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Metro

Rivers teacher docked for defiling 3- year- old pupil

Alonge, a teacher at a private school in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers allegedly defiled the 3 years old…
Uchenna Nwoye, the President General (PG) of Ifitedunu Town union, Dunukofia LG of Anambra raises alarm about threat to his life.

News

‘They want to kill me’ – Anambra’s Chief Nwoye alerts police

Nwoye said he had petitioned the Police and the Anambra State Association of Town Unions (ASATU), the umbrella body of…

News

Lai Mohammed asks Customs to patronise his firm for lobbying jobs

Mohammed, who is the Managing Partner of the firm was in company of former Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment,…
ECOWAS defence chiefs in Accra Ghana

World News

Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger discuss response to ECOWAS military threat

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have all been under military rule since coups in their respective countries and had therefore…
Troops of MNJTF

News

Six Boko Haram commanders, 26 fighters surrender to MNJTF troops

The statement indicated that the Boko Haram members surrendered to MNJTF troops alongside members of their families and their weapons.

Metro, Opinion

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As the world evolves, manners seem to deplete. Moral and cultural values are neglected. This Gen-Z generation needs to be…
Nigerian music superstars, Davido, Rema and ace comedian AY Makun have been listed among the ‘100 Most Notable Peace Icons in Africa’.

Metro

Davido, AY, among 100 Most Notable Peace Icons in Africa

Within this illustrious roster of 100 Most Notable Peace Icons in Africa, we encounter a rich shade of leaders, economist,…
NATOP urges Lola Ade-John, the designated Minister of Tourism to be very intentional about making Nigeria a tourist destination.

News

Tour operators: How Lola Ade-John can succeed as tourism minister

To do this, the tour operator said she must immediately call for a roundtable stakeholders’ meeting to rub minds and…
Ahead of their swearing-in on Monday, two Ministers-Designate, Nyesom Wike and Heineken Lokpobiri visit President Bola Tinubu at Aso Rock

News

Lokpobiri, Wike visit Tinubu ahead of swearing-in as ministers

Lokpobiri is the designated Minister of State for Petroleum.
JAMB

News

Job racketeering: JAMB Registrar not indicted – Reps C’ttee

The Committee said it was wrong to insinuate that the committee had indicted the JAMB registrar when it was still…
Abiodun approves weekly day off, ₦10,000 transport allowance for Ogun workers

News

Gov. Abiodun reacts to portfolios assigned to 3 Ogun Ministers – Designate

Governor Abiodun, in Abeokuta said the nomination of the trio from the three Ogun senatorial districts and the choice of…
Ogun govt concludes arrangements with stakeholders, to commence vaccination against HPV for girls of age nine to 14 free of charge.

Health

Cervical cancer: Ogun mobilises stakeholders for HPV vaccination

According to him, the vaccination would protect girls within the age range against cervical cancer infection.
Police confirm arrest of 122 suspects over alleged attack on official residence of factional Speaker of Rivers Assembly Martins Amaewhule.

News

Rivers: Vigilante operatives kill 2 kidnappers in failed abduction bid

Eyewitnesses said the suspected kidnappers were killed during a gun battle with the OSPAC Vigilante operatives at Rumukwachi community of…
Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) says efforts of CBN to ensure that attain its true value are already yielding dividend.

Business

CIBN declares support for efforts by Tinubu, CBN to save the naira

CIBN also commended President Bola Tinubu for the ongoing efforts to unify the Naira exchange rate to save the country…
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Olalekan Balogun, passes away on Thursday evening at 82 few days after clocking two years on the throne.

News

Ibadan chief suspended for ejecting 200 landlords from their houses

Oladoja,had locked and red-marked their buildings preparatory to their destruction over the court judgment which, according to him, indicated that…
ICPC

Metro

Ogun man Taiwo Ishola docked for killing younger brother’s 2 sons

By Joy Akinsanya A 37-year-old man, Taiwo Ishola, has been remanded in prison in Abeokuta, Ogun State after he was…
The wife of Edo State Governor, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, has charged students of the Niger Delta region on the critical role of peaceful coexistence in the region for its its economic growth and development.

