Thousands of people who have gathered outside Catalonia’s parliament building in support of the region’s independence bid cheered and danced after the parliament passed a motion saying it wanted to establish an independent Catalan Republic.

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has raised the alarm over an alleged plan by Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore to launch fresh attacks on Benue State, calling on the security agencies to protect the people by immediately arresting the leaders of the group.

Senator representing Kogi  West, Dino Melaye has accused Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello of using  organized thugs and law enforcement agents against him. He made the accusation on Friday via his facebook page where he wrote: Recall that, on Wednesday, 40 Nigerian senators donated at least 1,260 bags of rice to civil servants in Kogi State after news of a  …

This is serious. A man identified as Oloye Abiola Iyiola, had his cook arrested for engaging in fraudulent activity such a Forex scam and cloning of bank cards.

Officials of the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, foiled an attempt by a 33-year-old mother of two, Fatima Balogun, to smuggle a phone to her armed robbery suspect boyfriend, Ganiyu Ajibode, who is in prison custody.

South African websites this morning are reporting the story of a Nigerian man based in Johannesburg who says he does not regret buying a luxury Mercedes-Benz G-class for a South African man as a token to apologise for impregnating his wife.

The Attorney General of Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) said that negotiation with Switzerland on the return of $321 million recovered from the late Abacha family had been concluded.

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), has said he is prepared to appear before the Senate with respect to the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the reinstatement of  the former head of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina, declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

Oil search in the nation’s inland basins received a fresh impetus following the commencement of exploration activities in the Benue Trough by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).