21 Hajj Pilgrims Die In Saudi Arabia

21 Nigerian pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia, the National Hajj Commission has announced. Male pilgrims that died were 13.

One Million and One Lagos Robbery Gang: Story Of Their Demise

For months, residents of Ajegunle, in Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, found sleep a luxury. Why? They were at the mercy of a  robbery gang, popularly known as the ‘One Million and One Gang.’

Chief Emeka Ekwerendu, Onitsha Car Dealer Killed By Robbers

Chief Emeka Ekwerendu, Onitsha Car Dealer Killed By Robbers - 4 armed men on Monday robbed and killed a middle-aged car dealer, Chief Emeka Ekwerendu, at Modebe Avenue Junction in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra.

5 People Killed In Plateau & Onitsha

TRAGEDY struck in Barkin-Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, on Monday, when some unknown gunmen stormed a drinking joint and killed four people, leaving others with injuries.

EFCC Docks Briton Over $227,035 Fraud

A British citizen, Anthony Boyson, a.k.a. Armstrong Christopher, was yesterday arraigned before a Lagos State High Court in Lagos, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for allegedly defrauding Pilgrims Africa Limited of $227,035.

Governor Suntai's Aides Flown To Germany For Treatment

The three aides of Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State involved in last Thursday’s air crash in company of the governor have been transferred to Germany for treatment, the state Commissioner for Information, Mr. Emmanuel Bello, said yesterday.

Primate Makinde Challenges FG: Expose The Terrorists Now

Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, Dr Sunday Ola Makinde, has called on the Federal Government and all relevant security agencies in the country to expose those perpetrating acts of terror being witnessed in different parts of the country, especially in the North.

Lagos Boat Accident: More Bodies Recovered

UNCERTAINTY has continued to trail the casualty figure of Sunday’s boat accident in Lagos, just as one more body has been recovered by men of the Lagos State Emergency Management  Agency (LASEMA) and local divers .

Ibori $15m bribe: Chief Edwin Clark Rejects EFCC's Invitation

Ibori $15m bribe: Chief Edwin Clark Rejects EFCC's Invitation - IJAW leader, Chief Edwin Clark, was reprimanded by a Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday for making statements considered prejudicial in the case of the alleged $15 million James Ibori’s bribe, though it refused a request by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to compel his appearance before the court over the said statements.

Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi opens door for Martins, others

Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi opens door for Martins, others- Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has said he will pick several players who are yet to feature for his team for a friendly against Venezuela.

Lagos Roads To Get Bicycle Lanes

In a bid to give Nigeria’s most populous city an effective transport system, the state government has announced plans to introduce bicycles lanes on major roads across the city.

FERMA: No More Potholes On Federal Roads By December

Engineer Gabriel Amuchi, the MD FERMA, The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), has said that the agency has embarked on a drive to achieve zero potholes on selected federal roads of economic value by December this year.

Boko Haram Weapon Store Dismantled In Damaturu

Boko Haram Weapon Store Dismantled In Damaturu - JTF security officials in Yobe said on Monday it had recovered assorted arms from a cache in Damaturu.

Jonathan Orders Release Of Nuhu Ribadu's Report On Corruption In Nigeria

Jonathan Orders Release Of Nuhu Ribadu's Report On Corruption In Nigeria  - President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday directed that a comprehensive report of the Petroleum Revenue Special Task Force chaired by Mallam Nuhu Ribadu be presented to him on Friday, November 2, 2012.

Clattenburg Career Is Over If He Makes Racist Remarks - Graham Poll

Mark Clattenburg

After the allegations levelled against Mark Clattenburg, former top referee, Graham Poll, has suggested that if he is indeed found guilty of making racist remarks, his career is as good as over.

NNPC Officials Are Possessed By Corruption Demons - ANPP

Criticisms continue to trail the leaked Nuhu Ribadu-led oil Revenue Task Force Committee report published by International News Agency, Reuters.

Ogun State Car Accident Kills 4

4 people were confirmed dead on Sunday after a Toyota Tundra truck and a Nissan Primera car collided at the entrance to the Ogun State Governor’s Office on the Presidential Boulevard in Abeokuta, the state capital.

Lagos Lagoon Boat Accident Drowns 10

Tragedy struck today in Otto-Awori Local Council Development Area, LCDA of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria as 10 persons drowned in a boat mishap.

