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Governor Akeredolu and chairman, Ondo State Council of Obas led by their chairman and Deji of Akure kingdom, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi during the visit of the traditional rulers to his office

News

Akeredolu to traditional rulers: Rid Ondo forests of criminals

Akeredolu, while appreciating the condolence visit, urged the traditional rulers to join hands with the government to fight crimes and…
Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike

Politics

I will never leave PDP: Wike reacts to trending video

Wike said the viral video was an excerpt from the interview he granted a television station following the defection of…
Mr Moses Olorunleke, Chairman, Kabba-Bunu Local Government of Kogi,

News

Kogi: Residents of Kabba-Bunu LGA fast, pray over insecurity today

The security situation in Kabba Bunu was worsened by two explosions that occurred in the area within two weeks.
Farouk-Salim SON DG

News

SON DG urges Nigerians to stop patronizing substandard products

By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Director General of the Standard Organisation of Nigeria(SON), Mr Farouk Salim, on Wednesday advised Nigerians…
Pensioners in Rivers undergoing verification on Wednesday

Metro

Rivers’ retirees undergo verification for payment of pensions, gratuities

Spokesman for the Rivers State Pensioners, Mr Lucky Ati, expressed happiness that the state Governor Nyesom Wike finally heed their…
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says federal government must renegotiate with states for solutions to the nation's current economic challenges.

Education

ASUU drags Obaseki to court over suspension of union activities

The ASUU legal tussle is coming one week after the Secretary to Edo State Government, Osarodion Ogie, announced government’s decision…
Kolapo Alimi

Politics

Osun 2022: Aregbesola’s loyalist Kolapo Alimi dumps APC for PDP

Alimi, however, appealed to the people of the state to come out en masse to vote for Adeleke in the…
Murder

Metro

Nigerien Idris Suleiman docked for killing Kebbi housewife, daughter

The defendant allegedly macheted the woman to death and hit the little girl’s head on the mother’s room tiles, which…
Osun, Borno and Lagos States are taking the lead INEC releases update on the pre-online registration in the ongoing nationwide CVR.

Politics

Reps urge INEC to extend voter registration by 60 days

The Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise is scheduled to end on June 30.
Suspected Chibok girl, Mary Ngoshe with child: Intercepted by Nigerian Army troops while on patrol in Ngoshe area of Borno State

Metro

Troops intercept abducted Chibok girl Mary Ngoshe in Borno

About 276 students were kidnapped on April 14, 2014 by Boko Haram terrorists in GSS Secondary School Chibok
Gunmen abduct Islamic cleric, Alfa Fasasi Ola Mejabi, younger brother along Lokoja/ Obajana/ Kabba road of Kogi State

Metro

‘How gunmen in 4 tricycles killed 2 businessmen in Aba’

The attack took place just a few metres from the Eziama Police Station, Aba, Abia State
Group warns that campaigns for 2023 election in Rivers will be characterized by violence following recent appointments by Gov. Nyesom Wike .

News

Rivers: Wike approves payment of pension arrears, gratuities

Pensioners had been staging peaceful protests, prayers sessions on the streets of Port Harcourt to draw the attention of the…
Gunmen abduct Bishop Oluwaseun Aderogba, wife in Oyo

Metro

Anglican Bishop Aderogba, wife, driver regain freedom

Bishop Aderogba, his wife and the driver were abducted on Sunday night along the new Oyo/Ogbomoso Expressway in Oyo State.…
Edo High Court remands 38-year-old Pastor, Simeon Okehielem, for allegedly raping and impregnating a house wife, Mrs Isoken Vivian Aigbedo.

Metro

Covid-19: Rabiu jailed over Facebook posts on deaths in Kogi

Kogi State Epidemiologist said that as at the time of the Facebook posting, the death rate was normal contrary to…
PDP describes arrest of former governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa by EFCC as political witch-hunting and persecution

News

Delta Assembly approves Okowa’s request of N25bn credit facility

Okowa said that the credit facility to be taken at the First City Monument Bank Plc. would go for the…
ECOWAS Parliament will today, Aug. 12 holds Extra-Ordinary Session to discuss the recent political developments in the Republic of Niger.

World News

ECOWAS pushes launch of single currency to 2027

In June 2019, the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of States and Government committed to having a single currency and adopted…
Oyekanmi Elegushi: surrenders APC Eti-Osa federal constituency ticket

Politics

Elegushi surrenders APC ticket for Eti-Osa federal constituency

Elegushi had conveyed his withdrawal from the contest in a letter addressed to the National Chairman of APC, Sen. Abdullahi…
Governor Obaseki, wife (3rd and 4th left) and others at the workshop

Metro

Uwaila: Obaseki slams police over failure to solve murder riddle 2 years after

Uwaila, a 22-year-old 100-level Microbiology student of University of Benin (UNIBEN), was murdered in June, 2020, inside a church in…
Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF)

Education

PTDF shortlists 3,237 for scholarship interview – Official

PTDF sponsors students/awardees in all major disciplines related to oil, energy and gas industries, including engineering, geosciences, environmental studies, computing…
Sadio Mane

Football, Sports

Bayern Munich make third offer for Liverpool’s Mane

The Germans want Mane because the future of their winger Serge Gnabry and that of star striker Robert Lewandowski is…
Court sentences Kamilu Olona to eight months imprisonment for stealing items belonging to his father’s tenants at Bodija Market, Ibadan.

Metro

Ekiti man Oguntuase bags life jail for defiling JSS student

Oguntuase defiled the minor on July 7, 2020 at Ire- Ekiti in Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti.
Motorists queuing to benefit from Amuzu free fuel

Metro

June 12: Ogun PDP candidates dole out free fuel to motorists, others

Adejoke Adeleye,Abeokuta A House of Representatives candidate under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in Ogun, Toyin Amuzu marked…
South West governors; Declare three-day mourning period over Owo attack

News, Top Stories

Owo Attack: South West begins 3-day mourning of victims

According to the communique, the governors also took decisions on some emerging security issues in the South West.

News

CVR: 29,631 PVCs idle in Edo — INEC

Mr Timidi Wariowei, the Head of Voter Education and Publicity, Edo Office of INEC said the office recently took delivery…
We are still recuperating from pains of Owo attack - Akeredolu

News

Owo attack: Akeredolu extends mourning period in Ondo

Governor Akeredolu has also directed that all flags in the state must be flown at half-mast for the three days…
FILE PHOTO: Aftermath of a rainstorm

News

Rainstorm kills 3, destroys many houses in Katsina

The disaster which cut across Kankara town, Nasarawa and Matsiga communities claimed one life in Nasarawa community and two in…
Bola Tinubu

Opinion

APC and the Muslim/Muslim ticket question

Again, we must always remember that whether Christian or Muslim or whether Southerner or Northerner, we are first and foremost…
FILE PHOTO: Children with albinism

News

Skin cancer kills 3 persons with albinism in Anambra

Majority of persons with Albinism (PWA) had no access to treatment due to poverty, ignorance, myths and misconceptions about albinism.
Edo police command reacts to claim that CP Abutu Yaro, illegally released suspected oil thieves after collecting ₦7 million bribe.

Metro

Police hunt for ‘criminals’ recirculating 2020 obscene killing video in Edo

The Police said the video is being recycled with the target of instilling fear, panic and tension in the minds…

Entertainment

How legendary musician Osayomore Joseph died – Son

Osayomore Joseph, the legendary highlife musician died at the age of 72
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