NIGERIA

AT least one person was reported killed while 10 people were injured in a renewed Shiite and youths’ violence in Kaduna State. This was coming barely four days after youths killed three members of the Shiite sect at Zango road, Tudun…

This may seem far from the truth but it actually happened in Nigeria where a girl presumed dead resurrected inside the grave. It was a strange sight to behold after a 15-year-old girl who was presumed dead, suddenly resurrected at…

Obasanjo has accused many state governors of defrauding and stealing funds belonging to the Local Government Areas. Obasanjo said this at a conference in Babcock University, Ilisan, Ogun State on Tuesday, October 11, 2016.…

The Federal Government on Monday declared that the price of rice would start to fall from November this year. It stated that more Nigerians had returned to their various farms, adding that at the next harvesting season next month,…

How to choose a perfect wardrobe What wardrobe to buy? Stand-alone or built-in, serial or custom made, angular or linear? In this post we will take a look at different types of wardrobes, determine the required size and style. A…

Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria, has asked members of the legal profession to blame themselves for the harassment of judges by the security agencies. While asking that the judges arrested on Saturday should be granted…

The House of Representatives on Tuesday sought the reversal of the validity period of the Nigerian Passport to 10 years as was the case before the introduction of the current e-Passport regime. Under the current passport policy, the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is set to arraign a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode; a former Minister of Finance, Senator Nenadi Usman; a firm, Joint Trust Dimensions Limited; and one Jimoh Yusuf for an…

A Mass Communication student of the Lagos State Polytechnic, Taiwo Rasaq, has lamented how policemen who are attached to the Owutu Police Division tortured and detained him unlawfully. Rasaq claimed that the only “crime” he committed…

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said that the school feeding programme of the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government must be done without the proposed 40 per cent counterpart funding from States. He said the Federal…

Joke Silva, Olu Jacobs, Lai Muhammed at the 2016 AMAAThe 2016 Africa Movie Academy Awards has come and gone, but its memory will surely linger for the next 12 months. The event was held at Dr. Obi Wali Event Centre, Port-Harcourt, Rivers…

A group of lawyers under the aegis of the Legal Vanguard for Rules of Law and Democracy, have condemned comments credited to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, describing the person of Honourable Justice Muhammed Idris as a “silly, stupid…

President of the Nigeria Football Coaches Association, Bitrus Bewarang has expressed shock at the sudden death of former Chief coach of the Super Eagles Amodu Shuaibu, a few days after the death of Coach Stephen Keshi who, like Amodu, also…

“It is illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional for NYSC to hold camp at a time when its Muslim members will be deprived of their freedom of worship and the liberty to practice their creed without fear. The muslim rights concern, muric…

Contractors who executed federal government’s road projects over the past three years were not paid for their job, Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works, and Housing, has said. Speaking at the inaugural “Buharimeter” town hall…

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir Lawal, on Wednesday confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari and three of his ministers are currently indisposed. Lawal disclosed this while saying the opening…

Soldiers stormed Oparazoa community in Gbaramatu kingdom in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State last week in search of the former Militant leader Tompolo and members of the Niger Delta Avengers. Although recent…

Ravi Naik, a former minister in India, has asked his country’s authorities to impose a ban on Nigerians. According to The Times of India, Naik made this statement while speaking to reporters. “The Central government should ban…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered that Mr. Azibaola Robert, a cousin to former President Goodluck Jonathan, be remanded in Kuje Prison pending the determination of his bail application. Azibaola and his wife, Stella…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has spoken out about how the excess crude oil revenue account, which stood at over $20 billion at the inception of his administration, was depleted to about $2 billion when he left office on May 29, 2015.…