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23–year-old Kuje Prison escapee, Abubakar: Rearrested in Muhammad in Mubi Local Government Area of Adamawa state.

Metro

Kuje prison escapee Abubakar Muhammad nabbed in Adamawa

The suspect who escaped from Kuje Prison during the recent Prison attack was tracing his way to Bama Local Government…
Members of the Christian Association of Nigeria at the unveiling of Kashim Shettima as Tinubu's running mate

News, Top Stories

Tinubu Campaign Organisation tackles critics of clergymen at Shettima’s unveiling

Tinubu Campaign Organisation in a statement on Thursday, said the clergymen were not fake as was being speculated in the…
Late-Precious-Aigbohaode

Metro

Edo man Zachariah arrested over rape, murder of Aigbokhode

The deceased was said to have bled to death after being stabbed several times after she was raped on the…
Sen. Magnus Abe

Politics

‘Good riddance’- Rivers APC reacts to exit of Sen. Abe

The Rivers chapter of APC reacts to formal exit of one of its chieftains, Senator Magnus Abe and his associates…
Kogi Police Commissioner, Edward Egbuka

News

‘How 10 policemen escaped from bandits in Kogi’

The Nasarawa State Police Command had on Sunday, 17 July, reported that ten officers were kidnapped by gunmen on their…
Sunday

Metro

Ya’ú Salaha docked for stealing N940,000 from Alaba market

Salaha was alleged that the defendant stole N940,000 in Alaba Market, Lagos, belonging to the complainant, Mr Rabe Abdullrahmon.
President Joe Biden

World News

Biden announces date for U.S.-Africa summit

Biden has yet to visit Africa since becoming president, and the summit will be his most comprehensive look at the…
Lewandowski

Football, Sports

Lewandowski heads to FC Barcelona in deal worth N30.6bn

Lewandowski broke Gerd Muller’s long-standing Bundesliga record by scoring 41 goals in a single season in the 2020/2021 campaign.
FG accuses ASUU of misleading its members and the public, that it has appealed the order of the court to call off its ongoing strike.

Education, Headlines

ASUU tackles Ngige, says strike continues

Reacting on the acclaimed breakaway faction of ASUU, Congress of University Academics (CONUA), Osodeke said the union was not aware…
June 12: Movement holds rally for MKO Abiola, other democracy heroes

Headlines, News, Top Stories

Drug trafficking story: MKO Abiola’s children tackle David Hundeyin

The late MKO’s family said Hundeyin’s unfounded allegation exposed him as a hack journalist who had engraved his name in…
Okafor

Metro

Notorious drug dealer Awalu Muhammad busted in Jigawa

The suspect was successfully arrested on his way to criminal hideout/black spot
President Buhari, middle at the unveiling of NNPC Limited

Business

NNPC Ltd to disclose new asset base – Kyari

President Muhammadu Buhari unveiled the new NNPC Ltd. which would operate as a profitable commercial entity and declare dividends to…
INEC

Politics

‘Why INEC can’t extend voting rights to prison inmates immediately’

Yakubu said while INEC had no issue against inmates voting in Nigeria, there were critical issues that must be considered,…
Dr Ifeanyi - Chukwuma Odii: recognized by court as the authentic Gubernatorial Candidate of Ebonyi PDP for the 2023 polls.

Politics

Again, Court declares rescheduled Ebonyi PDP’s primaries invalid

By Christian Ogbonna A Federal High Court in Abakaliki has again declared the rescheduled People Democratic Party’s (PDP) primaries in…
Chimamanda Adichie: declares support for Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party in Nigeria's 2023 election.

News, Top Stories

Why I will vote for Peter Obi in 2023 – Chimamanda

Chimamanda hinged her support for the former Governor Peter Obi on his humane, visionary and altruistic qualities as well as…
Senator Bassey Akpan

Politics

Sen. Akpan dumps PDP to pick Akwa Ibom YPP governorship ticket

Akpan, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources Upstream, was a PDP governorship aspirant in Akwa Ibom.
Igbinedion University Okada

Education

Igbinedion varsity gets accreditation for 5 global IT academies

The IT academies are CISCO, HUAWEI, Mikrotik, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services.
AFDB 5 L-R, Director General Securities and Exchange Commission Mr Lamido Yuguda Director General , African Development Bank Group Mr Lamin Barrow, and Executive Commissioner Corporate Services SEC Mr Ibrahim Boyi during the Signing of MOU between The SEC and AFDB on Nigeria Securities Market Surveillance System Project in Abuja

Business

AfDB, SEC sign $460,000 pact to deploy surveillance system in capital market

The market surveillance system was required to aid SEC in detecting and addressing market abuses as quickly and efficiently as…
Chief Adebayo Lawal being sworn - in as the new Deputy Governor of Oyo State, following the impeachment of Alhaji Rauf Olaniyan on Monday evening

Politics

Bayo Lawal sworn – in as new Oyo Deputy Governor

Justice Munta Abimbola, administered the Oaths of Allegiance and Office on Bayo Lawal, the new deputy governor of Oyo State
George Tolofari, Amaechi's ally and his former Commissioner for Transportation: quits APC

Politics

Amaechi’s political ally George Tolofari quits APC

Just like some others who resigned before him, Tolofari who hails from Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State did…
Edo police command reacts to claim that CP Abutu Yaro, illegally released suspected oil thieves after collecting ₦7 million bribe.

Metro

Edo housewife Cynthia Agho commits suicide, police arrest husband

Edo Police Command's spokesman, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, described the incident as "a case of suspected suicide".
The Legal Adviser of APGA in Imo, Chief Ifeanyi Olumba: explains why he resigned his position to join the Labour Party (LP).

Photo News

APGA’s Legal Adviser quits, joins Obi’s campaign team

Olumba, who announced his resignation at a press conference in Owerri, said he had joined the campaign team of Mr…
APC

Politics

Stop daydreaming on winning Lagos, APC tells PDP

APC explained that the PDP’s victory in Osun governorship election on Saturday, could not be repeated in Lagos.
Ogbu

Metro

2 bank staff, 4 others remanded for plotting to rob bank, others

The six defendants were alleged to have planned an attack on Fidelity Bank, Mokola branch, Ibadan.
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike (middle); Minister of Youths and Sports, Sunday Dare (right) and the Captain Rivers United, Festus Austin receiving the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League trophy from Governor Wike at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt on Sunday.

Sports

Remove politics from sports – Wike

Wike said he was delighted that Rivers State has won the Nigeria League and will represent the country in the…
Sunday

Metro

Ibadan man Akinola remanded for killing his neighbour

Akinola of Olorunsogo area, Ibadan, is charged by Police with conspiracy and murder.
Ada Ameh

Entertainment, Nollywood

What Actress Ada Ameh went through before her death

Though Ada Ameh’s death is coming as a rude shock, the truth is that the actress went through hell and…
Ada Ameh

Entertainment

Segun Arinze, Fred Amata pay tributes to late Ada Ameh

The actors in separate interviews in Lagos described late Ada Ameh’s death as a huge loss to the entertainment industry.
Oyo deputy governor, Adebayo Lawal

News

Adebayo Lawal takes over from Olaniyan as Oyo deputy governor

Lawal, who is the Chairman of the State Housing Corporation had served as the state Attorney-General hails from Kisi in…
Court sentences Kamilu Olona to eight months imprisonment for stealing items belonging to his father’s tenants at Bodija Market, Ibadan.

Metro

Rail track thief Sabiu Yunusa jailed 6 months

The magistrate ordered that the 104 iron bars be returned to the railway agency.
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