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Zamfara Reps member promises to prioritise security

A member of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Kabiru Mai-palace, says he will tackle problems of insecurity and unemployment in…

Police confirm former health minister’s son kidnap

The Police Command, Oyo State on Wednesday confirmed the kidnapped of Mr Dayo Adewole, son of former Minister of Health,…

Umahi appoints SSG

Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has appointed Dr Kenneth Ugbala as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG).

Man uses banana wrapped in plastic to rob UK bank

A 50 year-old man who robbed a bank while using a banana as an imitation firearm has been jailed for…
Rivers

Chrisland school child rape: 2-year-old tutored by mother, teacher tells court

Mrs Adeola Adebola, Deputy Headteacher, Chrisland School, Victoria Garden City, Lagos, on Tuesday said the mother of a two-year-old pupil…

DisCos seek measures to drive power sector investment

Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in Nigeria have called for the creation of an enabling environment to ensure cost recovery and…

Extreme poverty in Nigeria gives me sleepless nights – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the problem of extreme poverty in Nigeria keeps him up at night.

Buratai shocker: Troops lacking commitment to fight Boko Haram

He did not give reasons for the lowering of morale among the troops. But in a statement that should worry…

Stop provoking Iran, Russia warns US

Russia told the United States on Tuesday to drop what it called provocative plans to deploy more troops to the…

Know the 64 traffic offences in Lagos and the penalties

With indications that the new Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration wants to enforce the traffic law, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority(LASTMA)…

Presidency unhappy with IRI/NDI Report on 2019 elections

The Presidency has welcomed with reservations, the joint report of the International Republic Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute…

Buhari lauds Rev. Ayokunle’s re-election as CAN President

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Rev. Samson Ayokunle on his re-election as President of the Christian Association of Nigeria…
Benue

Soldier, 3 others killed in Plateau

Gunmen on Monday killed a personnel of the military Special Task Force (STF), maintaining peace on the Plateau, and three…
Illustration: gunmen kill 100 villagers in Burkina Faso

Gunmen on motorbikes kill 41 in Mali villages

Unidentified gunmen on motorbikes attacked two villages in central Mali, killing at least 41 people in a part of the…

Two Internet Fraudsters Jailed In Ibadan

Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan The Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday 18 June, 2019 secured…

MC Oluomo sparks the internet in photo with Georgia Governor

Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya, better known as MC Oluomo ignited  the social media Tuesday  after he posted his photograph, dressed in…

Sentinel newspaper spoils Trump’s Orlando party

Orlando Sentinel, the leading newspaper in Orlando, Florida, where Donald Trump will Tuesday night kick-off of his 2020 campaign, has…

$1billion cocaine cargo Europe-bound seized in Philadelphia

US officials have seized approximately 16.5 tons of cocaine from a large ship, MSC Gayane, docked at the Packer Marine…

Video: See how flood submerges Benin

Massive flood has raved Benin, Edo State with many houses flooded as weeping and wailing were heard in flooded houses.
Court jails Lagos man Damilare Adewale 14 years he pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a 14-year-old girl

Fake EFCC employment officer, Internet fraudster bag jail terms

Justice J.K. Omotosho of the Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Tuesday convicted and…
ICPC Boss, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye

ICPC begins Tracking of Constituency Projects

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), says it is set to begin the first phase of…

Fayemi wants law against neglect of projects initiated by past administrations

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has canvassed the enactment of a transition law to prevent succeeding governments from abandoning…

Lagos shuts building for flouting approval, dislodges labourers

Officials of the Lagos Building Control Agency, LASBCA and the Taskforce on Tuesday dislodged labourers, shut and partially demolished some…
Cholera

Adamawa confirms cholera outbreak

Adamawa Government on Tuesday confirmed a cholera outbreak in three local government areas of the state with one death from…

Best malaria drug in the world

The best malaria drug in circulation is Artemisinin.Discovered by Chinese scientist, Nobel Laureate Tu Youyou, the drug is still so…

Sanwo-Olu reverses Ambode’s movement of drainage services to PWC

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered that the Department of Drainage Services hitherto moved to the Public Works Corporation,…

OPC, Miyetti Allah group hold peace meeting

On ways to ensure the peaceful co-existence and improved security in Osun State, the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) and Miyetti…

Elections: Offa Poly Rector urges INEC to train ad-hoc staff properly

Dr Lateef Olatunji, Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Offa, on Tuesday in Ilorin advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to properly…

Simi excited over Pogba’s move to dump Manchester United

Nigerian singer and songwriter Simisola Ogunleye, professionally known as Simi has expressed her excitement to one of the reports concerning…

Buhari signs Federal Polytechnics Amendment bill into law

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja signed into law the Federal Polytechnics Amendment bill and the National Institute for…