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Nigeria on path of greatness - Lawan

Why Senate delayed passage of 2023 budget: Lawan

Lawan said this at the commencement of plenary on Thursday against the backdrop of an earlier announcement that the Bill…
Laolu Akande, spokesperson of VP Yemi Osinbajo clarifies purpose of meeting between his boss and APC presidential candidate Bola Tinubu

‘It’s not about politics’- Osinbajo spokesperson opens up on VP’s visit to Tinubu

Osinbajo had visited Tinubu in his Abuja home on Wednesday.
Accident

Multiple accident claims one life, four others injured in Lagos

Oke-Osanyintolu said further information gathered at the scene revealed that the truck driver lost control due to mechanical fault (brake…
Governor Nyesom Wike appoints new chairman and members for the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC.

I’ll unveil my preferred Presidential candidate in January – Wike

He said Nigerians needed to know a reliable candidate that they could trust to deliver the needed national transformation with…
Kebbi

Chinese national Fan Yu, 11 bandits shot dead in Zamfara

According to him, the police operatives who responded to the distress call regarding the ambush neutralized 11 bandits while others…

JUST IN: AfDB President Akinwunmi Adesina’s mother is dead

Adesina took to his twitter handle to announce the death of his mother on Thursday.
It was harvest of arrests by the Oyo State command of the Nigeria Police Force, as no fewer than 19 suspected kidnappers were paraded in Ibadan for kidnapping, killings of prominent citizens and armed robbery offences.

Kidnappers of Ex-UI DVC, Ogbomoso hotelier, LAUTECH student arrested

Items recovered from the suspects included four AK-47 Rifles,75 K-47 live Aammunition, two pairs of military camouflage and N7.5 million…
Bola Tinubu

Tinubu meets entrepreneurs in Lagos: What he plans to do with nation’s challenges

The APC candidate said since it is the responsibility of government to secure lives and properties of citizens, if elected,…
Gunmen kill Divisional Police Officer in charge of Maru LG of Zamfara SP Kazeem Kareem, and Inspector Rabiu Umar early Sunday morning.

7 police officers sacked for extortion, brutality in Imo

The police officers were arrested following complaints from members of the public about their activities including harassment, extortion illegal checking…
PDP

PDP suspends spokesperson in Gombe

By Peter Uwumarogie The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended its Gombe State spokesperson, Mr Murtala Usman, over alleged anti-party…
Nwonwu

Cleaner, nanny accused of stealing employer’s N9m property sent to Kirikiri Prison

Miracle Phillip Umorem, 27, a cleaner and Mary Effiong, 27, a nanny were accused of perpetrating the act after their…
I will restore Nigeria’s fortune - Kola Abiola

2023 presidential poll: Bid to oust Kola Abiola as PRP candidate fails

Key had sought a consequential order setting aside the submission of Abiola’s name by PRP to INEC on June 15…
Defence Headquarters says troops had in three weeks destroy 57 illegal refining sites, arrest 21 oil thieves in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers.

Troops destroy 57 illegal refineries, arrest 21 oil thieves

The troops also destroyed 953 cooking ovens, 68 wooden boats, 172 storage tanks and 149 dugout pits within the period
APC Chieftain Osita Okechukwu, explains why PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar can't get votes like President Buhari in the North

Why Atiku can’t harvest Buhari’s North Vote-Bank: APC chieftain

By Emmanuel Mogbede A chieftain of All Progressives Congress, APC has explained why Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of Peoples…
Atiku gives reason not to contest 2027 presidency

Atiku’s plan to throw all borders open, a red flag, FG warns Nigerians

The Minister who accused the PDP presidential candidate of desperation added that the plan by Atiku to throw all borders…
Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Thursday, rejected an appeal by the sacked Chairman of the Action Alliance (AA) party, Chief Kenneth Udeze, seeking to reverse the nullification of the candidacy of retired Maj. Hamza Al-Mustapha and others.

2023: Court affirms judgment sacking Al-Mustpha, others as AA candidates

The judge also directed the electoral umpire to reject those candidates produced by the factional leader, Udeze, among whom is…
Popular Nigerian comedian Bright Okpocha, better known as Basketmouth, announces breakup with Elsie, his wife for 19 years

Marriage breakup: How Basketmouth met his wife 19 years ago

Last September Elsie had penned a beautiful message celebrating her husband, Basketmouth when he turned 44, saying he was her…

Police arraign lady Mtomga for alleged theft of baby in Benue

She further averred that on Nov. 7, the accused left the informant at Gbagi Village, Ukum LGA, and then on…
Fake visa agent allegedly dupes customer of N100m

Travel agent Kenneth Udemba docked for alleged N1.2m visa scam

Ekhueorohan said that the defendant collected N992, 260 from one Mr David Ibeh with a promise to secure an Australian…

Dozens protest in Afghan capital after education ban on women

According to witnesses, about 50 mainly female protestors assembled while holding banners and chanted: “Education is our right, universities should…
Sexual assault

Sunday Nwokolo bags life imprisonment for defiling 12-year-old girl

“You are hereby found guilty and charged, and hereby sentenced to life imprisonment."
power station

10 killed, 3 communities affected by electric shock in Zaria

The accident was a result of a “high tension line snap onto the low tension line”, which resulted in a…
Nigerian troops neutralize 103 Boko Haram terrorists

Nigerian troops neutralize 103 Boko Haram terrorists

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have eliminated 103 Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa State Province (ISWAP) in the…
Manager

Man, 38, docked for alleged N10m fraud

The Chief Magistrate, Fadahunsi Adefioye, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N2 million with two sureties in like…

Auto accident kills 4 on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway

Four persons died on Thursday while nine others sustained injuries in an accident involving a Mazda bus and an unregistered…

Police nab kidnap kingpin, 4 others in Kwara

“Forensic analysis of the phone by the investigators led to the arrest of the kingpin and two of his gang…
Ajadi with senior citizens in Ogun

2023: Ajadi meets senior citizens in Ogun, vows to be pension-friendly

Olufemi Ajadi, the governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People's Party, NNPP, in Ogun state paid a courtesy visit to…
Governor Nasir El-Rufai signs order proscribing a social-cultural organisation in Kaduna state, the Atyap Community Development Association.

Kaduna State Social Register of poor, vulnerable hits 3.7m

He added that the 3.7 million data was generated from 8,422 communities in 234 out of the 255 political wards…
Immediate Former Governor Sani Bello of Niger State

Niger Govt. pays N433m debts to NECO, WAEC, others

She said N7.3 billion was approved to the ministry as capital budget for basic and post-basic education sector out of…
Kingsley Moghalu

Moghalu: I am happy I withdrew from partisan politics

According to him, he already paid his dues and is ready to focus on his other professional activities.