The Nigerian Air Force has released the names of seven of its officers who died when its aircraft, Beechcraft KingAir B350i, crashed in Abuja on Sunday. The jet en route Minna in Niger State crashed close...

53 abducted passengers of Niger State Transport Authority bus have been released. The Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, Sunday night, received them at the Government House, Minna, two weeks after...

Three police officers were killed by gunmen on Sunday in Benin City, Edo State, while a man said to be the younger brother of Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire was abducted Reports have it...

Former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has been arrested by the operatives of the State Police Command. Okorocha was arrested on Sunday after unsealing Royal Spring Palm Estate reportedly linked to...

Seven persons have been killed after a military aircraft crashed a few yards off the runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja a few hours ago. “First responders are at the scene. Sadly, all seven...

Two petitioners have been awarded N10 million each as compensation by the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Restitution and Inquiry set up to investigate cases of police brutality especially involving officers...

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Naso for reportedly stabbing his neighbour to death in his sleep for abusing his wife. The incident occurred at Messiah High School Street...

Men of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Office, have uncovered an ‘academy’ for the grooming of internet fraudsters. EFCC Spokesman Wilson Uwujaren said the ‘academy’...

There are indications that the Niger abductees will be released soon, if the assurance by the popular Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmed Gumi is something to go by. Sheikh Gumi gave the assurance after meetings...

Not fewer than seeven persons, including farmers, have been killed in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State, by gunmen suspected to be criminal herdsmen. The Edo State Police Command confirmed...

Nigeria’s  former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has said that Nigerians should be licensed to carry sophisticated arms like AK-47 just like the Fulani herdsmen. He stated this on...

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N640.310 billion to the three tiers of government for January. Mr Hassan Dodo, the Director of Information, Ministry of Finance, Budget and...

The Federal government is planning to sell a number of properties to finance its 2021 national budget. The government has categorized 36 properties into five departments. The Industries and communication...

A Kaduna Chief   Magistrates’ Court, on Thursday, ordered that a 32-year-old man, Francis Godwin, be remanded in  a correctional centre pending legal advice. The defendant who resides at Constitution...

The camps of the Eastern Security Network,ESN, in Orlu, Imo State, have been burnt down by military operatives. The camps were situated in some parts of the forest Umunna in Orlu and Orsu Local Government...

Less than 24 hours after the Kagara school attack, gunmen have again attacked other communities in Niger State. Some of the communities in Gurmana ward of Shiroro Local Government Area of the state, including...

The immediate past Service Chiefs on Thursday stormed the Senate for screening as non-career ambassadors. The former Service Chiefs were led to the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs by the Senior...

The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Aghughu Adolphus Arhotomhenla as Auditor-General for the Federation. This followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Public Accounts. The Chairman...

A senior secondary school girl in Cross River State. has been arrested after she attempted to shoot her teacher with a pistol. The student  was arrested last week at the Government Secondary School,...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Dr. Mojisola Adeyeye...