Edo lawmaker suspended for demanding N220m benefits
The lawmaker representing Ovia South West constituency in the Edo State House of Assembly, Hon Godwin Adenomo, has been suspended for demanding payment of...
Police arrests two in Ogun for killing cyclist
Police in Ogun State have arrested two persons – Patrick Udom (35) from Akwa – Ibom State and James Roland(25) from Delta State, for killing...
Dino Melaye gets N10m bail
A Kogi High Court sitting in Lokoja on Wednesday granted bail to Dino Melaye standing trial over alleged criminal conspiracy, illegal possession and dealing...
Senate passes 2018 Budget of N9.12 trillion
The Senate has passed the 2018 Budget of N9.12 Trillion following the consideration and adoption of the Budget report laid on the floor of...
Pathologist denies stealing heart of corpse
Kenya’s former Chief Government Pathologist, Dr. Moses Njue on, accused of stealing the heart of a corpse at Lee Funeral Home three years ago,...
El-Zakzaky, wife arraigned in court
The leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Sheik Ibrahim El-zakzaky, has been arraigned before the Kaduna High Court.
The Kaduna State Government on...
Lagos politician batters phone repairer for meddling in fight with wife
A phone repairer, Rasheed Sunkanmi, is in trouble after meddling in a scuffle between a Lagos politician and his wife on Jimoh Akinsanya Street,...
Two Nigerians killed in South Africa
THE death toll of Nigerians killed in South Africa has continued to climb with two young Nigerians being the latest victims.
The News Agency of...
Isis leader who burned pilot alive in a cage is finally caught
An Isis commander who burned a Jordanian pilot to death in a cage has been captured.
Saddam al-Jamal was one of four leaders detained by...
Germany set to flush out 30,000 Nigerian migrants
Germany has proposed a new process that will facilitate the smooth repatriation of over 30,000 illegal Nigerian migrants back to the country.
Minister of Foreign...
Police arrest woman over inhumane maltreatment of minor
The Police in Lagos on Tuesday said they have arrested a 45-year-old woman for allegedly maltreating an eight-year-old boy after accusing him of being...
Nigeria’s economy better under me, Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria’s economy has taken a turn for the better under his administration.
According to a statement on Tuesday by...
Congo bars tourists from national park
Rangers in the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday that they have stopped tourists from entering Virunga National Park following investigations into the...
Man, 50, rapes, impregnates 15-year-old daughter
The police in Gombe on Tuesday charged 50-year-old Samaila Zakari at a magistrates’ court with raping and impregnating his 15-year-old daughter.
In the First Information...
Police raid suspected traffickers who arrange fake marriages
Police on Tuesday staged a massive raid against suspected human traffickers in the German capital Berlin who are believed to have arranged fake marriages...
Another Nigerian shot dead in South Africa
On Sunday,May 12th, a Nigerian man was reportedly shot dead and robbed of his car in South Africa. His friend took to Facebook to...
Don’t spare our leaders, Soyinka tells EFCC
Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka yesterday urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other anti-corruption agencies not to spare corrupt leaders.
Soyinka, who...
Government keeping mum on Leah Sharibu – Father
The father of Leah Sharibu has accused the Federal Government of keeping quiet over her continuous captivity.
Sharibu Nathan said the family is sad and...
Crocodile which tore off bride’s arm is found, killed
Zimbabwe game rangers have killed the crocodile which attacked newly-wed, Zanele Ndlovu-Fox, just five days to her wedding and battered her right arm.
This was...
Baboon savagely attacks one-year-old over doll
A baboon has attacked a year old girl in Victoria fall, Zambia, in an attempt to drag a doll from her.
Narrating the incident, the mother...
