A helicopter Augusta AW101, one of the aircraft from the Presidential fleet which was recently handed over to the Nigerian Air
Force, has reportedly crashed within the Air Force base in Makurdi.
A 52-year-old bus conductor, Segun Awogbemi was on Thursday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates Court in Lagos for allegedly raping his landlady after they both shared a drink in her room.
The Federal Government has said on Wednesday it was only able to fulfill seven out of the eight demands of ASUU, as it could not meet the union’s demand for allowances worth 284bn because of the present economic state of the country.
The death of two persons in a suicide bomb attack around Muna garage in Maiduguri has been confirmed by the spokesman of Nigeria Police in the State, Mr. Victor Isuku.
Two officials of the Zamfara State universal basic education board, Gambo Lawal Tsafe and Kasimu Mohammed were yesterday, November 23 sentenced to a fine of N800,000 and N100,000 respectively.
Former President of the Federal Republic, Olusegun Obasanjo has once again, taken the National Assembly to the cleaners, blatantly calling the lawmakers “unarmed robbers” who are worse than the judiciary.
The Pro Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, FUNAAB, Senator Adeseye Ogunewe will on Friday, November 25, be arraigned alongside two others on charges of abuse of office and misappropriation of funds reported against some of the institution’s management.
Lagos State government has cited the need for a review of environmental laws in the state as a reason for its cancellation of the monthly sanitation exercise which is observed every last Saturday of the month.
Embattled former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has mocked Jimoh Ibrahim in his celebration of Eyitayo Jegede’s victory in an Appeal Court ruling over PDP gubernatorial candidacy in the forthcoming Ondo State election.
The tussle over PDP governorship candidacy in the forthcoming Ondo State gubernatorial election has reached its peak on Wednesday, as INEC has decided to replace Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim’s name with that of Mr. Eyitayo Jegede (SAN).
Two brothers, Shola and Kayode Oni, and Ibrahim Omilade, son of a traditional ruler in Oshodi area of Lagos State, were all condemned to the gallows for killing one Suleiman Afolabi during a fight that occurred on Christmas day three years ago.
Four members of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), a paramilitary agency of the government, were on Monday shot dead by unknown gunmen at the installation at Omoku, near the oil hub of Port Harcourt.
A yet-to-be-identified female road sweeper attached to Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) was on Wednesday, November 23, knocked down by a car while going about her duty.
Despite United Nations’ warning, hoodlums, in a bid to orchestrate forceful eviction of the Egun Community from Otodo Gbame, reportedly launched another attack on Tuesday, setting fire to some remaining structures in the area.
Few students suffered minor injuries as residents of Bakasi Hall, a female hostel in Yaba College of Technology, Lagos woke up to a fire incident that engulfed a better part of their hostel around 5 a.m today.
Rivers State Deputy Governor, Dr. Ipalibo Banigo, has directed that five suspects who were released despite being accused of raping a 15-year-old girl be rearrested and taken into custody.
Nigerian lawmakers have taken turns in condemning acts of jungle justice in the country, citing the recent increase in lynching as an indication that the people were losing confidence in the government.