News

Mrs Obaseki tasks Niger Delta students on unity for peace, economic development

Edo First Lady drew attention to the pervasive crisis and conflict that have bedeviled the region, which she noted, has…
Big Brother has issued a strike each to Ike and Soma. Ike was issued a strike for vandalizing his fellow housemate Ilebaye's clothes and thrashing them across the toilet floor on Friday morning. while Soma got his for harassing Angel, a fellow housemate and displaying utter disrespect to Big Brother by flipping his finger at the camera.

Entertainment

Breaking: Ike, Soma receive strikes at BBNaija All Stars

Big Brother also told Ike that should he survive the forthcoming live eviction show, another punishment awaits him.

Metro

Bauchi govt sacks 2 civil servants for stealing N332,000 belonging to dead colleague

The two civil servants Nasiru Sama’ila, Chief Clerical Officer and Awwal Jibrin, Assistant Chief Clerical Officer were sacked for alleged…
Enugu Police

News

Police rescue kidnap victim, recover car in Delta

Edafe said that the victim was rescued on Thursday by the command’s Anti-cult Unit and the operatives attached to the…

News

Abuja Hotel Owners reacts to appointment of Wike as FCT minister

The hotel owners said this in a statement they issued to congratulate Wike on his emergence as Minister of FCT,…
Ex-Niger Delta agitator, Reuben Wilson seeks renewal of pipeline surveillance contract awarded to Tompolo's Tantita Security Limited

News

Ex-Niger Delta agitator seeks renewal of Tompolo’s pipeline surveillance contract

Leading the clamour for the renewal of the about to expire surveillance contract is the South-South, Coordinator of The Asiwaju…
An 80-year-old man, Isiyaka Ayinde, has reportedly committed suicide by hanging self with a rope in Araromi Imota area of Lagos State.

Metro

Jigawa man Samaila Ilu commits suicide

The remains of the 35-year-old hanging on a tree with a rope, spokesperson for the Jigawa state police command, DSP…
Kogi government warns landlords that they risk demolition if they continue to rent them out to fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo Boys.

Politics

Kogi governorship election: Ododo floors Adeyemi at Appeal Court

By Richard Elesho The All Progressives Congress, APC candidate in the forthcoming Kogi governorship election, Usman Ododo, crossed another legal…
DG NIMASA, Bashir Jamoh hails President Tinubu for creation of Marine and Blue Economy Ministry and appointment of Tunji-Ojo as minister

News

NIMASA DG excited by Tinubu’s creation of Marine/Blue Economy Ministry

Jamoh said that with the creation of this "long overdue ministry" it will give a massive boost to plans and…
Rep Afam Ogene decries Anambra government's lacklustre response to destruction by floods in his Ogbaru Federal Constituency.

News

Troubling, harrowing’ – Rep Ogene cries out as floods ravage Ogbaru again

Ogene disclosed that the recurrent flooding of Ogbaru has severely damaged the Onitsha-Atani-Ossomala-Ogwuikpele-Ndoni Road, which is the only road that…
Report by Save the Children International (SCI) reveals 184 children were killed, while 1683 others were abducted across Nigeria in 8 years

Metro

1683 children kidnapped in Nigerian schools in 8 years – report

The consultant who developed the report, Mr Augustine Mamedu, while presenting the findings in Abuja on Thursday, also said that…
Police arrest Abia Bishop Timothy Otu over the death of a members of his church he had lodged in hotel with, Evangelist Happiness Echezie.

Metro, News

Abia: Bishop Otu arrested over lady Evangelist found dead in hotel

Earlier reports had indicated that Bishop Otu, whose church is located in Obikabia Junction Aba , Abia State, had gone…
Jigawa governor, Umar Namadi advises politicians and leaders to always reflect on their roles and mandates with the fear of God

News

Jigawa governor Namadi releases over N2bn to pensioners

Alhaji Kamilu Aliyu Musa said the payment covered retirees from the Jigawa State Civil Service, Local Government Councils’ service, and…
Kano APC denies allegations that its members are engaged in physical attacks against the Kwankwasiyya Movement and the NNP in the state.

Politics

APC tackles NNPP over Kano tribunal bribery scandal

Kano state government has hailed the chairman of Kano National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, Justice Flora…
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