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Amira Safiyanu staged her own abduction, say Police

The Police have faulted the claim of Amira Safiyanu that she was kidnapped in Abuja by some “unknown police officers”. The Force headquarters,...

Britain approves extradition of Julian Assange to US

The WikiLeaks founder has been at the centre of a protracted legal fight for more than a decade. Next week marks 10 years...

Akeredolu to Governors: Let’s challenge FG’s excesses, powers

Worried by the over-centralization of authority in the hands of the Federal Government, Ondo State Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) has urged the governors...

Update: Atiku announces Okowa as Vice-Presidential Candidate

The Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday named Delta Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa, as his running mate...

Breaking: Burning Overland plane makes emergency landing in Lagos

A near ill-fated flight has been averted as Overland Airways made a successful landing of a distressed aircraft on the Runway 18R of...

Just in: Okowa is Atiku’s running mate

The opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) may have finally settled for Delta Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa as running mate of the party’s presidential candidate,...

NAPIMS GGM, Wunti, in New York, throws Nigeria’s huge gas reserves of 450 QBTU at investors

``It will unlock a lot of investment and therefore the investing communities are very much cordially invited to this investment destination in Africa,’’...

Pakistan’s ex-president Pervez Musharraf’s organs failing,family says he’s in final hours

Pakistan's defence minister also gave his blessing to Gen Musharraf's return and said the former dictator should be able to spend the rest...

$1.1bn  Malabu oil deal: We’re still studying UK court judgment- FG

The  Federal Government said on Wednesday that it was studying a United Kingdom commercial court judgment that there is no evidence of fraud...

Polish Ambassador Visits APC Chairman, Seeks Improved Democratic Process in Nigeria

A week after the special convention of All Progressives Congress (APC) where Asiwaju Bola Tinubu emerged the presidential flag-bearer of the party, the...

Lagos Senator’s Ogun West APC senatorial ticket faces challenges as lawyer drags INEC to court

The Ogun West APC Senatorial ticket of  current Lagos West Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola a.k.a ‘Yayi’ has been challenged in court as three...

Protracted ASUU strike: Issue with unions not as simple as many think, says FG

The issues surrounding the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and three other university-based unions are not as simple...

Another crisis hits Nigeria’s Education sector: COEASU  declares indefinite strike

More troubles for the nation’s Education sector as the Council of Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) declares indefinite strike. This was...

U.S. Police launch man-hunt for Nigerian national, Nwobodo, for killing, dismembering woman

A Nigerian national, Chukwuebuka Nwobodo, 28, has been declared wanted for murder and tampering with evidence, Police in Houston, Texas, in U S....

Breaking: After two days in captivity, abducted Anglican bishop, wife, driver regain freedom

Kidnapped by gunmen on Sunday night on Oyo-Ogbomoso road, the Anglican Bishop of Jebba Diocese, Kwara State, the Rt. Rev. Oluwaseun  Aderogba, his...