A Family Law specialist, Mrs Dorcas Aderemi, has advised against the practice of returning bride price to the family of the groom during the process of a customary marriage.  Aderemi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview in Lagos on Thursday that such an act would only tend to invalidate marriages so […]

By Dayo Johnson – Akure Three persons including a journalist, Olubunmi Afuye, a policeman and an Okada rider were shot dead during a bank robbery in llara-Mokin, lfedore council area of Ondo state. Afuye was employed at the Elizade University as the institution’s spokesman less than six months ago. He was a radio journalist before […]

The Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, on Thursday, expressed hope that President Muhammadu Buhari’s aides would give him accurate information about Nigerians’ welfare, just as he urged the President to ameliorate the hardship faced by Nigerians, especially in the face of the high cost of food and commodities.

The Nigerian Army (NA) has dismissed the report of alleged release and handover of over 1009 ex-Boko Haram fighters to Borno State government. Brig.Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, Director, Army Public Relations, in a statement on Thursday, described the publication as false. Nwachukwu said the report also alleged that the event was shrouded in secrecy. He said […]

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday, said there was no housing crisis in Nigeria, given the presence of empty buildings all over the country.