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Borno

Headlines, News

‘How Boko Haram killed 14 farmers, 2 CJTF members in Borno’

While confirming the incident, the Emir of Gwoza said 10 bodies were initially recovered in the attack that, according to…
Edo AGF, others face imprisonment over disobedience to court judgment

Headlines, News

Kano commission suspends 2 court registrars, warns 2 judges over misconduct

According to the statement, Jibo-Ibrahim said Adamu, a Principal Registrar II of the Kano High Court of Justice, was suspended…
Nigerian Government commiserates with the Government and people of Ghana following death of several top officials in helicopter crash

News

Nigeria condoles with Iran over deadly explosion

The explosion occurred at Shahid Rajaee Port in southern Iran, near the Strait of Hormuz, on Saturday.
Rapper OdumoduBlvck emerges winner of the prestigious ‘Next Rated’ category at the 17th edition of Headies Award held on Sunday in Lagos.

Entertainment, Headlines

OdumoduBlvck wins Next Rated award at Headies

In an emotional moment, OdumoduBlvck brought his mother and entire crew on stage to celebrate with him.
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa

Headlines, News

Nigerian Union raises alarm over kidnapping of member in South Africa

By Mufutau Ojo The Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA) has raised alarm over kidnapping of one of their members identified…
Former Edo deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, explains why it may take 20 years to rebuild Nigeria's main opposition party, the PDP

Headlines, Politics

Why it may take 20 years to rebuild PDP – Shaibu

Shaibu saluted the courage of President Bola Tinubu for the various reforms in the economic and political landscape of the…
Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State on Tuesday removed Alhaji Abdullahi Musa from office as the state's Head of Service with immediate effect.

Headlines, News

Shocking discovery: 240 Kano workers receiving double salaries, 217 share BVN

He also revealed that 1,335 employees had not reported for verification for over six months, further raising concerns about the…
Nigerian Government commiserates with the Government and people of Ghana following death of several top officials in helicopter crash

News

FG cries out over recruitment of Nigerian youths for cyber-scam factories

Tuggar warned Nigerians, especially youths and parents, to exercise utmost caution when presented with job offers, particularly those that promise…
Tinubu

Features, Headlines, Politics

Democracy strong and alive in Nigeria

By Bayo Onanuga We have read the alarming claims of disgruntled opposition figures, some partisan human rights crusaders and emergency…
Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), appoints AVM Osichinaka Ubadike, a serving officer, as Professor of Aerospace Engineering.

Headlines, News

AVM Ubadike emerges NAF’s first serving professor of aerospace engineering

AVM Ubadike, an accomplished scholar and military professional, holds a PhD and Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering and Aerospace Vehicle…
Liverpool clinched the English Premier League title in style as they came from behind to thrash Tottenham 5-1 at Anfield.

Football, Sports

Liverpool thrash Tottenham Hotspur to secure 20th EPL title

Spurs briefly threatened to spoil a party that began hours before kick-off by taking an early lead through former Liverpool…
A yet-to-be identified cyclist has died after colliding with a moving truck in Ikeja area of Lagos State, LASTMA said in a statement .

Metro, News

Tragic: Cyclist collides with truck, dies in Lagos

Preliminary investigations suggest the cyclist, while attempting a manoeuvre from Kudirat Abiola Way to ‘Radio’ on Obafemi Awolowo Way, collided…
Soldiers stopped lynching of man found with human parts at Kulanla Odomola area of Ogun State by an angry mob.

Headlines, Metro

Soldiers stopped lynching of alleged human parts trafficker in Ogun

The suspect, along with the exhibits, has been handed over to the Nigeria Police at Noforija for further investigation and…
Nigeria Police Force says its operatives rescue 10 kidnapped victims, arrest notorious criminals during recent operations across the country.

News

Police rescue 10 kidnapped victims, nab notorious criminals

In a related development at about 1:27 PM on the same day, operatives of the Rapid Response Squad/Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Anambra…
NDLEA intercepts shipment of 46 wraps of cocaine weighing 547 grams hidden in body cream going to Saudi Arabia.

