Lagos to jail street hawkers from July 1- Ambode
[PUNCH] The Lagos State Government on Friday said that from July 1, 2016, it would commence a total enforcement against street trading and street Read more
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BREAKING: Sierra Leonian deputy high commissioner abducted in Kaduna
[PUNCH ] Adelani Adepegba Abuja According to the Breaking News on Punch Newspaper,, the Sierra Leone Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Maj. Gen. Alfred Nelson Read more
Willie Obiano: Anambra State Embarks on N8.5bn Housing Units Project
[AUTHORITY ] AWKA – The Government of Anambra State has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the building of 300 housing units valued at N8.4 Read more
Renowned Nigerian author Elechi Amadi, famous for ‘The concubine’ dies at 82
[BBC Africa] Renowned Nigerian author Elechi Amadi has died of an undisclosed illness at the age of 82. He was most famous for The Concubine, Read more
Niger Delta Avengers accept to dialogue with FG under conducive environment
[9News Nigeria] In a statement issued Monday, 13th June 2016, the Niger Delta Avengers militant group has given conditions under which they can contemplate on Read more
Amnesty Accuses Nigerian Army Of Killing At Least 17 Unarmed Biafra Protesters
[Channels Television.] Rights group, Amnesty International says that Nigeria’s army in May killed at least 17 unarmed members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Read more
Bakassi Militants Ask FG to Listen to the Agitations of the Niger Delta Avengers
[Channels Television] A group of militants in Akwa-Cross Region under the umbrella of Bakassi Strike Force, have condemned in totality the activities of the Niger Read more
Explosion Rocks Oil Pipeline In Warri, Nigeria’s Niger Delta
[Channels Television] An explosion has rocked a pipeline operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) at Sanomi Creek, in the Ogidigben area of Warri Read more
Dr. Goodluck Jonathan Advises on how Nigeria can Move Forward
[Channel Television] Nigeria’s former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on Monday stressed the need for peace, freedom and unity for Nigeria to further develop and Read more
Nigerian Government Engages Niger Delta Leaders To Address Niger Delta Avengers
[Channels Television] Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, says the government is engaging leaders and people of the Niger Delta to address the spate of Read more
Nigerian Government Finally Releases Interim Report On Loot Recoveries
[Channels Television] The Federal Government has finally released the interim report on funds and assets recovered from individuals who looted the nation’s treasury. According to Read more
Niger Delta Avengers Militants Blow up Shell and Italy’s ENI Pipelines in Bayelsa
[Channels Television] The Niger Delta Avengers militant group has claimed three new attacks in the Niger Delta region. Early on Friday, the group said through Read more
Nigerian government launched the clean-up of oil spills in Ogoni land
[Channels Television] The federal government has formerly launched the clean-up of oil spills in Ogoni land, Rivers State, Nigeria, as recommended in the United Nations Environment Read more
US Congress Blocks the Sale of Warplanes to Nigeria, says Buhari should focus on improving governance
The recent news report by New York Times has revealed that the US congress has made a move to stop the Obama administration from going Read more
Buhari Assures Oil Companies Of Enhanced Security In Niger Delta
[Channels Television] President Muhammadu Buhari has assured oil companies operating in the Nigeria’s Niger Delta that the government is taking all necessary actions to protect Read more
First Chibok girl found with baby two years after Boko Haram kidnap
(CNN) When Amina Ali Nkeki was kidnapped by the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram more than two years ago, she was a mere schoolgirl. On Tuesday Read more
Nigerian Senate supports Fuel Price Hike and Subsidy Removal
[Channels Television] The Nigerian Senate is backing the Federal Government in its decision to remove subsidy on petrol and peg the pump price of the Read more
Shopping Mall Collapses in Ogun, Many Feared Dead
A four-storey shopping complex constructed by the Ogun State Government has collapsed with many people feared dead. The project at the popular Itoku market of Read more
Police detain men for eating late, demand N15,000 bribe
The Surulere Police Division, Lagos State, on Tuesday arrested four men, who were accused of eating late in the night around the Ojuelegba Bridge in Read more
Reverse subsidy removal or face mother-of-all protest – Melaye dares Buhari
The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Sen. Dino Melaye, Thursday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to rescind his decision on fuel subsidy withdrawal within Read more
EFCC Recovers $3.1bn In 6 Months – Magu
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered the sum of $3.1billion, which is over N600 billion, in less than six months, the chairman Read more
Two Killed, 19 Injured In Maiduguri Suicide Bomb Attack
Two people have been killed and 19 others injured in a suicide bomb attack in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Our correspondent reports that a Read more
Militants threaten Atiku, Danjuma, Lukman, other oil bloc owners
NIGER- DELTA Avengers (NDA), have listed some oil blocs allegedly owned by former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Minister of Defence, General Theophilus Danjuma, ex-Minister of Read more
N145 petrol price: We’ll occupy Nigeria next week – NANS
THE Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Thursday said the over 40 million Nigerian students would re-enact the Occupy Nigeria protest against the removal of subsidy Read more
I don’t need your apology, Buhari tells Cameron
President Muhammadu Buhari says he is more interested in recovering the stolen assets of Nigeria in the UK than demanding an apology from Prime Minister Read more
EFCC arrests ex-military gov for collecting N450m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a former Military Administrator of Akwa Ibom State and chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, Air Commodore Read more
Dariye bought pen for £7,000 in 2004 –UK witness
A retired detective with the Metropolitan Police in London, Mr. Peter Clerk, on Monday, narrated to a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Read more
Troops kill 31 cattle rustlers, B’Haram members
The troops of the Nigerian Army have killed 18 cattle rustlers with several others injured in an operation in Zamfara State. Also, the military on Read more
Obasanjo condemns supremacy tussle among Yoruba Obas
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday charged traditional rulers in Yorubaland to work towards promoting mutual respect among themselves rather than engaging in unnecessary rivalry. The Read more
U.S. seeks to approve attack aircraft for Nigeria in Boko Haram fight
The U.S. administration is seeking to approve a sale of as many as 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft to Nigeria to aid its Read more