Year: 2021
Troops arrest suspected kidnapper, rescue victim in Jos
The Commander of the task force, Maj.-Gen. Chukwuemeka Okonkwo, disclosed this while presenting the suspect to newsmen on Friday in…
Lai Mohammed drags Amnesty International over EndSARS
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture has accused Amnesty International (AI) of a deliberate plot to destabilise…
Plateau speaker mourns Jethro Akun
The Speaker, Plateau State House of Assembly, Abok Ayuba, has described as shocking, the death of former deputy governor of…
PDP condoles with Ekweremadu family, Enugu State
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commiserated with former Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, over the death…
CBN declares Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies illegal
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned commercial banks and other financial institutions to desist from dealing in Bitcoin…
Edo primary school teachers call off 19-day indefinite strike
The national leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), has waded into the crisis between its Edo State wing…
Fani-Kayode backs Ortom: ‘Buhari must disarm Fulani herdsmen quickly’
Critic, Femi Fani-Kayode has backed Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State's criticism of President Muhammadu Buhari's lethargy and failure to…
Navalny: Russia expels German, Swedish, Polish diplomats
Russia on Friday expelled diplomats from Germany, Poland and Sweden it accused of attending illegal protests in support of jailed…
My office was operational base for Obaseki’s victory: Stewart
A former commissioner for communication and orientation in Edo state, Mr. Efe Stewart, on Thursday disclosed that he used his…
Christopher Plummer ‘Sound of Music ‘ star dies at 91
Christopher Plummer, best known for his role as Captain Von Trapp in the movie thriller, “The Sound of Music,” has…
Edo CP adopts community policing
The new Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, Mr. Philip Aliyu Ogbadu, has disclosed that the command has begun to…
FG suspends Emirates Airlines operations in Nigeria
The Federal Government has suspended operations of Emirates Airlines to Nigeria for violating COVID-19 Protocols set by the Presidential Task…
Oyo governor calls for NYSC reform
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has asked the Governing Board of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to reform…
Fayose: Nigeria may not recover 50 years after Buhari
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has said Nigeria might not recover from economic woes 50 years after President…
Police kill 8 suspected kidnappers in Edo
Edo Police Command said that a total of eight suspected kidnappers were killed during various operations during the last three…
Photo News: Sanwo-Olu swears in Onanuga, 17 others as Perm. Secs.
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday sworn-in 18 new Permanent Secretaries, including Mrs Toyin Olamide Machado-Onanuga.
Osun releases N708 million for pension arrears
Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State has released the sum of N708 million to further offset pension arrears of retired…
FRSC orders full enforcement of COVID-19 regulations
Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has ordered full enforcement of COVID-19 health protection regulations…
Mixed reactions trail ex-service chiefs, extension of IGP’s tenure
Political Science and International Relations experts have expressed divergent views on the three-month tenure extension for the Inspector General of…
2023: I respect Tinubu, I will never malign him – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Friday rubbished report in one of the dailies that he maligned the character of…
Ganduje to construct roads in 5 emirate councils
Kano State government says it will construct township roads in the five emirates of Bichi, Karaye, Rano, Gaya, and Kano.
Sanwo-Olu swears in 18 new Perm. Secs, demands performance
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday sworn-in 18 new Permanent Secretaries and demanded performance from them.
Outrage as CBN directs banks to close accounts of cryptocurrency traders
Nigerians are currently reacting to the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN’s direction to banks to close accounts of persons or…
Court jails two Enugu land scammers 35 years
Justice R.O Dugbo Oghoghorie, of the Federal High Court, Enugu on Wednesday convicted and sentenced the duo of Dominic Ozulu…
EFCC swoops on suspected internet fraudsters in Ibadan, nabs seven
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, on Friday, swooped on suspected internet fraudsters at…
Herdsmen killings: ECOWAS Court set to deliver judgement in SERAP, FG’s case
The ECOWAS Court of Justice, Abuja this morning heard arguments in the case brought by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project…
Close accounts of cryptocurrency traders – CBN orders banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has directed banks to close accounts of persons or entities involved in cryptocurrency transactions…
Myung-hee withdraws from WTO race, leaving Okonjo-Iweala sole candidate
The coast is now clear for Nigeria's former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become the Director General of…
Mike Davids sues Apostle Suleman, demands N2bn
Mike Davids, a former Pastor with the Omega Fire Ministries International, has sued the General Overseer of the church, Apostle…
We have evidence of heinous activities of Fulani herdsmen – MURIC
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has said that it has overwhelming evidence of destructions of farmlands by Fulani herdsmen across…