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Kwara governor hosts Emir of Ilorin, others (Photos)

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara state played host to the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari and many others.
Nigerian Army destroys unserviceable ammunition, explosives in Imo state

Army destroys outworn ammunition, explosives in Imo

The 34 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Obinze, near Owerri, has begun the demolition of unserviceable ammunition and…
Willie Obiano

PDP warns Obiano against deducting salaries

The People's Democratic Party (PDP) has warned Governor Willie Obiano against deducting workers’ salaries, as it is unfair.
Uduak Frank Akpan

How I Killed Iniobong Umoren: Uduak Akpan

Uduak Frank Akpan, the suspect in the murder of job seeker, Miss Iniobong Umoren, gave a chilling account of how…
Kachalla the Nigerien gunrunner arrested in Zamfara

Zamfara Police nab Kachalla Nigerien gunrunner, arming bandits

Police in Zamfara State have arrested a Nigerien gunrunner, who had sold about 450 AK 47 rifles to bandits and…
Niger govt. confirms NAF fighter jet killed six children

NAF airstrike neutralises bandits in Kaduna

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) airstrike has neutralised bandits in aerial missions in Chikun, Birnin Gwari Local Government Areas (LGAs)…

Slain Akwa Ibom jobseeker Iniobong Umoren laid to rest (PHOTOS)

The remains of slain Akwa Ibom job seeker, Iniobong Umoren, was on Friday buried amid tears by friends and family…
Governor Douye Diri:, imposes curfew on Bayelsa waterways as part of measures to check cases of insecurity along the creeks in the state

Just In: Bayelsa imposes curfew from 8pm to 6am

Bayelsa State Government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on the state as part of measures to prevent the spread of…
Uduak Frank Akpan

Photos: Akwa Ibom Police parade Uduak Akpan killer of Umoren

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has fulfilled its promise to parade Uduak Frank Akpan, the suspected killer of a…

4,250 Edo residents trained to boost food security

No fewer than 4,250 youths and women in Edo state have commenced a six-day training on agribusiness to boost food…
Mohammed suspends Bauchi Govt. tasks 17 new Permanent Secretaries on professionalism, integrity, swears in new appointees

Bala Mohammed: Buhari known for giving lopsided appointments

Bauchi governor, Bala Mohammed said Southern Governors are right in their claim that Buhari's administration gives lopsided appointments.
Monzor Olowosago

Buhari belatedly rejoices with Olowosago, publisher of Oriwu Sun

President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced, although belatedly with Chief Monzor Olowosago, Publisher of Ikorodu-based Oriwu Sun, a community newspaper.
ICPC says all actions it has taken against former Governor Nasir El-Rufai were in strict compliance with the law, including ACJA 2015

El-Rufai pledges more infrastructure in Zaria

Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Friday pledged to provide more infrastructure in Zaria and other parts of the…

Customs repel attempt to abduct officer in Oyo

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, on Thursday revealed that three persons were killed as the…
Erelu Bisi Fayemi

Nigerian First Ladies raise alarm over insecurity

Nigerian First Ladies have raised alarm over the rising spate of insecurity and killings blowing across the country.
Police declare 4 persons missing in Ebonyi community

Why native doctors buried two young men alive in Ebonyi – Police

Police explain why two young men whose decomposed bodies were recently discovered in a shallow grave in a forest in…
Chief Judge of Edo, Esther Edigin

Edo Chief Judge bows out of office May 17

Justice Esther Edigin, the seventh substantive Chief Judge of the state, will be bowing out of office on Monday.

INEC calls emergency meeting after Enugu office set on fire

INEC summons all the resident electoral commissioners (RECs) to an emergency meeting on 19 May, following the burning of its…
President Muhammadu Buhari: assures Chad's new leader Mahamat Idriss Deby

Buhari: Nigeria ready to assist Chad stabilise

Nigeria will assist the Republic of Chad to stabilise, and return to constitutional order, President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged.
Gunshots as two NURTW factions clash in Lagos

Cult clash claims 8 lives in Akwa Ibom

The Police in Akwa Ibom has confirmed the death of eight people in a supremacy cult clash in Esit, Eket…
UTME

2021 UTME set for postponement – JAMB registrar Oloyede

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said the possibility of postponing the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) is…

Late Dogonyaro sacrificed his life for Nigeria: Lalong

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau on Friday said that the late former Chief of Defence Staff, Lt.-Gen. Joshua Dogonyaro was…
Mr Adekunle Ajibade,

Motor boy escapes death in Ogun

The Ogun Traffic and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) on Friday, said a motor boy escaped death when a truck plunged into…
Divine Nwaneri IMSU student for burial today

IMSU student Divine Nwaneri, killed by stray bullet, for burial today

Divine Nwaneri, the 22 year-old student of soil science in Imo State University, who was killed by stray bullet on…

Fire razes INEC office in Enugu (Photos)

The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Obollo-Afor, Udenu local government area of Enugu State was razed…
Buhari launches NIN-SIM synchronisation policy

Banditry: Nigerian farmers send message to Buhari

Some stakeholders in the agriculture sector have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to intensify efforts in curbing banditry, kidnapping and…

Low turnout of workers in Osun after Eid-el-Fitri

There was a low turnout of workers in Osogbo, Osun, on Friday after the Wednesday and Thursday public holiday declared…
PDP reschedules its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting from Oct 24 to Nov. 28 over Nov 16, 2024 Ondo governorship election

Bala Mohammed: “We know these bandits, we know where they stay”

Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has called on the state and local governments to join the Federal Government in…
CBN introduces new FX sales to BDCs

Dollars inflow to Nigeria falls by 28 percent: World Bank

The World Bank said dollar remittance inflows to Nigeria declined by 28 per cent in 2020 because of COVID-19 pandemic.
Deborah Agbonayinma

Deborah Agbonayinma, daughter of ex-Reps member, wanted for certificate forgery

Miss Deborah Ighiwiyisi Agbonayinma, daughter of a member of the House of Representatives, has been declared wanted by the ICPC…