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Petrol Tanker Fire Burns 44 Shops, 21 Cars In Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga A petrol tanker fell off the bridge, exploded and burnt 21 cars, 6 tricycles, 44 shops, five houses…

BREAKING: Court fixes July 8 for Judgment on Synagogue building collapse

Henry Ojelu Magistrate Oyetade Komolafe today fixed July 8 for judgment on the inquest into the collapse of a building…

Buhari’s ministerial list will be released soon – Garba Shehu

Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant (Media and Publicity) to President Muhammadu Buhari has called for the understanding of…

Onitsha Tragedy: Atiku expresses shock, sympathises with victims

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Monday in Abuja expressed “deep shock and sadness” at the petrol tanker tragedy at Upper…

Ortom appoints SSG, Chief of Staff, HOS

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue on Monday appointed Mr Targema Takema and Mr Terwase Orbunde as Secretary to State Government…

Police foil two bank robberies in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command on Monday said it had foiled attempted armed robbery on two banks in Ikorodu Local…

Ban Ki-Moon condemns South Sudan for expelling UN envoy

United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, has condemned the Government of South Sudan’s decision to expel the UN Deputy Special Representative…

PDP calls for unity among members, promises to bounce back

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday called for synergy among its members, especially those in the two chambers of…

Buhari condoles with Anambra people, Joe Biden

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday expressed his condolences to the governor and people of Anambra State over the petrol tanker…

APC planning to cause crisis in PDP-controlled states, says acting national chairman

The acting national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Uche Secondus, has stated that the ruling party, All…

Gov. Dickson condemns Ekiti crisis, calls Buhari to intervene

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Bayelsa state governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson, has joined other PDP stalwarts in condemning in its entirety, the…

Amaechi slams Wike, PDP over false looting claims

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The immediate past governor of Rivers state, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi has raised alarm over attempts by…

Wike accuses Amaechi of looting State House

The new Peoples Democratic Party government in Rivers State has accused former governor Rotimi Amaechi of stripping bare the State…

Edo Bans Revenue Collection Agents

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Government on Monday has banned agents who collect taxes and levies from artisans, market women and…

Speaker: Rivers State Assembly dumps Patience Jonathan’s candidate, elects Igbani

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Shortly after Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state declared open the 8th Assembly the 32 lawmakers of…

Wike swears in Justice Okocha as Rivers CJ

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike has sworn in Justice Daisy Okocha as the acting Chief Judge…

Boko Haram: Buhari to visit Chad, Niger Wednesday

President Muhammadu Buhari will visit Chad and Niger on Wednesday as part of his initial steps to find solution to…

Beijing slams tough ban on public smoking

Beijing on Monday imposed a ban on smoking in all indoor public places, the country’s toughest to date, as China…

3 Nursing School Students Gang-Rape girl, 6, in Benin

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Three final year Nursing Students of Edo State School of Nursing, have reportedly gang-raped a six-year old girl…

Invest In Human Resource, UNFPA Urges Buhari

The Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to invest in human…

Gov Wike Sacks Amaechi’s Appointees

Okafor Ofebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has dissolved the Board of Directors of Greater Port Harcourt Authority…

Robbers Raid Hospital, Rape Nurse In Turns

Cyriacus Izuekwe An angry 18-year-old auxiliary nurse has accused the owner of a private hospital of negligence after robbers raided…

Ambode Rejects Posh Marina Residence

Kazeem Ugbodaga The new Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode has dumped the posh State House, Marina where the former…

Hajj: Bauchi Pilgrims to undergo Ebola, Meningitis screening

All intending pilgrims for the 2015 Hajj operations to Saudi Arabia from Bauchi State would undergo screening for the Ebola…

Lalong appoints SSG, Chief of Staff

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau on Monday made his first set of appointments with Mr Rufus Bature, former Minority Leader,…

Buhari will fish out Boko Haram sponsors, fighters, says Ex-VC

Prof. Shehu Riskuwa, Former VC Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto has expressed confidence that the present administration led by President Muhammadu…

Sustain developmental strides, Ijebu-Ode residents tell Amosun

Residents in Ijebu-Ode on Saturday urged the Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun to sustain the good governance and complete key…

Ogun govt. needs to support private schools

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Call has gone to the governor of Ogun state, Ibikunle Amosun to support private schools in the state…

Invest in human resource, UNFPA urges Buhari

The Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to invest in human…

Buhari ready for positive change – Catholic Archbishop

The Catholic Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s body language so far shows that he is ready…