Police deny Kwankwaso use of Eagle Square for presidential flag off, says CUPP
By Lateef Ibrahim Abuja The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) yesterday raised the alarm that officers of the Nigeria Police have sealed off the Eagle Square, the venue of the scheduled presidential declaration of former Kano Governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. This is even as the Kwankwaso Campaign Organisation expressed disappointment More...
Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke detained, released for slapping airport security
From Suleiman ldris, Lagos Less than a week that Nigerians celebrated two security personnel for their rare show of honesty by returning a traveller’s abandoned handbag, a popular Nigerian yesterday chose to behave More...
Army arrest 3 logistics suppliers of bandits in Zamfara
From Ibrahim Sidi Muh’d Gusau The Nigerian army said it has succeeded in the arrest of three suspected chief logistics suppliers of armed bandits terrorizing Zamfara state. The suspects have been identified as More...
Lagos: Man remanded for allegedly slapping wife to death
An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Tuesday remanded a 47-year-old man, Premie Imafidon, for allegedly slapping his wife to death. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs A.O. Ajibade, remanded Imafidon in Ikoyi More...
Ex-Senate president, Ebute applauds Buhari’s corrupt fight
By Tobias Lengnan Dapam A former Senate President Ameh Ebute has singled out President Muhammadu Buhari as the only President in Nigeria’s history that has arrested and prosecuted corrupt officials. Ebute, a Senate More...
Man in court for allegedly assaulting police officer
A 40-year-old motorcycle rider, Olisehyem Livingstone, who allegedly assaulted a police officer with a plank, on Tuesday, appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. Livingstone, who resides at No. More...
Ex-Senate president, Ebute applauds Buhari’s corrupt fight
By Tobias Lengnan Dapam A former Senate President Ameh Ebute has singled out President Muhammadu Buhari as the only President in Nigeria’s history that has arrested and prosecuted corrupt officials. Ebute, a Senate More...
Police brutality: CJN orders magistrates to inspect police stations
By Vivian Okejeme Abuja The Chief Justice of Nigeria(CJN) Justice Walter Nkanu Onnoghen, has directed Chief Judges of the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to order Chief Magistrates conduct inspection More...
Soldiers kill 6 B/ Haram members, rescue 33 victims – Official
Troops on clearance operations have killed six Boko Haram terrorists in Damboa and Bama Local Government Areas of Borno. The troops also rescued 33 persons from the terrorists, including eight men, 12 women and More...
Illegal Migration: EU to partner Nigeria to evolve solution
The European Union (EU) says it will partner with Nigeria to evolve solutions to illegal migration, Richard Young, Deputy Delegation to the EU, has said. Mr Young made this known in his address at the ‘‘Abuja More...