21 persons in court for burning 80 houses in Benue
No fewer than 21 persons from Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State were on Wednesday docked at a Makurdi Magistrates’ Court for allegedly burning Read more
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Democracy has finally come to stay, says Oshiomhole
AFTER casting his ballot at Ward 10, Unit 1, Iyamo, Edo North Senatorial District, Governor Adams Oshiomhole was in a boisterous mood yesterday. The governor, Read more
One feared dead as Avengers, security operatives clash in Imo
OWERRI—A bloody confrontation played out yesterday in Owerri, between some members of the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, from Ohaji/Egbema local council area of Imo State, Read more
Nigerian Naira hits new record low of ₦460 per dollar on black market
LAGOS, Sept 28 (Reuters) – The Nigerian naira plunged further to a new record low on Wednesday, down 1.76 percent against the dollar on the Read more
Nigeria’s Change Campaign not War Against Indiscipline (WAI)
Nigeria has reacted to the story by The Economist of London, equating the recently launched ‘Change Begins With Me’ campaign with WAI, the War Against Indiscipline launched Read more
Man, woman found dead in brothel
By Ihechinyere Abaribe The police in Abia on Wednesday confirmed the death of one unidentified man and a woman in a brothel in Umuahia. The Read more
BREAKING: Nigeria’s Attorney General stalls Saraki’s forgery trial
The trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, for alleged forgery was stalled on Wednesday, because the prosecution counsel, Aliyu Umar, said he had not prepared Read more
NDDC to create 6,300 jobs for youths in online marketing
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has earmarked 6,300 jobs for youths in the Niger Delta region. Beneficiaries of the scheme that will include unemployed Read more
MTN denies illegal transfer of $14 billion from Nigeria
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 28 (Reuters) – South African telecoms giant MTN on Wednesday denied an allegation that it had illegally repatriated $13.92 billion from Nigeria, saying Read more
Police okay mental test for Lagos, Ogun officers
The Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos State, has concluded plans to carry out a mental test for policemen carrying firearms within the zone, which Read more
Obasanjo blames recession on Jonathan
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday took a swipe at the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, declaring that his advice on the prevailing economic crisis was Read more
Don’t sell Nigeria’s asset, Soludo begs Buhari
The recent recommendations that Nigeria sell its asset to raise funds is dangerous and troubling, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Chukwuma Read more
Despite challenges, Nigeria’s future is bright, Lai Mohammed tells Nigerians
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has reassured Nigerians that in spite of the difficulties posed by the current recession, the future of Read more
Female Boko Haram victims in Nigerian camps forced to sell sex as food runs out
By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani ABUJA, Sept 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Tired of watching her five children go hungry in a camp for people fleeing Read more
Nigerian National Assembly to probe alleged MTN transfer of $13.9 bln
ABUJA (Reuters) – Lawmakers in the upper house of Nigeria’s parliament agreed on Tuesday to investigate an allegation that South Africa’s MTN, Africa’s biggest telecoms Read more
Kwara launches N255bn special infrastructure fund
Having conducted surveys on existing and proposed infrastructure across 16 local government areas domiciled in the state, with infrastructure deficit at N255 billion, the Kwara State Read more
Slaughter cows roaming Abuja’s streets, Melaye tells Minister
The senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, on Monday asked the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Bello, to order pastoralists out of Nigeria’s capital Read more
Judge withdraws from Nnamdi Kanu’s case over petition to NJC
Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has returned the case file of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, Read more
Militant group warns army, oil firms of imminent attack
*We are on national assignment, says Army spokesman *Group urges agitators to halt bombings A militant group, the Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate (NDGJM) has Read more
Boko Haram, Shekau near Waterloo says Gen.Buratai
By Johnson Eyiangho Abubakar Shekau, factional leader of the Boko Haram, is careering towards his Waterloo, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, Read more
Umana Okon, Ikeazor head Federal Government Agencies
Monday Ijeh Chief Umana Okon Umana and Sharon Ikeazor were among the 13 persons approved by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday to run Federal Government Read more
Nigerian pipeline carrying Bonny Light shut as precaution
(Adds local witnesses, Niger Delta Avengers attack) LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Trans Niger Pipeline, which carries Bonny Light crude, has been shut as Read more
Nigeria to borrow $4.1 bln from African Development Bank for power and farming
By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) – The African Development Bank is looking to provide a total of $4.1 billion to Nigeria over 2016 and 2017, Read more
Abia monarch warns FG against military option in Niger Delta
In this report by our man in Umuahia, STEVE OKO, Eze Uwadiegwu Ogbonnaya of Umunya Autonomous Community in Uturu, Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia Read more
Release our son, Kanu’s parents plead with Buhari
Parents of detained leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, His Royal Majesty (HRM) Eze Israel Kanu, and Ugoeze Sally Kanu, have Read more
Wealthy Nigerians should promote God’s work – Ifeanyi Ubah
Wealthy Nigerians have been charged to use part of their riches to promote the work of God. The admonition came from the Chairman of Capital Read more
Land grabbers invade estate, kill monarch’s son
Olaleye Aluko Some land grabbers and their thugs have invaded the Federal Housing Estate in the Alagbado area of Lagos State, killing Jamiu Olipede, the Read more
Fin Minister, Adeosu says she can’t predict when the countries recession will end
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has said that she cannot predict when the nation will get out of the current Read more
Corps member slumps, dies after party with colleagues
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa A member of the National Youth Service Corps, Mr. Ogundare Opeyemi, has slumped and died in the Nembe area of Bayelsa State. Read more
Niger Delta youth leaders beg Avengers to stop bombing pipelines
As the Niger Delta Avengers called off their ceasefire, and blew up an oil pipeline in Bonny, Rivers State, some youth leaders in the region Read more