Year: 2021
Lagos charges intending retirees to prepare for life after retirement
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday charged intending retirees to prepare adequately for life after retirement in order to secure…
Reports: Arsenal close to loan and buy deal for Odegaard
The Norwegian international, 22, remains Mikel Arteta’s top target to fill the attacking midfielder gap in his side.
8 Oil Firm workers remanded in prison for allegedly stealing employer’s N39.6m gas
The Police at the Zone 2 Command, Lagos have arrested eight staff of an Oil Firm, Biswal Limited and charged…
Nigerian Michael Ohenhen arrested in India for $14.5K crypto fraud
The duped Indian is resident in Dehradun in the state of Uttarakhand, about 280km from Delhi, where Ohenhen lives..
Buhari commiserates with Mantu family
Buhari believes that Mantu's legacy of reconciliation and promotion of peaceful co-existence will always be remembered, especially in bringing more…
Nigerian soldiers jailed for demanding better weapons regain freedom
The Nigerian soldiers who were convicted since 2014, for demanding better equipment to fight insurgency, have regained freedom.
Jihadists kill 37 in Niger, gun “down anything moving “
The attack is the fifth in the area in as many months, claiming more than 150 lives
JUST IN: Imo police confirm killing of 7 by gunmen at gas project site
The attack took place in the Assa community in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State.
EFCC arraigns woman for N13m investment fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kano Zonal Command on August 16, 2021, arraigned Rashida Ibrahim Usman before Justice…
Ethiopia’s COVID-19 cases near 290,000
Ethiopia registered 688 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 289,962 as of Monday…
Petroleum Industry Act: PDP demands immediate amendment
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately forward to the National Assembly an amendment bill…
CBN fails to submit audited report since 2010; 800bn unremitted
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has failed to submit its audited account to the Office of the Accountant General…
Buhari summons security chiefs as Boko Haram commanders surrender
Adesina noted that the nation's security forces had in the past few weeks taken the battle more robustly to insurgents,…
Why Naira is losing value: CBN
Adamu explained that the exchange rate was determined by the forces of demand and supply and that there were three…
Afghanistan: Taliban declares ‘general amnesty’
The Taliban Tuesday declared a general amnesty for all government officials in Afghanistan and urged them to return to work.
Anxiety in Boko Haram camp as top commanders surrender
The Nigerian Army says there are confusion and apprehension within the camps of the Islamic State of West Africa Province…
CVR: INEC receives over 2 million applications
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has so far received 2,449,648 applications since the start of the Continuous Voter Registration…
JUST IN: Ibrahim Mantu, ex-deputy senate president dies
Shehu Nura, a member of the family said Mantu died at DIFF Medical Centre in Abuja after a 10-day illness.
May Boko Haram not achieve in Nigeria what the Taliban did in Afghanistan
May Boko Haram not achieve same in Nigeria. May what befell Afghanistan not befall Nigeria
Pastor Bayo Owoyemi to Nigerians: Stop abusing our leaders
The General Overseer President of the United Apostolic Church of Christ (UACC) worldwide, Dr Bayo Owoyemi, has urged Nigerians to…
U.S. military flights resume at Kabul airport
Flights were suspended for much of Monday, when at least five people were killed, witnesses said, although it was unclear…
UI orders online teaching for rest of second semester
It is clear that going fully online or adopting a blended approach to teaching is one of the steps to…
Lagos crashes physical planning permits to 10 days
Osinaike said the essence of the reduction was to make the collection of Physical Planning Permits less cumbersome, less time-consuming…
Nigeria logs 8,179 COVID-19 cases, 72 deaths in 15 days
There were four new deaths in the last 24 hours and 72 in 15 days, more than double the 30…
BBNaija: Biggie springs another surprise, puts housemates on their toes
Big Brother has sprung another surprise in the house. However, this time Biggie has put all the housemates, except Maria…
Plateau massacre: Pains, tears and sorrow in Ikare
The assailants reportedly dragged the victims out of their vehicles which were trapped in gridlock and then killed many of…
OPEC Secretary Barkindo congratulates Buhari on PIB
He added that the enactment of the legislation was timely as the investment outlook had become clouded by efforts aimed…
78 year-old Okala arrested by police with 2 RPGs
Police Spokesman, Commissioner Frank Mba, in a statement Monday said the suspect, from investigations, is a middleman between criminal suppliers…
COVID-19: University of Ibadan to adopt online teaching
The management of the University of Ibadan (UI), on Monday, proposed moving teaching and learning, for the rest of the…
Merkel calls for special EU meeting on Afghanistan crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday called for a special EU meeting to discuss the recent ousting of power by…