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MTN Nigeria Communications Plc generates N1.0 trillion in service revenue in first quarter of 2025, a 40.5 per cent increase from Q1 2024.

News

Alleged breach of FCCPC Act: Court sets date for arraignment of MTN CEO, others

Toriola, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and others will be arraigned over alleged failure to produce documents and information required by…
Pope Francis

World News

Vatican: Pope slept well after suffering 2 respiratory episodes

The 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church is suffering from bilateral pneumonia and has been treated as an inpatient at…
Police detain 43-year-old Ekiti mother, Damilola Clement, for allegedly hitting her 9-year-old son on the head with a pestle.

Metro

Ekiti mother in police net for hitting 9-yr old son with pestle

This was revealed in a statement by Adewale Adeleye, the Head of Communications vigilance group, Amotekun Security Network made available…
Gov. Dikko Radda signs MoU with UK company to provide environmentally friendly power solutions for economic growth of Katsina State.

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Radda signs MoU with UK energy company to boost power supply in Katsina

The Governor noted that the MoU covered the completion of the 10MW Wind Power Plant at Lambar Rimi, with potential…
Court admits former manager of P-Square, Jude Okoye, charged with stealing $1 million and £34,537, to N50 million bail.

Headlines, Metro

Court sends Jude Okoye back to prison after arraignment on fresh charges

In the fresh charges, EFCC accused Jude Okoye of fraudulently converting royalties for digital music distribution of P-Square to his…
Kano Governor, Abba Yusuf mourns Abdullatif Abdussalam, who until his death, served as his Special Adviser on Yoruba Community Affairs

Metro

Irreparable loss – Gov. Yusuf mourns Special Adviser on Yoruba Community Affairs

Yusuf said this during a condolence visit to the Jaba community in Ungogo Local Government Area where the late Abdullatif…
Information Minister Mohammed Idris says 2025 N54.2 tr budget recently signed into law by President Tinubu is a roadmap for national progress.

News

2025 Budget a roadmap for economic resilience, national progress – Minister

dris said this at the opening of ministerial briefing session addressed by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr.…
Edo High Court remands 38-year-old Pastor, Simeon Okehielem, for allegedly raping and impregnating a house wife, Mrs Isoken Vivian Aigbedo.

Metro

Ekiti Prophet to rot in jail over rape of 13-year-old girl

Akingbaso was first arraigned in September, 2022 before Justice Blessing Ajileye on a two-count charge of rape and coercion. Delivering…
PDP candidate for Lagos 2023 governorship election, Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor) dumps party over alleged betrayal, internal crisis

Politics

Jandor: Why I can’t continue as member of PDP

Jandor announced his decision to dump the PDP at a press conference at his office in Ikeja. The former PDP…
IFAD Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme empowers no fewer than 505 rice farmers and 504 tomato farmers in Kano.

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IFAD-SAPZ empowers 1,009 farmers in Kano

Dr Kabir Yusuf, National Programme Coordinator of SAPZ, said this in a statement on Monday following the ongoing Field Day…
The Kano State government has made arrangements to feed 91,000 people in 91 designated centres during the 2025 Ramadan Feeding Programme.

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Ramadan: Kano govt to feed 91,000 people daily

Flagging off the feeding programme in m Fagge Local Government Area on Sunday evening, the Deputy Governor and Chairman of…
Kogi State government reveals plan to create 1,000 jobs for youths and women that will have multiple effects on their dependents every year.

News

Skills acquisition: Kogi govt to empower 1000 youths annually

The Ododo Youth Empowerment and Skills Acquisition, OYESA program enrolled the beneficiaries at the Kogi based Nigeria Korea Friendship Institute,…
Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa

Education

Aiyedatiwa approves employment of 1,010 teachers

Aiyedatiwa had given approval for the recruitment of 1000 secondary school and 1000 primary school teachers since 2024.
Police react to the viral video of man being maltreated by officers of Lagos Command for allegedly wearing deadlocks.

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Police speak on alleged arrest of Lagos man over dreadlocks

Reacting to the viral video, the Lagos Police Command said contrary to claims on the social media, the man was…
The spokesperson for the Ebonyi Command, SP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the sudden death of ACP Ogbon-inu Popoola in a statement to journalists

Metro

Six arrested for vandalism in Jigawa

The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the arrest in a statement in Dutse on Monday. Shiisu said…
Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

Headlines, News

Odumegwu-Ojukwu to Nigerians: Always identify, flaunt the best of Nigeria

In a statement by Magnus Eze, Special Assistant on Communication and New Media, Odumegwu-Ojukwu said that celebrating Nigeria’s positive values…
Murtala Muhammed International Airport

News

Closure of runway at Lagos Airport will not affect flight operations – FAAN

FAAN said this in a statement signed by its Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, FAAN, Mrs Obiageli Orah while…
Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan blames 'political turbulence' for his failure to implement the recommendations of the 2014 National Conference.

