WHENEVER a newly appointed public office holder newly sets out by criticising and even underplaying all the efforts of his or her predecessor that is a red flag. This was precisely my earliest concern about the competence of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi years ago when he was named Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

An explosive device suspected to be a bomb was yesterday detected inside the premises of a branch of FirstBank in Osogbo, the Osun State capital.

Two rival cult groups in the University Town of Nsuka, Enugu State, Vikings and Black Axe, in what looks like a reappraisal attack, clashed and killed three people including a first year student of Uiversity of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN, a driver attached to Enugu State Transport Company, ENTRACO and one other notorious cult member

The match between Nigeria and Mexico early on Thursday’s morning is obviously a friendly match, which will offer playing opportunities for some of the newly invited players to stake claims to a jerseys in the Super Eagles or bid their chances farewell

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan obliged Nigerians with another media chat on Monday, February 23, 2014, to talk more specifically about the Centenary celebration.

Popular Fuji musician, Alhaji Abass Akande, popularly known as Obesere, has been arrested by the Police in Lagos State for allegedly raping a 29-year-old business woman, Miss Olanike Olaiya in his Okota residence, Lagos.

NIGERIANS woke up last week, panicked so much that they collectively agreed to purchase more fuel than they needed. Before the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation realised the ploy, fuel scarcity had overtaken the country.

As part of ongoing measures towards boosting the morale of Police officers in the face of daunting security challenges confronting the nation and rewarding those that have excelled in their assigned roles, Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar has ordered the promotion of 24, 118 officers.

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian telecoms regulatory authority, the Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr. Eugene Juwah, has again told the international community to expect broadband boom in the Nigerian Information Communications Technology market.

The Ogun State Police Command said yesterday, that it had arrested a pastor identified as Adekunle Kayode, 34, for conducting virginity test on a 20-year-old female member of his church in Abeokuta, the state capital, using his finger.