An environmentalist, Charles Reith, has said that allowing internally displaced persons, IDPs, to return to their homes without tackling desertification in Northeast Nigeria would trigger fresh crisis. Mr. Reith, a professor of environmental sciences with the American University of Nigeria, AUN, Yola, Adamawa State, said desertification had reduced the quality of life in the insurgency-ravaged zone for generations. The university ...

There is no need for a new residence for the Vice President as the current one, called Aguda House, is up to standard with enough space and well managed, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said. The Vice President said this on Friday while responding to questions at the Pastors and Leaders Retreat of the Fountain of Life Church, Ilupeju, Lagos. ...

A Vietnamese man caused his house to go up in flames while attempting to get rid of a rat with a lighter and some gasoline. He told the police that the rat had been driving him crazy so when he finally caught it on Thursday, February 25, he decided to punish it by setting it on fire. On Friday, he ...

The Department of State Services has arrested three suspects who allegedly accused the department’s Director General, Lawal Musa Daura, of collecting a bribe of N4 billion from the PDP Governors of Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Abia and Taraba States to enable them to win their electoral cases at Supreme Court. The suspects are Usman Ahmed Danmallam, Nura Shehu Lawal Giwa, and ...

Most Beautiful Girl In Nigeria 1992, Sandra Petgrave and her husband, George Chukwuka, have been sentenced to jail in the US for their roles in a $5.8 million mortgage fraud that spanned 5 years. Sandra and Chiedu have six children together. Investigations by FBI showed that Chiedu led the fraud ring that operated from 2006 to 2011. Sandra was sentenced ...

United Kingdom-based property firm has made its foray into real estate development, with the approval for the commencement of 420 flats and another set of 110 flats also in Isheri North in Ogun State. The company is a member of the NHBRC (National Home Builders Registration Council) in South Africa and Zurich Building Guarantee in Europe, as part of company’s presence ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday arraigned Abdulaziz Musa, Abbah Bello, Bala Zakari and Salisu Juji before Justice Faruk Lawan of Kano State High Court on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence. The accused persons are all executive members of the Amalgamated Traders/Artisans Welfare Development Association, AMATA, Kano State Chapter. The complainant, ...

The building of the Human Virology, opposite NNPC Towers, Abuja is currently on fire. Men of the Federal Fire service are currently at the scene battling the fire.

The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Victoria Island branch, Lagos have concluded plans to organize a project competition among final year students in some selected tertiary institutions. The proposed competition is expected to be supported, especially most outstanding projects by some companies. The branch will also sustain its initiatives to support and encourage study of science and technical education in ...

To prevent haphazard physical developments along the Badagry corridor, a suburb in Lagos, the state government has sought the understanding of the property owners and resident within the area, and to seek government’s input before engaging in any building project. This, the state said was necessary so that the good intention of the residents to develop their own property does ...