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Orji Uzor Kalu : Nnamdi Kanu reacts to senator’s conviction

Orji Uzor Kalu : Nnamdi Kanu reacts to senator’s conviction

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has reacted to the conviction of former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu to 12 years in prison for fraud. According to reports usti…

Nigeria Issues 58,000 Visas To Foreign Investors At Lagos Airport

Nigeria Issues 58,000 Visas To Foreign Investors At Lagos Airport

Comptroller of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in charge of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Mr Abdullahi Usman, has disclosed that not less than 58,000 visas have been issued…

Tax Default : Enugu Government seals off Bank, hotels, others

Tax Default : Enugu Government seals off Bank, hotels, others

Enugu State Government, on Friday morning sealed-off some business ventures in the state over failure to pay their taxes. It was reported that banks, hotels and other business establishments in the s…

NSCDC arrests two over diversion of UNICEF materials

NSCDC arrests two over diversion of UNICEF materials

The Borno Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has paraded two men over alleged diversion of learning materials distributed to displaced pupils by the UNICEF.   …

Hadiza Usman Petitions IG, DSS Over Attack At NASS

Hadiza Usman Petitions IG, DSS Over Attack At NASS

Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman, has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, the Department of State Services (DSS) and others over an a…

How policeman murdered my son - senator

How policeman murdered my son - senator

A former Senator, Fidelis Okoro, yesterday told the Abuja division of the Federal High Court how an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mohammed Yusuf, allegedly murdered his son Chukwuemeka, 3…

 17 persons escape death in Anambra multiple crash

17 persons escape death in Anambra multiple crash

No fewer than 17 persons escaped death in a multiple crash involving three vehicles on the old Enugu-Onitsha expressway in Anambra. The accident occurred on the Nkpor/Umuoji stretch of the road.&nbsp…

Policeman Who Killed A Driver For Allegedly Refusing To Bribe Him Surrenders

Policeman Who Killed A Driver For Allegedly Refusing To Bribe Him Surrenders

Idowu Omosuyi, the police officer that reportedly shot and killed a truck driver along the Akure-Owo Expressroad, Ondo State has finally surrendered himself to the police authorities.  &nbs…

168 stranded Nigerians return from Libya

168 stranded Nigerians return from Libya

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Friday, received another batch of 168 stranded Nigerian returnees from Libya. NAN reports that the Acting Coordinator, NEMA Lagos Territorial Offic…

Orji Kalu: Judgement Unfair, We'll Meet To Take A Position - Abia APC

Orji Kalu: Judgement Unfair, We'll Meet To Take A Position - Abia APC

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to Thursday’s ‘ill-advised conviction‘ of former Governor of Abia and Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, by a Lagos State High Court.   …

Moment sowore was driven out of the court complex by the DSS (Video)

Moment sowore was driven out of the court complex by the DSS (Video)

Footage from the federal high court in Abuja shows the moment DSS officials whisked away Omoleye Sowore and his counterpart from the court premises after his re-arrest today right inside the court pr…

APC heads to Supreme Court over Adamawa governor Fintiri’s victory

APC heads to Supreme Court over Adamawa governor Fintiri’s victory

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa has asked the governor of the state, Ahmadu Fintiri, not to continue in his jubilation as he still has the Supreme Court to contend with over his electi…

Breaking : Sowore re-arrested by DSS (Video)

Breaking : Sowore re-arrested by DSS (Video)

According to earlier reports that the DSS tried re-arresting Omoleye Sowore during court proceedings, it has now being confirmed that the DSS has finally succeeded in carrying out his re-arrest and h…

Just In : DSS tries to re-arrest Sowore in court (Video)

Just In : DSS tries to re-arrest Sowore in court (Video)

The State Security Service (SSS) has invaded the Federal High Court in a controversial bid to rearrest the Omoyele Sowore, according to incoming reports.         The SSS…

3.2 magnitude earthquake terrifies UK residents

3.2 magnitude earthquake terrifies UK residents

The southwest English county was shaken by the quake on Thursday evening. One resident described hearing a “thunderous roar” before the quake. A distant thunderous roar approached before a single jol…

Block leakages in LG accounts - FG tells auditors-general

Block leakages in LG accounts - FG tells auditors-general

The federal government in its bid to strengthen the fight against corruption has instructed auditors-general to block avenues through which funds are stolen at the local governments/area councils.   …

Robbers device new method of attacking bank customers

Robbers device new method of attacking bank customers

The Ebonyi Police Command on Thursday said it had uncovered a new strategy used by criminals to rob bank customers. The command’s spokesperson, Mrs Loveth Odah, made this known in an interview with N…

Border closure: Emir Sanusi backs blockade, gives reasons

Border closure: Emir Sanusi backs blockade, gives reasons

The emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, has backed the federal government’s decision to close the land borders, noting that the action will protect Nigeria’s productive industry from destruction.  &nbs…

INEC clears air on Kogi election, says commission conducted credible poll

INEC clears air on Kogi election, says commission conducted credible poll

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has come out to clear the air on the controversy that greeted the conduct of Saturday, November 16, governorship election in Kogi state.          …

Police have no right to search phones or make arrest for indecent dressing - Lagos CP

Police have no right to search phones or make arrest for indecent dressing - Lagos CP

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu on Thursday said policemen have no right to stop people on the road and search their mobile phones, saying it is an infringement of the law.&…