Year: 2021
Lagos ready to jail violators of COVID-19 protocols six months – Sanwo-Olu vows
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday vowed to jail violators of COVID-19 protocols in the state for six months…
Apapa Gridlock: Gov. Sanwo-Olu sets up special team
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the constitution of a Special Traffic Management and Enforcement Compliance Team to resolve…
We do not have Chibok schoolgirls in custody: CDS Irabor
Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, the new Chief of Defence Staff, said some of the Chibok schoolgirls may have escaped from captivity,…
COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu stops workers on GL14 and below from resuming Feb. 1
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has stopped civil servants on grade level 14 and below from resuming work on Monday,…
Lanlehin, others seeking to derail Oyo’s economy, says Makinde’s aide
The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, on Sunday, accused opposition figures in the state of…
Rapper Ycee releases video for “Liar”
Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter Oludemilade Martin Alejo, known professionally as Ycee, is out with a video for his song…
Ondo PDP declares support for Makinde
Leaders of Ondo State Peoples Democratic Party have declared support for Governor Seyi Makinde as leader of the party in…
Gov. Ganduje inaugurates 2,000 COVID-19 marshals
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has inaugurated 2,000 COVID-19 marshals to sensitise and enforce safety protocols in the state.
9ice premieres visual for new song “Glory“
Alapomeji Ancestral Records pioneer 9ice, serves the video for his song “Glory“, off the “Fear Of God” album which was…
Obasanjo: I knew Yar’Adua was ill
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has denied the allegation that he deliberately supported a "sick" Musa Yar’Adua, for the presidency in…
Former PDP lawmaker, 500 others defect to APC in Enugu
A former member of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Mr Obinna Okenwa on Sunday defected to the All Progressives…
University Don Harps on Benefits of Soybeans and Fish Consumption
Professor Adewolu noted that the benefits of the combination of soybeans and fish consumption are often understated whereas they contain…
President Buhari sends message to Prof. Siyan Oyeweso
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated foremost historian, Prof Siyan Oyeweso, as he turns 60 on February 1, 2021.
Lagos and the 2021 budget of rekindling hope
Universally, governments, companies, organisations and institutions deploy budgeting to forecast and regulate what they must do to satisfy the people…
FG must abolish movement of herdsmen from North to South – Ganduje
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has said the only way to prevent herders-farmers clash in Nigeria is to abolish the…
Yobe conducts 1,430 successful eye surgeries
Yobe Government said that it carried out 1,430 successful eye surgeries in 2020 in the state.
Bayelsa deputy gov. leads peace committee to visit disputed land
The Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo-led Isoni/Azama Peace Committee has indicated its readiness to visit areas in dispute between the two communities.
Al-Shabab rebels attack hotel in Mogadishu
A hotel in Somalia's capital has been hit by an explosion and an attack by jihadist rebels, police have confirmed.
Breaking: Deadly UK COVID-19 strain in Osun, govt issues alert
The government of Osun said it has in the past few days recorded five cases of the more virulent and…
Leeds United stun Leicester at King Power Stadium
Leeds United have stunned Leicester City, preventing them from moving second on the Premier League table on Saturday.
7 arrested over cultism, other criminal offences in FCT
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said it has arrested seven suspects over cultism, armed robbery and…
Police arrest 5 kidnappers for multiple abduction of women
The Nigerian Police have arrested five suspects who specialised in the abduction of women in the country.
Lagos stops land extension into Lagoon in Osborne, Banana Island
Lagos State Government ordered the immediate suspension of all approvals of land extensions into the lagoon at the Banana Island…
15 robbery suspects, including female arrested in Lagos
The police operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos State Police Command, have arrested 13 suspected…
NIN: CSO drags FG, NIMC, others to court
Group asks court to declare FG's directive that subscribers should link their phone numbers to their NIN as a breach…
COVID-19 vaccine delayed because of politics, logistics – FG
Nigeria said the first batch of 100,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 is delayed because of “politics and…
Oyetola calls for adherence to COVID-19 protocols
Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State has advised residents of the state to always adhere strictly to COVID-19 guidelines to…
Host communities accuse Edo Govt of enslaving them to Okomu Oil
Host communities of Okomu Oil Palm Company in Edo protest against alleged marginalisation and ill-treatment by the oil palm company.
Kaisha: I didn’t kiss Kiddwaya [ Full Video]
Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Kaisha Umaru, popularly known as Kaisha, has denied kissing Kiddwaya, fellow reality TV star, whose…
Facts of security: FG replies naysayers
The Minister of Information and Culture has given facts and figures to support his position that the security situation in…