIME, TACKLE TRAFFIC
…220 Roads Repaired In Four Months Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday said that his administration has concluded plans to procure three helicopters…
Breaking News: Governor Aregbesola Appoints Ogunwusi As New Ooni of Ife
Osun State Governor,Mr Rauf Aregbesola,has approved the appointment of Mr Adeyeye Ogunwusi as the new Ooni of Ife to succeed the late Ooni, Oba Okunade…
Kogi Varsity Gets New V-C, Expels 68 Students
Prof. Mohammed Abdulkadir has been appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of the Kogi State University, Ayangba,a statement says. The statement, issued in Lokoja on…
Screening Of Ministerial Nominees: Issues Arising (Part 1)
By Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, OFR Left to the President, it is clear that he would have preferred not to have anything thing to do…
Bokon Haram Insurgents Are Doomed, Their Days Numbered -APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the Boko Haram terrorist group is doomed and their days are numbered,having been flushed out of their fortress…
Cautionary Note To Mr And Mrs Bukar Abba Ibrahim
By the time you are reading this, you probably must’ve discovered what a lawyer friend of mine told me last Wednesday afternoon. He pointed out…
APC To PDP: Wike’s Sack, End Of Political Hooliganism, Impunity
The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Saturday said the nullification of the election of the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Nyesom Wike,…
Tribunal Sack Of Wike A Travesty Of Justice, Rape On Democracy -PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described Saturday’s judgment of the Rivers State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal as a “travesty of justice, rape on democracy,…
Tribunal Nullifies Governor Wike’s Election, Orders Fresh Polls
The Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja,on Saturday annulled the election of Governor Nyesom Wike in the April 11 gubernatorial polls in…
Lagos seals six companies for tax evasion
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) on Thursday sealed up six companies for non-remittance of taxes due to the state government totaling over N50million.…
300 Federal Government College students down with cholera in Ekiti
No fewer than 300 students of the Federal Government Girls’ College (FGGC), Efon Alaaye in Ekiti State have been hospitalised following what was suspected to…
Alleged Assault, Seizure: Man Demands N33m Damages From Fidelity Bank
Mr Femi Shekoni, a Fidelity Bank Plc customer, has sued the bank before an Abuja FCT High Court,asking for N33 million damages over alleged assault…
Ekiti State University Gets New V-C
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has approved the appointment of Professor Samuel Bandele as the new Vice-Chancellor of the State University. A statement issued…
Dakuku Not Qualified To Run For Governor, Wike Tells Tribunal
Rivers State Governor, Mr Nyesom Wike, on Thursday told the Rivers State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja that his challenger, Dr Dakuku Peterside,…
Breaking News: Police Arrest 60-Year-Old Suspected Female Human Trafficker
The Jigawa State Police Command, on Thursday, said it had arrested a 60-year old woman, Hajiya Ladi Dahiru,suspected to be a human trafficker. Mr Usman…
Terrorism: FG Arraigns Alleged Nyanya, Kuje Bombing Masterminds
Five alleged Boko Haram terrorists who denoted bombs in two Abuja suburbs, Nyanya and Kuje on October 2 killing scores of Nigerians were on Thursday…
