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Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako

Metro

Lagos, DPR at war over regulation of tank farms, filling stations

The Lagos State Government is at war with the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, over regulation of tank farms and…
Sanwo-Olu and Gbajabiamila

News, Top Stories

I have no plan to unseat Sanwo-Olu, he deserves second term – Gbajabiamila

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila says he has no plan to unseat Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu as he…
Pastor Yongi Cho dies at 85

Top Stories, World News

Pastor Yongi Cho, who used to have world’s largest congregation, is dead

South Korean Pastor David Yongi Cho, who used to have the largest church and congregation in the world has died…
Ridding Lagos of the nuisance of street beggars and hawkers

Opinion

Ridding Lagos of the nuisance of street beggars and hawkers

While some of these beggars are genuinely in need, others simply want to catch on the legendary generosity of Lagosians…
Chimamanda's letter to Biden belongs to the bottom of public toilet - Fani-Kayode

Metro

Fani-Kayode reveals those behind Kogi jailbreak

A known apologist of Governor Yahaya Bello and former Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode, has revealed those behind the Kabba…
Edo PDP leader Owere Imasogie abducted by gunmen

Metro

How Edo PDP chieftain Imasogie, two others were abducted

Edo State Police Command on Monday evening narrated how a 5-man gang of kidnappers abducted of a chieftain of the…
COVID-19 kills 21 more Nigerians

News, Top Stories

COVID-19 strikes 21 more Nigerians dead, 387 new cases reported

COVID-19 has killed 21 more Nigerians in the last 24 hours, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has revealed.
Tension brews in health sector over appointment of two acting medical directors by the FG for each of its 3 new National Orthopedic Hospitals.

Metro

Cholera: NCDC reports 46 new deaths in one week

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 46 new deaths linked to suspected cholera cases were recorded in the…
Three siblings Naima, Umar, Sale die in building collapse

Metro

Jigawa tragedy: Three siblings Naima, Umar, Sale die in building collapse

The Police Command in Jigawa on Monday confirmed death of three teenagers in a building collapse in Ringim Local Government…
Aisha Buhari

News

Aisha Buhari commends UNESCO over women education

Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari has commended UNESCO over its efforts towards women's advancement.
Panic as nine members of the same family die under mysterious circumstances in Nagazi town of Adavi LGA of Kogi State

Metro

Kabba attack: Majority of escaped prisoners re-arrested – Kogi govt

The kogi State Government says majority of prisoners who escaped from the Kabba Custodial Centre following attack on the facility…
Exotic cars recovered from the suspects

Metro, Top Stories

31 suspected internet fraudsters busted in Benin, 13 exotic cars recovered

No fewer than 31 suspected internet fraudsters were arrested by operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and…
ATTAHBON

Business

ATTAHBON to collaborate with Bayelsa Govt on tourism development

Association of Tourism, Travel Agents & Hospitality Business Owners of Nigeria (ATTAHBON) says it would collaborate with Bayelsa State Government…
Dr. Rabiu Olowo, Lagos Commissioner for Finance

Business

Debt servicing: Fitch upgrades Lagos rating to AAA

Fitch Ratings, an Internationally renowned rating agency, in its recent publication outlining the standing of the State has upgraded Lagos…
Mr Lanre Mojola, Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission

Metro

Lagos constitutes safety enumerators to curb gas cylinder proliferation

The Lagos State Safety Commission on Monday constituted a team of enumerators to sensitise the masses on the usage of…
Odumosu with family of the bereaved

Metro

Lagos CP releases name of killer-cop who shot teenage girl Monsurat dead

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu has released the name of the killer-cop who shot a teenage girl, Monsurat…
Mr Muhammad Nami, Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS)

Opinion

Proffering solutions to Nigeria’s VAT quagmire

I have read and listened to many arguments on the VAT debate. While some people have spoken from an informed…
Professor Banji Akintoye

News, Top Stories

We are set for historic million-man march Tuesday – Akintoye

Chairman, Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination (NINAS), Prof. Banji Akintoye, has declared that all is now set for the…
Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, Ambassador Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas presenting his Letters of Credence to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in Accra, Ghana

World News

I’ll take Nigeria-Ghana relations to new heights – Amb. Ibas

Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, Ambassador Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas says he will build on the existing brotherly relationship between Nigeria…
Edo PDP leader Owere Imasogie abducted by gunmen

Metro

JUST IN: Edo PDP leader Owere Imasogie abducted by gunmen

A leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Edo State, Owere Dickson Imasogie, has been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen.
Gunmen abduct BEDC driver in Ondo, demand N10m

Metro, Top Stories

Over 100 prisoners escape, soldiers killed as gunmen attack Kogi prison

The security situation in Kogi State degenerated on Sunday night when gunmen killed military officers at a military checkpoint before…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State of Rivers State

Metro

Wike: People turning Port Harcourt to Garbage City

He thus ordered demolition of a shanties where counterfeit bottled water, carbonated soft drinks and alcoholic beverages are produced at…
Cultists kill 150 people in Edo, as Obaseki vows action against cultism

News

My biggest challenge when I leave office – Obaseki

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has expressed worry over what would happen to all reforms his administration has put…
Ex-convict Yusuf Sherifat arrested with crack cocaine in Kwara

Metro

Ex-convict Yusuf Sherifat arrested with crack cocaine in Kwara

An ex-convict, Yusuf Sherifat has been arrested along Specialist Hospital Road, Alagbado, Ilorin, Kwara State for selling crack cocaine.
20-year-old graduate Bee Okoro busted with drugged candies, cookies in Abuja

Metro

20-year-old graduate Bee Okoro busted with drugged candies, cookies

A 20-year-old female graduate, Miss Bee Okoro has been arrested in Abuja for producing and selling drugged candies and cookies…
Baby Face receives N1m prize

Sports

GOtv Boxing Night 23: Baby Face bounces back, wins N1m cash prize

World Boxing Federation (WBF) International welterweight champion, Rilwan "Baby Face" Babatunde, on Saturday, returned to winning ways to emerge the…
Lagos logs 62 COVID-19 deaths in two days

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Eight dead as COVID-19 cases plummet in Nigeria

The dreaded COVID-19 pandemic has killed eight Nigerians in the last 24 hours as new cases plummeted on Sunday.

Entertainment

Meet the MultiChoice Talent Factory Class of 2022

MultiChoice is excited to welcome the third set of passionate young film creatives comprising the Class of 2022 to the…
Nze and Obasi wed in Lagos

Nollywood

Gorgeous photos of Nollywood star Stan Nze’s wedding with actress Obasi

Gorgeous photos of Nollywood star, Stan Nze's wedding with actress Blessing Obasi have emerged on social media.
University of Pennsylvania, UPenn in Philadelphia invites Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to deliver a special lecture on climate change

News

Osinbajo leads prayers for peace in Nigeria

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Sunday, led some clerics to pray for God to grant Nigeria victory over sponsors and…