Crippled Herbalist & Father Arrested For Kidnapping In Delta

A crippled native doctor, Oloma and his father, Onwuka were among members of an inter-state kidnapping gang arrested by the Delta State Police Command at the weekend. Oloma and his dad were alleged to be preparing charms for other members of the gang whenever they were going for operations.

Mike Adenuga Honoured In Ijebuland

The Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba (Dr) Sikiru Kayode Adetona has given kudos to leading telecoms provider, Globacom for injecting pomp and dynamism into the annual Ojude Oba festival which held in Ijebu Ode yesterday.

CBN Act of 2007 Needs Amendment

Majority of reports and analysis of Tuesday, 23rd October, 2012 on the subject of the Public Hearing on the touchy issue of amendment of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007 tilted against the proposed amendment.

NURTW members, PDP supporters clash in Ibadan - 20 Injured

NURTW members, PDP supporters clash in Ibadan - 20 Injured - Some members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and supporters of some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State engaged in a free-for-all, on Friday, at the home of the Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland, Alhaji Abdul-Azeez Arisekola-Alao, in Ibadan.

3 Burnt To Death In Ilorin As Fuel Tanker Rams Into A Taxi

3 Burnt To Death In Ilorin As Fuel Tanker Rams Into A Taxi - 3 people burned to death in a road accident on Friday morning, in Ilorin, Kwara State. A fuel tanker with a faulty brake was said to have rammed a taxi, in which the victims were riding, at a point near a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) depot at Oke Oyi.

Fuel Tanker Falls In Lagos: Traffic Gridlock On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

A tanker filled with petrol fell on Friday, near Berger Bus Stop, a Lagos suburb, a development which resulted in a traffic gridlock on the Lagos-end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Boko Haram Sending Threat Messages For Donation - JTF

The military Joint Task Force (JTF) in Borno State has raised the alarm over text messages being sent by Boko Haram to select individuals, especially contractors, politicians and government officials.

Okada Accidents Claimed Over 619 In 2012

NOT less than 619 people were among victims either killed or injured in commercial motorcycle accidents across the Lagos State in the last two years, a record by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has revealed.

Tiv-Fulani Attacks: Speaker, police disagree over casualty figure

Speaker, Benue State House of Assembly, Hon. David Iorhemba has raised alarm over what he described as the incessant killing of his people by Fulani herdsmen. Iorhemba who represents Guma State Constituency in the Assembly, told newsmen yesterday that 30 Tiv people died in the October 14 invasion of six villages within his constituency by suspected Fulani herdsmen.

Why Nigeria Needs An Igbo President In 2015 - Kalu

Former governor of Abia State, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu has said that there is need to elect an Igbo man as president in 2015 if the country must make progress, just as he dispelled insinuation that he scuttled Dr. Alex Ekwueme’s presidential ambition in 1999.

House Backs Oshiomhole On Execution Of 2 prisoners

Chairman, House of Representa-tives’ Committee on Judiciary, Dr Ali Ahmad, has backed the decision of Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State to approve execution of two condemned prisoners in the state.

Eid-el-Kabir 2012: Jonathan Urges Muslims For Peaceful Co-existence

President Goodluck Jonathan has charged the Muslim faithful in particular and Nigerians in general to remember the plight of the many thousands of compatriots who have been displaced by the floods, which recently devastated many communities across the nation.

Oritsejafor, Okogie congratulate Cardinal Onaiyekan

PRESIDENT of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, has congratulated the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Abuja, Most Reverend John Onaiyekan, on his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI as a cardinal.

Governor Ibikunle Amosun allocates 500 hectares of land to Lagos State

Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State Government on Wednesday allocated 500 hectares of land to the Lagos State Government for agricultural purposes.

Human Trafficking In Nigeria: Two arraigned for trafficking 16-year-old girl

Human Trafficking In Nigeria: Two arraigned for trafficking 16-year-old girl - The police on Tuesday arraigned two persons, Blessing Okafor (20) and Stanley Eyitayo (46), before an Ebute Meta Magistrate’s Court, Lagos for alleged human trafficking.

Federal Road Safety Corps Records 57,793 Arrests & 148 Deaths In 9 Months

Federal Road Safety Corps Records 57,793 Arrests & 148 Deaths In 9 Months -
No fewer than 148 persons died in road accidents in Lagos State from January to September 2012, Sector Commander, Lagos Sector Command, Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr. Nseobong Akpabio, has said.

