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Governor Lalong

APC Campaign Council confirms Gov. Lalong as DG, Keyamo spokesperson

The person that will lead the campaign as DG is Governor Simon Lalong. The spokesperson of the campaign is Festus…

PVCs: INEC to commence issuance in Kaduna October

The REC commended the Kaduna State Government, saying it was the only state in the nation that had gone beyond…
defilement

Peter Udoh remanded for defiling 9-year-old daughter

By Moronke Boboye An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered that an aluminum fabricator, Peter Udoh, 40, be remanded…
Sunday

77-year-old cleric Gabriel Shittu, 1 other docked for N750k visa fraud

The two clerics obtained N750,000 from the complainant, Mr Emmanuel Adeitan, on the pretext of securing an Australian visa for…
Unbroken democracy is a milestone for Nigeria, Oyebanji says

Ekiti 2022: Bid to sack Oyebanji as APC candidate fails

In a suit Ojo asked the court to declare him as the valid candidate of the APC in the January…
Delta Government explains why it returned Ogochukwu Nwabude, a woman begging for alms in Asaba with her baby to her home state of Anambra

ASUP gives Okowa 30-day ultimatum over salary policy

Nwakodo listed some of the ills of the policy to include delay in payment of salaries, low staff morale, low…
2023: El-Rufai’s wife demands AGF, SGF, other positions for women from Tinubu

Oshiomhole Interview: With a Christian wife, Tinubu is an example of how Nigeria should be

Nigeria has been constantly underdeveloped by both Muslims and Christians. So how can religion be an issue?, Oshiomhole said
Mompha

I never committed any crime: Mompha replies EFCC, declares agency corrupt

According to Mompha, the anti-graft agency tried to blackmail him into signing a N142 million fine and accepting a plea…
Buhari and AbdulSamad Rabiu of BUA

Abdulsamad Rabiu a steadfast champion of the poor: Buhari

President Buhari said he cherished AbdulSamad Rabiu's compassion and concern for the weakest citizen.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo set to inaugurate common area facilities for the use of operators of MSMEs across eight states on Tuesday.

Nigeria’s military must be steps ahead of terrorists, bandits – Osinbajo

According to the Vice President, “if you look at the challenges that we are facing and the nature of those…
Ike Ekweremadu and Nwanneka Ekweremadu

Ekweremadu’s case suffers long adjournment, to stay in jail till May 2023

The judge granted Mrs Ekweremadu continued conditional bail and extended the remand of Ekweremadu and Obeta.
Task force impounds 322 commercial motorcycles in Lagos.

Lagos task force impounds 322 motorcycles

The agency’s spokesman enjoined motorcycle operators to embrace alternative means of transportation, which, he said, were safer, more presentable and…
Olufemi Ajadi and NNPP founder Boniface Aniebonam

NNPP: NIJ student Ajadi wins governorship ticket, vows to improve Ogun

A student of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism ( NIJ), Olufemi Ajadi, has emerged as the Ogun governorship candidate of…
Islamiyat Yusuf

2022 CWG: LASU student Islamiyat Yusuf wins bronze medal in weightlifting

Olatunji-Bello said that Yusuf, a Physical and Health Education student, won the women’s 64kg category by lifting 93kg in the…
The victims and the children

Police rescue 4 persons from jungle justice on Eko bridge

They were suspected of being kidnappers because they had with them in their vehicle twelve children (ranging from seven-month-old to…
Iniobong Umoren and her killer Uduak Frank Akpan

Breaking: Akpan, killer of Akwa Ibom job-seeker Umoren sentenced to death

The 20-year-old Akpan had in May 2021 raped and killed Twitter job-seeker Iniobong Umoren and buried the body in a…

Delta police declare two brothers wanted for terrorism

Edafe said that a warrant of arrest had been issued against the suspects, by a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Asaba.
Nwonwu

Lagos Police smash two fleeing drivers with employer’s stolen car in Ogun

Following the directives, the police team swung into action and tracked the two drivers identified as Moses Christian, 48, and…
Cross River State House of Assembly

187 candidates contest for 25 assembly seats in Cross River

INEC had fixed Feb. 25, 2023, for the Presidential and National Assembly Elections and March 11 2023 for Governorship and…
Court sentences Lagos man, Eniola Wasiu Ibrahim, to life imprisonment for forcefully having sexual intercourse with his girlfriend

Ibadan man Qudus Tijani remanded for armed robbery

Adedosu alleged that Tijani and others at large, while armed with guns, dangerous weapons, robbed Ademola Adedoyin of his phones…
The woman

Woman runs mad in Lagos after alighting from SUV

The woman removed her skirt and started running around the bus stop shouting "where is the man? Where is the…
APC chairman Adamu loses Nasarawa senatorial seat

2023: APC must try to win every state, says Adamu

Adamu aid said APC would not be satisfied with just 25 per cent of votes cast at the general elections.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu

2023: INEC vows to apply electoral laws without fear, favour

INEC said that as the 2023 general elections draws near, it was imperative for all stakeholders especially the political parties…
Part of the burnt Otukpo home of a stalwart of APC, Alhaji Usman Abubakar, popularly known as Young Alhaj

Moro condemns attack on Benue APC chieftain’s residence

Young Alhaji's house in Otukpo, Benue State, was torched by unknown persons causing damages to the sprawling mansion on Wednesday…
Court dismisses suit filed by one Ambrose Owuru, the 2029 presidential candidate of defunct HDP seeking to sack Buhari, stop 2023 elections

SERAP to Buhari: Pay ASUU with N1.4bn refund from Niger Republic

In order to battle insecurity, Nigeria approved the large sum for the purchase and supply of 10 Toyota Land Cruiser…
An 80-year-old man, Isiyaka Ayinde, has reportedly committed suicide by hanging self with a rope in Araromi Imota area of Lagos State.

Kwara SS1 student Adeyemi hangs self for failing promotion exam

Police said the corpse of the deceased was removed from a tree behind Ariya Garden Hotel, Offa, by a team…
The seized pangolin scales

Customs busts Pangolin scales traffickers, 3 Vietnamese, 5 others arrested

Bomodi said three of the arrested suspects were identified as Vietnamese.
Kayode Ogundele with Akeredolu on Wednesday

Akeredolu swears in Kayode Ogundele as 15th Head of Service

According to the governor, Ogundele’s appointment was based on his rich and inspiring record of service, to which people attested.
Rape cases increase in Lagos

Ekiti man Oluwatosin bags 16 years imprisonment for attempted rape

The Prosecution Counsel, Mrs Olasanmi Oluwaseun, had told the court that the convict, on Feb.13, 2021 in Ado-Ekiti, within the…
Ogbu

Cryptocurrency trader Shola Henry jailed for stealing N18.4m

The judge ordered the Shola Henry to repay the nominal complainant N18.4 million within six months.