Year: 2021
Zulum flags off rehabilitation of Maiduguri-Bama road
Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum on Wednesday flagged off the rehabilitation of the 66 kilometre Maiduguri – Bama road.
Runsewe urges states to upgrade tourism sites
Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, the Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture, on Wednesday called on the federal and state governments…
Amended Sports Commission Bill to address unemployment
The Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa has said that the Lagos State Sports Commission (Amendments) Bill,…
Police rescue two armed robbers from being lynched in Lagos
Police attacked to Sagamu Road Division on Wednesday rescued two suspected armed robbers from being lynched in Ikorodu area of…
Lagos charges LAGESC operatives on improved service delivery
The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello has implored operatives of the Lagos Environmental…
Panic in Federal High Court as Justice Nyako tests positive for COVID-19
There is panic in Federal High Court, Abuja over COVID-19 after one of the Justices, Binta Nyako tested positive for…
Ex-presidential candidate, Othman Tofa warns against attacks on Fulani
Alhaji Bashir Othman Tofa, a former presidential candidate of the National Republican Convention, NRC, in the 1993 presidential election, has…
JUST IN: Arrest warrant issued for ExxonMobil CEO Richard Laing
An arrest warrant for Mr. Richard Laing, Managing Director, ExxonMobil Nigeria, has been approved by Federal High Court in Abuja.
It is unfortunate some people are stoking ember of disintegration – Abiodun
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has called on those exploiting the diversity of Nigeria to turn it into strength…
Armed robber Ibrahim Toyin sentenced to death by hanging
An Abeokuta High Court on Wednesday sentenced a 33-year-old man, Ibrahim Toyin, to death by hanging for robbing a woman…
Alleged armed robbery: I was set up by my colleagues – Dismissed policeman tells court
James Ejeh, an ex - policeman dismissed for involvement in armed robbery claims the allegation was a conspiracy against him…
Gov Ortom survives COVID-19, tests negative
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has tested negative for the dreaded coronavirus (COVID-19).
N35bn bond: Doubling down on Kwara development
On assumption of office in May 2019, the immediate challenge before Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq was to stabilise Kwara State.
Why I shunned Ooni’s palace when he invited me – Sunday Igboho
Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho has revealed why he shunned the the palace of Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi when…
Agbakoba writes Buhari on how to stabilise Nigeria
Dr Olisa Agbakoba advises President Buhari on how to stabilise Nigeria by employing the political solution of devolution and regional…
Ogun APC Revalidation exercise: Abiodun calls for mass mobilisation
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has called on members of the All Peoples Congress, (APC ) in the State…
Technocrat Mario Draghi agrees to form new Italian government
Italian President Sergio Mattarella asked former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi on Wednesday to form a government to tackle…
Nigeria to get 80 million COVID-19 vaccines – Fayemi
The Governor of Ekiti State and the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, Kayode Fayemi has disclosed that Nigeria would…
Why Igbo can’t produce Nigeria’s next president – Pastor Bakare
The serving overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church in Lagos, Pastor Tunde Bakare has said the South-East cannot produce…
Rivers: Emohua LG disbands deadly OSPAC vigilance group
Emohua LG of Rivers dissolves controversial OSPAC vigilance groups operating across communities in the area over incessant abuse of human…
Manchester United rank 9-0 drubbing of Southampton in club history
Manchester United's 9-0 win over Southampton equalled the Premier League record scorelinE and the mark set by the 1995 vintage…
Late Niger Governor’s son drags mother to court
Umar Kure, one of the sons of the late ex-Niger governor Abdulkadir Kure, has taken his mother Senator Zainab Kure…
‘FG should buy lands for herdsmen in the South’
Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has suggested that the Federal Government should release bailout funds for herders and cow owners to…
Nollywood’s Enyinna’s portrait to grace American museum
Award-winning Nollywood actor Enyinna Nwigwe's portrait photograph has been selected for a permanent exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum…
“Fulani must go”: Edo women protest, block major roads
Hundreds of women protest against incessant rape and kidnapping allegedly by criminal herdsmen in Uromi town of Edo state.
APC opens up on Goodluck Jonathan, 2023 presidency
APC speaks on speculations that it is courting ex- president Goodluck Jonathan to run for the presidency on its platform…
FG sells Diezani’s jewelry, Badeh’s house, other seized assets
The inter-ministerial committee on the disposal of assets forfeited to the federal government has commenced the process of selling final…
Tony Momoh for burial February 11
Former Minister of Information and Culture, Tony Momoh will be buried on February 11, 2021.
GlaxoSmithKline, CureVac to develop vaccine for COVID-19 variants
British pharmaceuticals company GlaxoSmithKline and German vaccine developer CureVac announced a collaboration on Wednesday to create next generation COVID-19 vaccines…
DSS blows hot, warns against plans to cause violence in Oyo, others
The Department of State Services (DSS) has again warned against plans by some persons and groups to exploit some fault…