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Taiwan Consulate officials arrest three Nigerians with fake documents

Officials of the Taiwan Consulate office, Ikoyi, Lagos have arrested three Nigerians for allegedly presenting forged documents to them to…

Sokoto ex-governor Garba Nadama dies of natural causes

The Sokoto State Government has announced the death of former governor Garba Nadama, the second civilian governor of the state.

Photos: Travellers from Ogun, others stopped from entering Lagos

With gradual easing of lockdown occasioned by Coronavirus, hundreds of travellers from Ogun and other states were stopped from entering…

Another Kyari appointed Shehu of Bama

Umar Shehu Kyari is the new Shehu of Bama. He succeeds his father, Shehu Kyari, who died on April 27.

Kidnapped Ekiti Commissioner freed by abductors

Ekiti State Commissioner for Agriculture, Chief Olabode Folorunso, who was abducted by unknown gunmen last week has regained his freedom…

14 more Coronavirus patients recover, discharged in Lagos

Another 14 Coronavirus patients have recovered and discharged in Lagos after testing negative twice for the virus.
Prof. Akin Abayomi, Lagos Commissioner for Health

30 Lagosians are now dead from Coronavirus

The deadly Coronavirus disease has struck two more Lagosians dead, taking its total deaths to 30.
Federal High Court

Tight security as Federal High Court resumes sitting

The Federal High Court in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, on Monday re-opened with tight security measures in place.

Lockdown Ease Updates: Lagosians defy social distancing rules

Nigeria began easing restrictions of the lockdown on Monday in its capital Abuja and in Lagos, its largest city, after…

Osun govt arrests 17 Chinese, 10 Nigerians

The Osun Joint Task Force charged with fighting assorted crimes has apprehended 27 persons suspected to be illegal miners in…

Abiodun orders corporate organizations to decontaminate premises

Ahead of relaxation of lockdowns, Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has ordered corporate organizations to decontaminate their premises against covid-19.

Abba Kyari mourners all test negative to coronavirus

All the improperly kitted mourners at the burial last month of Malam Abba Kyari have tested negative to coronavirus.

COVID-19 enforcement: IGP condemns attack on police officers in Oyo

The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu has condemned the attack on police officers enforcing Coronavius lockdown in Oyo…
An officer from the NSCDC Lagos Command on ground

NSCDC quarantines impersonator in Ebonyi

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has arrested one James Mbah in Ebonyi, who claimed to be its…

RTEAN warns bus drivers, conductors ahead lockdown ease

The Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) urged its members to adhere strictly to the new transport guidelines to…

UNIPORT disclaims 2 of the murdered victims of abductors

The authorities of University of Port Harcourt said two of the murdered victims of abductors in Rivers were not their…

Lockdown Ease: Doctors warn against mass COVID-19 infection

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) cautioned Nigerians on the partial lifting of lockdown measures by the Federal Government, adding…
Professor Isa Hashim

Kano loses another prominent son, Prof. Isa Hashim

A senior Counsellor in Kano Emirate Council, Prof. Isa Hashim is dead.
Chairman of the FCT Civil Service Commission, Emeka Ezeh says the over 8,000 civil servants cut across 165 cadres.

COVID-19: FCT confirms 52 new cases

The Federal Capital Territory Administration has confirmed fifty-two new cases of coronavirus.

Lockdown: Lagos Govt addresses schools resumption

The Lagos State Ministry of Education has denied social media reports regarding a new set of guidelines for schools resumption…
Alhaji Taofeek Akewugbagold

Kidnapped Oyo Islamic cleric’s twins regain freedom

Twins of popular Oyo Islamic cleric, Alhaji Taofeek Akewugbagold have been released barely 8 days after they were abducted.
Aliko Dangote

Dangote donates mobile testing centre to Kano

Africa’s richest businessman, Aliko Dangote, has donated a mobile testing centre with the capacity to test 400 people for COVID-19…

16 health workers catch Coronavirus in Borno

The Borno Government says no fewer than 16 health workers have been infected with COVID-19 since the outbreak of the…

LASWA charges boat operators to adhere with new transport guidelines

The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has advised the commercial boat operators and all waterways users to strictly adhere to…

COVID-19 scare: Fadlallah Lebanese owner of Kano hotel evacuated to Lebanon

Amid the rash of deaths in Kano and the surge in coronavirus cases, Tahir Fadlallah, the Lebanese owner of the…

Who killed Engineer Okwudili Uga? Police begin manhunt

Who killed the 40 year-old Enugu-based prominent civil engineer, Mr Okwudili Uga?The police in Enugu begin a manhunt for the…

Despite Coronavirus spike: Ganduje relaxes lockdown in Kano

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has relaxed the presidential lockdown in Kano despite Coronavirus spike in the ancient City.

Coronavirus: Arise Women distribute palliatives to Lagos residents

On Friday, May 1, 2020, Arise Women, a foremost humanitarian and empowerment charity, stunned Nigerians living in Lagos as it…

Emir of Rano critically ill. Another COVID-19 case?

Dr Abubakar Tafida Ila II, the emir of Rano in Kano State is critically ill and hanging to life by…

Anambra: Man dies in accident during night travel

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that one person died in a head-on collision between two vehicles which…