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Lightning strike kills two women in Lagos

The police spokesman sympathised with the deceased, and prayed that their souls rest in peace.
NIS introduces contactless passport application system for Nigerians in Europe

Home delivery of Nigerian passports begins June

“We have built the data centre, sorted the passport delivery solution and done the final presentation in terms of technology…
Northern State Governors’ Forum pays tribute elder statesman and Chairman of PANDEF, Chief Edwin Clark who died on Tuesday.

Tinubu salutes Edwin Clark. Read why

"The President salutes Chief Clark for his contributions to the nation in many capacities, especially as a guide to various…

Nigerian columnist releases book on Aregbesola’s eight years in office

Ogbeni: The Renaissance Years details Aregbesola’s incursion into the Osun politics; the election and his more than three years of…
Enugu set to introduce community tax for rural dwellers

Enugu set to introduce community tax for rural dwellers

“These days, governments do not build such things because they don’t collect the supposed taxes,” Nnamani said.
Ganduje, also a former Kano governor denounced killing of the woman and her children, and called for swift prosecution of the perpetrators

Ganduje using Ribadu to sustain deposed Kano Emir – Dep. Gov.

“I am here together with the governor and other top government functionaries to ensure that the new emir, Muhammadu Sanusi…
Labour Party

Abure’s suspension not valid – Labour Party

“This dimension is a continuation of the attack on the person of Abure as witnessed during the governorship primaries. It…
FRSC

Gridlock as petrol tanker explodes on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

"We are witnessing traffic build up between Ago Igbala, the road traffic crash scene, and MFM prayer city on the…
Kano CP shuns Gov. Yusuf's order, says police will abide by court order

Kano CP shuns Gov. Yusuf’s order, says police will abide by court order

But Gumel at a joint security news conference in Kano on Saturday said: "The Police Command is expressly obeying the…

Four dismissed soldiers stab NDLEA officer to death in Niger

Abiodun said during the fight, an officer of the NDLEA named Kingsley Chimetalo was stabbed at the back with a…
Soyinka says Buhari's government was a disaster

Buhari’s government was a disaster – Soyinka

In his words: Buhari, of course, was a disaster. I made very pungent criticisms of Buhari when he was in…
Ado Bayero

Governor Yusuf orders arrest of deposed Emir Ado Bayero

However, the 16th Emir of Kano, Sanusi II was moved from Government House to the Emir's Palace at 5 a.m…
Labour Party, (LP) says it will go to court to declare seats of its six members in the House of Representatives who defected to APC vacant

LP National Chairman Abure suspended over alleged high-handedness, fraud

The letter which was addressed to the embattled national chairman, explained that the decision was reached after a rigorous deliberation…
Labour Party, (LP) says it will go to court to declare seats of its six members in the House of Representatives who defected to APC vacant

Edo LP suspends Abure

The letter which was addressed to the embattled national chairman, explained that the decision was reached after a rigorous deliberation…
Cardoso

CBN sacks over 200 workers

In one of the sacked letters obtained, the bank said the sack was in line the new strategic direction of…
Nigerian

Syrian-born Nigerian faces charges of conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence

They were alleged to have conspired together to commit felony to wit: forgery, obtaining money under false pretence, unlawful conversion…
NSIB directs review of Dana Air standard operating procedure

NSIB directs review of Dana Air standard operating procedure

The preliminary report of the Bureau also revealed how a popular Nollywood actor, Johnpaul Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope,…
MultiChoice

MultiChoice loses bid to stop NBC from auditing its account

MultiChoice Nigeria Limited and Details Nigeria Limited, a provider of the subscription based digital terrestrial television service, known as GOtv,…
Lagos

Plan your movement: Lagos shuts very important expressway for exigency situation

According to the statement, motorists would be denied access from Ram Seller area beside Gbagada General Hospital and would be…
ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, expresses concern over high number of first-class graduates being churned out by private universities

ASUU decries FG’s alleged “silent treatment”

Oyegoke said the negotiated salary of its members had not changed since 2009 as the government had yet to commit…
Tinubu says Nigeria is no longer bleeding

Nigeria is no longer bleeding, last 12 months fulfilling – Tinubu

"It has been challenging. It has been fulfilling as well. We took over, and we have stopped the bleeding. I…
Obasa says he is not fighting Sanwo-Olu

“I am not fighting Sanwo-Olu, we’re siblings from the same father” – Speaker Obasa

By Kazeem Ugbodaga Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa on Friday rubbished claims that he is…
Uzodimma

Tribunal affirms Uzodimma as duly elected Imo governor

The three-member tribunal, chaired by Justice Oluyemi Akintan-Osadebay, affirmed the election in a unanimous judgment.

Arigo Technologies wins Africa Illustrious Award

Arigo Technologies received the Africa Illustrious Award, which is awarded to individuals and organisations that have demonstrated excellent leadership and…
Dr Kolade Mosuro pays tribute to the late Emeritus Professor Ayo Banjo

Prof. Ayo Banjo, UI’s longest-serving VC is dead

Banjo, an Emeritus Professor of English, was the longest-serving vice chancellor of the University of Ibadan.
Uzodimma

Imo election: Tribunal affirms Uzodimma’s victory, dismisses LP’s petition

The Tribunal which sat in Abuja dismissed the petition of petition of the Labour Party (LP) and its governorship candidate…
Kaduna housewife, Zainab Alhassan, divorces her husband, Tijjani Muhammad over his refusal to repair her damaged cell phone worth N70,000.

Drama as Ilorin man weeps in court over wife’s divorce request

Adepoju had filed for divorce, custody of their three children and maintenance allowance for them. She told the court that…
Police Affairs Minister Ibrahim Gaidam says President Tinubu's investments in technologies have boosted capacity of Police to fight crimes.

‘How police are using technology to fight crime under Tinubu’

The implementation of ICT applications and platforms like RescueMe App, Electronic Central Motor Registry (e-CMR) and Police VGS has amplified…
Emefiele: Ex-CBN director confirms receiving $2.5m as gift from $6.2m election money

Court orders interim forfeiture of N830m, $4.7m, properties linked to Emefiele

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had filed an application before the court for the interim forfeitures as the…
Lagos

Lagos pays N16.63bn pension to 5,886 retirees in one year

Ayantayo disclosed that since May 2019, a total of N63,702,967,870.37 has been paid to 19,814 retirees across various sectors like…