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Mercy Igbe-Arase Foundation and Solomon Ehigiator Arase Foundation, provide succor for people across Edo State amidst economic hardship

Metro

Hardship: Foundations give succor to Edo communities, indigent students

While the Mercy Igbe Arase Foundation caters for students from the Owan West and Owan East local government areas of…
APC

News

APC factions disagree over call for state of emergency in Rivers

The state governor, Siminalayi Fubara had appointed and sworn-in Caretaker committees following the approval of the Victor Oko Jumbo-led state…
Police

Metro, News

Rivers LGs crisis: IGP fumes over killing Inspector, one other, orders probe

According to a statement issued by ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer, Egbetokun has subsequently directed the Rivers Police…
Commission

Politics

Impeachment of Shaibu among achievements of Edo Assembly – Speaker

Philip Shaibu who was impeached on 8 March, 2024, is the first Deputy Governor to be impeached in the history…
SSAP-SDGs Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire calls for concerted efforts to provide better care for patients with Sickle Cell Disease in the country.

Health

Orelope-Adefulire advocates better care for sickle cell patients

The Presidential Adviser made this call in a statement issued by her Media Aide, Desmond Utomwen, to commemorate World Sickle…
Kano APC Chairman, Abdullahi Abbas, calls for arrest 2023 presidential candidate of NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso for constituting threat to state.

Politics

Kano APC Chairman calls for arrest of Kwankwaso

Abbas who also called for the arrest of Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State said this in reaction to…
U.S. FTC accuses popular video-sharing app TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance of failure to protect children’s privacy.

World News

U.S. regulators accuse TikTok of violating child privacy laws

The FTC said in a statement that, it uncovered reason to believe TikTok and ByteDance were violating or are about…
In another setback for Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Supreme Court nullifies October 5, 2024 Rivers local government election

Top Stories

BREAKING: Fubara swears in Caretaker Chairpersons for Rivers LGs

The Governor had on Tuesday forwarded the names of the nominees for appointment as caretaker chairpersons and members to the…
Eda Onile-Ola, others to be honoured Sept. 23

News

Veteran actor Lere Paimo advises South West Governors on food security

According to him, the South-West governors must collaborate and take measures to restrain killer herdsmen to ensure food security in…
5 killed, 3 injured as gunmen attack forest guards’ office in Kaduna community

Metro

Cultists shoot whistleblower dead amid Rivers political crisis

Our source revealed that Mr Awunze was killed after he left Ahoada East Council Secretariat where he joined others to…
Kwara Gov commiserates with Saraki over mother’s death

News

Former Senate President Saraki loses mother

Saraki who was also the governor of Kwara State between 20023 and 2011 said in a statement: “With profound sadness…

Headlines

JUST IN: Fubara appoints Caretaker Chairpersons for Rivers LGs

In a memo sighted by Our Correspondent on Wednesday morning and signed by G.M Gills West, the Clerk of the…
WFP stressed that adequate funding is vital for operations to improve food security across West and Central Africa.

World News

WFP increases response in Nigeria, others to address rising hunger

WFP, through the programme, hopes to reach 7.3 million people as the June-August lean season is underway at a time…
NAHCON boss, Abdullahi Usman, says four airlines have been approved to transport Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for 2025 hajj pilgrimage

News

Nigerian pilgrim Ismaila Musa dies in Saudi Arabia

The death of Musa was announced in a statement by Alhaji Daiyabu Dauda, the Executive Secretary of Plateau Muslim Pilgrims…
NANS tackles former Ekiti governor Kayode Fayemi over his advocacy for decentralised negotiations for the new minimum wage

News

Minimum wage: NANS tackles Fayemi

Fayemi in an interview last week, had advocated for a decentralized minimum wage negotiation, arguing that States should determine what…
Police takeover of all 23 LG Secretariats, critical infrastructures in Rivers as crises over tenure of outgoing council chairpersons deepens

Headlines

Police take over Rivers LG secretariats as tenure crises deepens

“The clash between the two political factions, sparked by disagreement over the chairmen’s tenures, resulted in the deaths of a…
Disu

Headlines

Rivers LGs crisis: Policeman, vigilante operative killed

Rivers Police Command said following the breakdown of law and order in the various Local Government Council secretariats where supporters…
Understanding Kano politics: beyond anointment and allegiances

News

How God restored Yusuf’s mandate as Kano governor – Kwankwaso

Kwankwaso who spoke at his Miller Road, Kano residence , during the 6th edition of Shagalin Bikin Sallah, organized in…
The Nigeria government unveils plans for the annual Ojude Oba Festival as one of the country’s tourism potentialities.

