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Father raises alarm over missing son after summon by local vigilante

Controversy has been stirred by an alarm raised by one Chief Emmanuel Anyina, alleging that his son, Amos Amadi, disappeared…

Oyo to Honour Court Rulings on Wrongfully Dismissed Civil Servants

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Tuesday, December 2019 assured that the state government would honour all court judgments…

Wrongful death trial over ‘Walking Dead’ stuntman begins

The wrongful death trial of “Walking Dead” stuntman John Bernecker started Tuesday in Georgia, with AMC Networks’ attorneys arguing that…

FMC Yenagoa marks 20th anniversary with free medical outreach

The Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Yenagoa on Tuesday organised a free medical outreach for the people of Yenaka, its host…

Hate speech: NBC urges FG to promote professional journalism

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to intensify efforts at promoting news literacy and…

Meet 6 Nigerian ex-governors who have been to prison

Political corruption is, unfortunately, a persistent phenomenon in Nigeria. In 2012, Nigeria was estimated to have lost over $400 billion…

NDLEA destroys illicit drugs worth N1.65bn in Nasarawa

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Tuesday in Lafia destroyed 11,669 kilogrammes of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances…

Ojukwu varsity inducts 47 doctors

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) on Tuesday held Induction and Oath Taking ceremony for the fifth set of its medical…

Obaseki disowns Ize-Iyamu’s defection rally in Benin

The crisis rocking the Edo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), worsened on Tuesday, as embattled Governor Godwin…

Clash of titans: Wike goes for Oshiomhole’s jugular at book launch

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole clashed on Tuesday…
Moyosore Onigbanjo

Lagos courts to go digital in 2020 – AG

As part of measures to ensure speedy dispensation of justice in Lagos, the administration of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu is to…

Gender Activist calls for creation of anonymous platforms for students

Mrs Toun Okewale-Sonaiya, Chief Executive Officer, Women Radio 91.7 FM, has called on tertiary institutions in Nigeria to create platforms…
Moyosore Onigbanjo

Land grabbing: 35 cases pending in Lagos courts – Attorney-general

Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), the Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, says that 35 land grabbing cases are currently…

Air Chief assures best training for NAF personnel

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, on Tuesday assured that the service would continue to provide the…
Mr David Jimkuta of APC inflicts heavy defeat on Governor Darius Ishaku of PDP to win the seat for Taraba South senatorial district

Ishaku urges state governments on Human Rights promotion

The Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba has urged state and local governments to be fully involved in the promotion of…

Edo APC crisis: Obaseki disowns reception rally for Ize-Iyamu

The crisis rocking the Edo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), worsened on Tuesday, as embattled Governor Godwin…
Nigerian policemen: Police bar Ogun ‘Yoruba Nation’ rally

Red alert in Benin over looming cult war

Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Lawal Jimeta, said security agencies are working together to prevent a planned clash by…
Ahmad Lawan, Senate President

Senate moves to rename Federal Poly, Daura after late Senator

The Senate on Tuesday passed for second reading a bill which seeks to rename the Federal Polytechnic in Daura, Katsina…

‘I am sorry,’ Fayose begs aggrieved PDP members

A former governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, on Tuesday urged members of the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party…

Pastor jailed one year for N60,000 fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Makurdi zonal office, on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, secured the conviction of one…

EFCC arrests Vice Principal, NECO supervisor over exam malpractice

The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested three persons including a Vice Principal…

Oyo North: INEC meets stakeholders over location of collation centre

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday, organised a stakeholders’ meeting over the location of Oyo North Collation Centre…
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) arrested man who broke into dead herbalist's home

Ogun NSCDC seeks Media Synergy

The Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ogun State Command, Mr Hameed Abodunrin has appealed to…

Teenager sentenced over sexual encroachment on stepmother

A Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, on Tuesday, sentenced a teenage student, Anas Sidi-Baba, to one-year imprisonment…

Bill for Imo lotteries board scales 2nd reading

A Bill for a law to establish Imo State Lotteries Board, on Tuesday passed second reading at the state House…
Abdulrasheed Maina

Inability to use screening shield hinders Maina’s trial

The inability of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to use the screening shield for its second witness in…
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau

How Plateau became Nigeria’s 2nd least corrupt state – Lalong

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau, on Tuesday, expressed delight at the Second Corruption Survey Report released by the National Bureau…

NUC approves 29 new programmes for Lokoja Federal Varsity

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 29 new undergraduate programmes for the Federal University, Lokoja commencing from the 2019/2020…

Kogi Guber: Police parade suspected killers of PDP Women leader

The Kogi State Police Command has finally paraded six suspects allegedly behind the killing of PDP Women Leader, Mrs. Salome…

Nigerian Prophet bags Honorary Doctorate award

The General Overseer of Shiloh Word Chapel, Abuja, Prophet Ikechukwu Samuel, has bagged a Honorary Doctorate Award from the Institute…