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APC Primary: 'I'm sorry, Daddy' - Desmond Elliot kneels, apologises to Gbajabiamila

Nigeria, Sept. 14 -- Desmond Elliot, a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has apologised to the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, over the issues that arose between them du... Read More


Bamanga Tukur: Adamawa governor declares Monday work-free day

Nigeria, Sept. 14 -- Following the passing of former national chairman of the People Democratic Party (PDP) and presidential aspirant in the Third Republic, Bamanga Tukur, the Adamawa State Governor, ... Read More


Army denies abduction of Islamic clerics from Senator Yari's residence

Nigeria, Sept. 14 -- The Nigerian Army has debunked reports that some Islamic clerics were abducted from the residence of Senator Abdul'aziz Yari in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara Stat... Read More


Ondo Tragedy: Police arrest suspect over poisonous drinks that allegedly killed 29 people

Nigeria, Sept. 14 -- The Ondo State Police Command says it has successfully contained the situation arising from reported cases of sudden and unnatural death of some people in Araromi-Obu, Odigbo Loca... Read More


Hausa Day: Professor honoured as Hausa community chancellor in Europe

Nigeria, Sept. 14 -- Adamu Gwarzo, a professor and founding President of the Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria Group, has been honoured as the Chancellor of the Hausa Community in Europe. ... Read More


Herders, cattle killed in Plateau attacks - Community leaders

Nigeria, Sept. 14 -- At least three herders were killed, and 50 cattle were shot dead on Saturday when gunmen attacked a grazing area in Aloghom, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. Some he... Read More


US says removal of maritime restrictions on Nigeria will improve shipping operations

Nigeria, Sept. 14 -- The United States Government has said the recent removal of security restrictions on vessels from Nigeria would improve shipping operations between the two countries. It is also ... Read More


Police chief orders detention of officer who shot seven-year-old boy

Nigeria, Sept. 14 -- The Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom State, Baba Azare, has visited a seven-year-old boy injured during a police stop-and-search operation in Uyo and ordered the detention of t... Read More


Transcorp, AXA Mansard, GTCO top stock pick this week

Nigeria, Sept. 14 -- Nigerian stocks slid by 1.6 per cent last week, following profit-taking activities across all sectors except oil & gas. The Insurance Index was worst hit, declining by 5.5 per ce... Read More


NARD backs LASUTH doctors' strike, urges Lagos govt to resolve dispute

Nigeria, Sept. 14 -- The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has backed the ongoing strike by resident doctors at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). NARD in a press re... Read More