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Funke Akindele didn’t buy me a house – Pa James (Video)

Veteran actor Kayode Olasehinde ‘Ajirebi’ aka Pa James has cleared the air over claims of being gifted a new house…
Lagos govt warns residents of the state to be prepared for very heavy rainfalls which may lead to flash flooding during in the days ahead.

Lagos releases list of LGs that may be sacked by flood

The Lagos State Government on Thursday identified four local governments that may be sacked by rampaging flood between now and…
Real reasons Ogun Speaker Oluomo was impeached

Ogun Assembly passes Waste Management bill

Ogun State House of Assembly has passed a bill on the State Waste Management Authority Law, 2020, which is meant…

Allegations of financial recklessness in NDDC unacceptable – Lawan

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the allegations of financial recklessness and misappropriation of funds leveled against…

WAEC: MSSN cautions Sanwo-Olu against ‘hasty’ school reopening

The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria in Lagos State has cautioned against “hasty” reopening of schools in Lagos State.

COVID-19: Lagos to plant 500,000 trees in honour of frontline health workers

The Lagos State Government is to plant 500,000 trees in the next three months in honour of health workers on…

Ekiti set to borrow N3bn to offset UBEC counterpart funding

The Ekiti State Executive Council on Thursday approved the borrowing of a sum of N3 billion to offset its counterpart…
16 burnt to death as bus, truck collide on Ore-Benin Expressway

10 burnt to death in Bayelsa auto crash

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Command in Bayelsa has confirmed ten persons dead in a road traffic accident along…

Okene-Lokoja road becoming hotbed for crime; another naval officer killed

Two persons, including a naval officer, were on Thursday shot dead by yet-to-be-identified gunmen on Okene -Lokoja road in Kogi…

Lagos allays fear of 2020 pilgrims after disruption of pilgrimage by COVID-19 

The Lagos State Government on Thursday allayed the fear of intending pilgrims who paid for 2020 Easter pilgrimage to Jerusalem…
Lagos House of Assembly summons of Gov. Sanwo-Olu's aide, commissioner over refusal to bring contracts before the lawmakers for ratification

COVID-19: Lagos Assembly urges Sanwo-Olu to accredit more Private Hospitals 

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday called on Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu to direct the state Commissioner for…

Ex-Ondo NMA chairman, Adeyeri, dies of COVID-19 infection

The former chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association in Ondo State, Dr. Michael Adeyeri, died of COVID-19 on Thursday.

Court jails ‘Yahoo Yahoo’ boy, Salawu Victor

Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of Kwara State High Court, Ilorin on Thursday, July 9, 2020, convicted and sentenced 25-year-old internet fraudster,…

Oshiomhole’s nemesis Stephen Oshawo reveals reason for action

Comrade Adams Oshiomhole's fall as chairman of the All Progressives Congress was choreographed from his ward in Edo State and…

Magu: Osinbajo writes IGP, demands probe of online journalist

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has written a petition to the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, demanding the probe of an online…
UNILORIN’s 2024 Post-UTME screening draws record 16,097 candidates

UNILORIN awaits FG’s approved resumption date

The Management of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has said that the institution has put all necessary COVID-19 prevention strategies…

NEC, PTF to have further discussions on reopening of economy, schools

The National Economic Council(NEC) said it will hold further discussions with the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 (PTF) on reopening of…

JUST IN: Police arrest 7-man gang behind Ile-Oluji bank robbery

The police said they have arrested a seven-man criminal gang that robbed a bank in Ile-Oluji in February this year,…

Robbers attack TVC, NTA correspondents in Nasarawa

Armed robbers on Thursday attacked Mr Godwin Agwam, Nasarawa State Correspondent of Television Continental (TVC) and Mrs Victoria Ojito of…

Nasarawa Commissioner for Justice contracts Coronavirus

Nasarawa Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr Abdulkarim Kana, has tested positive for COVID-19.

Magu: Group lauds Buhari’s war against corruption

The Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his uncompromising stance against corruption in…

Buhari sympathizes with Ouattara over VP Coulibaly’s death

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday consoled with President Alassane Ouattara and the government and people of Ivory Coast , over…

Osinbajo presides over 2nd virtual NEC meeting

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday presided over a virtual meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) at the Presidential…

KWARTMA impounds 1,177 vehicles over traffic offences

No fewer than 1,177 vehicles, tricycles and motorcycles have been impounded since January by the Kwara State Road Transport Management…
FRSC

FRSC shall revamp mobile courts in Rivers – Salusi Galadunci

Rivers Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Commandant Salusi Galadunci, said the agency was planning to revamp…

Dubai Police arrests another Nigerian for online scam

A 22 year-old Nigerian is on trial at the Dubai Court of First Instance after robbing a Turkish national of…
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje

Ganduje appoints new Chairman for Kano Internal Revenue Service

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has approved the appointment of Mr Abdurrazak Salihi, as Chairman of Kano Internal Revenue Service (KIRS).

It’s unrealistic to continue with subsidy – Timipre Sylva

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, said it's unrealistic for government to continue subsidising the Premium…
Dabiri-Erewa

How Hushpuppi’s alleged fraud, dented Nigeria’s image – Abiri-Erewa

The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has lamented that cybercrime has dented the image of…

Redeemed Church sacks adulterous pastor Gideon Bakare

Pastor Gideon Bakare of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Akure, Ondo state capital, has been given the…