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FEC members at the meeting with the president

FEC approves N14bn to train 50,000 non-graduates for 9 months

By Ismaila Chafe The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday in Abuja approved over N14 billion to train 50,000 non-graduates…
Protesters block roads leading to Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin over sack of 513 workers of Edo Sports Council by Gov. Godwin Obaseki.

Protest in Benin over Obaseki’s sack of 513 workers

One of the protesters, and former Paralympian, Patience Igbiti, said, “I have been here for over 20 years as permanent…
Apongbon bridge on fire

Fashola gives squatters under Lagos bridges 7-day quit notice

The ultimatum was given during an emergency meeting between Federal Ministry of Works delegation and Lagos State Government officials to…
Adekola Adekye

Court jails fake lawyer Adekola in Lagos

Operatives of the EFCC had on January 11, 2022 arrested him when he came to the Lagos Command of the…
Funeral for Andrei Paliy one of top Russian military officers killed in Ukraine

Russia keeps mum over heavy military losses in Ukraine

NATO paints a more grim picture of casualties, up to 40,000 Russian troops killed, wounded, taken prisoner or are missing…
Abiodun Sadiq

Travel agent Sadiq jailed 17 years for defrauding businessman 40, 000 Euros

Sadiq, 50, was accused of defrauding one Babatunde Emmanuel, the businessman, of the said 40,000 euros under the guise that…
Atiku fires back at Lai Mohammed

Atiku formally declares interest in 2023 presidential race

Atiku on Wednesday said his persistence in contesting for the office of the president of Nigeria is borne out of…
Eko Bridge shut

Lagos shuts Eko Bridge after Apongbon Market fire

Oladeinde advised motorists heading towards Apongbon from Surulere and its environs to use Ijora/Apapa route or Leventis/UBA Roundabout to connect…
Soyinka

I have been under a state of shock – Soyinka

Soyinka stated this while delivering the first of the newly inaugurated Distinguished Lecture in African Studies at the University of…
Governor Oyetola of Osun

Osun 2022: Why I will be re-elected — Oyetola

Oyetola said he had also executed several social intervention programmes for the vulnerable groups as well as prompt payment of…
Speaker of Delta House of Assembly, Chief Sherriff Oborevwori

Delta 2023: Speaker Oborevwori joins governorship race

Oborevwori said one of his cardinal objectives was to improve on the already established social-economic and infrastructural development of the…
Murder

Enugu man Okeke docked for killing Odenigbo with fist, stick blows

Okeke who was arraigned on two count- charge bordering on murder and use of weapon pleaded not guilty to the…
Sanwo-Olu unveiled 1,000 vehicles for LAGRIDE

JUST IN: Sanwo-Olu unveils 1,000 vehicles for LAGRIDE

The e-hailing taxi scheme is part of a joint venture between the state government and a Chinese car Manufacturing Company,…
Kaduna: Criminals attack Baptist Church; 3 more corpses discovered

Kaduna: Criminals attack Baptist Church; 3 more corpses discovered

Security agencies have reported that they have discovered three corpses of some citizens killed by a mob on Monday in…
Lawan and Buhari

Senate dares Buhari, to appeal judgement deleting Section 84 (12) of Electoral Act

Last Friday, the Federal High Court in Umuahia said section 84 (12) was illegal, null and void and ordered the…
Senate adopts the House of Representatives report on the establishment of the Nigeria Peace Corps (Establishment) Bill, 2023.

Senate passes re-amended Proceeds of Crime Bill

About two weeks ago, the Senate recommitted the Bill to the Joint Committee to engage the relevant Agencies to safeguard…
Primate Elijah Ayodele lambasts CAN, PFN

APC convention will end in a surprising manner: Primate Ayodele

The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has said the national convention of the All Progressive Congress…

Dattijo unveils blueprint on Kaduna smart city

According to Dattijo, the six-point blueprint agenda is centred on how to govern the state after the tenure of incumbent…
Tambuwal: We will approach Atiku on consensus presidential candidate

Tambuwal: We will approach Atiku on consensus presidential candidate

Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto and presidential hopeful, said he will discuss with former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on the possibility…
Sylva and others during the assessment tour

Your days are numbered, FG warns oil thieves, pipeline vandals

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva said this on Wednesday during an on-the-spot assessment of some pipelines negatively…
Bola Ahmed Tinubu

How Nigeria can move forward – Tinubu

Tinubu, a post on his Facebook and Twitter handle on Wednesday said for the nation to move forward, there must…
Cultists kill 150 people in Edo, as Obaseki vows action against cultism

Edo APC to Obaseki: Not yet time for self-adulation

By Jethro Ibileke The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has contended Mr. Godwin Obaseki’s assessment of…

NCCE to clamp down on illegal colleges of education

The commission said in the course of carrying out our regulatory and monitoring functions, it encountered challenges of the proliferation…
Group deploys what it described as coordinated attack on Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, as the battle for senate minority positions hots up.

Tambuwal: PDP not zoning 2023 presidential ticket

According to him, the zoning of the presidency to a particular region of the country had never been the main…
Yobe Govt. approves N2.1 billion for payment of retirees

APC Convention: Gov. Mala Buni breaks silence

However, he warned that the party would not tolerate such irresponsibility and advised the authors to either work for the…
Senate sets up committee to probe NNPCL’s subsidy regime

Senate confirms 7 members of CBN’s Monetary Policy Committee

The confirmation of the nominees followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial…
Shehu Sani claims Nigerian leaders in power behave like gods

Bribe allegation: ASD Motors’ MD testifies against Shehu Sani

Sani was on Jan. 27, 2020, admitted to bail in the sum of N10 million, following his arraignment by EFCC…
Adeleke and Adewusi

Osun governorship: Why I chose Adewusi as my running mate – Adeleke

Adeleke took to his Twitter handle on Wednesday to give the reason for his choice. He said he and Adewusi…
Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists stage Gudumbali ambush

7,000 terrorists surrender in one week – Army

Authorities said 30,000 insurgents and their families had so far surrendered to the Nigerian military in the last nine months.
ABERUAGBA GAFAR OLADIMEJI

Busayo Tiamiyu, 2 others jailed for internet fraud in Ibadan

Justice Agomoh sentenced Tiamiyu to fourteen months imprisonment, Ijiola to five months jail term and Oladimeji to eight months imprisonment.