Competence more important than age, says Osibanjo
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday said age should not be a major factor for those aspiring to hold public...
Oil boom for Nigeria as prices hit $73.79 a barrel
An improvement in Nigeria’s oil earnings is on course as prices held firm on Friday near three-year highs reached...
Okorocha has lost focus – Hon.Onyewuchi dares Gov on use of armed thugs
The member representing Owerri Federal Constituency and 2019 Owerri Zone Senatorial hopeful, Rt. Hon. Ezenwa Onyewuchi has noted with...
Amaechi defends linking of Nigerian railway with Niger Republic, N215.1b budget
Following outcry by Nigerians over the plan of the Federal Government to link Nigerian railway to Maradi in Niger...
Operation Last Hope: Army launches four-month final onslaught on Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army has said it would launch a final onslaught against Boko Haram terrorists around the Lake Chad...
Smuggling: NCS seizes rice, vegetable oil worth N65m
The Federal Operation Unit Zone B of Nigeria Customs Service said on Thursday it seized 1, 500 bags of...
45 police officers who arrested ‘billionaire kidnapper’ Evans get special promotion
The Police Service Commission (PSC) said on Thursday that 45 officers who participated in the successful arrest of notorious...
Maryam Sanda tried several times to stab husband night before murder – Witness
A witness has narrated how Maryam Sanda allegedly made several attempts to stab her husband before his eventual...
Court threatens to close $1.6 billion fraud case against Omokore, others
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, threatened to close the suit on alleged fraud of $1.6 billion instituted...
Court grants 22 detained Shiite protesters bail
An Abuja Magistrate Court has granted 22 suspected members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (Shiites) bail on Thursday....
Anambra to vaccinate over 1.16 million children against polio
The Anambra State Government says it will vaccinate 1,165, 024 children in the state against polio during the April...
Two men remanded for alleged cruelty to donkey
A Sokoto Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered the remand of two men, Abdulkarim Muhammad and Ibrahim Ibrahim, over alleged...
Buhari respects Nigerian youths – Adesina
President Muhammadu Buhari respects and applauds Nigerian youths, contrary to negative reports and distortions in a section of the...
Mace Saga: How Ekweremadu redeemed Lawmakers’ image
A member of House of Representatives, Rep. Joseph Akinlaja (Ondo-PDP), has said Deputy President of the Senate, Mr Ike...
18 year old bags 5 months jail term for stealing TV set
A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced an 18-year-old boy, Uche Ani, to five months imprisonment...
Man begs court to recover N68,000 spent on ex-fiancée
A alleged jilted suitor, Mr Muntari Idris, on Thursday appealed to a Sharia court at Magajin Gari in Kaduna...