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Nicholas Okehone, an Internal Auditor at AISA reveals how $760,910.84 was paid as advance school fees for children of Yahaya Bello

Alleged N80.2bn fraud: Court fixes date for Yahaya Bello’s arraignment

Yahaya Bello was present in court on Friday, but without his lawyers. Addressing the court about the former governor’s presence…
Police

Attempted kidnapping: Anambra couple in police net

The couple, aged 36 years and 27 years respectively, were arrested by Joint Security Forces in Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government…
Not less than 20 people have been confirmed dead in a boat mishap that occurred on Tuesday in the Ibaji local government area of Kogi State.

Anxiety in Kogi as boat with over 200 passengers capsizes on River Niger

The Head of Media Department of NIWA, Suleman Makama who confirmed the incident on Friday said that the Market women…
Osun governor Ademola Adeleke

Osun govt, labour leaders sign N75,000 minimum wage deal

Oluomo Alimi also announced in the statement that the Governor equally approved an improved pension package of 25,000 across board…
Okpebholo

Edo: Okpebholo maintains policies on employment of 1st class graduates, 13th month salary

The State's Head of Service (HOS), Dr Anthony Okungbowa, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. He noted that the…
Lagos

Appeal Court quashes life jail sentence on Lagos doctor over alleged defilement

Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court had on Oct. 24, 2023, sentenced Olaleye to…
The Nigerian Army says it arrested investigative journalist and publisher of FIJ, Fisayo Soyombo, in relation to oil theft in Rivers State

Why we arrested investigative journalist Fisayo Soyombo – Army

However, the Army, in the statement by Danjuma, claimed that Fisayo Soyombo was arrested during investigation of the activities of…
Lagos social protection campaign: Strengthening partnerships, uplifting the vulnerable

Lagos social protection campaign: Strengthening partnerships, uplifting the vulnerable

With over 90 intervention programmes in 22 socio-functional MDAs, the Lagos State government remains steadfast in empowering the vulnerable.
NSCDC

Ambushed personnel: NSCDC confirms four officers dead

“As of today, out of the seven missing officers, four dead bodies had been recovered, two men returned back to…
Okonjo-Iweala

WTO reappoints Okonjo-Iweala DG

"During a special General Council meeting on 28-29 November 2024, Dr. Okonjo-Iweala outlined her forward-looking vision for the WTO. Following…
Infrastructure

Nigeria, France sign letters of intent on critical infrastructure

"The Federal Republic of Nigeria also affirmed its support for the projects financed by the AFD and committed to ensure…
IDPs

FG donates medications, agricultural inputs to IDPs in Plateau

He said the medications consisted of anti-malaria drugs and antihypertensive drugs, among others, while the food items donated were 150…
North Central youths laud military over victory against terrorists

Military restoring hope to troubled communities – Group

He added that the military had continued to play its role to make more resources available, urging political leaders to…
Tinubu

Tinubu sends tender message to Olalekan Belo

In a personal tribute, President Tinubu describes Belo as a beacon of excellence, integrity, and service, whose remarkable journey over…
Edo

Edo Govt lifts suspension on state security corps

According to him, all returning officers are required to report to the office of the State Corps Commander or the…
Interview: Prophet Genesis reveals "7 keys" of Funke Akindele

Interview: Prophet Genesis reveals “7 secrets” of Funke Akindele

Oluwaseun Fabiyi recently conducted an exclusive interview with Prophet Genesis, delving into the inner workings of his ministry, Genesis Global,…
ASUP suspends its planned nationwide strike following positive steps taken by the Federal Government to address the union’s demands.

Polytechnic lecturers insist on 2-week warning strike

ASUP had previously issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Federal Government and other relevant agencies to immediately review and reverse…
Enugu Police

Lagos Task Force busts 4 notorious Mushin traffic robbers

The Chairman of the Lagos State Taskforce, CSP. Adetayo Akerele, in a statement signed by the agency’s Director, Press and…
PETROAN commends NNPC Ltd. for successfully running the revamped Port Harcourt Refinery for 180 days non-stop

What revitalisation of Port Harcourt Refinery means for Nigeria – NSE

The NSE president highlighted the vital contribution of Nigerian engineers to the success of the project. According to Aina, the…
Sani

Gov. Sani receives repentant bandits in Kaduna

"Those who genuinely seek to change will find a government ready to support them, protect them and help them rebuild…
Sunday

Court jails police, immigration officers for N1.6m employment fraud

Upon arraignment the defendants pleaded guilty to their respective charges.
Refinery

Group commends NNPCL over revitalisation of Port Harcourt refinery

The group said that it was optimistic that NNPCL’s leadership would repeat same success story to other ailing refineries soon.
Nigeria's Ms Adefunke Adeyemi was re-elected as Secretary General of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AfCAC) in Brazzaville, Congo.

AfCAC: Adeyemi’s re-election excites Keyamo

Adeyemi’s re-election reaffirms her exceptional contributions to the Commission, particularly in fostering integration and sustainable growth in African aviation. “Her…
Lagos

Lagos educates Badagry women on financial literacy

Some of the beneficiaries who spoke during the exercise expressed their appreciation to the Lagos State Government for coming to…
Renewed Hope Estates

12 Renewed Hope Estates funded from 2023 supplementary budget – Minister

According to the minister, the ministry has been allocated an additional N27.2 billion in the 2024 budget to fully complete…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) said it has disbursed refunds amounting to N4.4 billion to 36 States’ Pilgrims’ Welfare Boards, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the Armed Forces.

2023 Hajj: NAHCON refunds N5.3b to states, tour operators

Musa explained that in addition, the Commission has refunded a sum of N917,148,479.99 to 192 accredited Tour Companies that participated…
ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, expresses concern over high number of first-class graduates being churned out by private universities

ASUU worried by high number of first- class graduates from private universities

According to him, primary and secondary schools nowadays are producing graduates with excellent grades with insufficient knowledge. Osodeke said that,…
Court of Appeal Court sitting in Lagos affirms appointment and installation of Oba Kabir Adewale Shotobi as Ayangburen of Ikorodu.

Appeal Court affirms selection of Oba Shotobi as Ayangburen of Ikorodu

Mr Ademola Adeyeri, the special assistant to Oba Shotobi’s revealed the judgment in a statement he issued on Thursday in…
FG hands over completed 62-kilometre, 3.02 billion dollars Port Harcourt-Aba railway project to the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC).

Ministry hands over revamped $3bn Port Harcourt-Aba railway to NRC

The Port Harcourt-Aba section is part of the larger Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Eastern Narrow Guage railway project Mr Ayo Dada, Project…
Kunle Ajibade

DAME to honour Ajibade Nov. 30

After graduation, he worked as a Copywriter with Grant Advertising in Lagos; Senior Correspondent, The African Concord; Assistant Editor, The…