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SMEDAN boss, Charles Odii unveils plans by the agency to collaborate with a firm to convert 100,000 vehicles to use of CNG in 18 months

Opinion

The role of states and LG in the adoption of CNG in Nigeria

The successful experiences of countries like the United States, Argentina, Pakistan, Italy, India, China, Brazil, and Germany offer valuable lessons…
LAMATA says its Blue Line train will resume operations on Sunday morning after a section of thLAMATA says its Blue Line train will resume operations on Sunday morning after a section of the rail track caught firee rail track caught fire

News

Fire disrupts operations of Lagos Blue Train

LAMATA said this while confirming a fire outbreak at a section of the Lagos Blue Line rail track near the…
Nigeria Police Force speaks on video in circulation depicting police recruits undergoing training in substandard conditions

News

Police react to video of officers maltreating recruits

Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force said in a statement on Saturday that the video was originally…
Nigeria Police Force expresses strong opposition to use of its official uniform and accoutrements for a skit by VeryDarkMan

Headlines, News

VeryDarkMan in trouble over use of police uniform

But while expressing strong objection to the action of the VeryDarkMan, Nigeria Police Force in a statement published on its…
NNPP explains why it is not fielding candidates for today's, Saturday, 12 July local government council election in Lagos State

Headlines, Politics

Breaking: NNPP wins all chairmanship, councillorship seats in Kano LG election

Announcing the result at the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) headquarters Saturday night, the Commission's chairman, Prof. Sani Lawan…
ASUP suspends its planned nationwide strike following positive steps taken by the Federal Government to address the union’s demands.

News

Why we postponed nationwide strike – ASUP

ASUP had on Oct. 7 issued a 15-days ultimatum to the federal government to meet its demands. The demands included…
Woman

Metro

Police speak on lady whose corpse was found along roadside in Asaba

The Delta Police Command identified the lady in a statement issued by its spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe on Saturday in…
Eid al-Fitr: Jigawa Govt. pardons 12 inmates

News

Jigawa governor Namadi approves N70,000 minimum wage

Namadi made the pronouncement on Friday after receiving report from the state’s Minimum Wage Committee led by Muhammad Dagacire, the…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide lauds President Bola Tinubu for recognising and honouring Prof. Humphrey Nwosu, make other demands

News

‘He stood for truth in Nigeria,’ Peter Obi mourns Humphrey Nwosu

The LP presidential candidate also said Nwosu who died in Virginia, United States of America, on Thursday at the age…
Nigerian Navy hands over vehicles, motorcycles and a tricycle abandoned by smugglers fearing arrest in Badagry, Lagos State to the police.

News

Navy hands over vehicles, motorcycles abandoned by smugglers to Police

According to Zoaka, the vehicles were seized between Feb. 24 to date. He added that the vehicles were intercepted while…
Late Modupe Temitope Oriyomi Ige Dada will forever be remembered as a beacon of selflessness, compassion, and dedication

Opinion

A life of purpose and leadership: Celebrating the legacy of AFRIMA’s VP Modupe Dada

Late Modupe Temitope Oriyomi Ige Dada will forever be remembered as a beacon of selflessness, compassion, and dedication
Rep Afam Ogene says the ruling party APGA is coercing voters to support the incumbent in next Saturday's Anambra governorship election

News

Naira notes: Rep Ogene tackles CBN

The lawmaker representing Ogbaru Federal Constituency, Anambra state, had on Thursday during plenary, moved a motion on 'Urgent National Importance',…
Lagos man Adewunmi Taiwo confesses to making between N15,000 and N25,000 daily while falsely posing as an officer of LASTMA in Oshodi

Metro

‘I make up to N25000 daily posing as LASTMA officer’

Operating a white Hiace Coaster bus with the license plate KJA 724 YJ, Taiwo utilise this guise to harass drivers…
Police

Metro

Gombe man Mubarak Haladu arrested for kidnapping, killing 7-yr-old nephew

ASP Buhari Abdullahi, the state Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed this in a statement on Friday. Abdullahi said that the…
FRSC says 13 people died when a bus with 11 people on board collided with a Golf car with 5 people on Kaduna -Abuja expressway on Friday

Metro, News

13 dead in Kaduna -Abuja expressway bus, car collision

The Sector Commander, FRSC Kabir Nadabo said the crash occurred near Olam farm on Kaduna-Abuja highway about 3p.m.m when Toyota…
Nigeria's Defense Headquarters says a Naval personnel Akila A opened fire and shot his colleague dead in Dansadua, Katsina State on Friday.

