Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Muhammed Adamu has appointed Mr. Hakeem Olusegun Odumosu as the new Commissioner of Police for Lagos State. Police authorities confirmed the posting of Odumosu,...

Nigeria’s former Minister of Information, Alex Opeyemi Akinyele has died at the age of 81. His son, Constantine Akinyele said the former minister died on Thursday night after a brief illness. Akinyele,...

The Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos State on Wednesday convicted and sentenced three persons to death for kidnapping the Oniba of Iba community, Oba Yishua Oseni on July 16 at his palace. The...

A Federal High Court sitting in Bwari, Abuja on Thursday dismissed a suit filed by Busola Dakolo, photographer and wife of Nigerian musician, Timi Dakolo against the founder of the Commonwealth of Zion...

The Federal High Court in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital on Thursday nullified the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) which produced Mr. David Lyon as the party’s flag bearer...

A witness on Tuesday told a Federal High Court that Abdullahi Babalele, a son in-law to former Vice President Atiku Abubajar instructed him to take the sum of $140, 000 to former President Olusegun Obasanjo. The...

 Below is a statement by Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on the protests in Abuja over the continuous detention of Mr Omoyele Sowore, the leader of Revolution Now movement ,which was issued on Tuesday,...

Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has launched more attacks on businesses belonging to Nigerians in the country following the closure of  Nigerian borders. On Monday, the Union reportedly closed...

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday urged Muslims in the country to shun violent extremism by following the peaceful examples laid down by Prophet Muhammad. President Buhari’s call was...

Former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Professor David-West is dead. He died on Monday at the age of 83. A consultant virologist and lecturer at the University of Ibadan for decades, David-West...

Nigerians under the platform of the Global Coalition for Security and Democracy in Nigeria resident in the United Kingdom on Thursday protested at the Abuja House in London over the visit of President...

The Governor of Niger State, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has invited the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to the state to probe the $181 million Islamic Development Bank (IDP) loan initiated...

The Ebonyi State Police Command has dismissed four constables from service for allegedly engaging in criminal activities, including stealing, extortion, illegal duty, corruption and absconding from official...

The National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the Deep Offshore Act in London. Tinubu, through a statement...

The Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna, Kaduna State on Wednesday nullified the election of the spokesman of the Senate, Senator Dayo Adeyeye as the lawmaker representing Ekiti South Senatorial District...

Nigeria’s  Senate President,  Ahmad Lawan has directed the newly confirmed board members to take over the affairs of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC with immediate effect. He gave...

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mrs Sarah Alade as his Special Adviser on Finance and the Economy. This was disclosed in a statement by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, on Tuesday. Mrs Alade...

The Nigerian Army on Sunday said it has arrested eight Boko Haram suspects in connection with plans to attack facilities in Lagos  State. The insurgents had about two weeks ago made attempts to attack...

The Nigeria Police say they have rescued 15 people kept chained in an illegal prayer house in Ijegun area of Lagos State, following a tip-off. Some of the victims, who were men and women between the ages...

 Taraba State governor, Darius Ishaku has said that the ongoing hunters’ onslaught against banditry in some parts of the state was yielding positive results. The governor stated this on Thursday...