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2 corps members die in Jigawa – NYSC Coordinator

Fifteen corps members absconded the service while two corps members died during year in Jigawa, the state NYSC Coordinator, Alhaji…
Buhari

What Buhari will do in S/East before 2023 – Presidency

Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, says President Muhammadu Buhari will complete ongoing legacy…

Buhari salutes his former Press Secretary, Wada Maida

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Chairman, Board of Directors of People’s Media, Malam Wada Maida, on his 70th birthday.

South-South Govs. agree on regional security outfit

The South-South Governors Forum on Thursday resolved to form a regional security outfit to check crimes and criminality in their…

Obasanjo’s lamentation: How Coronavirus affected my 83rd birthday celebration

Nigeria's former President, Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday lamented how Coronavirus affected his 83rd birthday celebration.  
Oshiomhole

APC crisis: Oshiomhole meets Buhari, accuses Obaseki, others

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiohmole, has updated President Muhammadu Buhari on the activities…
Nigerian Senate

Senate approves Buhari’s $22.7b external loan request

The Senate on Thursday approved $22.7 billion as external borrowing plan for Nigeria out of the $22.8 billion requested by…
President Tinubu appoints retired DIG Johnson Babatunde Kokumo Coordinator National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons

Man rapes lover’s 3-year-old daughter in Osun

The Osun Police Command, on Thursday, said it had arrested a 29-year-old-man, Adeleye Olusesan, for allegedly raping the three-year-old daughter…
Abdulrasheed Maina jailed for 61 years

Court adjourns hearing in Maina’s final assets forfeiture suit

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, adjourned hearing in the asset forfeiture matter, involving Abdulrasheed Maina, ex-Chairman, Pension Reformed…
South Africa health minister Zweli Mkhize speaks on vaccines

Coronavirus: South Africa reports first case, made in Italy

South Africa on Thursday confirmed its first case of coronavirus, affecting a citizen who had passed through the main airport…

UK records first death from Coronavirus

The United Kingdom has confirmed the first death from Coronavirus, after the deadly disease invaded its territory.

EFCC re-arraigns “Mama Boko Haram’’, 3 others

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday re-arraigned Aisha Wakil, popularly called “Mama Boko Haram” and three others…

Fresh trouble for Oshiomhole: Ekiti APC rejects Ajimobi

The Ekiti chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday, rejected the appointment of a former Governor of Oyo…
I'm sad: Ex-Senate President Bukola Saraki drops verdict on Natasha, Akpabio saga

Saraki kicks as EFCC moves to secure final forfeiture of his property

Immediate past Senate President, Dr. Bukonla Saraki on Thursday, opposed an application before a Federal High Court, Lagos, seeking final…

Oshiomhole drags traducers, Edo APC chair Ojezua to Appeal Court

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, on Thursday approached the Court of Appeal, seeking it…

Contracts probe: Rochas Okorocha shuns panel

Senator Rochas Okorocha on Thursday snubbed the Judicial Commission of Inquiry Into Contracts Awarded in Imo State between June 2011-…

ICPC: Ex-SEC boss Gwarzo pays N798m for radio jingles, N3.4m for 4 fridges

The suspended Director-General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr Mounir Gwarzo  paid N798m for radio jingles and N3.4m for four…

5 corps members died in Akwa Ibom – NYSC Coordinator

The Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Akwa Ibom, Mr Julius Amusan, said on Thursday that five corps members serving…
Kogi APC identifies a woman killed during a rally of the opposition SDP in Kotonkarffe part of the state last Saturday as its member.

$100m loan: National Assembly approves Kogi’s request

The Kogi State government says it has received the approval of the National Assembly to obtain a foreign loan of…

Why truck-related accidents recur

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday said poor maintenance of articulated vehicles and inadequate drivers’ training were among…

Pope Francis creates new diocese for Okpaleke, rejected bishop of Ahiara

Pope Francis has established the Diocese of Ekwulobia, Anambra State and named Bishop Peter Ebere Okpaleke, the rejected bishop of…

Electoral Offences Bill: INEC wants NASS to hasten passage

Prof Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has called on the National Assembly to hasten the passage of…

Coronavirus: Nigerian who returned from France quarantined in Lagos

A Nigerian man who returned from France has been quarantined in Lagos over Coronavirus after he developed headache and respiratory…

Coronavirus: Youth assembly calls for grassroot sensitisation

The President of Yoruba Youth Assembly, Mr Olarinde Thomas, told the Federal Government on Thursday to embark on grassroots sensitization…

NAHCON urges pilgrims to get refund for Lesser Hajj

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), has urged pilgrims who paid for lesser Hajj (Umrah) to contact their tour…

Late Kolade Johnson suffered six gunshot wounds – Pathologist

A pathologist, Dr Oluwaseun Williams, on Thursday testified before an Ikeja High Court that Kolade Johnson, a 35-year-old football fan…

598 students bag distinction from LASPOTECH

Mr Samuel Sogunro, Rector, Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), Ikorodu, says 598 students who bagged distinctions were among 16,315 that would…
Oshiomhole

APC Crisis: Buhari, Oshiomhole meet in Aso Rock

Embattled National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has stormed the Presidential Villa on Thursday to meet with…

NBA praises Zainab Bulkachuwa as she bows out

The life of Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa reminds one of what the Nigerian girl- child can achieve if given the chance…
nysc MEMBERS

Four Niger corps members get merit award

Four members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Thursday received the Niger state government merit awards for outstanding…