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Police confirm abduction of 22 residents of Abaji, Abuja

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has confirmed an attack by gunmen on Rafin-Daji community in Abaji Area Council of Abuja with about...

Alleged misconducts: Nigerian Army court martials 227 soldiers in Maiduguri

The Nigerian Army says it has court martialled no fewer than 227 soldiers involved in the fight against insurgency in the Northeast for...

2022 Electoral Act: Supreme Court strikes out Buhari, AGF’s suit

The bid by President Muhammadu Buhari and Attorney-General of the Federation, Malam Abubakar Malami (SAN) to annual the controversial Section 84(12) of the...

16-year old boy’s eyes plucked by ‘friend’ in Bauchi

A teenager, Uzairu Salisu, has had his eyes plucked out by his ‘friend’ in the Dutsen Jira area of Yelwa area, Bauchi State....

Lagos ranks 171 out of 172 worst liveable city in the world

Nigeria’s commercial hub and capital city, Lagos, has been ranked as the world’s second least liveable urban area due to social unrests, terrorism...

6,000 fake workers uncovered at Ministries of Information, Labour

The Head of Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, disclosed on Thursday that 6,000 workers who are without employment letters have been...

Alleged organ harvesting: Ekweremadu, wife risk 12 months or life imprisonment

Former Nigeria’s Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, risk 12 months or life imprisonment in the UK if found...

Nigeria’s former deputy Senate president Ike Ekweremadu charged with trying to bring child to UK to harvest organs

The charges involve arranging or facilitating travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting, the Met said in a...

FEC approves N18bn reimbursement to Yobe for construction of federal roads

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the reimbursement of N18 billion to Yobe State Government for the construction of five major...

ASUU strike: FG denies introducing different payment platform for varsities, says end of strike in sight

The Federal Government has denied planning to create a different payment platform for all the trade unions in the nation’s tertiary institutions. This...

Buhari hails Ashiru’s appointment as Odu’a Group Board Chairman

The appointment of Otunba Bimbo Ashiru as the Board Chairman of Odu’a Group, a conglomerate owned by governments of South-west states has received...

Nigeria to exit petrol importation soon, says Wunti,  NAPIMS boss 

 He said rather than trying to replace hydrocarbons in Nigeria’s energy transition, the nation’s focus is on how hydrocarbons are delivered in a clean,...

Tricycle operator nabbed over gunpoint rape, robbery of female passenger

A 22-year-old tricycle operator, Rasaq Tahoeed, is cooling his heels in police cell in Ogun state for allegedly robbing and raping a female...

Horrific! ex-Anambra lawmaker beheaded, the second in one month

Another horrendous fatal attack has been launched against a former lawmaker in Anambra State, Nelson Achukwu. According to report,  Achukwu, who represented Nnewi...

Again, Lagos BRT crushes mother with baby strapped to her back

Another accident involving a high capacity bus on the fleet of Lagos State Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) has claimed the life of a...

BREAKING: Buhari appoints seven new ministers, communicates names to Senate.

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed replacements for the ministers who resigned in May to contest the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress...