Year: 2020
Abia IPAC alleged ousted exco, Igara responds
Mr Ceekay Igara, the chairman of the allegedly ousted exco has swiftly responded to claims of his retrenchment.
JUST IN: Crisis in Abia as IPAC splits
A new leadership of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Abia chapter, led by Mr Enwereuzo Ogbonna, has emerged, following the…
Communities in Imo State set to end female genital mutilation
By Muhaimin Olowoporoku Not less than 32 communities in Imo State, Nigeria have agreed that they would put an end…
Large number of policemen deployed to Okpella on order of Obaseki – APC
The Chairman of Edo APC Media Campaign Council, John Mayaki, has raised the alarm over alleged deployment of police operatives…
Olu of Warri says not easy to relocate tank farms
The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli, on Wednesday said it would be difficult to relocate tank farms from their present…
Heartless Katsina teenagers: They gang-rape a girl and then drown her
Three heartless teenage boys in Danmusa Local Government Area arrested in Katsina state after they gang-raped a 13 year-old girl…
Protesters stone policemen in Ibadan over vanished serial killer Shodipe
Protesting members of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANs) stoned policemen in Ibadan Wednesday over the disappearance from police custody…
Jigawa declares public holiday to mark Islamic New Year
Jigawa State Government has declared Thursday, Aug. 20 as public holiday to mark the beginning of the Islamic New Year,…
Another COVID-19 patient writes SSSE in isolation centre
Kwara Government on Wednesday arranged a centre for a 16-year female student that tested positive for COVID-19 to sit for…
Kuwait runs out of cash, warns on salary payment default
Kuwait has $6.6 billion worth of liquidity in its Treasury and not enough cash to cover state salaries beyond October,…
Court summons Gov. Ishaku, service chiefs
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the Governor of Taraba, Darius Ishaku, to appear before it over allegations of…
Nigerian embassy in Canada closes to the public over unruly behaviour of Nigerians
Nigeria’s High Commission in Ottawa, Canada has shut its doors to the public and suspended consular services until further notice.
Wada Maida: NPAN lost an intellectual and gentle giant
The Newspaper Priopertor's Association of Nigeria (NPAN) has described the late Mallam Wada Maida as an intellectual and a gentle…
Lagos supports 23 innovators, tech firms with N100m grant
Twenty-three young innovators and tech firms have been awarded a total grant of N100 million by the Lagos State Government…
Nigerian Govt condemns Mali coup, wants ECOWAS force in action
The Nigerian Government on Wednesday condemned the coup d'etat in Mali, West Africa, Africa.
Arteta urges Arsenal players to focus beyond pre-season
Arsenal’s head coach Mikel Arteta cautions his players that they should not return for pre-season resting on the laurels of…
ISWAP terrorists overrun Nigerian town of Kukawa, hold hundreds hostage
Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have taken hundreds of people hostage in the Borno town of Kukawa,…
Prophet Ogunmefun docked for raping girl sent for ‘evil cleansing’
A 57-year-old pastor, known as Prophet Ebenezer Ogunmefun, has been charged with one count of sexual abuse of a 15-year-old…
Obasanjo: I want to live above 100 years
Nigeria's former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said he wished to live above 100 years.
Igbogbo stool: Lagos loses bid to stop ruling house’s suit
The Lagos State Government has lost in its bid to stop the hearing of a suit filed by Ijaolu Osho-Ojuba…
Policemen arrested in Ibadan over serial killer’s escape
By Muhaimin Olowoporoku Two policemen in Ibadan have been arrested over the escape from custody of suspected serial killer, Sunday…
IGP Adamu sends special forces to track escapee serial killer Shodipe in Oyo
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has deployed special forces to complement the efforts of the Oyo Police command in…
Fire razes building in Ooni’s palace
A fire has gutted a building in the palace of Ooni of Ife’s, in Osun State.
BBNaija housemates rewarded with $500 worth Bitcoin
All housemates of the Big Brother Naija lockdown edition have been rewarded with $500 worth of Bitcoin as prize money…
Hyundai donates PPE worth N35m to Nigeria
Hyundai Motor Company has pledged donation of medical equipment and personal protection items worth over USD $2.4 million to countries…
Photo News: President Buhari presides over virtual FEC
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presided over the 13th weekly virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House,…
My friends warned me before coming to BBNaija – Tolanibaj
Big Brother Naija housemate, Tolani “Tolanibaj” Shobajo, has said she was warned by her friends against engaging in sexual intercourse…
Buhari in phone conversation with King Salman on oil market
Nigerian leader, President Muhammadu Buhari has had a phone conversation with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz over stabilising the…
How Don Jazzy helped my comedy career – Okiki DFT
Another fast rising social media comedian, Dauda Tolulope, popularly known as Okiki DFT, has credited ace music executive and musician,…
Kano woman slaughters son like Eid-el-Kabir ram, sent to psychiatrist
A 27-year-old woman living in Kano, Saratu Ya’u, who slaughtered her five year-old son, like an Eid-el-Kabir ram, has been…