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Participants at the two-day workshop on budget process held in Lokoja, Kogi State

Group tasks journalists on budget monitoring, reporting

By Richard Elesho Media practitioners have been charged to show more enthusiasm and participation in the budget process of governments…

Prof. Mabogunje, great intellectual giant: Adesina

By Cecilia Ijuo The President, Africa Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has described the death of Prof. Akin Mabogunje…
President Muhammadu Buhari urges members of APC to unite and cooperate with one another to avoid defeat in the 2023 general election.

Buhari orders mass production of solar cells

President Muhammadu Buhari also approved the procurement of items from China in order to achieve 100 percent made-in-Nigeria products.
Tafa Balogun

Navy Capt. Mnguve mourns Tafa Balogun

According to him, people of Balogun’s calibre ought to live much longer for younger security personnel to tab from their…
Cultists invade Edo

Edo unveils whistle-blowing platform to combat illegal taskforce

The Ministry has set up a whistle-blowing platform for members of the public to report suspicious activities so as to…
Court sentences Lagos man, Eniola Wasiu Ibrahim, to life imprisonment for forcefully having sexual intercourse with his girlfriend

Kano man Isah Musa arrested over attempt to kidnap neighbour

Haruna-Kuyawa said that the command’s Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Abubakar Zubairu, instructed a team of detectives led by SP…
Former Nigerian Ambassador to India, Maj.-Gen. Chris Eze (rtd.): dumps APC for Labour Party

Enugu APC chieftain Chris Eze joins Labour Party

Eze disclosed this in a letter dated Aug. 4, 2022, addressed to the Chairman, APC, Udunedem Ward in Udenu LGA…
Court remands police officer who allegedly defiled a 17-year-old girl at the Ogudu Lagos Area Command premises in Kirikiri prison

Army probes killing of policeman by soldier

The incident happened on Thursday and that the Army was already in touch with the Lagos State Police Command to…
Sunday

My husband spread charm on bed to kill me – wife alleges

The petitioner further begged the court to grant her divorce, saying: “I don’t want to die in this marriage.”
Fraud

Teacher, nanny docked over sexual molestation of minor

Akeem said that the mother of the affected girl observed that her daughter was crying while she was bathing her…
Group warns that campaigns for 2023 election in Rivers will be characterized by violence following recent appointments by Gov. Nyesom Wike .

CLO threatens to sue Wike over failure to create promised 5,000 jobs

Rivers Executive Council had in October 2020 approved the employment of 5000 youths into the state civil service.
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…