Year: 2021
Bawa and EFCC’s redemption
Received consensus is that corruption is the hydra-headed monster that has kept Nigeria – the ‘Giant’ of Africa from attaining…
Yoruba Nation agitators protest in Ibadan over arrest of Igboho’s men
Yoruba Nation agitators have stormed streets in Ibadan, Oyo State, demanding the release of agitators arrested during raid on Sunday…
Gunmen abduct PDP member in Edo, demand N20m ransom
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have forcefully abducted a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Ugbo Iyiriaro.
Senate okays Buhari’s N2.343trn external borrowing request
The Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the authourisation of N2.343 trillion ($6.183 billion USD) as External Borrowing…
Lagos plants 7.6m trees in 10 years, targets 50,000 trees 2021
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it has planted 7.6 million trees in the last 10 years and targeted…
Senate passes N982.7bn supplementary budget to law
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday passed the sum of N982.729 billion as a supplementary budget for the 2021 fiscal year…
Boko Haram attacks Adamawa village close to SGF Mustapha’s hometown
Boko Haram terrorists have attacked Dabna, a community in Adamawa State, close to Garaha, the hometown of Boss Mustapha, Secretary…
Fire guts shops at Ladipo Market
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said shops containing car accessories worth millions of naira have been gutted by fire…
Court vindicates ex-Minister, Adeosun, says she was ineligible for NYSC
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ruled that former Minister of Finance Mrs. Kemi Adeosun was ineligible for…
Court: Kemi Adeosun ought not to have resigned over NYSC controversy
A Federal High Court, Abuja, ruled on Wednesday, that it was not mandatory for Kemi Adeosun to have the National…
School feeding programme: FG to enroll 67,307 Ebonyi pupils
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) said the Federal Government will enrol 67,307 primary school pupils into the National Homegrown School…
Photos: Maj. General Yahaya becomes Lt. General
The chief of army staff, Major General Faruk Yahaya is now a Lieutenant General, in line with Nigerian army tradition.
Wizkid announces 2021 North American tour
Grammy Award winner, Ayo Balogun also known as Wizkid has announced new North American tour dates.
Kogi signs MOU for tourism development
The Kogi State Government has signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with GoldenCity Engineering Consultancy Company Limited for the design…
FRSC promotes 284 officers, dismisses 2
The Federal Road Safety Commission has approved the promotion of 62 Assistant Corps Corps Commanders (ACC) to the rank of…
Guardiola: Manchester City cannot afford new striker
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has played down chances of signing a Sergio Aguero replacement this summer, because of the…
Lalong makes promises on judiciary autonomy
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has reaffirmed his commitment to the implementation of the judiciary and legislature autonomy in…
Niger Delta varsity students protest imposition of dress codes
Students of Niger Delta University owned by the Bayelsa State Government have staged a peaceful protest in Amasoma and Yenegoa,…
Breaking: Haiti President Jovenel Moise assassinated
Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has been assassinated, interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph announced Wednesday.
Kano Hisbah arrests 20 children for street begging
The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 20 children in Kano for violating the law against street begging.
Oyo dissolves state National Youth Council exco
The Oyo State Government has dissolved the State executive committee of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) for flouting…
Veteran Indian actor Dilip Kumar dies at 98
Legendary Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar who was one of the earliest and famous Indian actors has died at 98.
FIRS generates record N650B revenue in June
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) said it generated N650 billion in June, the highest revenue realised in a month…
China mulls sending rockets to deflect asteroids from Earth
China wants to send more than 20 rockets to practice turning away a sizable asteroid - a technique that may…
Kwankwaso denies plans to dump PDP
Former Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has said he has no plans to decamp from the Peoples…
Ganduje withdraws ‘Gandollar’ defamation suit, to pay N800K costs
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje has withdrawn his N3billion defamation suit against Daily Nigerian and its publisher Jafar Jafar over 'Gandollar videos',…
ECA trains African girls on coding in Cameroon
Thousands of young female Africans have begun camping in Cameroon's capital city of Yaounde since Monday to develop coding skills…
Florida condo collapse: 36 dead, 109 still missing
The confirmed death toll in the partial collapse of a 12-storey condo in Surfside, Florida, has risen to 36, with…
Osun Police CP Olawale warns cultists planning 7/7 celebration
The Osun State Police command has warned cultists planning to celebrate July 7, known as 7/7, in the state
INEC: 203,497 eligible voters registered online
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that 203,497 eligible Nigerians have completed the online pre-registration as fresh voters.