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Kogi poll: NYSC DG charges corps members on good conduct

Corps members participating in the Nov. 16 governorship election in Kogi have been urged to be of good conduct and…

Bandits’ attack: 5 dead, 2 injured in Kaduna

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said five persons died in recent bandits attack in Igabi Local Government Area of…
Polio: Jigawa targets 1.7m children for immunisation

Kano establishes routine immunization coordination centres

The Kano State Government has established Routine Immunization Coordination Centres in the 44 local government areas of the state to…

Cancer: Nigerian Govt upgrades 7 teaching hospitals

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire said on Thursday said that seven federal teaching hospitals across the country would…
Okupe

N702m Fraud: Court rules on Okupe’s no case submission Dec. 12

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed December 12, 2019 to rule on an application, by…

Morocco, Russia to build refinery

Morocco has signed an agreement with Russia to build a petrochemical complex in the North African country, official news agency…

Ease Of Doing Business: NECA lauds Nigeria’s improvement

The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has commended recent reforms carried out by the Federal Government, which reflected improvement in…
Energy theft

EEDC improves power supply to Nsukka, environs

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has said that the completion of the realignment of its Nsukka Township 11KV feeder…
Buhari (left) with Russia's Putin: Military pact signed

How Russia helped Nigeria defeat Biafra during Civil War – Buhari

Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has revealed how Russia helped Nigeria defeat the Biafra warlords during the nation's civil war between…

Adenekan, Chrisland school supervisor jailed 60 years for child rape

Adegboyega Adenekan, 47, Chrisland School, Lekki, Lagos supervisor was jailed 60 years today for defiling a 2-year-old child.

Gridlock: Lagos dislodges traders, arrests 10 motorists

The Lagos State Government on Thursday dislodged traders transacting businesses on road setbacks, walkways and arrested 10 motorists in Oyingbo…

Fayemi: Ekiti Assembly passes vote-of-confidence

The Ekiti House of Assembly on Thursday through a unanimous resolution passed a “vote-of-confidence’’ in the state governor, Kayode Fayemi…

Floods kill 29 people

Twenty-nine people have died in Kenya due to flooding, authorities said on Thursday.

DPR sues for global best practices

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has urged operators in the oil and gas sector to adhere strictly to the…

Dolapo Oni-Sijuwade shares pre-pregnancy journey experiences

Did you know? Preparing for pregnancy starts even way before you are ready to get pregnant or married. Decisions we…

Anambra State College of Agriculture upgraded to polytechnic

The Federal Government has upgraded Anambra State College of Agriculture to a full-fledged polytechnic, Prof. Theresa Obiekezie, Anambra Commissioner for…
APC, PDP

Bayelsa Polls: APC, PDP spar over upcoming elections

Ahead of the Nov. 16 governorship elections in Bayelsa, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and opposition All Progressives Congress…

Photo News: Buhari at Plenary Session, Russia-Africa Summit

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday attended the Plenary Session of the Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi, Russia.    
National Identity Card

415,772 persons registered in Nasarawa – NIMC

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it has so far registered 415,772 in Nasarawa state.

Sexual abuse, kidnapping, cultism: NAWOJ calls for sensitization

The Delta Chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has stressed the need for sensitization on the dangers…
According to the police, the alleged offensive social media publications by the two men are capable of disturbing public peace in Lagos.

Facebook intensifies efforts against hate speech

Facebook says it has intensified efforts to combat the use of hate speech on its platform.
Buhari (left) with Russia's Putin: Military pact signed

Read Buhari’s speech at Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi

I am delighted to participate in this first and historic Russia-Africa Summit. I thank our chief host, His Excellency Vladimir…

NAF pays condolence visit to families of slain civilians

Sequel to the fracas between some Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel and some youths at Mabera Area of Sokoto Metropolis…
Babandede

Corruption: Immigration boss cautions officers

The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. Muhammad Babandede has warned officers and men of the service to shun…

Ease of doing business: Buhari reacts as World Bank ranks Nigeria 131 

Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has expressed delight with the World Bank’s 2020 Doing Business Index (DBI) which ranked Nigeria 131…

State police: Enugu CP calls for respect for human rights

The Commissioner of Police in Enugu state, Mr. Ahmad Abdurrahman, has charged all the state policing agencies to carry out…

Fani-Kayode attacks church leaders for speaking evil of T.B. Joshua

Critic, Femi Fani-Kayode has lashed out at Nigerian church leaders for speaking evil of the founder of Synagogue, Church of…

Our loyalty to Nigeria non negotiable – Aregbesola

Ogbeni Rauf Aregbosola, Minister of Interior, on Thursday in Benin said that the loyalty of Nigerians to the country is…

Man in court to recover dowry from ex-fiancée

A 70-year-old man, Abdullahi Dahiru, on Thursday prayed a Shari’a court ll sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna to recover N25,000…

Cassava sector very profitable – Expert

An Agric expert, Dr. Paul Ilona, says farmers can make more revenue from the sale of cassava stem if properly…