Headlines, News

NDLEA intercepts Saudi-bound cocaine, nabs 3 Ghanaian ladies for trafficking

Babafemi said that the intervention came barely a week after NDLEA officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation…
Police arrest 16-year-old boy has been over alleged illegal possession of a pistol in Ebute-Ero area of Lagos State.

Metro

Lagos teenager caught with pistol, cartridge

The suspect was apprehended following a tip-off from concerned residents.
Bishop Anthony Ademu Adaji expresses concern over deterioration of public primary and secondary schools in the rural areas of Kogi State

Education

Kogi public schools will make you weep – Bishop

Bishop Adaji who spoke during recent chrism mass held at Saint Boniface Cathedral under the Catholic Diocese of Idah to…
Kalu

Politics

Reps Dep. Speaker seeks support of Ndigbo for Tinubu’s re-election

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a good product to be sold for a second term," Kalu said while urging the…
JCourt sentences youth to 3 years imprisonment for impersonation during JAMB exam

Education, Headlines

JAMB fumes, throws challenge over UTME venue, time controversies

Benjamin insisted that JAMB recognises the importance of convenience for candidates and ensures they sit for their examinations in locations…
NANs says FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, will meet with its leaders as well as chairmen of area councils, and NUT over ongoing teachers' strike

Headlines, Health

FCT: Wike orders crackdown on quack hospitals, doctors after fatal C-section

Olayinka explained that Wike has warned that anyone found operating an illegal facility or working in an unregistered health facility…
FAAN

Headlines, News

FAAN announces date for resumption of flights at Enugu Airport

FAAN had on April 18 announced the closure of the Enugu airport for repairs due to a sudden and significant…
Supporters of FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, defy gunshots to inaugurate new chapter of their group 'New Associates' in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State

Headlines, Politics

Wike’s supporters defy gunshots, inaugurate new chapter in Bayelsa

The supporters of New Associates, who had thronged the venue as early as 8am, were already seated when the gunmen…
The Minister of Finance of Wale Edun says the Federal Government plans to reduce inflation rate to single digit and create more jobs.

Headlines, News

FG to reduce inflation, create more jobs – Edun

The minister also said that President Bola Tinubu’s reform agenda were working and the results were commendable.
Pope Francis was buried in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, his favourite church in Rome, on Saturday after a two-hour funeral service

Headlines, News

Pope Francis buried in Rome’s Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Some 150,000 people watched Pope Francis’ funeral procession through Rome from the roadside, according to estimates by the Vatican.
Stephen Ifeanyichujwu Ejezie, a former staff of Access Bank has been caught with over 400 naked videos of his colleagues he secretly recorded

Headlines

How Nigerian banker secretly filmed 400 colleagues naked in office

However, Ejezie's action has put his former colleagues at the bank in a spin. Many of them are worried and…
A driver was injured as his fully-laden truck plunged down Pen Cinema Bridge in Lagos and landed on two buses early Saturday morning.

News

Truck plunges down Lagos bridge, lands on 2 buses

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) announced the grave accident in a statement by its spokesperson Adebayo Taofiq. According…
NIDCOM says 231 Nigerian youths, many of whom were lured coerced into engaging in internet fraud in Ghana have been rescued and return home

News

Nigerian youths ‘coerced’ into internet fraud, others rescued from Ghana

The statement quoted Dominic Mensah, Head of Human Trafficking at Ghana’s Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) in Ghana as…
UK Government deports 43 individuals, including failed asylum seekers and convicted criminals to Nigeria and Ghana, a report on gov.uk says.

News, Top Stories

UK deports 43 convicted criminals, failed asylum seekers, others to Nigeria, Ghana

The report indicated that the deportation operation followed the Organised Immigration Crime Summit, where the UK convened over 40 countries,…
FRSC boss, Shehu Mohammed hails conviction, sentencing of four motorists for flouting road safety rules by a Mobile Court in FCT.

News

FRSC redeploys 26 senior officers

The FRSC Corps Marshal also appointed for the first time in the history of the Corps, a female Corps Commander,…
Kano governor Abba Yusuf dissolves Ministry of Higher Education being overseen by his estranged deputy, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo.

News

Kano govt recovers N28m ‘March salaries’ to dead, retired workers

By Aminu Garko The Kano State Government has uncovered payment of over N27 million to 247 individuals who have either…
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