Bayelsa: Lyon vows to reclaim mandate, absolves running mate
David Lyon, the sacked All Progressives Congress Governor-elect of Bayelsa State says he has been preoccupied with exploring all legal processes and remedies available...
Court dissolves 1-year-old marriage over lack of love
A Grade 1 Area Court in Kubwa, on Thursday dissolved a one-year-old marriage between Halima Sa’idu and her husband Haruna Abdullahi over lack of...
Army accused of molesting NNPC landlords in Rivers
The army in Rivers State has been accused of molesting landlords of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) oil facility in Omoku, who were...
Footballer suspended for five years after biting opponent’s penis during match
An amateur player was suspended for five years in a local league in eastern France for biting one of his opponents below the belt...
Senate introduces bill to establish agency for repented Boko Haram terrorists
The Senate on Thursday commenced moves to establish an agency for de-radicalisation of repentant Boko Haram insurgents.
The move followed the first reading of a...
Buhari will not resign over insecurity – FG
President Muhammadu Buhari won’t resign over the insecurity challenge, the federal government has declared.
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed also said the government...
Paracetamol abuse could cause liver, kidney failures – Expert
A medical doctor with the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Gbenga Adebusoye, has warned that abuse of paracetamol in general and in tenderising meat...
Why Buhari removed Nunieh as NDDC acting MD
Kelechi Kas
Reactions have continued to trail the removal of Dr Joy Nunieh, the immediate past acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission,...
Chieftaincy tussle divides Rivers Community as faceless group claims autonomous
By Brave Dickson
Heavy confusion and violent threats have hit the communities in Omoku in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, following an autonomous...
Nigeria’s oil reserves will dry up in 49 years – DPR
Nigeria's crude oil reserves of 37 billion barrels, two per cent of which is being produced annually, will be depleted in 49 years, according...