Evans seeks bible from Kirikiri prison

A group of Christians from a  Pentecostal church who were on a routine visit to Kirikiri prison in Lagos, recently, were shocked when they came face- to- face with the notorious kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumebi Onwuamaegbu aka Evans, who has pleaded guilty to the charge of kidnapping and was remanded by court in the prison.    

Nigerian pastor arrested over Islam “outrageous comments”

A popular Sierra Leone-based Nigerian pastor, Victor Ajisafe has been arrested by the government after he was found to have made certain outrageous comments about Islamic religion during his Sunday sermon.

Evans’ truck yard uncovered in Lagos

As Nigerians await the trial of notorious kidnapper and billionaire  Chukwudumeme Onwumadike popularly known as Evans, policemen attached to the IGP Intelligence Response Team(IRT) have uncovered a truck yard which he acquired from the proceeds of kidnapping.

Fake military base uncovered in Nigeria (Photos)

The Nigerian army on Tuesday September 26, uncovered a fake military base operating in Okpokwu, Benue state, and also arrested fake soldiers in the base reportedly operating a criminal enterprise where high profile criminals are trained. 

Blackout in Nigeria as electricity grid records total collapse

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Friday said a total system collapse of the national electricity grid was recorded at 8:03pm on Thursday.

Commercial driver who raped Ekiti student ‘turns self in’

A 21-year-old man who allegedly raped a female student of the College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti on September 17, has turned himself in, police said Friday. 

IPOB: Nobody can hold me liable if Kanu does not show up in court – Senator

The senator representing Abia-South District, Enyinnaya Abaribe, says he is not liable if the leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, does not show up in court on October 17 for continuation of his trial for alleged treasonable offences.

Buhari aide shares cartoon mocking IPOB members

….As she shared on her twitter page. 

State governors are more powerful than the president – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that state governors are more powerful than President Muhammad Buhari or any other Nigerian President. 

IPOB leader, Kanu, not in military custody – Army

Authoritative sources from the Nigerian Army have said the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, is not in military custody.   

Tension as gunmen abduct assistant commissioner of police

Gunmen terrorising Birnin-Gwari-Funtua Road, Kaduna State, have abducted an Assistant Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Adeniyi, and three of his family members. 

Just hours after Governor Fayose declared his presidential ambition, EFCC arrests Ekiti state Commissioner of Finance, Accountant General

Just hours after Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state declared his intention to run for president come 2019, EFCC operatives stormed the state to arrest the duo of the Accountant-General of Ekiti State and Ekiti State Commissioner of Finance. 

Politicians hellbent on destroying EFCC, says Magu

Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says politicians are determined to destroy the achievements of the anti-graft agency. 

Breaking: Court strikes out INEC’s application against Melaye

A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out the application by the Independent  National Electoral Commission  (INEC) to serve the recall petition against Senator Melaye by substituted means. 

Rats flee forest fires, infect residents with plague, 19 dead

An outbreak of plague in Madagascar has killed 19 people and may have infected 85 others in just two months, the Indian Ocean island nation’s health minister said Thursday. 

FG negotiates with US on looted funds

The Federal Government has revealed plans to adopt a new approach to recover stolen funds stashed abroad. 

Lagos Babymama Beats Undergraduate Babydaddy To Death (Photos)

The life of a 300-level student of Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State, Morrison Akinbule, has been allegedly brought to a tragic end in a circumstance involving his lover, identified simply as Chidinma.  

I’m now born again, whatever I say is the truth – Senator Mantu

A former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ibrahim Mantu,  has pronounced himself as a born-again politician. 

APC change; Jonathan campaign organisation owes us N24 million – Printer

A company says it is still being owed N24 million for printing campaign posters for the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.  

Senate to meet Buhari over IPOB

The Senate has mandated its leadership to meet with the executive to resolve the crises emanating from series of ethnic agitation across the country, especially from the South East.

Despite Inspector General’s order, Abuja police announce continuation of road blocks

The police in Abuja say they will continue to barricade roads across the Federal Capital Territory, citing soaring criminal activities. 

Biafra: Buhari to meet South East Governors

Governors of the five states in the South East will soon meet with President Muhammadu Buhari, on Biafra agitations in the region.  

Don’t waste time on 2019 Presidency, our candidate will come from the North - PDP tells Fayose

The Peoples Democratic Party has told Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State not to waste his resources on his presidential ambition, saying the party’s candidate for the 2019 election will come from the North. 

‘Biafran govt will banish Fr. Mbaka’

A lawyer and the leader of the Biafra Zionist Federation, Benjamin Onwuka, has said the “Biafran government” would, when fully functional, banish the founder of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, from “Biafraland.”   

"Release Nnamdi Kanu’s corpse if you have killed him"- Brother to IPOB leader tells Nigerian Army

Emmanuel, younger brother of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), has asked the army to produce the corpse of the Biafra agitator if he has been killed.

Boko Haram commander ‘captured in Ondo’

The military authorities have announced the arrest of Idris Babawo, a top commander of the Boko Haram sect. 

