Year: 2021
Why Christmas Eve is special to me – Ex-First Bank Chairman, Awosika
Awosika took to her Instagram page to express how she felt on her 59th birthday and her wedding anniversary.
ISWAP Commander, Abou Maryam, other fighters killed in Borno
"Abou Maryam coordinated attacks on military troops and soft-targets mostly around Damasak, Nganzai and Gajiram and sometimes on outskirts of…
Nigeria awards contracts to boost electricity transmission
By Chijioke Okoronkwo Nigerian government on Thursday approved approved 16 contracts aimed at boosting the capacity to transmit and distribute…
GOtv Boxing Night 24 holds Today
Aside from the WBF title clash, there will be two other title duels in the cruiserweight and light heavyweight categories.
Police foil plan by Sani Mamuda to deliver AK-47 rifles, ammunition to bandits
By Abbas Bamalli A 45- year-old man, Sani Mamuda, was arrested on Wednesday while on his way to deliver two…
Pipeline explosion rocks Lagos
Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu said upon arrival at the scene, a 330KVA transmission power…
Yuletide: FG announces dates for free train rides
Okhiria said the decision, which was made in collaboration with the Ministry of Transportation, was to ease movement of citizens…
CP Odumosu orders massive raids on criminal hideouts, black spots in Lagos
By Mateen Badru Lagos Commissioner of Police (CP), Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered his officers to embark on special massive and…
List of 203 approved universities in Nigeria
In addition, the NUC recognises the National open University of Nigeria(NOUN) as the only approved open university and 14 distance…
Uganda charges 15 with terrorism
Islamic State (IS), which is allied with the rebel Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), claimed responsibility for the Nov. 16 attack…
Oyo anti-corruption agency nabs 5 LG officials
By Suleiman Shehu The Oyo State Anti-corruption Agency (OYACA) sets up by Governor Seyi Makinde said it has arrested five…
Buhari gives new assignment to Nigerian elites
The president noted that there was a need to be more careful in assessing the performance of the administration and…
Nigeria posts 1,940 new cases of COVID-19
The NCDC said, nine people have died since the detection of the Omicron variant in the country after testing positive…
Ekiti 2022: Why I’m confident APC primary will be transparent – Bamidele
The APC Federal lawmaker said he decided to join the gubernatorial race in order to better the lot of the…
What transpired when Buhari visited Maiduguri (Photos)
President Muhammadu Buhari was in Maiduguri, Borno State on Thursday to unveil some projects in the Northeast area ravaged by…
Fire guts Mobil station in Awka
The Mobil filling station at Unizik Junction, Awka axis of the Enugu-Onitsha expressway was gutted by fire on Thursday.
Buhari, Zulum mum over bombings in Maiduguri ahead of President’s visit
At least five people were killed and more than a dozen injured after several explosions near an air force base…
Police bust 120 kidnappers, armed robbers, others in Enugu
The commissioner said that the command carried out a total of 14 successive rescues of kidnapped victims in the state…
Zamfara auto crash claims six lives
The accident occurred when the Sharon bus in which the victims were travelling had a head-on collision with an articulated…
LASG speaks: Supreme Court judgment never ordered possession of Magodo
The association, escorted by the police few days ago locked up Magodo estate, with hundreds of residents stranded, basing its…
South Korea pardons jailed President Park Geun-hye
The 69-year-old Park was serving a 20-year prison sentence for bribery and abuse of power, with another two years after…
Zulum thanks Maiduguri residents for warm Buhari reception
The President was in Borno on a state visit Thursday to inaugurate development projects.
KSUSTA, 24 other universities earn NUC full accreditation [ Complete List]
The NUC released the list of the 25 universities that have full accreditation of their courses in its Dec. 2021…
Buhari’s Christmas bonus for the police
The police were the main reason the protests took place in the first instance, but then, do you first annihilate…
No one can compete against me – JAY-Z replies Rick Ross
American legendary rapper, Jay-Z has said “no one” can compete against him in versus battle.
Buhari begins exit countdown
Buhari said: “ I know I swore by the Constitution, and I will leave in 17 months. I pray that…
Air Force Council approves promotion of 29 AVMs, 31 Air Commodores
The council also approved the concessional commission of an Air Warrant Officer (AWO) and five Master Warrant Officers (MWO) to…
Alfa Tunde Olayiwola arrested with fresh human head in Ondo
The cleric suspected to be involved in money rituals was arrested following a tip off received from a member of…
Lawan-Gbajabiamila NASS patriotic, free of part-time Nollywood actors
An Islamic human rights advocacy group, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has described the current National Assembly (NASS) under the…
Babangida roots for Osinbajo to lead Nigeria in 2023
“Osinbajo has great passion for Nigeria, he is one that can communicate with the country and inspire people among other…