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Corruption: Buhari urged to intensify fight

An Enugu-based activist, Comrade Chris Chukwu, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to intensify the fight against corruption to totally block…
Emir of Ilorin loses Chief Security Officer

Buhari felicitates with Sulu-Gambari at 78

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, on his 78th birthday, which is slated…
INEC sets aside eight days for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for the September 21, 2024 Edo governorship election.

Lagos PDP tasks members to lead campaign for PVCs collection

The Lagos State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday urged its members to lead the campaigns for…

Fawehinmi, a champion of participatory democracy — NCP

The Lagos State chapter of the National Conscience Party (NCP) on Saturday said the contributions of the late human rights…

Baru tells parents to encourage girl-child career in Engineering

Dr Makanti Baru, the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has advised parents to encourage…

Buhari Pays Tribute To Gani Fawehinmi On 80th Posthumous Birthday

President Muhammadu Buhari has paid tribute to Nigeria’s foremost social critic and selfless legal luminary, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, on his…

LASG promises adequate healthcare service to persons with disabilities

The Lagos State Government (LASG) says part of its goal is to ensure a state that works for all residents…

Immunisation: Akeredolu to mobilise the grassroots

Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has promised to mobilise people at the grassroots for immunization.

Army arrest 23 suspected cultists, 15 others

The Nigerian Army on Saturday said it arrested 23 suspected cultists preparing for initiation alongside 15 others for related offences.

Lagos refuse’ll disappear in few days – LASG

The Lagos State Government has vowed that heaps of refuse on the streets of the state will disappear in the…

Police recover 47 illegal arms, arrest 17 suspects in Akwa Ibom

The Nigeria Police Force, Akwa Ibom Command, on Saturday said it recovered 47 illegal arms and 172 live ammunition and…

Fire destroys NEMA’s warehouse in Lagos

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) warehouse at Ikeja in Lagos, was on Saturday gutted by fire.

Fire razes building of Kaduna state electoral commission

Fire on Saturday razed the two-storey building of Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM), few weeks before the Local Government…

Sex-for-marks OAU student Monica Osagie opens up

Miss Monica Osagie, the student at the centre of a sex-for-mark scandal rocking the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has denied…

59m children stunted, 10m overweight in Africa – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 59 million children in Africa are stunted while another 10 million…

Troops repels Boko Haram attack in Gamboru, Borno

The Nigerian Army on Saturday said its troops successfully repelled attack by Boko Haram insurgents at Gamboru-Ngala in Borno.

Army launches Operation Last Hold to restore peace in Borno North

The Nigerian Army is to launch “Operation Last Hold” in Borno North and Lake Chad Region to restore socio-economic activities…

Trump excited as North Korea suspends nuclear, missile tests

U.S. President Donald Trump has shown excitement at the decision of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un to suspend all nuclear…
Children benefiting from Home Growth School Feeding Programme of the Buhari administration

Al Jazeera: Buhari’s school feeding revolutionises education

Dozens of children cheer at the Baptist Nursery and Primary School compound in Bode-Ijaiye suburb of Abeokuta city, the capital…

Stop sending Nigerian refugees back to Boko Haram violence, UN tells Cameroon

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has urged the Cameroonian authority not to send Nigerian refugees…

Nigeria’s Bola Adesola appointed Vice-Chair of UN Board

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Nigeria’s Ms Bola Adesola, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Standard Chartered Bank…

North Korea suspends missile tests

"From April 21, North Korea will stop nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles," the Korean Central News Agency…

Energy Theft: 15 Victoria Garden City (VGC) residents for trial

No fewer than 15 residents of Victoria Garden City (VGC), Ajah, on Lagos-Epe Badagry Expressway are to prosecuted for their…

Governor El-Rufai now a grandfather

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State is officially a grandfather.

PDP tells INEC to make public status of polling units in Nigeria

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to make public the location and status of…

Plastic pollution: Lagos plans 57 collection centres

The Lagos State Government says it will establish collection centres in 57 council areas to reduce plastic pollution across the…

Invasion of hallowed chamber: Threat to democracy – NLC

The invasion of the hallowed chamber of the Senate on Wednesday by hoodlums and miscreants, who carted away the mace,…

Energy theft: EKEDC sues 15 VGC customers

No fewer than 15 residents of Victoria Garden City (VGC), Ajah, on Lagos-Epe Badagry Expressway are to prosecuted for their…

Opposition party, PDP calls for urgent inquest into Mace saga

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for urgent inquest into the security breach that characterised Wednesday’s invasion of the Senate…

Russia 2018: Aguero would be ready for World Cup, Guardiola says

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero will be out of action for up to five weeks but he should be ready…