Checkpoints dismantled two weeks ago by the Police in Kano, have returned following discovery of arms caches by the Joint Task Force in the city on Monday.

The Court of Appeal sitting in Igbosere, Lagos, Friday quashed the judgement of Justice Yetunde Idowu of an Ikeja High Court, which awarded N25 million as damages to popular actor, Mr Babatunde Omidina (also known as Baba Suwe) over infringement of his fundamental human rights by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.

By OKEY NDIRIBE & EMMAN OVUAKPORIE ABUJA—The House of Representatives, yesterday, endorsed a 14 years jail sentence with no option of fine for same sex couples. The House also outlawed gay clubs and societies in the country. The lawmakers took these decisions while considering the report on a “Bill for an Act to prohibit marriage […]

The House of Representatives, yesterday, passed a resolution to probe the alleged award of a $40 million internet spying contact to a foreign company to monitor the Internet activities of Nigerians.

The Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas is the setting for tonight’s exhibition match between the El Tri of Mexico and the Super Eagles of Nigeria, who are the reigning African champions. The match actually kicks off 8pm Houston time (2am Saturday in Nigeria

HOSTAGE-takers have asked Dr. Godstime Ogbeoleka, Senior Lecturer with Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, IAUE, Rivers State, to cough out N15 million to buy freedom for his son, Thomas Ogbeoleka, who they kidnapped Wednesday afternoon.

The Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, yesterday, named the Abuja-Lokoja, Benin-Ore, Lagos-Ibadan and the Abuja-Kaduna roads as most volatile to road accidents in the country.

A father of three, who was identified as Patrick Essien, was reported have committed suicide, yesterday, in Benin after he was allegedly sacked from the transport company where he worked.

By Chris Ochayi The Federal Government assured Nigerians that the contractor handling the construction of Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge double rail track would soon commence actions on the projects. Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar who disclosed in Abuja while inauguration the Board of Directors of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, said the government is equally […]

President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, gave a robust defence of his administration’s performance at mid-term and dismissed public and media assessment of his ministers, saying the criticisms were mostly bereft of objectivity.