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IGP orders ‘Operation Restore Peace’ to crush IPOB, secessionist agitators

The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba on Tuesday ordered the new special operational action plan, code-named, "Operation Restore Peace"…
Police confirm killing of a soldier in a patrol van escorting another vehicle loaded with 'Ghana Must Go' bags in Benin city, Edo State

3 soldiers killed in Niger’s Magama in shootout with terrorists: Gov. Bello

Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger has confirmed the killing of three soldiers by gunmen in Magama Local Government Area of…
ICPC says all actions it has taken against former Governor Nasir El-Rufai were in strict compliance with the law, including ACJA 2015

End attacks on workers, protesters now, SERAP tells El-Rufai

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai to immediately end the growing crackdown on…
Professor Francisca Aladejana

Fayemi mourns Professor Francisca Aladejana

Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has expressed sadness over the sudden death of his Special Adviser on Basic Education, Prof.…
Tajudeen Ajide

Lagos Assembly lifts suspension of Surulere LG chairman Ajide

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday lifted the suspension slammed on Tajudeen Ajide, the chairman of the Surulere…
Labour leader Issa Aremu sends message to PDP's Atiku Abubakar and LP's Peter Obi on President Tinubu's Supreme Court victory

Buhari gives Issa Aremu, Abubakar Fikpo appointments

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed prominent Labour activist, Issa Aremu, as the Director of the National Institute for Labour Studies…

Lagos evacuates 3,041 beggars, lunatics from streets

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it has evacuated 3,041 beggars, lunatics and destitute from streets across the State.
Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe: UNILAG VC

UNILAG attracts N12b research grant, says Ogundipe

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) attracted N12 billion research grants in the past three and half years, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof.…
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa

Breaking News: Okowa sacks CoS, SSG, commissioners, political aides

Delta Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has dissolved the State Executive Council and sacked all the commissioners and political appointees.

Massive harvest: EFCC busts army deserter, 33 fraudsters in Osun

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office, have arrested thirty-four people for suspected internet fraud.

Lagos to deworm 1.3 Million children

Lagos State Government on Tuesday commenced mass administration of deworming medicine in 10 local government areas of the State.
Nigerian Senate President, Ahmad Lawan

FG seeks Senate’s approval of donor fund projects

The Senate has received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari to approve donor fund projects under the 2018-2020 Federal Government…

Report suspicious movements around you: Sanwo-Olu

Lagos State First Lady, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has urged residents to be more security conscious and promptly report any suspicious…
Gov. El Rufai pushing thousands of people into poverty daily

El-Rufai sacks nurses, warns KASU lecturers over strike

Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai has sacked all nurses below Level 14, who abandoned their duty posts to participate in the…
Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Akanbi: Traditional Religious Worshippers asks him for apology over his disparaging comments against their deities

There must be the death penalty for kidnappers: Oluwo

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi has recommended the death penalty as punishment for banditry, corruption and insurgency.
University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH)

UITH begins digital radiography services

The Digital Radiology Unit of the Radiology Department of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) has commenced operations today.
NSCDC discovers bomb in farm in Borno

Fake Army captain, 13 others arrested in Maiduguri

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) command in Borno, has arrested one Abubakar Mohammed, for allegedly impersonating as…
Nigerian Senate

Senate mandates Education ministry, NIMC to review NIN policy

The Senate on Tuesday, mandated the Ministry of Education, the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the National Identity…
Nigerian Police logo

Southeast stakeholders call for police decentralisation

South-East Stakeholders have called for a constitutional amendment that will guarantee the decentralisation of the police.
Ibori

€4.2m Ibori loot lands in Nigeria

Nigeria has received €4.2 million recovered by the British Government from the family members and associates of former Delta Governor,…

JUST IN: Armed thugs attack NLC procession in Kaduna

The police and other security agents, on Tuesday, dispersed heavily armed thugs who attacked labour union leaders and members in…

Fintiri declares 3-day mourning for traditional monarch

Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa state has declared a three-day mourning period in honour of  Mbula  Traditional Ruler, Joel Joram-Fwa,…
Ayuba Wabba leads labour unionists protest in Kaduna on Day 2

“Arrest me if you can”: Wabba dares El-Rufai, leads protest again

President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba on Tuesday dared Governor Nasir El-Rufai to arrest him, if…
Ekiti street sweepers protest

Ekiti street sweepers protest, demand new minimum wage

Street sweepers in Ekiti on Monday protested against what they described as the government’s insensitive stance to their welfare.
FILE PHOTO: Tension as Osogbo youths protest EFCC raid.

Tension as Osogbo youths protest EFCC raid

There was tension in some areas in Osogbo, Osun state capital early Tuesday morning as some youths protested raid by…
Ogun governor, Dapo Abiodun vows to deal ruthlessly with people trying to disrupt the peace of the state ahead of the 2023 general election. 

I can’t be held responsible for Abidemi Rufai’s action – Abiodun

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State said he cannot be held responsible for the action of his Senior Special Assistant…
Justice Christopher Awubra and other members of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry at a sitting in Taraba State on January 6, 2021.

Taraba panel stops hearing petitions, no compensation awarded

The Taraba State Judicial Panel on Restitution of Victims of Police Brutality and other security agencies has suspended the hearing…

Breaking: Sanwo-Olu unveils cashless FLM Bus Scheme, set to ban okada

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday unveiled the cashless First and Last Mile (FLM) bus schemes to ply inner…

El-Rufai puts bounty on Ayuba Wabba, curses Odinkalu

Governor Nasir El-Rufai has announced that there will be a "handsome reward" for anyone who can give information on the…
NIS introduces contactless passport application system for Nigerians in Europe

Immigration suspends issuance of new passports

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced the nationwide suspension of issuance of new passports and renewal of old ones…