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Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri (middle) with the state’s victorious Under-18 female handball team at Government House, Yenagoa.

Governor Diri gifts female handball winning team N3.5m

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State on Tuesday rewarded the state’s under-18 female handball team with the sum of N3.5…
Mr Boss Mustapha: civil servants to produce PCR tests or vaccination proof soon

Nigerian govt takes delivery of India’s Covishield vaccines

The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss…
CJN Tanko Muhammad

Why I cannot speak to governors over judiciary workers’ strike: CJN

Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, says he cannot speak to governors on the ongoing strike of  Judiciary Staff…
Bandits

Rampaging bandits shoot 8 dead in 4 separate attacks in Kaduna

Kaduna Govt says bandits have killed eight persons in four in separate attacks in Kajuru and Kachia Local Government Areas…
Joe Okei-Odumakin and Yinka Odumakin

Joe Okei-Odumakin to her late hubby Yinka: Not a goodbye yet

Joe Okei-Odumakin the activist widow left behind by Yinka Odumakin has continued to share her grief with Nigerians as she…
Tinubu and Pa Fasoranti: Pa Fasonranti says Tinubu will make a good president for Nigeria

Pa Fasoranti: Why Tinubu deserves to emerge as Nigeria’s president in 2023

Pa Reuben Fasoranti, elder statesman and chieftain of Afenifere, declare support for presidential ambition of APC National leader, Bola Tinubu

Okonjo-Iweala, Omotola, Burna Boy, among Forbes Africa’s 100th innovation, icons’ list

The Director General of the World Trade Organization, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Omotola Ekeinde, Burna Boy, were among those who made…
Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola

1,844 escapee inmates will be hunted to the end of the earth – FG

The Federal Government on Tuesday vowed to hunt down all 1,844 inmates who escaped during the Owerri Prison break, saying…
Osinbajo in Owerri

Don’t let hoodlums thwart your peace – Osinbajo tells Imo people

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday admonished Imo State people in particular and the South East zone in general…
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Nigerian Media Monitoring Agency launches “Get-Reports” for PR Industry

P+ Measurement Services, Nigeria's leading Independent Public Relations (PR) measurement and evaluation agency, has introduced “Get-Reports” a product that allows…
Rivers APC chairman Abbot Ogbobula: party opts out of council elections

APC caretaker chairman kidnapped in Rivers

The Rivers State APC has announced the kidnap of Hiasine Wiye, its Caretaker Committee Chairman in Khana LGA.
Students writing the WASSCE. Now the results are out

Why WASSCE will not hold in May/June – WAEC

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Tuesday said its 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school…

Another police station razed in Imo

Some unidentified gunmen on Tuesday attacked another police station in Imo state and set it ablaze.
Convicted fraudsters, Uwuoma and Amadi

Serial fraudsters, Uwuoma, Amadi jailed in Port Harcourt

Serial internet fraudsters, Gerald Uwuoma and Promise Amadi, have been sentenced to two years in prison by Justice A.T Mohammed…
Prince Wasiu Adetunji Gbadegesin: dies

Oyo state loses solicitor-general Gbadegesin, Makinde mourns

Prince Wasiu Adetunji Gbadegesin, the Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary of the Oyo State Ministry of Justice, has died.
buhari's driver Warrant officer Sa'idu Afaka dies

Buhari’s official driver Sa’idu Afaka dies

Master Warrant Officer, Sa’idu Afaka, the official driver of President Muhammadu Buhari dies at the State House Clinic in Abuja
South-South residents kick against jumbo pensions for ex-governors, deputies

Japan’s Ozeki recovers ¥370, 000, $1,800 USD from Nigerian fraudster

Hatsumi Ozeki, who hails from Japan, has recovered the sums of ¥370,000 Japanese Yen and $1,800 USD from a Nigerian…

Odumakin stood for Nigeria, Yoruba people – Obasa

Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa on Tuesday said late Afenifere's spokesman, Yinka Odumakin fought endlessly…

Odumakin’s death shocking – LASG

Lagos State Government has described the death of the late spokesperson of the Yoruba Pan-Cultural Group, Afenifere, Mr. Yinka Odunmakin…

How military, politicians kill LG administration – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said the rot now experienced in the local government administration in Nigeria started with the military…

Why Buhari terminated Adamu’s tenure extension

Minister of Police Affairs Maigari Dingyadi, said the three-month tenure extension of the outgoing Inspector-General of Police Muhammad Adamu was…
NSCDC

NSCDC officers trained on CCTV surveillance

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Oyo State Command, on Tuesday, began the training of 200 officers on…
Court awards N55m damages to ex-Unical students for unaccredited engineering courses

UNICAL lecturer suspended for forgery recalled

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has recalled Dr Eyo Mensah of the Department of Linguistics…
Gunmen abduct Islamic cleric, Alfa Fasasi Ola Mejabi, younger brother along Lokoja/ Obajana/ Kabba road of Kogi State

Two Chinese expatriates abducted in Osun

Two Chinese expatriates, Zhao Juan (33) and Wen (50) were abducted on Monday, April 5, 2021, by unknown gunmen at…
IGP Usman Alkali Baba

Buhari appoints Alkali Baba as new Acting IGP

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday approved the appointment of DIG Usman Alkali Baba as the new Acting Inspector General of…

Another Nigerian lawmaker is dead

Suleiman Aliyu, a member of the House of Representatives representing Lere Federal Constituency of Kaduna State is dead.

IGP tells policemen to crush IPOB members

The Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Adamu has ordered the police to be ruthless against members of the proscribed Independent People…
Police

Imo attack: Rivers police beef up security

The Rivers State Police Command has beefed up security at the entrance of its headquarters along Moscow Road in Port…

Ashoko, most wanted drug baron busted in Nasarawa

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says it has arrested a most wanted drug baron, Sami Ashoko in Nasarawa…
ASUP suspends its planned nationwide strike following positive steps taken by the Federal Government to address the union’s demands.

ASUP begins indefinite strike

Members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) have begun a nationwide indefinite strike action.