Nigeria Times

The Department of State Services (DSS) wishes to confirm that it has received the Court Order for the release of Omoyele SOWORE. It is important that the public notes that since the receipt of the Order, no person has turned up at the DSS to take delivery of him. This becomes imperative for...

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the deployment and posting of senior officers of the Nigeria Police Force to different zones and formations. The deployment, which was announced by the force PRO, Frank Mba, affects 13 Assistant Inspector Generals (AIGs) of the police.  According to Mba, the redeployment followed...

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the electoral umpire to reinstate the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, Natasha Akpoti, for the November 16 governorship election in Kogi State. Delivering judgement on Thursday, Folashade Ogunbanjo-Giwa held that the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) was wrong to have excluded Ms Akpoti from the forthcoming...

The statement that roads in the country are not as bad as they are portrayed, attributed to Babatunde Fashola, Minister for Works and Housing, has earned him a response from a member of the House of Representatives, Bamidele Salam. Mr Salam (PDP–Ede North/Ede South/Egbedore/Ejigbo federal constituency) challenged Mr. Fashola and other relevant stakeholders to...

American musician, Chris Brown has accused the police of harassing him during his planned house sales. According to TMZ, Chris Brown had planned a yard sales at his San Fernando Valley residence on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. However, things took a different turn when police officers arrived at the venue to stop the yards...

A Nigeria actress identified as Deborah Oguntoyinbo, has been arrested in Canada for fraud related crimes. Legit.ng reported that Oguntoyinbo was arrested when she tried to flee a condo she rented with the proceeds of fraud.  The 26 year old lady who claims to be an actress stole over 20 people...

The Kaduna Division of the Court of Appeal has nullified the election of spokesman of the Senate, Senator Dayo Adeyeye. The Appellate Court subsequently upheld the tribunal judgment which declared Senator Biodun Olujimi and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party as winner of the Ekiti South Senatorial election held on February 23. It...

Popular Hollywood Actor and Comedian, John Witherspoon who died at 77 on Wednesday, October 30, 2019,  has been buried on Tuesday, in Los Angeles. His family announced his death on Wednesday, October 30, 2019. According to a statement by the  family, the actor died in his hometown, Sherman Oaks.

Popular Gospel Musician, Timi Dakolo has signed a deal with the Virgin EMI. Virgin EMI is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group founded in 2013. The company is a result of merging Mercury Records and Virgin Records. Currently, the label operates two A&R and marketing streams in Virgin Records and EMI Records respectively.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Alhaji Yahaya Bello, Kogi State Governor, and his campaign’s Director-General, Smart Adeyemi, for allegedly plotting the arrest and detention of Senator Dino Melaye before the November 16 elections. A statement by Melaye’s media aide, Gideon Ayodele, on Tuesday said the governor and Adeyemi with some other All...