Year: 2021
New York Mayor-elect Eric Adams postpones inauguration ceremony
"It is clear that our city is facing a formidable opponent in the Omicron variant," Adams said in the statement.
Gov. Ganduje jettisons politics, visits Kwankwaso
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has paid a condolence visit to Sen. Rabi’u Musa-Kwankwaso, a former governor of the…
Blackout: Angry women storm Port Harcourt office of PHEDC
The protesting woman said they have been in darkness for the past four months following the absence of a transformer…
RedTV releases official trailer for new movie ‘Unintentional’
‘Unintentional’ written by Zeina Otonjo and directed by Olufemi Bamigbetan, is set to premiere as the fourth season of RedTV’s…
Lawan appoints Senator Biobarakuma as Chairman of new Committee
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has appointed Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eriemenyo as the first Chairman of the Oil, Gas and…
Makinde reacts to Oyo monarch, Asigangan’s death
Governor Seyi Makinde has commiserated with the family of the late Oba and the people of Igangan on the death of…
Actor Damola Olatunji charged over face-off with Police
Filmmaker and actor, Lanre Adediwura confirmed that Damola was taken to Ogba Magistrate court after being “kept in police custody…
Iwuoha’s death devastating, painful — NGE
His last outing in the Guild’s activities, was the All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC) in Abuja two months ago, where…
Illegal, quack universities in Nigeria: Updated List
NUC on its website said the degree mills have not been licensed by the Federal Government and have, therefore, been…
Senate passes finance bill two weeks after transmission
The Senate on Tuesday passed the Finance Bill 2021, transmitted to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari, on December…
LAWMA, LASPARK partner to build eco-friendly Christmas trees
Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, stated that the Authority has chosen to promote the recycling initiative, by building…
Lateef Jakande Academy is set for takeoff
The academy will equip them with the requisite skills to positively influence the public service and instill in them the…
Aisha Buhari shuts office, orders staff to proceed on indefinite leave
The sudden closure of the office comes amid social media speculations claiming she may be pregnant.
Schoolboy lured with computer training, then kidnapped for N1.5M ransom
Mba said the suspect lured the boy out of his school premises under the pretext that he was told by…
Buhari seeks Senate approval to spend N277B: His spending list
The request comes on the day the Senate passed a bill to amend the 2021 Appropriations Act.
Electoral Act Amendment Bill: Ortom declares support for Buhari
Ortom said of all the processes of electing candidates, the consensus mode of election was the best.
El-Rufai announces bonuses for Kaduna civil servants
All civil servants in the State would this December receive bonuses ranging from 30% of monthly pay for senior civil…
Ohwahwa deepening responsible journalism : Buhari in birthday message
Ohwahwa, a former Financial Secretary of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, has, over the past decades, played a major role…
Senate confirms Mu’azu Sambo as minister
President Muhammadu Buhari had in a letter dated Dec. 8, requested the Upper Chamber to confirm his appointment as a…
Wike signs N483bn budget, says 2022 will be politically turbulent
Wike noted that the refusal of President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the Electoral Act amendment bill will have ripple…
Soyinka hits Buhari over failure to probe murder of Bola Ige, others
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has berated President Muhammadu Buhari over failure to probe the gruesome murder of Nigeria's former…
Updated: How to know you have Omicron
Research into Omicron has revealed that the super mutant variant shows different symptoms from previous variants such as Delta.
Sylvester Oromoni: 5 Dowen College students granted bail
Yaba Chief magistrate Olatunbosun Adeola, after hearing the bail application from the defendants’ counsel, ordered the defendants to produce two…
Buhari breaks silence: Why I withheld assent to Electoral Act Bill
The Senate has received a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari explaining his decision to withhold presidential assent to the Electoral…
Kumuyi to Nigerians: COVID-19 not politically motivated, it is real
The General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi on Tuesday told Nigerians that the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic is…
Britain announces £1 billion aid to Omicron hit businesses
Finance minister Rishi Sunak said he was confident the measures would help hundreds of thousands of businesses.
Ali Harbi Ali pleads not guilty to killing MP David Amess
The killing of 69-year-old Amess, a father of five children, five years after another British member of parliament was murdered…
Japan hangs 3 prisoners
After the executions, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Kihara told reporters it is “not appropriate to abolish (the country’s death…
NDLEA arrests 226 drug traffickers in Ebonyi
Adoro said the suspects comprise 192 males and 34 females and are within the ages of 13 and 75.
Boat mishap: 19 dead, 66 missing
Randrianavony said there were 130 passengers on the ship, travelling from Antanambe to Soanierana Ivongo, and 45 were found alive.