Year: 2021
‘I was beaten with cutlass, shovels,’ Rivers man recounts experience with dreaded OSPAC vigilance group
Mr Clifford Woko, a property developer, alleges that he was tortured by members of OSPAC, a local vigilance group in…
No apology for 2010 World Cup miss: Yakubu Aiyegbeni
Former Super Eagles striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni has said he won't apologise for the open goal he missed during the 2010…
Group promises to buy presidential form for Yahaya Bello
A pro-youth group has promised to buy Yahaya Bello an Expression of Interest and Nomination Form if he decides to…
Akeredolu to boost Agriculture
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has reiterated his commitment to continue to boost the agriculture sector in spite of…
NIN: NIMC appeals to PLWD applicants to be calm
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in Lagos State on Thursday urged all physically-challenged applicants for the National Identification Number…
Anambra hunter shoots wife, self to death after roasting son
Anambra hunter, Mr Uchechukwu Nweke, kills wife, Patricia, son, Obinna, before shooting self to death with his dane gun
Abuja bizman Abdulrahman Aliyu docked for N250m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has charged Abuja-based businessman Abdulrahman Aliyu with forgery of documents and misappropriation of…
NCC renews Airtel Nigeria’s licence
Airtel Africa, a telecommunications provider in 14 countries, said the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the renewal of spectrum…
Ifeanyi Okowa hit by cruel double death blows
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa mourned at two fronts Thursday: he lost his 88 year-old father, Sir Arthur Okorie Okowa and also…
Service chiefs need Senate confirmation: Keyamo, 4 other SANs tackle Buhari
The service chiefs appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, need the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate to clothe their…
FRSC backs Lagos’ restrictions of trucks, trailers’ operations
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos State Sector Command on Thursday aligned with the State Government’s planned implementation of…
Atiku receives second dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Dubai
Former Nigeria's Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has received his second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
Afropop singer, Yemzzy drops “Son Of Moses” EP
Afro-pop singer, Adeola Adeyemi Olamide popularly known as Yemzzy has finally released his debut project, an extended playlist titled “Son…
#EndSARS: Rivers judicial panel winds up after two months
The Rivers State Judicial panel set up to investigate alleged cases of police brutality has concluded sitting. It is now…
#LekkiShooting: Amnesty International accuses Nigerian government of cover-up
Amnesty International has accused the Nigerian government of covering up those responsible for the shooting of #EndSARS protesters at Alausa…
Man in court for abducting his children
A 45-year-old man, Keneth Okoro, on Thursday appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over the alleged abduction…
Ex-vigilante member jailed 6 months for slashing colleague’s finger
A Grade I Area Court, Nyanya Abuja, on Thursday, sentenced a former of vigilance group, Auwalu Abdullahi, to six months…
Fulani herdsmen: Ooni sends warning to Sunday Ighoho
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has advised Sunday Adeyemo, well known as Sunday Igboho, not to take laws into…
Red Cross urges frontline health workers, others to observe COVID-19 protocols
Mrs Adebola Kolawole, the Chairman, Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), Lagos State branch, has called on frontline health workers and…
Ebonyi to launch 2021 rabies campaign
The Ebonyi Animal-Mediated Rabies Control Programme (EBARAP) Committee said plans have been concluded for the launch of its rabies campaign.
Godwin James bags 6 months for cyber fraud
Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court on Thursday sentenced a man, Godwin James, to six months imprisonment…
Zamfara test runs digital FM station
The Zamfara Government on Thursday began the test transmission for the multi-million naira digital FM station.
EFCC arrests Dubai-based internet fraudsters
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office has arrested seventeen suspected internet fraudsters in the…
Airtel rolls out NIN registration points across Nigeria
Airtel Nigeria commences the National Identity Number (NIN) registration in some of its retail outlets across the country.
Sunday Igboho’s eviction notice to Fulani herdsmen illegal – Falana
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has attacked Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho for issuing quit notice to Fulani herdsmen in Igangan,…
Imo police officers arrested for assaulting 5 civilians
The Commissioner of Police in Imo, Mr Nasiru Mohammed, has said some officers of the command in the state had…
Oscar winning actress, Cloris Leachman is dead
multiple winning American actress and comedian Cloris Leachman has died at the age of 94.
APC faction picks candidates for Rivers LG election
A faction of APC in Rivers finalises plans to participate in the state's April LG election with selection of councilorship…
Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine: South Africa to receive 1m doses Monday
South Africa is expected to receive the first batch of 1 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on Monday, produced…
Army unleashes 300 female soldiers on bandits on deadly Kaduna-Abuja Expressway
The Nigerian Army has deployed 300 female soldiers to battle bandits and kidnappers on the deadly Kaduna-Abuja Expressway.