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Gunmen abduct Islamic cleric, Alfa Fasasi Ola Mejabi, younger brother along Lokoja/ Obajana/ Kabba road of Kogi State

Gunmen abduct 3 children in Kogi, demand 100m ransom

It was gathered that the children, aged 5-9 were abducted from the steel township at about 8pm on Wednesday.
19 die in accident involving 3 vehicles on FCT road

4 burnt to death in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident

Umar stated that the bus driver was speeding excessively before losing control and ramming into the median. The bus somersaulted…
Gunmen abduct Islamic cleric, Alfa Fasasi Ola Mejabi, younger brother along Lokoja/ Obajana/ Kabba road of Kogi State

4 Ikare-Akoko chiefs kidnapped in Ondo

The police spokesperson stated also that police, local hunters and vigilantes in the area were combing the bush to rescue…
Sunday

Ogun man Sunday Adegbola docked for N3.8m fraud

The Prosecutor, Insp E.O. Adaraloye, told the court that the defendant collected N3.8 million from one Mr Olufemi Obakoya on…
Osun, Borno and Lagos States are taking the lead INEC releases update on the pre-online registration in the ongoing nationwide CVR.

INEC registers 335,854 new voters in Niger

Egwu urged those who registered earlier than the last round of registration to endeavour to collect their cards as Permanent…
Buhari still grieve for Chibok girls in captivity

Buhari pens golden words for late ex-IGP, Tafa Balogun

Buhari recalled that Balogun, during his tenure as IGP, did his best to ensure that the police performed its statutory…
Tafa Balogun

Tafa Balogun to be buried in Ila-Orangun Osun Saturday

He died at 74, a few days before his 75th birthday on August 25. Balogun was appointed as Nigeria’s 11th…
Tafa Balogun

Burial date for Tafa Balogun announced by family

According to the family, his body will leave Lagos early tomorrow, and he would be buried at his home in…
Tafa Balogun

Oyetola mourns ex-IGP Tafa Balogun

Oyetola said that Balogun contributed in no small measure to the nation’s security during his years of meritorious service in…
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Wase, declares interest in the Speakership of 10th National Assembly

2023: APC working hard to achieve victory, says Wase

Wase also faulted propaganda by the opposition Peoples Democratic party (PDP)saying that the APC was unperturbed by the party’s noise.
Transport minister Muazu Sambo, middle, at the University of Transportation in Daura

New University of Transportation opens next month

The Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr Magdalene Ajani, said the University when completed would be run by the Chinese…
Gunmen kill Divisional Police Officer in charge of Maru LG of Zamfara SP Kazeem Kareem, and Inspector Rabiu Umar early Sunday morning.

How brave Police Inspector shot 2 gunmen dead in his Imo residence

Orogwe is the same community where gunmen killed seven people and left six others critically injured last Monday.
the two Ghanaian fishermen receiving medical attention

Nigerian Navy rescues 2 Ghanaian fishermen 48 hours after boat mishap

Ayo-Vaughan said that the fishermen, who reside in Takwa Bay, Lagos State were rescued on Aug. 2 while on patrol…
Ifeoluwa Adewumi co-founder of Hillspring Diagnostics

Nigerian group Hillspring Diagnostics wins UN award

The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that UNFPA announced the 10 winners to its first…
Lalong given rousing reception in Jos after landing job as DG Tinubu-Shettima campaign

Lalong DG Tinubu-Shettima campaign vows to foster Nigerian unity

Lalong said APC presidential campaign would prioritise issues that promoted national development, and urged Nigerians to elect leaders who will…
Peter Obi sends message to Morocco as France replace Upamecano, Rabiot

Peter Obi caught lying again on TV

Twice, he was caught claiming that the country exported less than $30 billion of goods and services in 2021, underperforming…
President Buhari

Move to rubbish Buhari’s achievement, battle between light and darkness – Presidency

Adesina said they have made themselves deliberately deaf to obvious successes, closed their eyes to achievements that are as conspicuous…
Sam Egube and other key stakeholders

Ehingbeti 2022 and unveiling of 30 years Development Plan for Lagos

One of the highlights of this year's summit, with the theme: "Charting the Paths to Sustainable Socio-Economic Growth," is going…
Mohammed Dikko Umar

Fraud: Appeal Court sets aside acquittal of ex-Air Chief, Umar

The former Air Chief was prosecuted on one count of money laundering involving N66 million allegedly stolen from the account…

2023: Atiku, Wike meet behind closed doors in Abuja

The duo had been at loggerhead following the fallout of the PDP's presidential primary. Wike was also overlooked by Atiku…
Governor Samuel Ortom launching the Benue Community Volunteer Guards.

Benue Volunteer Guards to use AK-47, other weapons – Ortom

Ortom said that the guards would be strictly guided by the “Benue State Community Volunteer Guards Law”, stressing that any…
Tafa Balogun

Disgraced Ex-IGP Tafa Balogun is dead

He was appointed Inspector General of the Nigerian Police in March 2002 and was forced to retire because of widespread charges…

How Nigeria’s first Geography Professor Akin Mabogunje died

Mabogunje was born in 1931 in Kano and lived in Sabongari during his primary school years. He then attended Mapo Central School for one…
Adetuberu Christopher Adetoyese

EFCC smashes ‘Yahoo Corps member’, two others

EFCC, in a statement issued by its spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren on Thursday, said the suspect’s arrest followed credible intelligence on…
PDP, INEC fault judgment of Election Petitions Tribunal on the July 16, 2022, Osun governorship election delivered on Friday.

Osun governorship poll: APC to challenge Adeleke’s victory at tribunal

INEC on July 17, declared Sen.Adeleke the winner of 2022 Osun governorship election with 403,371 votes, while Gov. Gboyega Oyetola…
Sanwo-Olu swears in 7 Special Advisers

Sanwo-Olu swears in 7 Special Advisers

He said that their appointment must not be seen as an opportunity for self-service, adding that they ought to imbibe…
CoS to Makinde, Segun Ogunwuyi, Min of Trade and CEO Sahil Vaswani launching the vehicle

Makinde, Adebayo launch new ride-hailing service in Ibadan

Codenamed: 'AFRICAR', the ride-hailing service was launched at a well-attended ceremony with over 115 vehicles in Ibadan
Shettima, Buhari and Tinubu during the meeting

What transpired when Tinubu, Shettima met Buhari in Abuja (Photos)

Also at the meeting were the APC National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong.
From L-R: Google Regional Director, Sub-Saharan Africa, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Mr. Charles Murito; Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed; Google’s Government Affairs and Public Policy Manager, Mr. Adewolu Adene, and Director ICT, Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, Mrs. Comfort Ajiboye, when the Google Team visited the Minister in Abuja on Thursday

Nigeria asks Google to kick out IPOB, others from YouTube

Nigeria said Google is a platform of choice for IPOB, a proscribed terrorist group in Nigeria while imploring the tech…
Sunday

Ene, Uloko caught on CCTV stealing N1.5m goods from supermarket

Two women, Janet Ene, 25, a sales woman, of 15, Oredapo St., Shasaha, and Ann Uloko, 25, a cashier, of…