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Okonjo-Iweala, Issoufou, Bawa headline busy week for Buhari, Osinbajo

The visit of Okonjo-Iweala, the new Director-General of the WTO, marked the highpoint of a week of busy engagements for…

Why we embarked on agro-cargo project proposed by Gbenga Daniel – Abiodun

The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has revealed why his administration embarked on the construction of the cargo airport…
Oxford AstraZeneca

NAFDAC warns Nigerians against fake Astrazeneca vaccine

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has advised Nigerians to ensure the Astrazeneca vaccine being…
Sen. Smart Adeyemi loses mother

We have not decided to take COVID-19 vaccine – Kogi legislators

Kogi State senators and House of Representative members have said that they are yet to make a decision on whether…
Imo State Police spokesperson

Gunmen attack police station in Imo, officer injured

The Isiala Mbano Divisional Police headquarters located at Umuelemai, Imo State has been attacked by unknown gunmen.
I'll restore peace in South East two minutes if released from prison - Nnamdi Kanu

Nnamdi Kanu reacts to attack on Gov Ortom by suspected herdsmen

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has reacted to the attack on Governor Samuel Ortom of…
Drug abuse

“Hard drugs won’t make you happy” – Group warns Nigerians

A civil rights organisation, Coalition Against Corruption and Bad Governance (CACOBAG), has urged Nigerian youths to shun hard drugs and…
Women wear Hijab

Kwara Hijab controversy: Church of Nigeria speaks [Full statement]

The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Ecclesiastical Province of Kwara, has called for a peaceful resolution of the Hijab controversy…

Killing Ortom could plunge Nigeria into Civil War – Wike

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has warned the Federal Government that killing Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom could lead…

Nigeria posts 112 new COVID-19 infections, 3 deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 112 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections…
Witchcraft

Hijab, Islamic assertiveness and female Muslim identity in Kwara schools

Farooq Kperogi presented an imbalanced take on the hijab crisis and growing Islamic assertiveness in schools in Kwara state.

Killings during Ekiti bye-election evidence of state-sponsored terrorism – Fayose

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose the killings in Omuo Ekiti today, were carried out by "thugs of the…
Governor Nyesom Wike on Port Harcourt refinery

2023: Why I will back PDP’s zoning presidential ticket to North – Wike

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, says if zoning the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential ticket to the North will…

Ekiti bye-election: Gov. Fayemi blows hot, orders arrest of political thugs

Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti on Saturday night condemned in strong terms, the violence that marred the by-election to fill…
Governor Seyi Makinde: reacts to Supreme Court judgment

Makinde urges Nigerian leaders to end crisis of division

Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, called on leaders in the country to make it a priority to end…
Okupe

I’m sorry: Doyin Okupe tenders apology to Igbos

Doyin Okupe, a former aide to Ex-Presidents, Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan respectively, has tendered an open apology over his…
Ortom will not appear before PDP disciplinary committee: Wike blows hot

Wike spits fire: “If you kill Ortom, then be prepared to bury Nigeria”

Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, warns that Nigeria may be plunged into another civil war if his Benue counterpart, Samuel Ortom,…
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi

PDP congratulates Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State as he attains the age of 57…

2023: Wike delivers verdict on Jonathan if he defects to APC

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has vowed not to support former President Goodluck Jonathan if he picks the presidential…
Idowu Biletiri and late Kehinde Biletiri

Amotekun probes fraticide in Igbokoda, shocking death of Kehinde Biletiri

A day after, Ondo State Security Network, code-named Amotekun is probing the murder of Kehinde Biletiri, stabbed to death by…
Ortom asked Buhari to act now on Benue killings

Hold Buhari responsible if anything happens to Ortom – PDP

PDP said President Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration should be held responsible for Saturday’s attack and…
Gunmen abduct three Obasanjo workers

Obasanjo: What I will do with the rest of my life

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, said on Saturday that he would live the rest of his life by serving…
Edo House of Assembly directs State Chief Judge, Daniel Okungbowa, to set up panel on impeachment of Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu.

Edo Dep. Gov. Shaibu: PDP, S/south zone should produce Buhari’s successor

He stressed that all hands must be on deck to ensure that the zone produced the next President of the…
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Appeal Court upholds Lagos Signage Agency structure law

A Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos, has affirmed that Lagos State structure for Signage and Advertising Agency Law No…
Osun

Three feared dead as Ekiti bye-election turns bloody

By Muhaimin Olowoporoku The House of Assembly by-election in Ekiti State turned bloody as suspected political thugs unleashed mayhem on…

Breaking: INEC halts Ekiti East bye-election; 3 voters killed

Political thugs opened fire during a local by-election in Ekiti on Saturday, leading to the death of three voters and…

PDP demands investigation into Ortom’s convoy’s attack

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the police to investigate the attack on the convoy of Samuel Ortom,…
Oba Tajudeen Omotayo

Gunmen abduct traditional ruler Oba Omotayo in Ogun

Gunmen abduct Oba Tajudeen Omotayo, the Oba Alade Meta of  Imope land, a community in Ijebu Igbo area of Ogun…
Buhari nominates Kolawole Alabi as FCCPC Commissioner

774,000 jobs: Buhari approves payment of stipends to participants

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of the funds for the payment of stipends to the 774,000 participants of…
US Consular General and Nigerian Navy officials at Exercise Obangame Express

Exercise Obangeme Express: Navy deploys tugboats, ships in Gulf of Guinea

Nigerian Navy has flagged off Exercise Obangeme Express to address piracy challenges in the Gulf of Guinea.