Year: 2020
Chimamanda Adichie gets honour badge from NSE
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has honoured award-winning author, Ms Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, with a digital closing gong ceremony in…
Railway project: Lagos closes Badia, Gaskiya level crossing
The Lagos State Government will close down Badia Junction and Gaskiya level crossing on Saturday the 12th and Sunday, 13th…
Edo wades into rift between Okomu Oil, host communities
By Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has set up a committee to look into the age-long impasse…
Trump crowned ‘Loser of the Year’
Der Spiegel, one of Germany's most widely read German-language news websites, has crowned U.S. President Donald Trump Loser of the…
Madrid Derby, EPL, Serie A Matches Live on GOtv
GOtv customers are promised a weekend filled with live football action from their favourite leagues- La Liga, Premier League and…
Off the hook: Court acquits ex-Minister Aminu Wali
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Friday discharged and acquitted a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alhaji Aminu…
Reps invitation: Wike lashes out at Malami over Buhari’s no show
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has attacked Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami for wrongly advising President…
Aisha Buhari distributes food items, cash to vulnerable groups
Mrs. Aisha Buhari, the First Lady of Nigeria, has distributed food items and cash worth millions of naira to vulnerable…
Akeredolu imposes 24-hour curfew on 2 Akure communities
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Friday imposed a 24-hour curfew on Ode and Isinigbo communities in Akure North…
Maj.-Gen. Olubunmi Irefin’s death most shocking: Okowa
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Friday mourned the death of Maj.-Gen. Olubunmi Irefin, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Battalion, Port Harcourt.
My brother shot, hacked to death by Sergeant Dagbo: Petitioner
Felix Lucky has told the Lagos Judicial panel how his brother was shot and hacked to death by a policeman…
Lagos Mediation Center settles 1,841 cases
The Lagos State Citizens’ Mediation Centre in November 2020 has successfully settled over one thousand cases spanning a wide range…
Buhari will not succumb to threats – Garba Shehu
The Presidency has said that President Muhammadu Buhari will not succumb to threats or undue pressure from “professional critics”.
Breaking: Sanwo-Olu goes into isolation after aide tests positive for COVID-19
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has gone into isolation after one of his aides tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.
Homesick Buhari hits Daura for weeklong private visit
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Daura, Katsina State for a week-long private visit.
Police arrest kidnapper of ex-Ekiti commissioner Olabode
Ekiti Police Command said it has arrested one person in connection with the kidnap of former commissioner for agriculture, Folorunsho…
Trump fires at Biden: Your administration will be scandalous
United States President, Donald Trump has lashed out at President-elect, Joe Biden, saying his administration will be full of scandals.
Kogi council polls: SIEC takes delivery of materials
The Chairman Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission KOSIEC, Mamma Eri has reiterated his commitment to a credible Local Government election…
Femi Sunday Olubodun becomes new Olisa of Akure Kingdom
The Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi, has approved the appointment of Mr Femi Sunday Olubodun as the Olisa of…
Critical Thinking: Fostering curiosity, questioning skills in African schools
Can critical thinking be taught in primary schools? Is it possible to get children at early stages of their education…
Gunmen shoot policeman dead in Delta
Suspected gunmen have shot a policeman dead at Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State.
Makinde says N7.5bn spent on pensioner’s gratuities
Governor Seyi Makinde on Friday said that his administration spent N7.5 billion to settle the gratuities of Oyo pensioners in…
2,000 victims of FGM diagnosed in Germany
A women’s rights group on Friday disclosed that over 2,000 women and girls in Germany were diagnosed and requiring treatment…
Wike’s verdict: PDP not ready to win 2023 presidency, attacks Secondus’ NWC
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has accused the Uche Secondus' National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
Yam turns Nigeria’s priority crop for 2020
Alhaji Muhammad Nanono, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said that the ministry has made yam a priority crop…
Cross River optimistic of achieving SDGs
The Cross River Government has expressed its readiness in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 in the state.
#EndSARS lawyer wants Sanwo-Olu, Fashola, Tinubu, others to appear before panel
The counsel for the #EndSARS protesters, Mr. Adesina Ogunlana has prayed to the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and…
70 Bauchi fistula survivors empowered
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) trained and empowered 70 Vesicovaginal Fistula (VVF) survivors in Bauchi State in various trades to…
Alleged money laundering: Court acquits ex-minister Wali
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Friday discharged and acquitted a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alhaji Aminu…
#EndSARS: NDLEA loses 93 vehicles, others in Edo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has lost 93 vehicles, an office and other valuables to #EndSARS…