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Ogun governor, Dapo Abiodun, presents instrument of office to the 14th Olowu of Owu, Oba (Prof.) Saka Matemilola

News

Gov. Abiodun presents staff of office to 14th Olowu

He described the new Olowu as a man of honour and integrity whose vast experience and intellectual prowess would bring…
Masari

Education

How Katsina got N3bn from FG to construct buildings at state university

He said the buildings comprised lecture theatres, administration block, laboratories, ranching area and animal breeding spots, among others.
Oyo govt disowns N20,000 Ramadan Support Fund approved by Gov. Seyi Makinde for residents of the state as being peddled on social media.

Headlines, Politics

Oyo 2023: Makinde justifies bid to seek reelection

Makinde said his desire to run again followed an accelerated development of the state by his administration in the last…
Police Service Commission approved deployment of new Police Commissioners, CPs to eleven states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

Headlines, News, Top Stories

IGP Baba tackles US Embassy, others over terror attack alerts

Alkali Baba, however, assured Nigerians that the Police and other security agencies were working assiduously to secure the country.
Sylva

Business

Nigeria loses 700,000 barrels of crude oil to thieves daily – Minister

The minister who was represented by Ambassador Gabriel Aduda, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources said crude oil theft had…
Ex- UI don, Prof. Adigun Agbaje narrates ordeal with kidnappers in forest between Oyo and Ogun States, says 5 people still with kidnappers

News, Top Stories

How gunmen abducted Prof Adigun Agbaje, killed policeman at Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

One of the relations of Prof. Adigun Agbaje, who pleaded anonymity, said that the kidnappers had contacted the family, demanding…
Labour Party makes damning allegation against INEC

Headlines, Politics

Peter Obi flags off presidential campaign, makes promises

The Labour Party presidential candidate pledged to create jobs for youths to lift them off poverty and deprivation if elected…
Online streaming platform Spotify releases documentary to celebrate 10th anniversary of music label YBNL founded by Nigerian icon, Olamide.

Entertainment

Spotify releases documentary to celebrate 10 years of YBNL

Since 2012, Olamide had discovered, developed and exported some of Nigeria’s brightest music stars through YBNL.
At least 59 people were killed and 150 more were injured in crowd stampede during Halloween celebrations in Seoul, South Korea

World News

Halloween celebrations turns deadly in Seoul: 59 dead, 159 injured

According to Officials, people were crushed to death after a large crowd began pushing forward in a narrow alley near…
Police arrest notorious member of Eiye cult gang, Olamide Olabode in Ogun State while on his way to launch an attack with others members

Metro

Notorious member of Eiye cult gang Olamide arrested with weapons in Ogun

Olabode was arrested on the 23rd of October 2022 by police team from Ilaro division during a routine patrol within…
Rights group SEHRSR decries abuse and stripping naked of a widow in Awgu community Enugu State for picking snails in a ‘sacred land’.

Metro

Rights group fumes as widow is beaten, stripped naked over snails in Enugu

The Enugu widow received jungle justice for merely collecting snails from a sacred site.
Julius Berger advises staff to keep off public places in line with advisory by some embassies on possible terror attack in FCT.

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Terror threat: Julius Berger asks staff to keep off public places in Abuja

The warning by the construction company came as the police also on Saturday dismissed reports in some sections of the…
First Lady of Edo, Mrs Betsy Obaseki (third from left) and the first set of beneficiaries of the restorative surgeries at the Vesicovaginal Fistula Clinic she set up in Edo

News

Don’t ignore advice to undergo CS, VVF victim counsels pregnant women

The VVF patient who is one of the latest beneficiaries of the free VVF surgeries carried out at the VVF…
Technology enthusiast, Roseline Ilori, reiterates need for government, other stakeholders to invest massively to solve national problems

Business

Expert calls for more investments in technology to solve Nigeria’s problems

Ilori said that government needs to be more proactive in making the Nigerian technology environment more friendly, seeing that the…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said it duly sought and got the permission of President Muhammadu Buhari to redesign the N200, N500 and N1000 naira notes.

