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Sisters dig up Mom’s body in bid to rebury her

A South African woman, Gogo Mudau died two months ago and was buried at the local cemetery, but some of her…

13 dead in South Africa’s church collapse

Thousands of people gathered at the Ulundi Worship Centre, northern KZN in South Africa yesterday to pay their last respects…

Federal Govt to spend over N1bn as compensation for codeine seizures

Prof. Moji Adeyeye, the Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Monday said the Federal…

Insurgency: Teachers in North East to return to classrooms

Prof. Segun Ajiboye, the Registrar of Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), says the body has commenced efforts to return…

Oyo govt, labour meet over minimum wage

The Oyo State Government has met with representatives of labour unions on the implementation of the N30,000 new minimum wage…

Why Osun is safe for investors – Govt.

The Deputy Governor of Osun, Mr Benedict Alabi, has described the state as the safest for foreign direct investor due…

Experts want more attention on occupational hazard

The Director of Kwara Fire Service, Mr Abdulwaheed Yakub, on Monday, joined other experts to underscore the need for employers…

Okorocha’s media aide decries public protest against new university

Mr Sam Onwuemeodo, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo, has decried the public protest against the…
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State

Kano State Govt. releases N500m to check erosion

Kano State Government says it has paid a counterpart fund of N500 million to the Nigerian Erosion and Watershed Management…

CSOs commend EFCC for speedy trial of Bauchi gov-elect

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) based in Bauchi State, has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu

Electoral offenders: INEC demands offences commission

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday called for decisive actions against electoral offenders in the country. The Chairman…

Dickson declines assent to ‘Life Pension Bill’ for legislators

 Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Monday heeded to public outcry and declined assent to the bill seeking life pension…

CSOs commend EFCC for speedy trial of gov-elect

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) based in Bauchi State, has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
Rivers

Police nab robbery suspect in Ikoyi for robbing resident N14.6m property

The Police at Ikoyi Division, Ikoyi, Lagos have arrested a 39-year old robbery suspect, Victor Emuobi for allegedly scaling the…

Larry King hospitalized after suffering heart attack

Larry King is in the Intensive Care Unit, ICU, after suffering a heart attack last Thursday, TMZ reports. The pioneering…

Bandits block Kaduna-Abuja highway again, hundreds of motorists unaccounted for

Kidnappers on Monday afternoon blocked the Kaduna-Abuja Express way forcing several motorists to abandon their vehicles and head for nearby…
Police acting in concert with military operatives rescue 23 kidnapped victims from a gang of gunmen in Kajuru LGA of Kaduna State.

Police arrest man who set ablaze ex-girlfriend’s family in Ondo

The Ondo State Police Command have arrested, Deji Adenuga, the suspected murderer who set ablaze nine members of his estranged…

Minimum Wage: Oyo APC tells Makinde to stop crying wolf

The Oyo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Monday said that the outgoing government in the state…
Two pilots escape death in an accident involving Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Super Mushshak trainer aircraft in Kaduna on Thursday.

55th anniversary: Buhari inducts 2 new attack helicopters for NAF

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja inducted two Agusta 109 Power Attack Helicopters into the Nigerian Air Force (NAF)…

Lagos Assembly: Lone PDP lawmaker defects to APC

The lone Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member in the Lagos State House, Mr Dipo Olorunrinu, Amuwo-Odofin Constituency I, on Monday…

States must improve their IGR — Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says there is the need for states to explore ways of improving their Internally Generated Revenue…

360 Nigerian schools to access Cambridge Assessment IGCSE, International AS, A Level courses online

UK-based online learning provider, Pamoja Education has been approved by Cambridge Assessment International Education, the world’s largest provider of international…

Workers’ Day: Nigerian Govt. declares May 1 public holiday

The Nigerian Government has declared Wednesday, May 1, as public holiday to celebrate the 2019 Workers’ Day.

Court Clears Couple charged with N285m fraud

A Lagos State High Court has discharged and acquitted a couple, Mr. and Mrs Innocent Eloka, alleged to have misappropriated…

9 traffic offenders clear bush in Edo

The Edo State Traffic Control Management Agency (EDTSMA) on Monday, imposed community service on nine violators of traffic regulations in…

100,000 Lagosians registered for Health Insurance Scheme

No fewer than 100,000 Lagos residents have so far registered for the Lagos State Health Insurance Scheme, LSHS, since it…
Congress of African Journalists (CAJ) seeks release of three journalists detained and forcibly conscripted into armed forces in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Terrorists kill Pastor, 4 churchgoers i

Suspected terrorists have killed a pastor and four churchgoers in northern Burkina Faso, a state-owned radio station reported on Monday.

Nigerian Army set to establish 3 secondary schools in Ekiti

The Nigerian Army has concluded arrangements for the establishment of three command secondary schools in Ekiti. The state Commissioner for…

Nigerian local farmers not ready for Hydroponic farming: Agriculturist

An agriculturist, Mr Ismail Olawale, on Monday said local farmers in Nigeria might not be ready to practice hydroponic farming…
IMF projects global growth to remain unchanged at 3.2 per cent in 2024 and 2025, as inflation recedes in its October WEO Update Report

No lending to Sudan – IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it will continue to provide Sudan with technical assistance and policy support.