Four people were killed, including a young girl, in a suicide car bomb attack in the north Nigerian city of Kano, the city’s police commissioner said. “At about 2200 (2100 GMT), we heard an explosion and immediately mobilised to the scene where we discovered…
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The 10 Chinese workers abducted by Boko Haram gunmen in Cameroon have most likely been taken back across the border to the Nigerian Islamist group’s strongholds, a police official said Sunday. “We are almost certain that the 10 Chinese have been kidnapped…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP MD Abubakar has ordered the strengthening of security in all boarding schools in and around…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has frowned at the presence of a large number of tourists, journalists and adventurers of diverse…
Former UK Prime Minister and UN Special Envoy on Education, Mr. Gordon Brown, has announced that one million people have…
Following the security summit hosted by France at the weekend to stem the activities of the terror group, Boko Haram,…
No fewer than 40 villagers were killed and several others injured on Saturday evening in Dalwa-Masuba village of Damboa local…
A suspected car bomb ripped through a crowded entertainment spot in the north Nigerian city of Kano on Sunday, witnesses…
About ten persons were feared dead in the early hours of yesterday in a petrol fire explosion at a creek…
Fire yesterday razed about 120 shops in the popular Daleko market in Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State, destroying…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, administering the Polio Vaccine to a child, during the Flag-off Ceremony of the May…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi; acknowledging cheers from Teachers, during a Teachers’ Sensitization on World Bank Project of the…
A blast has hit the northern Nigerian city of Kano, in a street with many bars and night spots, police…
Kwara state First Lady, Mrs. Omolewa Ahmed, has organised a special prayer tagged, “Kwara mothers pray” for the release of…
Kogi State Chief Judge, Nasiru Ajanah has decried corruption in the judiciary, saying that bad eggs had contaminated the whole…
In the build-up to the 2014 Ekiti State Governorship Election on June 21, the state governor who is seeking reelection…
Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi has explained why his administration has embarked on massive road construction, noting that good road…
Lagos Lawyer and rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) has described President Goodluck Jonathan’s cancelled visit to Chibok, where over…
The Niger State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has described last week’s cabinet reshuffle by the state governor, Dr.…
Amid the controversy over the over-bloated cost of governance in Nigeria, Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Dankwambo has appointed additional…