Business

CBN to Finance Minister Ahmed: Buhari approved redesign of naira notes

Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria had at a press conference on Wednesday announced the plan to…
Tinubu gallops on Google ranking, Atiku, Obi plummet

Headlines, Politics, Top Stories

‘Why Tinubu will defeat Obi, Atiku, win 2023 presidential election’

The prediction of victory for Tinubu was contained in Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research report released on Thursday.
Rivers APC stalwart, Kingsley Wenenda Wali, expresses worry over what he sees as abandonment of the party in the state by President Buhari

Politics

Rivers 2023: How Wike is ‘codifying’ vote buying – APC chieftain

Wali, the Convener of Unity House Foundation (UHF), made the assertion in an online leadership for growth and development TV…
The Church of Nigeria: 'We are fully opposed to same sex marriage'

News

2023 elections: Catholic priests vow to mobilise Christians

The priests, however, noted that they remained committed to faithfully respecting the sacredness of the pulpit and using it only…
The presidential campaign council of Labour Party says its candidate, Peter Obi, was attacked two times during his campaign in Katsina State

News

2023: LP ‘ll build egalitarian, free, prosperous Nigeria – Obi

By Douglas Okoro Mr Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) has said the party will build an…
The Executive Secretary of Abia SEMA Sunday Jackson, says 21 deaths have been recorded from flooding in different communities of the state

News

Flooding: Abia records 21 deaths

According to him, Abia state recorded flooding in 16 of the 17 local government areas (LGAs).
Saraki, Atiku and Tambuwal

Headlines, News

‘Why Atiku will be in United States for one week’

The visit to the US would afford Atiku the opportunity of high level engagements aimed at setting the pace for…
Contrary to recent reports, the Nigerian government on Friday insists it has not suspended plans to remove petroleum subsidy by June, 2023

Business, Headlines, Top Stories

CBN did not consult me on plan to redesign naira – Finance Minister

Mrs Usman said she was not consulted before CBN announced the decision to introduce the new naira notes.
Nigerian employees of Addax Petroleum Development resume suspended strike over alleged anti-labour practices by the company

Business

Addax workers resume strike, deplete Nigeria’s oil production

The workers alleged that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC) and Addax management had refused to address issues that…
Nnamdi Kanu

Headlines, News, Top Stories

JUST IN: Appeal Court refuses to order FG to release IPOB’s Kanu

In a unanimous judgment, a three-man panel of the Court of Appeal had on October 13 ended trial of Kanu…
FILE PHOTO: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and her husband Paul Pelosi arrive for the 42nd Annual Kennedy Awards Honors in Washington

News

US House Speaker Pelosi’s husband ‘violently assaulted’

"Mr. Pelosi was taken to the hospital, where he is receiving excellent medical care and is expected to make a…
Sunday

Headlines, Top Stories, World News

Jobless man kills wife, two sons

A Court on Friday approved an arrest warrant for a jobless man who allegedly killed his wife and their two…
DSS alerts on relocation of terrorists displaced during military operations in North East to North west and North central, nab 5 suspects

Headlines, News

DSS speaks on ‘operation with US soldiers’ in Abuja

Some reports had indicated that following recent advisories by the United States and other foreign embassies in Nigeria, DSS operatives…
Not fewer than 31,000 companies in Europe have Russian owners, according to a recent report by the European Commission.

World News

31,000 European companies owned by Russians, EU report says

At least 1,400 out of the 31,000 companies are owned by 33 individuals who have recently been targeted by asset…
Sunday

Metro

Lagos man Faleye Abiola docked for stealing wristwatches worth N15m

The police charged Abiola, whose address was not given with theft, breaking and entry and malicious damage.
NEMA puts 13 Nigerian states on red alert about potential massive flooding following plans by Cameroon to release water from the Lagdo Dam.

News

Bayelsa floods: Stop acting like ‘helpless, weeping child’, Kpodoh tells Diri

By Nathan Nwakamma A former Security Adviser to Bayelsa Government, Chief Perekeme Kpodoh, has described as unacceptable the repeated calls…
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