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Zamfara bandit goes wild over father’s arrest, holds 150 hostage
One of the notorious bandits terrorising the Northwest, Kachalla Turji, has let loose his gang on several villages in Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, furious…
We have capacity to transmit results electronically despite conditions in remote areas – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has the capacity to transmit results electronically, despite the poor conditions in remote areas across the…
Why my family won’t attend Nnamdi Kanu’s trial — Younger brother Emmanuel
Prince Emmanuel Kanu is the younger brother of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. In this exclusive telephone interview with our…
How we smuggled stolen cars from Nigeria to Benin Republic, returned them as Tokunbo – Trans-border…
Operatives of the FIB Intelligence Response Team (FIB-IRT) of the Nigeria Police Force have smashed a five-man trans-border robbery syndicate who specialised in snatching cars from…
Igboho trying to flee Nigeria by getting new passport – FG
The federal government says Sunday Igboho, Yoruba youth leader, is working to obtain a new passport to facilitate his escape from Nigeria. The government said this in a letter dated…
Buhari to observe Eid-el-Kabir holiday in Daura
President Muhammadu Buhari is to observe the Eid-el-Kabir holiday in his hometown, Daura in Katsina state. Shortly after commissioning the Zobe Water Project, the President was flown…
Anambra guber poll: We can only replace candidates based on court order, says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it can only replace the name of a candidate for the Anambra governorship election, when it receives a court order to…
‘I’ll contest Anambra governorship poll under APGA‘ – Soludo breaks silence
Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo has reacted to the list released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), excluding his name as a…
‘How Kukah distorted facts on insecurity before US Congress’ – Group
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has accused the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Bishop Mathew Kukah of misrepresenting facts and deliberately exploiting the nation’s diversity to further…
Prophet T.B Joshua’s wife is the head of church affairs for now- Synagogue Church of All…
The Synagogue Church of All Nations has dismissed claims of a leadership crisis in the church following the demise and internment of its founder, Prophet T.B Joshua. Some reports on…
Vehicles, houses submerged as heavy downpour wreaks havoc in Lagos
Several vehicles were submerged underwater in parks at the popular Marina axis of Lagos Island on Friday as heavy rainfall persisted for hours. Videos shared widely on…
Court discharges, acquits ex-NBA President Usoro of N1.4b fraud charge
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday discharged and acquitted the immediate past President of the Nigerian Barr Association (NBA) Paul Usoro SAN, of the N1.4billion money…
Court sentences two dismissed policemen, three others to death for kidnapping
An Akwa Ibom High Court sitting in Ikot Ekpene presided over by Justice Eno Isangedighi has sentenced two policemen and three others to death for kidnapping an Uyo-based cattle dealer,…
Only 50.3 percent of polling units covered by 2G/3G network, says NCC
The Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) has said only 50.3 percent of the 19,0000 polling units across the Federation are covered by 2G and 3G networks. Executive…
Sierra Leonean Woman, Nora Johnson, Co-Conspirators Refund N507m
Following the recent updates sources within the Economic & Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have confirmed that N507m has been recovered from Nora Johnson, the Sierra…
NBC gags TV, Radio stations on reporting banditry, insurgency
Media muzzling by the Buhari regime isplaying out in the broadcast sector, with the new director-general Mallam Balarabe Illela reeling out a slew of reminders and…
Alakija gets really angry when people say IBB’s wife was all she needed to get rich
Africa's richest woman and Vice Chairman of Famfa Oil, Mrs. Folorunso Alakija, says it often breaks her heart when people say and write that she got her oil…
Arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, our story – Anambra Govt
The Anambra State Government on Friday denounced claim that Governor Willie Obiano has a hand in the re-arrest of leader of the Indigenous…
Armed policemen take over Ojota (Photos)
Armed officers of the Nigerian Police force have taken over Ojota in Kosofe Local Government Area of the State, ahead of the national rally planned by Yoruba Appraisal Forum in…
BREAKING: Reps pass PIB bill, adopt 3% for host communities
The House of Representatives on Friday adopted the conference Committee report on the Petroleum Industry(PIB) Bill, voting 3 percent for host communities in the oil- producing…
BREAKING: INEC drops Soludo, Ozigbo from Anambra governorship race
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has skipped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on the list of cleared candidates for the November 6 Anambra governorship…
BREAKING: Reps pass electoral bill, adopt e-transmission of results ‘where practicable’
The house of representatives has passed the electoral act amendment bill. The lower legislative chamber passed the bill after the the clause-by-clause consideration of the…
Britain, firm seek Kanu’s consent to take over case
The British High Commission and a law firm in London, Bindmans, have sought the consent of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to take up his case.…
Court issues criminal summons against Charles Soludo
The Upper Area Court Zuba in Abuja has issued a criminal summons against the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and factional candidate of the All Progressives Grand…