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Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says federal government must renegotiate with states for solutions to the nation's current economic challenges.

NUT’s strike grounds schools resumption in Edo, as court restrains teachers

Public primary school teachers in Edo State on Monday stuck to their guns, as they shunned the resumption order of…

Makinde hits Ibarapa, says 200 Amotekun corps battle-ready

Governor Seyi Makinde on Monday confirmed that the 200 Amotekun corps deployed to Ibarapa area of Oyo State are on…
Blackout as Nigeria's electricity grid collapses again

Insurgents destroy electricity tower, blackout hits Maiduguri

Residents of Maiduguri and environs have been thrown into lingering blackout following the destruction of one of the towers supplying…
Fraud

17-year-old in court for threatening mother’s life

A 17-year-old boy, Quadri Taiwo, on Monday appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly threatening the life of…

Fayose’s brother shares receipt of N500k seed he sowed in church

Isaac Fayose, brother of former Governor of Ekiti state Ayodele Fayose, got people reacting as he shared a receipt of…
Fegalo Nsuke MOSOP president

MOSOP congress dismisses purported dissolution, backs Nsuke

A congress of the Ogoni people under the aegis of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP),…

Keystone Bank donates sanitary kits to over 2000 girls

In furtherance of its commitment to empower, enhance and promote healthy living amongst Nigerian women and young girls, Keystone Bank…
PDP reschedules its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting from Oct 24 to Nov. 28 over Nov 16, 2024 Ondo governorship election

Bauchi grants 150,000 building approvals

The Bauchi State Urban Planning and Development Board has said it recently issued no fewer than 150,000 building permits to…

IDP camp management considers mechanised farming for older IDPs

The management of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, Uhogua, near Benin has indicated interest to go into mechanised farming…

COVID-19: Oxygen demand in Lagos increased – Sanwo-Olu

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that the demand for oxygen by coronavirus patients has increased to 400 cylinders…

Lagos Third Mainland Bridge reopens today

The Lagos State Government said partial opening of the Third Mainland Bridge will resume from 00.01 a.m. on Monday, following…

Apapa Gridlock: Gov. Sanwo-Olu sets up special team

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the constitution of a Special Traffic Management and Enforcement Compliance Team to resolve…

Lanlehin, others seeking to derail Oyo’s economy, says Makinde’s aide

The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, on Sunday, accused opposition figures in the state of…
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State

Gov. Ganduje inaugurates 2,000 COVID-19 marshals

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has inaugurated 2,000 COVID-19 marshals to sensitise and enforce safety protocols in the state.

Yobe conducts 1,430 successful eye surgeries

Yobe Government said that it carried out 1,430 successful eye surgeries in 2020 in the state.
Ewhrudjakpo

Bayelsa deputy gov. leads peace committee to visit disputed land

The Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo-led Isoni/Azama Peace Committee has indicated its readiness to visit areas in dispute between the two communities.

Breaking: Deadly UK COVID-19 strain in Osun, govt issues alert

The government of Osun said it has in the past few days recorded five cases of the more virulent and…
Nigerian policemen: Police bar Ogun ‘Yoruba Nation’ rally

7 arrested over cultism, other criminal offences in FCT

The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said it has arrested seven suspects over cultism, armed robbery and…

Police arrest 5 kidnappers for multiple abduction of women

The Nigerian Police have arrested five suspects who specialised in the abduction of women in the country.

Lagos stops land extension into Lagoon in Osborne, Banana Island

Lagos State Government ordered the immediate suspension of all approvals of land extensions into the lagoon at the Banana Island…

15 robbery suspects, including female arrested in Lagos

The police operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos State Police Command, have  arrested 13 suspected…
Gov. Oyetola, of Osun State

Oyetola calls for adherence to COVID-19 protocols

Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State has advised residents of the state to always adhere strictly to COVID-19 guidelines to…

Man stabs friend to death over iPhone in Adamawa

A man identified as Festus Stephen has been charged to court for allegedly stabbing his friend Abbas Mohammed Gudus, to…

Two arrested for child pornography in Kano

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Interpol National Central Bureau, Abuja have arrested two suspects engaged in international child pornography.

Ex-police commissioner dies of COVID-19

A retired Commissioner of Police, Yomi Onashile, has died of coronavirus complications while receiving treatment at the Olodo Isolation Centre,…
Nigerian governors lose to Federal Govt. in court

12 governors in Nigeria are gay

Twelve yet-to-be identified Nigerian governors and 40 percent of lawmakers are gay, claimed Nollywood actor, Uche Maduagwu.
Market leaders across the 20 local govt areas of Ogun endorse the state governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, for second term in Office.

Ogun approves reconstruction of Journalist Estate road

The Ogun State Executive Council has approved for immediate reconstruction, the 2.35km Journalists Estate Road at Arepo in the Obafemi…

Olaiya flyover an iconic project: Oyetola

The Governor of the State of Osun, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, has said the Olaiya flyover is not just an iconic…

Police PR Sch to foster police-citizens relationship: IGP

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, on Friday, 29th January 2021, commissioned the newly constructed Nigeria Police Public Relations…
Seized cocaine

Hairdresser Ifesinachi hides N21b worth of cocaine in 16 duvet covers

A 33 year-old hairdresser, Onyejegbu Ifesinachi Jennifer, has been arrested by NDLEA for smuggling cocaine worth N21 billion into Nigeria.