A man has been arrested after he poured petrol on his wife and set her on fire during marital disagreement between him and the wife, leaving the woman in a critical condition in the hospital, in Benin, the Edo State capital. Read More…
The management of the African Independent Television (AIT) Tuesday sacked all the workers at its Benin City station, for allegedly demanding for their unpaid 16 months salary arrears. Read More…
Christian secondary school students in Osun State on Tuesday wore church garments to their schools, in a dramatic but defiant protest against the use of Hijab by female Muslim students. Read More…
Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says work on the second Niger Bridge will commence soon. Read More…
Ibe Kachikwu, minister of petroleum resources, says President Muhammadu Buhari has not allocated a single oil block since he came into office, but when he eventually starts, south-south indigenes will have their share. Read More…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is set to arraign a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode; a former Minister of Finance, Senator Nenadi Usman; a firm, Joint Trust Dimensions Limited; and one Jimoh Yusuf for an alleged N1.5bn fraud. Read More…
A Nigerian Army officer, Col. Charles Nengite, beat 380 other post-graduate students to the top position at the U.S. War College (USAWC), Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Read More…
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has expressed displeasure with the recent reports of allegations of corruption against her in the media. Read More…
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has admitted that the All Progressives Congress, APC, led Federal Government has being playing “blame game” since it took over the country’s mantle of leadership but it’s high time it stopped. Read More…
At least 35 million applicants have hit the Federal Government’s social investment teaching job website since it became operational on Sunday. Read More…
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned Sunday’s terrorist attack on the Pulse Night Club, Orlando, Florida, describing it as ‘‘criminal and cowardly’’. Read More…
The Chief of Army Staff, (COAS) Lt. General Tukur Buratai on Monday said that the Army followed due process leading to the sacking of over 35 senior military officers last week, describing the action of the authority as timely and appropriate. Read More…
The Nigerian government on Monday kicked off legal processes that will enable it freeze local and foreign assets of Jide Omokore and Kola Aluko, allies of former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, who are being investigated in connection with a series of multi-billion dollar petrol import and crude export deals. Read More…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has seized an $18 million house with furnishing worth $2 million belonging to former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke which she allegedly bought with stolen funds. Read More…
A week after the slaying of pro-Biafra demonstrators in Onitsha, details of how the mass killing was coordinated by security forces has emerged. Read More…
The Presidency on Monday, released the first photos of President Muhammadu Buhari, after he left Nigeria last Monday, June 6, 2016, Read More…
Five suspected cultists believed to be members of the Icelander cult were on Sunday killed in Obelle, a community in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, by the military during a shootout. Read More…
The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has observed with disappointment the continuous churning out of white lies to unsuspecting Rivers people, Nigerians and the world at the slightest opportunity by the Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike. Read More…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called President Muhammedu Buhari an unrepentant tyrant. Read More…
The Niger Delta Avengers have issued what it called “last warning’ to seven state governors to free pro-Biafran activists being held in police and military custodies in their states. Read More…
Ousted National Chairman of the PDP, Sen. Ali Sheriff, some of his aides and supporters attempting to take over the Secretariat on Monday. Read More…
A prominent female activist from the Niger Delta, Ankio Briggs, on Sunday condemned the Niger Delta Avengers for attacking oil and gas pipelines and installations in the region, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. Read More…
About one in five students failed the recent law school examination and will not be called to the bar, official results show. Read More…