Year: 2020
Update: Uptick in COVID-19 cases in Lagos, 4 deaths reported
Lagos for the second day led the grim chart in confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria, according to new figures announced…
No Hiding Place: Another Plateau prison escapee arrested
The Nigerian military today arrested one the six inmates who escaped after gunmen attacked personnel of the Nigerian Correctional Service…
Fashola tasks Vice Chancellors to woo investors
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola has underscored the need for Nigerian Universities to provide well structured…
FBI wanted internet scammer Abiona Akinyemi convicted in Lagos
FBI-wanted internet fraudster, Abiona Akinyemi Festus has been convicted and sentenced to two-year imprisonment in Lagos.
Rotary Club of Lagos Island empowers 500 women, youths
The Rotary Club of Lagos Island, District 9110, says it has empowered no fewer than 500 women in various forms…
Barcelona confirm Koeman as next manager
Spanish entrepreneur and the current president of FC Barcelona, Josep Maria Bartomeu Floreta has revealed that Ronald Koeman will be…
Updated: Mali mutineers confirm arrest of Keita, prime minister Cisse
A military spokesman for mutineers in Mali confirmed on Tuesday that President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse…
Lagos empowers, trains 800 rice farmers
Lagos State Government on Tuesday empowered no fewer than 800 rice farmers in the State with preferred high yielding Farrow…
PSG cruise to Champions League final for first time
Paris Saint-Germain(PSG) crushed RB Leipzig in an emphatic manner Tuesday to book a historic place in the finals of the…
Buhari grief-stricken by death of Wada Maida
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep sorrow over the death of a close ally, friend and associate, Malam Wada Maida.
Wada Maida will be remembered for journalism growth – Zamfara Gov
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has described the late Malam Wada Maida, as an icon, whose contribution to the development…
Kogi repatriates 78 destitute to five states
After seeing them through a rehabilitation programme, the Kogi State Government has repatriated 78 destitute, mainly beggars and mentally ill…
Actor Sunkanmi Omobolanle, wife welcome new baby
Nollywood actor, Sunkanmi Omobolanle has welcomed a baby with his wife, Abimbola Bakare.
The Sun begs Osinbajo over fake news on N10bn withdrawal from TSA
Nigerian newspaper, The Sun, has apologised to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for publishing unconfirmed and false news against him.
FG must stop killings in Southern Kaduna now – MSSN
The President of the Muslim Students' Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Lagos State Area Unit, Miftahudeen Thanni has called on the…
Saheed Osupa, Pasuma celebrate Fuji legend, Kollington Ayinla on birthday
Popular Fuji musicians Saheed Osupa and Wasiu Alabi Pasuma on Tuesday paid homage to their forerunner Kollington Ayinla as he…
Mail-in-Voting: U.S. Postal Service chief DeJoy suspends policy changes
Louis DeJoy, the head of the U.S. Postal Service said he was suspending delay-causing policy changes following an outcry against…
Coup plot in Mali, President Keita detained by mutinous soldiers
Mutinous soldiers in Mali have detained President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita as a possible coup plot unravelled.
Nigerian Guild of Editors mourns Wada Maida
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has expressed shock over the death of its former president Wada Maida.
Trump blows hot on Twitter, blasts Michelle Obama
U.S President Donald Trump on Tuesday blasted Michelle Obama, her husband Barack and his rival Joe Biden.
Wada Maida’s exit shattering, loss to journalism: Tribute by Onanuga, Ali Hakeem
Mr Bayo Onanuga, former Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), has said that the news of Wada…
Kano Bureau de Change operator Abdulrahman docked for fraud
A bureau de change operator, Umar Goni Abdulrahman has been charged with criminal breach of trust, before Justice Usman Na'abba…
Truck driver, owner charged with manslaughter remanded in police custody
A container truck driver, Sodiq Okanlawon, and the truck owner, Wasiu Lekan, ,have been arraigned before a Lagos High Court…
Mompha sues EFCC, demands N5m as damages
Social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha aka Mompha, has slammed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with a N5million lawsuit…
Execute convicted singer for blasphemy – Shari’ah council tells Ganduje
The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria has called on Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to execute the court judgement…
Lai Mohammed reacts to NAN chairman, Wada’s death
Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed has condoled with the staff, management and board of the News Agency of…
Wada’s death a personal loss, says Gov. Masari
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has described the death of Alhaji Wada Maida as a personal loss to him…
Nigerian celebrities call for reopening of cinemas
Nollywood actress Rita Dominic and singer Falz have joined the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) to appeal to the…
Sanwo-Olu: Showing leadership during COVID-19 pandemic
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s performance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Lagos is exemplary, considering what his…
Lagos warns defaulting home owners: Pay up or forfeit your allocation
Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Housing has called on allottees of various state-owned Housing Estates who have not…