INEC begins Dino Melaye’s recall process, drops notice at his office (Photos)

Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were at the office of embattled Senator representing Kogi West in the National Assembly, Dino Melaye, on Tuesday.

House Speaker Dogara speaks on controversial NGO bill

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Tuesday welcomed public criticism of the content of the controversial NGO regulatory bill.

FG to reintroduce tolls on federal highways

The Federal Government on Monday said it would reintroduce tolling on the nation’s highways to raise the much needed funds to maintain the roads. 

Naira records marginal gain against the dollar

The naira rebounded on Monday and closed at 366 per United States dollar. 
The local unit, which opened last week at 369/dollar had closed at 367/dollar on Friday. The Naira weakened two weeks ago and traded flat at 369/dollar for some days. 

Again, IGP Orders Removal Of Roadblocks Nationwide

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has ordered the dismantling of all roadblocks nationwide with immediate effect particularly on Lagos-Ibadan, Sagamu-Benin, and Benin-Onitsha highways.  

Suspects plead guilty to importing 661 pump-action guns into Nigeria

Two out of the five men being prosecuted by the Nigerian government for unlawful importation of 661 pump-action rifles into the country have indicated their intention to enter into a plea bargain for a soft-landing.

APC attacks Buhari’s adviser, calls him ‘rogue elephant’

The national leadership of the governing All Progressives Congress has issued the statement below, launching a blistering attack on the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-corruption (PACAC), Professor Itse Sagay (SAN).

Nigerian lady who was told by doctors that she would never have kids, shares her testimony after 3 babies

A Nigerian woman, Moni Onibat took to Instagram to recount her story of having three kids after been told countless times she would never be able to have children. 

IPOB remains terrorist group, despite EU, US stance – Presidential aide

Special Adviser to the President on Prosecution, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, has described as inconsequential the recognition accorded the Indigenous People of Biafra by some foreign nations as a non-terrorist group, despite Nigeria’s recent proscription and designation of the group as a terrorist organisation.‎ 

Era of godfatherism over in Nigerian govt appointments – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that as far as federal government appointments to public offices and key positions are concerned, the era of “godfatherism’’ is over.

Restructure Nigeria now to attain balance, says Tinubu

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC,  and  former governor of Lagos State, Ashiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday broke his silence on the restructuring debate as he warned of the consequences of not engaging a  restructuring  of the political economy of the Nigerian nation.

Laziness responsible for North’s opposition to restructuring – Atiku

Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has taken northerners who are opposed to the current clamour for the restructuring of the nation to the cleaners, accusing them of laziness.  

Ghana thrash Nigeria to win WAFU Cup

The Black Stars of Ghana on Sunday defeated the Super Eagles of Nigeria 4-1 in the final of the 2017 West African Football Union Cup of Nations.

Corruption won’t end in Nigeria till Jesus comes — Abiara

"There is no way corruption will end in Nigeria before Jesus Christ comes. There is corruption everywhere. It is just that the way each country does theirs is different. But it seems the issue of graft in Nigeria is indescribable.

Biafra: Too late to pull out of Nigeria – Igbo lawmaker

A Lagos lawmaker, Jude Idimogu, on Saturday, said it was too late for the Igbo nation to pull out of Nigeria. 

Send your children to local varsities, JAMB registrar tells wealthy Nigerians

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has advised the elite to stop sending their children abroad for the first degree education.  

IPOB: How South East govs averted another civil war

A coalition of civil society groups- #OurMumuDonDo, Concerned Nigerians and Campaign for Democracy, has commended the governors of the South Eastern States for the manner in which they handled the rising threat to the continued unity of the country posed by recent calls for secession.

Lady chops off man’s penis after finding out he’s marrying someone else (Photos)

A woman chopped off her lover’s penis after allegedly finding out he was marrying another woman...  

Nigeria under series of threats - Chief of Army Staff

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, said yesterday in Port Harcourt that Nigeria was confronted with series of threats. 

Electricity tariff hike: Labour threatens to shut down economy

The organised labour has threatened to paralyze the nation’s economy if the Federal Government goes ahead with the planned hike on the electricity tariff as such planned increment would lead to closure of factories as well as unprecedented unemployment.  

After three past arrests, police re-arraign suspected serial-killer, Small Jpron

A notorious cultist and ex-convict, Ibrahim Oriyomi Balogun (AKA Small Jpron), whom the police have accused of carrying out multiple murders around Somolu and Bariga areas of Lagos, has been –re-arraigned on charges of murder barely a year after he was arrested, charged to court and released.  

Drama as cemetery rejects corpse of man killed by lightening

The management of llorin Muslim Cemetery on Friday rejected the corpse of a 47-year-old civil servant, Salami Adekunle, who was killed by lightning in Oro, lrepodun Local Government Area of Kwara.    

IPOB: Nigerian Army declares victory

The Nigerian Army on Friday claimed victory in its skirmish with secession agitators across the South-east.  

Why we must pass bill to regulate NGOs, CSOs – House of Reps

The House of Representatives on Friday restated its determination to pass a bill ‎to regulate non-governmental organisations, NGOs.