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Mr Sadiq Abubakar assumes duty as the 29th Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),

News

CP Abubakar assumes duty in FCT, warns criminals

By Monday Ijeh Mr Sadiq Abubakar has assumed duty as the 29th Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the…
Kaduna Commissioner of Police, Yekini Ayoku, says the command has put in place security for Christmas and New year activities in the state.

News

Yuletide: CP orders 24 – hour patrols in Kaduna

The Police Commissioner said command has made adequate and massive deployment of personnel and materials to ensure peaceful and hitch…
boat mishap

Metro

Controversy trails death of man in Badagry boat mishap

The accident, according to sources, occurred at the jetty on Thursday night when two boats, one coming from Badagry and…
The Nigerian aviation industry was thrown into mourning on Friday with the death of Bashir Mangal, the Chief Executive officer of Max Air.

News

Just In: Bashir Mangal CEO Max Air is dead

Bashir Mangal died in the early hours of Friday, according to a statement issued by the the media consultant to…
Alhaji Yusha’u Kebbe, a key stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State defects to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Headlines, Politics

PDP loses stalwart, Yusha’u Kebbe to APC in Sokoto

Kebbe announced his defection from PDP to APC at a press briefing in Sokoto
Again, Adebutu eyes Governor seat in Ogun

Politics

Ogun PDP to begin massive campaign after INEC’s recognition of Adebutu

INEC had in an updated list of candidates published on its website on Thursday also recognised 40 other candidates that…
Shell agrees to pay 15 million Euros to farmers in Ogoni community of Nigeria's oil rich Niger Delta as compensation for pipe leakages

Headlines, News, Top Stories

Shell to pay €15m to farmers in Nigeria’s oil producing Ogoni communities

The company said on Friday that based on the court ruling, it has reached an agreement Milieudefensie to pay 15…
The University of Abuja (uniAbuja) has approved the promotion of 23 academic staff members to the rank of professor.

Education

UniAbuja researchers got N1b grants in 2022 – VC

University of Abuja’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, disclosed this during the university’s Authors and Researchers’ Recognition and Award ceremony, organised…
Toyin Amuzu

News

2023: Ogun PDP Rep candidate urges voters to reject Greek gifts

Amuzu, is contesting for Abeokuta South Federal Constituency seat at the lower Chambers of the National Assembly
The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) appears to have made a remarkably significant breakthrough in the production of yoghurt starter culture.

News

NABDA’s breakthrough in yoghurt starter culture production

Starter cultures are a vital component of industrial food fermentation.
Police prosecute 12 members of APC and two members of PDP over alleged involvement in violence during political rallies in Borno state.

News

Electoral violence: Police prosecute APC, PDP members in Borno

Borno Commissioner of Police, Abdu Umar told journalists that the party members were being prosecuted for offences bordering on threat…
Nigeria on path of greatness - Lawan

News

Why Senate delayed passage of 2023 budget: Lawan

Lawan said this at the commencement of plenary on Thursday against the backdrop of an earlier announcement that the Bill…
Laolu Akande, spokesperson of VP Yemi Osinbajo clarifies purpose of meeting between his boss and APC presidential candidate Bola Tinubu

News

‘It’s not about politics’- Osinbajo spokesperson opens up on VP’s visit to Tinubu

Osinbajo had visited Tinubu in his Abuja home on Wednesday.
It was harvest of arrests by the Oyo State command of the Nigeria Police Force, as no fewer than 19 suspected kidnappers were paraded in Ibadan for kidnapping, killings of prominent citizens and armed robbery offences.

Headlines, News

Kidnappers of Ex-UI DVC, Ogbomoso hotelier, LAUTECH student arrested

Items recovered from the suspects included four AK-47 Rifles,75 K-47 live Aammunition, two pairs of military camouflage and N7.5 million…
Gunmen kill Divisional Police Officer in charge of Maru LG of Zamfara SP Kazeem Kareem, and Inspector Rabiu Umar early Sunday morning.