Chief Edwin Clark: My grandparents’ graves submerged by flood

First Republic Minister of Information, Chief Edwin Clark, on Tuesday, said the flooding, which hit many part of the country, submerged his grandparents’ graves at Kiagbodo in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State.

Nigeria In fresh talks with Cameroon on Bakassi

Nigeria has commenced fresh talks with the Republic of Cameroon on the fate of Nigerians in the ceded Bakassi Peninsula. Senate President David Mark made this known at the ongoing 127th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Quebec, Canada.

Ondo State Election: How Mimiko Retained His Seat

The much talked about governorship election in Ondo State has come and gone. RAZAQ BAMIDELE reports how the incumbent governor, Olusegun Mimiko, got his second term mandate.

6 Land Owners Dead In Enugu Over Demolition

Six landowners among persons whose houses were demolished and property acquired by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) for the expansion of the Enugu Airport have been reported dead, just as the legal battle for compensation continues to linger.

Alaafin Of Oyo Accuses Police Of Aiding Crime

Oba Lamidi Adeyemi

Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi 111 has accused the state Police Command of what he described as aiding and abetting of criminality in Oyo Town. Oba Adeyemi alleged that the state police command has been providing security cover for an Oyo Chief, Alhaji Ganiyu Ajiboye, who had earlier been charged to court for an alleged criminal offence and granted bail.

Nigerian FG To Spend N2.3 Billion On Legal Bills

The Federal Government is to spend N2.3bn on legal bills in the proposed 2013 budget.
The N2.3bn is part of the N5.5bn allocated to the Ministry of Justice headquarters.

Police Kills Okada Rider In Ogba, Lagos With Single Baton Blow

An unidentified policeman from Pen Cinema Police Division, Agege, Lagos State, has allegedly killed an okada rider identified simply as Omo Saki, after the policeman hit him with a baton on the head on Oba Ogunnusi Road in the Ogba area.

Security guard docked for stealing ogbono, okporoko in Lagos

A 29-year-old man, Muhammed Lawal, has been arraigned before an Ojo Magistrate Court in Lagos, over alleged theft of Ogbono valued at N25,000 and other food items totaling N60,000.

Rio Ferdinand may not shake hands with Ashley Cole at Stamford Bridge on Sunday

Rio Ferdinand may not shake hands with Ashley Cole at Stamford Bridge on Sunday _ Rio Ferdinand will have another meeting with Sir Alex Ferguson this week, this time to discuss whether or not the defender will shake the hand of Ashley Cole when Manchester United visit Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

Bus Drivers & Conductors To Wear Uniforms From January 2013

Commercial bus drivers and conductors will begin to wear uniforms and badges as from January 2012, says the Lagos State Government.

45,249 Babies Delivered At Lagos MCCs

At least 45,245 babies have been delivered at the various Maternal and Childcare Centres, MCCs, across Lagos in the last two years.

Lagos House of Assembly considers complete ban on okadas

Lagos House of Assembly considers complete ban on okadas _ The Lagos State House of Assembly has said it may be forced to pass a new law to totally ban motorcycles and the activities of commercial motorcycle riders, popularly called okada, in the state.

Husband Divorces Wife Over Fetish Practises

An Ikorodu Customary Court in Lagos State on Monday dissolved the 17-year-old marriage between Mr Adewole Agbolade and Mrs Kafayat Agbolade after the husband accused the wife of fetish practises.

Armed robbers invade fuel station on Lagos-Ibadan expressway, kill four people

A gang of armed robbers on Sunday night killed two policemen and two others in a deadly attack around World Oil Filling Station at Ibafo, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Elderly Man Arrested For Defiling 2-Year-Old Girl

A popular businessman in Ogoja, northern Cross River State, southsouth Nigeria, has been arrested for allegedly raping a two-year old girl (name withheld).
The man, Mr. James Eze, was detained by the police after he was arrested for allegedly having carnal knowledge of the child.

Sheila Solarin died after falling out from chair – Son

Tunde, son of the late renowned social critic, Dr. Tai Solarin, said his mother, Sheila, died on Sunday as a result of injuries she sustained when she fell out from  a chair.

Okada Rider Crushed To Death, Passenger Wounded

An Okada rider was crushed to death on Saturday morning at Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos.
His passenger, a young woman also broke an arm in the early morning accident.