BREAKING: Trump agrees two-week ceasefire with Iran if Strait of Hormuz reopened

Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
LATEST SCORES:
Loading live scores...

News

Wike and Atiku

We’ve Not Picked Wike as VP to Atiku Yet – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), has debunked the rumour that Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State had been picked as…
Murder

Nigerien Idris Suleiman docked for killing Kebbi housewife, daughter

The defendant allegedly macheted the woman to death and hit the little girl’s head on the mother’s room tiles, which…
Engr. Rauf Olaniyan

23 Oyo lawmakers sign petition to impeach Dep. Gov. Olaniyan

Olaniyan has seven days (a week) to respond to the allegations. Failure to do so within the period could lead…
Bara Ogidi

DSS arraigns Bayelsa publisher Bara Ogidi for cyberstalking

Ogidi had allegedly accused Wabote of offering him the sum of N10 million to lure him to testify in Wabote’s…
Osun, Borno and Lagos States are taking the lead INEC releases update on the pre-online registration in the ongoing nationwide CVR.

Reps urge INEC to extend voter registration by 60 days

The Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise is scheduled to end on June 30.
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah

Kukah urges INEC to keep political actors in check

According to him, political actors are to be held responsible for any violence that breaks out during elections.
Senate sets up committee to probe NNPCL’s subsidy regime

Senate receives Buhari’s request to confirm Ohiani as ICRC Director-General

The President’s letter was read at the commencement of plenary proceedings by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan.
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje reiterates plea for forgiveness from those he might have offended while governing Kano state in the past eight years.

Kano Assembly approves Ganduje’s N10bn loan request

The loan will be used to procure Close Circuit Television (CCTV) and other gadgets needed to strengthen security in the…
Atiku Abubakar

PDP to screen Atiku’s running mate Thursday

A southerner is projected to emerge as the running mate of the party's presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
The suspects

30 Internet fraud suspects cracked in Abuja

The suspects were arrested on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Lugbe and Kubwa suburbs of Abuja, following credible intelligence on…
Rev. Stephen Baba-Panya, President, Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA)

2023: ECWA President kicks against same religion ticket

Baba-Panya said that having candidates of same religion running for the presidency spelt doom for the country, adding that it…
A fire incident

LASEMA battles fire in Ikoyi residence

Confirming the fire incident, LASEMA boss Oke-Osanyitolu said that the fire broke out at Ilabare Road, Ikoyi and all hands…
Members of South East Caucus in the Senate declare their position on President Tinubu's Tax Reform Bills currently before National Assembly,

Abaribe dumps PDP for APGA

Until his resignation from PDP, Abaribe was the Minority Leader in the Senate.

Colleagues Mourn Journalist, Raheemat Omoro Momodu

The Journalism and Development Seminars Initiative (JADESeminars), has commiserated with the Momodu family of Agbede, Edo State over the passing…
Police speak on efforts to arrest a gang of robbers who hijacked $11 million from a trader at gunpoint in Abeokuta, Ogun state on Friday.

Police confirm abduction of 2 worshippers from Ogun church

Gunmen had on Monday, at 11.00 p.m., entered into the Church and kidnapped two worshippers, Oluwaseun Ajose and Dagunro Ayobami.
Mr Orlando Nweze, Ebonyi State Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development

Umahi suspends Ebonyi Finance Commissioner Nweze indefinitely

The governor directed Nweze to hand over all government property in his possession to the permanent secretary of the ministry…
Kola Balogun

Oyo Senator Balogun dumps PDP for APC

Balogun’s notice of defection was contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and read at the…
Adesina and Oyedepo

Femi Adesina under fire for attacking Oyedepo over comment on Buhari

Adesina said ""The bishop at Ota can’t even get his facts right. Blinded by hatred for PMB, he says Auditor…
The people of Ohafia Udemeze community in Ohafia LGA of Abia pledges support for re-election Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu in 2027 election

Orji Kalu backs Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket

According to him, it is paramount that the ruling party retains the presidential seat by winning the forthcoming 2023 election.
Dr Ramatu Aliyu

TSO appoints Minister Ramatu Aliyu as patron

Mr Austine Elemue, the Special Assistant on Media to the minister, said the Director General of the group, Mr Aminu…
Suspected Chibok girl, Mary Ngoshe with child: Intercepted by Nigerian Army troops while on patrol in Ngoshe area of Borno State

Troops intercept abducted Chibok girl Mary Ngoshe in Borno

About 276 students were kidnapped on April 14, 2014 by Boko Haram terrorists in GSS Secondary School Chibok
Gunmen abduct Islamic cleric, Alfa Fasasi Ola Mejabi, younger brother along Lokoja/ Obajana/ Kabba road of Kogi State

‘How gunmen in 4 tricycles killed 2 businessmen in Aba’

The attack took place just a few metres from the Eziama Police Station, Aba, Abia State

Lagos govt inaugurates Anti-Okada Squad

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Mr Kamar Olowoshago, also urged the Anti-Okada personnel to be diligent and honest in…
Group warns that campaigns for 2023 election in Rivers will be characterized by violence following recent appointments by Gov. Nyesom Wike .

Rivers: Wike approves payment of pension arrears, gratuities

Pensioners had been staging peaceful protests, prayers sessions on the streets of Port Harcourt to draw the attention of the…
Gunmen abduct Bishop Oluwaseun Aderogba, wife in Oyo

Anglican Bishop Aderogba, wife, driver regain freedom

Bishop Aderogba, his wife and the driver were abducted on Sunday night along the new Oyo/Ogbomoso Expressway in Oyo State.…
Edo High Court remands 38-year-old Pastor, Simeon Okehielem, for allegedly raping and impregnating a house wife, Mrs Isoken Vivian Aigbedo.

Covid-19: Rabiu jailed over Facebook posts on deaths in Kogi

Kogi State Epidemiologist said that as at the time of the Facebook posting, the death rate was normal contrary to…
Professor Femi Soyinka

Professor Femi Soyinka Dies

Born in 1937, Professor Femi Soyinka received a  Medical degree in Medicine and Surgery MBChB from the University of Heidelberg,…

Highest so far! Dangote Cement achieves N538.4b profit before tax

Shareholders of Dangote Cement Plc yesterday commended the Management of the company for an impressive performance despite the economic challenges…
Wike and Atiku

Wike in pole position to be Atiku’s running mate [Updated]

The Gusau Committee, also known as the National Advisory Committee that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) set up to look…
PDP describes arrest of former governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa by EFCC as political witch-hunting and persecution

Delta Assembly approves Okowa’s request of N25bn credit facility

Okowa said that the credit facility to be taken at the First City Monument Bank Plc. would go for the…