Year: 2021
Ethiopia: Tigrayan forces quit Afar, Amhara
The 13-month-old war in Africa's second-most-populous nation has destabilised an already fragile region
Damola Giwa heads JumiaPay Nigeria, to drive innovation
Jumia Nigeria has announced the appointment of Damola Giwa as the head of JumiaPay Nigeria, the digital payment and fintech…
LASUBEB celebrates teachers with Long Service Award
The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB) has celebrated teachers at the maiden edition of the Long Service Award…
500 percent jump in Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases, Lagos still worst hit
NCDC disclosed that Nigeria has recorded a 500% increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past two…
DSS hands over truck, four suspected illegal oil dealers to EFCC
Operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, Benin Command have handed over four suspected illegal dealers in petroleum products…
Dubai, Turkey, Saudi-bound smugglers of 1,144 ATM cards jailed
The Kano State High Court presided over by Justice Tanimu Shehu has sentenced three ATM card smugglers to six months…
Bonnie Iwuoha, former NUJ President is dead
Iwuoha, until his death, was Special Adviser, Media to the Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu.
Gov. Uzodimma swears in 18 commissioners (full list)
"Your primary responsibility is service and governance and not politicking, the reason you must concentrate on working with me to…
2023 elections: INEC presents N305 billion budget
INEC said it has eight bye-elections pending; three federal constituencies and five state constituencies.
Insecurity: Ogun Speaker calls for engagement of transport workers
The Speaker noted that organizations like ROMO can be a platform for empowerment of youths and for also monitoring the…
Kogi: Police rescue 2 kidnapped persons, arrest cattle rustlers
Police operatives attached to Ajaokuta Division of Kogi Police Command carried out the operation.
Lack of trust, government’s greatest challenge – Obaseki
Governor Godwin Obaseki on Monday said that one of the greatest challenges that the government face, is a lack of…
Gov. Emmanuel assents to 2022 Appropriation Bill
Governor Udom Emmanuel has signed the 2022 Appropriation Bill into law with a total outlay of N586.88 billion.
Death toll hits 40 in bandits’ attack on Kaduna villages
Kaduna State Government has said two more bodies have been found following Saturday’s bandits attacks on Giwa Local Government Area…
Working against party must stop: Iyorcha Ayu warns PDP members
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Sen. Iyorcha Ayu, has cautioned party members not to work against the party,…
DSP Cordelia Nwawe in N22M bitcoin extortion scandal faces probe
The Inspector General of Police, Alkali Usman Baba said following reports in the media, he has set an investigative panel…
Kogi bank robbery: Police smash eight suspected robbers
Kogi State Police Command and hunters have arrested eight members of a suspected robbery syndicate, who attacked three banks and…
Gunmen invade checkpoint, shoot two policemen dead in Anambra
Gunmen have shot two policemen dead and burnt their patrol vehicle in Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria.
Lagos raises N137.3bn bond to address key infrastructure deficit
Lagos State Government on Monday signed a N137.3 billion 10-year bond to raise funds to finance key infrastructural projects in…
Sanwo-Olu swaps role with Jemimah One-day governor
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday yielded the seat of authority for Ms Jemimah Marcus to step in as one-day Governor…
Pastor Ibiyeomie’s revelation: How women defiled me in dreams
Prosperity preacher, Pastor David Ibiyeomie Salvation Ministries, Port Harcourt, has revealed how women used to defile him in dreams and…
Battle over AEDC: BPE challenges court’s jurisdiction
BPE said the application was in view of the contents of the Share Sale Agreement dated Feb. 21, 2013, and…
Osun Assembly passes 2022 appropriation bill
Osun 2022 fiscal proposal, christened “Budget of Sustainable Development” is N19 billion higher than that the 2021 budget
Resilient Andy Uba vows to appeal court judgement against him
Andy Uba, candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the recently concluded Anambra governorship election has said that he…
NNPC not conducting survey, not recruiting – Official
NNPC, made the denial in response to falsehoods being peddled on the social media in a statement on Monday.
Let the games go on: English Premier League decides
Ten Premier League games have been postponed this month due to outbreaks amid a busy schedule where teams are set…
Ekiti man Samson jailed six years for stabbing ex-wife
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ilawe-Ekiti, Ekiti State on Monday, sentenced a man, Emmanuel Samson to six years imprisonment for…
AFCON 2021 unlikely: Cameroon owes contractors, stadium incomplete
The fate of January 2022 African Cup of Nations finals in Cameroon is shaky over concerns over the country’s readiness…
The entrepreneurial mindset in motion: Zainab Agboola’s journey through innovation and intent
By Nimot Sulaimon Every entrepreneur begins with a question, one that challenges the limits of what’s possible and demands a…
2,250 NSCDC operatives deployed in Lagos for Yuletide celebration
By Bukola Adetoye The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps( NSCDC), Lagos State Command, has deployed 2, 250 personnel to…