News

7 police officers sacked for extortion, brutality in Imo

The police officers were arrested following complaints from members of the public about their activities including harassment, extortion illegal checking…
PDP

Politics

PDP suspends spokesperson in Gombe

By Peter Uwumarogie The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended its Gombe State spokesperson, Mr Murtala Usman, over alleged anti-party…
I will restore Nigeria’s fortune - Kola Abiola

Politics

2023 presidential poll: Bid to oust Kola Abiola as PRP candidate fails

Key had sought a consequential order setting aside the submission of Abiola’s name by PRP to INEC on June 15…
Defence Headquarters says troops had in three weeks destroy 57 illegal refining sites, arrest 21 oil thieves in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers.

News

Troops destroy 57 illegal refineries, arrest 21 oil thieves

The troops also destroyed 953 cooking ovens, 68 wooden boats, 172 storage tanks and 149 dugout pits within the period
APC Chieftain Osita Okechukwu, explains why PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar can't get votes like President Buhari in the North

Politics

Why Atiku can’t harvest Buhari’s North Vote-Bank: APC chieftain

By Emmanuel Mogbede A chieftain of All Progressives Congress, APC has explained why Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of Peoples…
Atiku gives reason not to contest 2027 presidency

Headlines, News, Top Stories

Atiku’s plan to throw all borders open, a red flag, FG warns Nigerians

The Minister who accused the PDP presidential candidate of desperation added that the plan by Atiku to throw all borders…
Popular Nigerian comedian Bright Okpocha, better known as Basketmouth, announces breakup with Elsie, his wife for 19 years

Entertainment, Metro

Marriage breakup: How Basketmouth met his wife 19 years ago

Last September Elsie had penned a beautiful message celebrating her husband, Basketmouth when he turned 44, saying he was her…
Christiano Ronaldo is set to sign a massive £175 million-a-year deal with Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr in the next few hours.

Sports

Breaking: Ronaldo set to sign massive deal with Saudi Arabian club

Ronaldo shared a video of himself in the gym in Dubai while he waits for the deal to be confirmed.
Wife of Edo Governor Betsy Obaseki threatens to prosecute those who marginalize women in appointments for gender-based violence.

News

GBV: Edo to set up taskforce committee, referral centers in 18 LGAs

By Jethro Ibileke The Edo state government has concluded arrangement to set up a sexual assault referral centre and a…
Bandits kill police officer, 4 others in Benue-Police

News

Kogi: Gunmen kill 2 policemen in Lokoja

The slain policemen were on patrol duty with their colleagues on Agbaja-Lokoja road when gunmen emerged from bush and opened…
Gombe Governor Inuwa Yahaya says Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate, won’t disappoint Nigerians, if elected in 2023

Opinion

2023: Why I will vote for Tinubu

For a person who also believes in efficiency, I cannot but be attracted to the Jagaba.
Edo Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu reacts to allegation that he contributed $300,000 to buy PDP Obaseki/Shaibu governorship ticket in 2020.

News

FG frustrating development efforts of state govts – Edo deputy governor

Philip Shaibu said federal government policies have been frustrating efforts of the state government to provide regular power supply to…
Police arrest 27-year-old woman, Mariam Ayila, for kidnapping a 13- year- old girl and asking for a N250,000.00 to release her in Ogun state.

Metro

Ogun woman Mariam Ayila kidnaps 13-year-old girl, demands N250K ransom

The suspect had also kidnapped a young girl at Itele Ota area on the 19th of December 2022, and ransom…
Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike says plot by 'anti-democratic elements' to frustrate 2023 general election will fail, vows PDP will win

News, Politics, Top Stories

Executive orders: Gov. Wike threatens to jail leaders of opposition parties

Leaders of opposition political parties in Rivers have been protesting against the two Executive Orders signed into law by Governor…
Kaduna government says 25 suspects prosecuted over involvement in gender-based violence (GBV) in the state have been sentenced to death

Metro

Rivers: Udoh brothers sentenced to death for murder of Radio Nigeria staff

The two defendants who are indigenes of Akwa Ibom State were said to have picked late Okorie along East-West road…
Nnedi Okorafor.

Art, Headlines

The astonishing story of how I became a writer – Nnedi Okorafor

There is something fascinating about award-winning Nigerian-American writer, Nnedi Okorafor. Not only does she write fantasy and science fiction and…
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