State High Court in Owerri on Thursday ordered an interim forfeiture of all properties allegedly ‘acquired illegally’ by Rochas Okorocha, while he was in office. This comes barely four days after the...

The United States launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, targeting facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups. The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket...

The Cross River State Police Command says unknown gunmen have killed four of its officers at a check point. The yet to be identified policemen, two Inspectors and two Sergeants, were killed in the early...

The Benue State Government, Thursday, released to their owners  210 cows impounded from Fulani herders who earlier in the month violated the state Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with the newly confirmed Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa. They met behind closed-door at the Statehouse in...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Thursday, in Abuja, laid to rest the remains of seven of its officers who died in a plane crash on Sunday. The bodies were lowered into the grave at exactly 1pm and accorded...

Governors of the 19 Northern States and traditional rulers of the region are meeting in Kaduna over security challenges bedeviling the region. Report has it that the two-day meeting, which opened on Thursday,...

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Thursday, refused to grant bail to a former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team, PRTT, Abdulrasheed Maina, saying his bail application lacked...

Northern Elders,  under the aegis of the North East Elders for Peace and Development (NEEPD), has faulted a Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, for allegedly uttering provocative statements that could instigate...

The new Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Enugu State Command, Mr Africa Valentine Ezenyimuru, has commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s peace and development initiatives,...

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), yesterday, accused Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State for joining the league of people it described as lgbo political saboteurs...

The Nigerian Army says it has recovered the corpses of four soldiers allegedly killed by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Orlu, Imo State. This came after the Nigerian troops on Monday...

Labour leaders in Enugu State, on Thursday, pledged to fight corruption by scrutinizing council budgets and projects within the state. The assurance was given at a one-day workshop with the theme: ‘Roundtable...

The Ogun State House of Assembly says plans are in motion to legislate on animal husbandry and related activities in the state. This was disclosed by the Speaker, Mr Olakunle Oluomo, during a parley with...

The Coalition of Nigerian Youths for Democracy and Good Governance (CNYDGG), in collaboration with the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Zone C, has condemned what it called an attack on...

About 18 persons have been killed by bandits in separate attacks in Igabi and Chikun Council Areas of Kaduna State. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the...

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two suspected cultists who allegedly attacked individuals, dispossessed them of their valuables and damaged their property. The Police said they were arrested...

The Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Lucky Irabor, has promised to galvanize the military to provide maximum security for the nation’s oil and gas assets. The CDS gave the commitment Wednesday...

Cattle and Foodstuff dealers under the aegis of Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AUFCDN), will today (Thursday) commence nationwide strike. This follows the expiration of...

The Senate on Wednesday approved the sum of N11, 352,457,101.70 as budget for Nigeria Police Trust Fund in the 2020 fiscal year. The approval followed its consideration of the harmonized report of the...