The military operation dubbed Operation Crocodile Smile suffered a major loss on Monday following a boat accident along the Brass Water Front in Brass Local Government Area (LGA) of Bayelsa State, leading to the death of four soldiers by drowning.  Read More…

Ahmed Salkida, one of the three people wanted for alleged knowledge of Boko Haram and the whereabouts of over 200 Chibok girls, was arrested in Abuja on Monday. Read More…

A rights advocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, has advised the Federal Government to drop its plan to impose 10 per cent tax on every phone call made, text message sent and data used by Nigerians. Read More…

The Nigerian Army has explained why the men of the Army Headquarters Garrison, Mogadishu Cantonment, Abuja, took over the premises of a company belonging to Mr. Robert Azibaola, a cousin of former President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday. Read More…

Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III has declared next Monday as the Eid-El-Kabir Day, 1437 AH. Read More…

A group, Niger Delta Cleansers (NDC), has threatened to attack more soldiers in the region if the federal government does not withdraw them from the creeks in the next 14 days. Read More…

Former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has lent his voice in defence of his country in the ongoing Twitter feud between citizens in Nigeria and Kenya. Read More…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has described the Peoples Democratic Party, as a dying political party that is currently in comatose and needs to be taken to an intensive care unit. Read More…

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About 14 staff members of Nestoil Plc. have been abducted in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. Read More…

There are indications that the Rivers State Police Command has arrested two persons in connection with the assassination of renowned human right activist, Barrister Ken Atsuwete at his residence in Aluu community in Ikwerre local government area of the state. Read More…

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says the call for resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the economy is “preposterous”. Read More…

All through his 48-hour stay in Nigeria, Mark Zuckerberg trended on different social media platforms, but issues around the historic visit might be incomplete without the public spat between two ‘friends’ — Femi Fani-Kayode and Reno Omokri; both supporters of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Read More…

Two breakaway factions of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) say they will work together to “surrender” the Biafran flag to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Read More…

The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed the revolution in the rail sector engendered by the Muhammadu Buhari Administration through the Ministry of Transportation ably led by Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. Read More…

The Kano State Hisbah Board said it had commenced medical screening of 1,000 prospective couples for the next Mass Wedding Programme in the state. Read More…

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of social networking website, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, for sharing his wealth of knowledge with Nigerian youths, and inspiring a new generation of entrepreneurs. Read More…

Five fresh cases of Lassa fever have been confirmed in Bauchi, Gombe, Plateau and Rivers states, the Federal Government has said. Read More…

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An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered one Korede Olamide, 37, a pastor, to be remanded in prison custody for allegedly raping and robbing a woman who had met him for prayer solutions to her problems. Read More…