Year: 2021
Special Lagos screening of The Milkmaid for Lai Mohammed, others
The Milkmaid, a Hausa language-based thriller and Nigeria’s official selection to the 93rd Oscars, is set for an exclusive screening…
Obaseki: Judgment Day today
Judgment will be delivered in Abuja today in the alleged certificate forgery suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
Snowstorm shuts Madrid airport, roads
Heavy snowfall from Storm Filomena left hundreds of drivers trapped in their cars on Friday as roads were blocked and…
Twitter purges Trump’s co-conspirators, allies
Twitter Inc said on Friday it would permanently suspend accounts pushing QAnon content, banning prominent right-wing boosters of its conspiracy…
Majority of Americans endorse removal of Trump
Fifty-seven percent of Americans want President Donald Trump to be immediately removed from office, according to a new poll by…
Updated: Twitter bans Trump permanently
Twitter on Friday announced a permanent ban of outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump, following the invasion of U.S. Capitol by…
12 die of COVID-19 in Nigeria, second highest daily death toll
Twelve Nigerians were reported dead Friday from COVID-19 complications, according to the latest report by the Nigeria Centre for Disease…
How bandits kidnapped 7 children in Zamfara village – Police
By Abubakar Ahmed The Police Command in Zamfara has confirmed the kidnap of six children of one Alhaji Sani Gyare…
NIMC staff suspend strike
Workers of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), have suspended the industrial action they embarked on, on Thursday, January 5,…
MOSOP calls for Police Reforms
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has called for reforms in the police to check extrajudicial…
Obasa seeks conversion of Lagos Laws into local languages
The Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has emphasised the need to convert the laws…
Rivers approves construction of new legislative quarters
Rivers State Executive Council has given approval for the construction of a new House of Assembly quarters in Port Harcourt…
Gov. Abdulrahman mourns Coach Steve Onishola
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the immediate family and members of the state Basketball Association over the demise of…
COVID-19: Edo govt, CSOs, traders parley to check spread
The Edo state government has urged representatives of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), leaders of traders’ unions and other relevant stakeholders…
Edo 2020: Ize-Iyamu appeals judgement nullifying his deputy’s candidacy
By Jethro Ibileke/Benin The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the September 19, 2020 governorship election in Edo…
Sanwo-Olu commissions Armoured Shield Isolation Centre
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday commissioned Armoured Shield Isolation Centre in Victoria Island.
Wendy Williams ends with eggs on her face dragging Dangote, Bea Lewis
America's talk show host, Wendy Williams has suffered a backlash calling out Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote and his Atlanta…
#EndSARS: Man demands N50m compensation from Police
A 47-year-old man, Anthony Ogbevon, on Friday, approached the Edo Judicial Panel of Inquiry for Victims of SARS and Related…
Body of missing lady found in mortuary in Rivers
* Sister insists late Beauty Ngegbarane was pregnant for Pastor lover Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Miss Beauty Ngegbarane, a 20-year-old lady…
COVID-19: Lagos intensifies sensitisation on second wave
The Lagos State Government has intensified its public advocacy and sensitisation on the emergence of a second wave of COVID-19,…
Special prayers held for late Calabar CP
Imam Abdulkareem Abdulkareem, Chief Imam of the Mopol 11 Base Mosque, Calabar, has advised the Muslim Ummah to amend their…
Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu: Celebrating A Caring Mother At 54
Today, January 8, 2021 marks another great day to celebrate Dr Ibijoke as she has been blessed by God to…
Ekiti commissioner wants data collectors to be upright
The Ekiti State Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Mr Femi Ajayi, has charged data collectors in the state to…
FCTA commends mosques for COVID-19 compliance
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Friday commended the level of compliance with COVID-19 safety protocols in mosques around…
Man wrongly paraded as kidnapper demands N50m compensation
A 47-year-old man, Anthony Ogbevon, on Friday narrated to the Edo State judicial Panel of Inquiry for victims of SARS…
Ortom mourns late Buruku LG boss
Mr Daniel Deajir, Chairman of Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State is dead.
Sanwo-Olu urges Nigerians to pray for fallen heroes
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called on Lagosians and Nigerians in general to always pray for the nation’s…
Coronavirus: UK places travel ban on 11 African countries
The United Kingdom has extended the travel ban on travellers entering England to 11 African countries.
Makinde to sanction erring Amotekun personnel
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State said his government is already investigating the reports of alleged highhandedness of some personnel…
Army fails to appear before Lagos judicial panel again
By Muhaimin Olowoporoku The Nigerian Army again failed to appear before the Lagos Judicial Panel on Friday. It marks the…