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Buhari, Zulum discuss political solutions to Boko Haram

Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum on Friday updated President Muhammadu Buhari on security development in the state and advocated for…
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State

Fayemi approves 121 board, SSAs, SAs appointments

Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has approved 121 new appointments into boards of agencies and commissions in the state.…

Buhari greets veteran journalist Umaru Dembo at 77

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday congratulated veteran journalist, Alhaji Umaru Dembo on his 77th birthday.

Nigerian Govt launches VASA report to stop child mortality

The Federal Ministry of Health on Friday launched the report of the 2019 Verbal and Social Autopsy (VASA) study in…

2019 General Elections: INEC releases report

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday in Abuja made a virtual and public presentation of its 'Report of…

55 NSCDC officers graduate in indigenous language courses

No fewer than 55 officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Enugu State Command, have graduated from…
Emir of Zazzau Ahmad Nuhu Bamalli

Court upholds Bamali’s appointment as 19th Emir of Zazzau

By Muhaimin Olowoporoku The Kaduna State High Court has upheld the appointment of Alhaji Ahmad Nuhu Bamalli as the 19th…

Looting: JOHESU seeks assistance for Psychiatric Hospital Calabar

The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) and Assembly of Health Professionals, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar branch, has called on the…
The Federal Govt says outlawed IPOB or its militant affiliate, ESN, will not stop be allowed to elections in the South - East

Insecurity: Defence Minister tells Air Force War College graduates to apply skills

The Minister of Defence retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi has urged the 17 graduating participants of the Air Force War College…

Makinde inaugurates committee for Oyo Development Plan

Governor Seyi Makinde has inaugurated a 27-man steering committee to formulate a 20-year development plan for Oyo state.

#EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu presents report of assets destroyed in Lagos to Buhari (Photos)

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday presented a report on the extent of the destruction suffered by Lagos State…
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi State

Kogi tertiary students to enjoy health insurance

Plans are underway by Kogi Government to enrol students under the state’s Tertiary Institution Contributory Health Insurance Programme (TICHIP), as…

FRSC operatives to start carrying firearms

The Federal Government is considering arming Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) operatives with firearms to curtail the excesses of road…

Amaechi proposes N205bn budget for 2021

Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation, has proposed N205 billion as capital budget for 2021.

Ogun govt partners with British firm on power

The Ogun State government on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a British Power firm, Konexa Ltd., to…

JUST IN: NIS asks #EndSARS promoter, Odele to come for her seized passport

#EndSARS promoter, Modupe Odele has said the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has asked her to come and pick up her…
ASUU strike: CAANU sends message to Nigerian govt.

Strike: ASUU leaders contradict themselves

Leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are beginning to contradict themselves over the reasons they embarked on…

Premier League player of the month shortlist for October

Tottenham duo Harry Kane and Son Heung-min are among the eight-strong shortlist for October’s Premier League Player of the Month…

Speakers of State Assemblies get new chairman as Obasa exits

By Muhaimin Olowoporoku Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria has elected Bauchi State House of Assembly Speaker, Abubakar…

#EndSARS protesters storm Lagos Judicial Panel sitting

Drama ensured after three people identified as #EndSARS representatives stormed the Lagos State Judicial Panel On Restitution for Victims of…

Lekki Shooting: #EndSARS Judicial panel plays CCTV footage

Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses & Lekki Toll Gate Incident is currently…

Conference of speakers gets new chairman as Obasa completes tenure

The Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abubakar Suleiman has been elected as the new chairman…

U.S elects first transgender woman, openly gay black lawmakers

Two men and a woman made history in the U.S. 2020 election by becoming the first transgender and openly gay,…

Lekki shooting: Army makes U-turn on Lagos Panel’s invitation

The Nigerian Army has softened its stand on the invitation of the Lagos State Panel of Inquiry probing the alleged…

Oando tank farm fire under control, says LASEMA

  By Fabian Ekeruche The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Thursday night urged Lagos residents around Ijora Badia,…

Why did you criticise me in your book, Obasanjo asks Alao-Akala

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo wondered why Chief Alao-Akala blamed him on his book, 13 years after he had left office.

Lawmaker Ogbeide-Ihama calls on FG to develop culture, tourism

A federal lawmaker, Hon. Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, on Thursday night, called on the Federal Government to pay proper attention to the…
No COVID-19 report from Lagos

332 new COVID-19 cases in Lagos, second wave here?

Lagos recorded another 87 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, giving it a total of 332 cases in the first 5…
Obasanjo

Why Ladoja was impeached, removed as Oyo governor – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that former Gov. Rashidi Ladoja was impeached and removed as governor of Oyo State…

#EndSARS promoter Modupe Odele can’t leave Nigeria; NIS confirms

The Nigeria Immigration Service has finally broken the silence on why #EndSARS promoter, Modupe Odele’s passport was seized. The Spokesman…