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Kwara APC chairman Sunday Fagbemi explains why the party won all chairmanship and councillorship seats Saturday's LG election in the state

APC set to win Gombe by-election – Secretary

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Gombe State Chapter says it is set to win the seat of Dukku North Constituency…

Corps members urged to act as agents of change

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Tuesday urged corps members posted to the state to consider themselves as agents…

Benue Govt. Shut down 2424 illegal schools

The Benue Government said it had closed down 2,424 primary, secondary and tertiary schools operating illegally in the state.

Police advise motorists to protect their vehicles

The Plateau Police Command has advised motorists to protect their vehicles with security gadgets.

Niger transports 2,909 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia

Alhaji Shehu Danyaya, leader of 2017 pilgrims (amir hajj) in Niger, on Tuesday, said that about 2,909 pilgrims from the…

Federal Government to auction N135bn bonds – DMO

The Federal Government has offered for subscription by auction, N135 billion bonds in its Aug. 23 auction, according to the…

Bayelsa government urges LG workers to end strike

The Bayelsa Government has pledged to settle the 14-months salary arrears it owed local government workers currently on strike in…

Unilorin VC pledges to hand-over better University

Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, has pledged to hand over a better institution than he inherited five years…

Obiano deserves second term – former envoy

Former Nigeria's Consul General in South Africa, Amb. Uche Ajulu-Okeke, says Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra deserves a second term…
Don urges FG to sustain clampdown on currency speculators

Bureau de change operators pledge support for IDPs

The Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) on Tuesday, pledged to assist in reducing the plight of…

Gani Adams wants constitution amended to solve Nigeria’s problems

The National Coordinator of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Chief Gani Adams, has urged the National Assembly to amend the constitution…

Ambode charges youths to contribute to development of Lagos

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has called on youths across Lagos to make good use of several windows and…

South African Police Arrest Mugabe’s Wife

Zimbabwe’s first lady, Grace Mugabe, handed herself into South African police on Tuesday after reports she had assaulted a woman…
Court jails Lagos man Damilare Adewale 14 years he pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a 14-year-old girl

Man Jailed 8 Months For Cement Theft

An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun on Tuesday sentenced a 45-year-old man, Anthony Ukpe, to eight months imprisonment for stealing…

Carpenter Arrested For Attempting To Steal Car

A Sokoto Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of a 37-year-old carpenter, Murtala Saidu, over alleged attempt to steal…
The University of Jos Chapter of ASUU decries the victimisation of its members in some public universities across the country

ASUU Frowns At Mandatory Sale Of Handouts

The Academic Staff Union of Universities in Nigeria (ASUU) has expressed displeasure at the mandatory sale of handouts by some…

My Husband Deserts Home When Eid-el-Kabir Draws Nearer – Wife

A divorce-seeking housewife, Risikat Ojo, says her husband, Matthew Ojo, deserts home whenever Eid-el-Kabr and other festivals draw nearer in…

South Africa’s Rand Slips Ahead Of Court Ruling

South Africa’s rand was slightly weaker on Tuesday ahead of a court ruling on the Central Bank’s inflation targeting mandate…

NASS says no more delayed salaries in foreign missions

The Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Foreign Affairs have said that the era of non-payment of workers’ salaries…
National Emergency Management Agency

North-East: Emir of Biu commends FG’s food intervention

The Emir of Biu in Borno, Alhaji Mai Umar Mustapha, has commended the Federal Government over its Emergency Food Intervention…

Daughter of U.S. ambassador takes Israeli citizenship

The daughter of United States Ambassador to Israel, Mr David Friedman, became an Israeli citizen on Tuesday.

2017 Hajj: First batch of Kano pilgrims transported to Holy land

The first batch of 549 Kano State intending pilgrims were on Monday night transported to Saudi Arabia for the 2017…

270 bodies recovered from Sierra Leone mudslide

Rescue workers have recovered 270 bodies so far from a mudslide in the outskirts of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown, the…

My marriage is intact, Ooni of Ife reacts to rumours

The Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi has dismissed rumours about the alleged crash of his marriage.

Stop sending ‘crazy bills’ to customers, Fashola warns DISCOs

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has warned electricity distribution companies to desist from estimated billing, noting…

Ilegal Mining: 16 Chinese, 8 Nigerians arrested in Plateau

Sixteen Chinese nationals and eight Nigerians involved in massive illegal mining were on Monday arrested in Zurak, Wase Local Government,…
University of Ibadan

Strike paralyses academic activities in UI

All academic activities at the University of Ibadan, UI, were on Monday paralysed as the academic staff totally complied with…

Obaseki, party leaders fail to resolve Edo Assembly crisis

Following the impeachment of the Speaker, Deputy Speaker and the Majority Leader of the Edo State House of Assembly on…
ASUU strike: CAANU sends message to Nigerian govt.

ASUU strike: NANS tells Federal Government to intervene

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the Federal Government to look into the plight of the…

Oyo vows to prosecute people vandalising government properties

The Oyo State Government has said that the full weight of the law would be applied on anybody caught vandalising…