News

‘How Naval personnel shot colleague dead in Katsina’

The Naval personnel deployed at FOB Dansadua, Katsina for Operation FANSAN YAMMA, opened fire sporadically and killed a colleague, Director,…
Residents of communities around Kemta-Somorin road, Abeokuta, Ogun laments killing of Professor Oladipo Ademuyiwa by hit-and-run driver

News

‘How former oil worker, police officer died in Eket hotels’

According to the police, the former ExxonMobil staff slipped when he came out from the bathroom and fell and hit…
Police

News

Police speak on shooting incident that claimed 5 lives in Anambra

"The Command not wanting to join issues with anyone or group remains committed to the ongoing operational patrols, improved security…
Bauchi Command of FRSC attributed the crash which occurred at about 6.20a.m.to speed limit violation, fatigue and loss of control.

News

5 burnt to death as bus burst into flames on Enugu highway

The accident occurred at G-Hostel junction on Thursday nightM Mr Igwe Nnabuife, Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), Ebonyi Command…
Operatives of Nigeria Customs Service seize smuggled goods worth N323m in their intensified fight against smuggling in Kebbi state.

News

Customs nabs 5 suspects, seizes contrabands worth N323m in Kebbi

He also revealed that five suspects had been arrested in connection with the seizures and had been granted administrative bail.
Compulsory voting will rescue Nigeria’s democracy - Ubani

Politics

Kano govt. restricts movement for LG poll

The state Commissioner for Information, Baba Dantiye, said in a statement that the precautionary was expected to measure guaranteed the…
Chairman of KANSIEC, Sani Malunfashi says the commission now has the legal backing to conduct Kano LG election on Saturday Oct 25

News

Kano: KANSIEC gets court backing to conduct LG election

Kano State High Court Number 15 affirmed the jurisdiction of KANSIEC to conduct Kano State Local government polls, slated to…
flood

News

Flood dislodges 770 households from homes in Benue

The flood is due to the rising water level that overflowed the banks of the River Benue, Aondowase Kunde, the…
Fubara

Headlines

Court rejects Rivers govt’s bid to stop suit seeking to shut down Fubara’s expenditures

River State Government and other defendants in the suit had sought stay proceedings, pending the hearing and the determination of…
Information Minister Mohammed Idris, urges content creators, social media influencers to tone down negative rhetorics about Nigeria

News

Information minister to content creators: Put Nigeria first, moderate negative narratives

Idris made the remarks in Abuja on Friday on the occasion of the celebration of the National Global Media and…
Gov. Ododo mourns Yakubu Muhammed

News

FG okays Kogi’s bid for international airport

The Ododo Administration has considered it a top priority for Kogi State to have an International Airport and join the…
Family, scholars, former students converge for the 2nd J.P. Clark International Conference at UNILAG to celebrate late writer

Art, Headlines

Prof J. P. Clark: The man, his art and things not said

Declaring the conference open, Prof. Atsenuwa set the ball rolling when she said studying JP Clark as well as the…
Siemens CEO, family killed in New York helicopter crash

Headlines

All 8 on board feared dead: Police speak on helicopter crash in Rivers

Iringe-Koko stated that the helicopter, owned by East Wing Aviation, was carrying two crew members and six passengers when it…
The D-G Media and Publicity, Kano Government House, Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa loses son, Sadiq Modibbo Bature, after surgery in India.

Metro

Kano governor’s spokesperson’s son dies after bone marrow transplant surgery

Throughout his life, Modibbo has suffered from sickle cell anaemia which he undergone a successful bone marrow transplant this month…
Kano

Politics

No going back on LG election – Kano governor Yusuf

By Madu Nmeribeh Kano governor Abba Yusuf has presented Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) Flags to 44 chairmanship candidates of the…
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