Entertainment

FG to ensure UNESCO recognition for Ojude Oba festival

The Minister said that the status of a festival like Ojude-Oba, with its profound impact on the tourism sector, deserved…
Thugs stab Mohammed Abo’ore to death assisting to apprehend miscreants smoking cannabis in Fadikpe community of Minna, Niger State

Metro

How Lagos security guard was stabbed to death while ‘settling’ quarrel

By Moses Omorogieva A private security guard in Lagos identified as Yusuf Akadogo, has lost his life after being allegedly…
Four suspected members of the military wing of the proscribed IPOB/ESN arrested by at Ufuma, Orumba North LGA of Anambra State.

News

Security operatives dismantle IPOB/ESN hideout in Anambra, nab 4 suspects

One of the IPOB/ESN members arrested was Maduabuchi Nwafor, alias Omenkpo, aged 32 and a native of Ufuma. He was…
Gov Siminalayi Fubara assures that he will ensure that peace continues to prevail in Rivers while also protecting all his supporters

Politics

“I won’t allow my supporters to be arrested,” Fubara vows

Governor Fubara stated that there is no extension of tenure of elected local government Chairmen, adding that the law is…
Police confirm arrest of 3 alleged kidnappers at a motor park in Oturkpo while attempting to board a vehicle to Makurdi, the Benue capital

News

Three suspected kidnappers allegedly arrested with ‘huge’ ransom money in Benue

According to reports, the suspects were arrested by operatives of the Benue State Community Volunteer Guards (BSCVG) in Otukpo based…
Ododo, Yahaya Bello and EFCC: Time to abrogate Section 308 as immunity becomes impunity

Metro, News

‘A quintessential leader of repute,’ Ododo hails Yahaya Bello on 49th birthday

Ododo said this while pouring encomiums on Bello for his contributions to the development of Kogi State as well as…
While some robots might take over certain tasks, they're also creating exciting new opportunities for human-robot collaboration. 

Business

The Robots Are Coming, And They’re Here To Make You Money

The only way to fully take advantage of robots is by having a collaborative connection between humans and machines. Human…
AI startups are poised to revolutionize SRI by offering powerful tools to analyze vast amounts of data related to ESG factors

Business

Can AI Startups Drive Socially Responsible Investments?

AI startups have the potential to revolutionize SRI by offering powerful tools for data analysis, portfolio construction, and impact measurement.…
A currency trafficker, Onuigbo Chibuzor, who was arrested around Otigba, in New Heaven, Enugu State for selling N40,000 new Naira notes for N60,000 by operatives of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has bagged three months imprisonment

Metro

Enugu man Onuigbo Chibuzor jailed 3 months for currency trafficking

Chibuzor was arraigned by the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the EFCC before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High…
Kogi government warns landlords that they risk demolition if they continue to rent them out to fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo Boys.

Metro

Kogi to demolish houses, hotels housing Yahoo boys, other criminals

According to him, security agencies will soon go after hotels used by Yahoo Boys, saying appropriate sanctions will be handed…
Jos crisis: Ododo evacuates Kogi students

News

Kogi govt bans procession in Kotonkarffe, environs

"Acting on security reports to maintain the peace enjoyed in Kotonkarfe and its environs in Kogi Local Government Area of…
In another setback for Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Supreme Court nullifies October 5, 2024 Rivers local government election

Headlines

JUST IN: Fubara directs Heads of Admin to take over Rivers LGs

As we move forward in making sure that the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is upheld, and that…
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