Headlines, Politics

Political turbulence -Jonathan reveals why he couldn’t implement 2014 Confab report

Jonathan said that the 2014 National Conference would not have come up without the contributions of people such as the…
TRUCK DRIVER SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR KILLING FRSC MARSHAL ON ACTIVE SERVICE

News

FRSC impounds 350 vehicles with fake number plates

The FRSC began a nationwide operation to impound vehicles with unauthorised number plates on February 3. The operation is targeted…
A monarch in Ikenne LG of Ogun State, Oba James Obafemi builds security post for Amotekun in his bid to enhance security of his domain

News

Ogun monarch donates security post to Amotekun

In his reaction, the Corps Commander of the Ogun State Security Network Agency (Amotekun), Brigadier General Alade Adedigba appreciated the…
Burkina Faso

News

‘How Ondo businessman, Ismaila Awosika, was shot dead after Ramadan prayer’

Residents of Ore were left in shock after the assassination of Awoyinka, a building materials dealer, by the gunmen.
APC suspends Kabir Sani-Giant, Special Adviser to Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi State on Power and Politic for bringing snake to Government House.

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Kebbi governor’s aide in trouble for bringing snake to Govt. House

In the statement released on Sunday, APC revealed that on Feb. 8, 2025, Sani-Giant brought a snake to Government House,…
EFCC says contrary to speculations, the arrest of 11 people at White Hotel, Chanchangi LG of Niger state was carried out by its operatives.

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They were not abducted- EFCC confirms arrest of 11 people in Niger hotel

A report had earlier indicated that the 11 mem were abducted late in the night by gunmen who disguised as…
Police

Headlines, News

Police speak on alleged presence of 79 terrorists in FCT

The Police spokesperson added in the statement that intelligence gathered by police team and other security agencies indicated that there…
NGO, NAWOJ launch of Ward2Ward Her Seat in Parliament and Governance for greater representation of Nigerian women in leadership positions

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NILOWV launches campaign for greater representation of Nigerian women in govt

The project is a collaborative summon for the passage of the 74 Special Seat Bill and the full implementation of…
Gov Adeleke said in his Ramadan message that the seizure of the local government funds has inflicted hardship on the people of Osun state

News

I have no gun-wielding appointee – Adeleke

the Governor said following reports of alleged attacks in Egbedi town, he has directed immediate investigation into the incident. He…
L-R: Hon. Gboyega Nasir Isiaka, Chairman House Committee on National Planning and Economy; Prof. Antonia Taiye Simbine, DG NISER; Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, NiDCOM; Mrs. Sarah David Areo, FCT Diaspora Focal Point Officer, and Amb. Bolaji Akinremi, Director of Economic Trade and Investment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs at a Workshop organised by NiDCOM and NISER, on- "A Six-Continent Survey of Nigerian Professionals in Diaspora: Policy Measures for Harnessing Contributions to National Development", in Abuja.

News

Diaspora remittances hit $90bn in five years – Dabiri-Erewa

Dabiri-Erewa stated this at the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) Workshop in Collaboration with the Nigerians in…
Abdullahi Mohammed, Chairman of Kiru LG of Kano arrested for allegedly selling land worth over N100m meant for Kafin Maiyaki mini Stadium.

News

Kano LG boss arrested over alleged N100m fraudulent land sale

According to Kabir, Mohammed’s account received N240 million from Nov. 1, 2024, when he was sworn in, to Feb. 27,…
Wife of Senate President, Unoma Godswill Akpabio, sues Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over sexual harassment allegation against her husband.

Headlines, News

Alleged sexual harassment: Akpabio’s wife files N250bn lawsuit against Natasha Akpoti

The Kogi Central Senator had accused the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio of frustrating her in the Senate because she refused…
EFCC boss Ola Olukoyede says FG's IPPIS platform is still under investigation because the 'crooks keep on bringing up new strategies''

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Crooks exploiting FG’s IPPIS platform keep bringing up new strategies – EFCC boss

Olukoyede stated this on Friday, February 28, 2025 when the Nigerian Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, led by its Director General…
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