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We have disbursed N15bn for Lagos-Badagry expressway reconstruction – NNPC

Lagos-Badagry Expressway: LASG announces traffic diversion

Lagos Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, said the diversion was necessary to continue the ongoing construction of Lagos-Badagry Expressway
Former Ebonyi governor David Umahi says he is not quarrelling with his successor, Gov. Nwifuru

Umahi sacks management of Ebonyi College of Education

Some members of management of Ebonyi College of Education, Ikwo had before Wednesday been on suspension over alleged illegal employment…
OAU Student, Miss Ayomikun Ajibola

OAU student Ayomikun Ajibola falls into soakaway, dies

“Accordingly, Ayomikun Ajibola was immediately taken to the OAU Teaching Hospital, where she was certified dead.”
Matthias Schmale, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria,

UN projects 1.1bn dollars to assist over 8.4m Nigerians in northeast

By Bukola Adewumi The United Nations has said 1.1 billion dollars will be needed to provide humanitarian assistance to 8.4…
Destruction of confiscated bottles of beer by Kano Hisbah Board

Ganduje cheers as Kano Hisbah Board destroys 3.8m bottles of beer

“Hisbah personnel should maintain the tempo as miscreants had devised new tactics of smuggling beer and hard drugs into the…
Court awards N1 million fine against ICPC for unlawful detention of Professor Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar of JAMB.

N5.2bn fraud trial: Personal lawyer testifies against ex-JAMB registrar

By Taiye Agbaje A legal practitioner, Peter Oyewole, on Wednesday, testified against the former Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board…
Governor Godwin Obaseki congratulating one of the new appointees sworn in on Wednesday

Edo PDP won’t tolerate opposition within its fold, Obaseki warns

Obaseki said this while speaking at the swearing-in of eight new Commissioners and a Special Adviser at the Government House…
The convict

MAPOLY student Ismail jailed for impersonation

The defendant fraudulently represented himself as Annabel Torrens to one John Dauherty through an email address: [email protected] in order to…
Ogbu

Fake Emzor paracetamol producer Ogbodo jailed 7 years

Akintola said Ogbode was convicted and sentenced to seven years imprisonment without an option of fine by a Federal High…
High Court

Anambra men Umezinwa, Okolonji sentenced to death for killing sex worker 

The defendants had been arraigned on a two-count charge of conspiracy and murder of one Blessing Eze (a.k.a Golden), identified…
President Buhari

Buhari pens special message for Fayemi, Kemi Nelson

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the Governor of Ekiti State as he marks his birthday, Wednesday. Buhari,…
The convict, Kazeem

Internet fraudster Kazeem jailed three years in Benin

Kazeem was arraigned on one count charge by the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for…
How IBEDC officials made me lose my pregnancy - Adebola Arowona

Oyo Govt fights back: IBEDC owes us N400m

IBEDC had earlier in the day accused Oyo State Government of retaliatory move after it cut off power to the…
Senate adopts the House of Representatives report on the establishment of the Nigeria Peace Corps (Establishment) Bill, 2023.

Pension Act Amendment Bill scales second reading

The bill sought to amend the Pension Reform Act 2014, to provide for a definite and reasonable percentage a retiree…
APC leaders plot Aregbesola's downfall in Akande's house

FG grants citizenship to 286 Americans, others

According to him, the approval for the foreigners came following security clearance by the relevant authorities in the country.

Court adjourns Access Bank hacker trial

This is coming after Ihebuzo bragged of gaining access to the bank’s database and extracting data of over 2,000 customers,…
Buhari and Danjuma during the visit

Danjuma, Indimi in closed door meeting with Buhari in Abuja (Photos)

The duo came separately to visit the president and were separately locked in closed door meeting with the president after…
IPMAN describes reduction in price of premium motor spirit also known as petrol by Dangote Petroleum Refinery as the beauty of deregulation.

Adulterated fuel: Stop selling now, cars are breaking down – PMAN 

Anyaso said that some motorists had reported cases of mechanical faults in their vehicles after buying petrol in the area.
About 467 adhoc staff hired by NPC to provide support for the 2023 census exercise in Bauchi protest over non-payment of training allowances

Census 2022: NPC inaugurates Technical Working Group

By Ikenna Osuoha The Executive Chairman, National Population Commission (NPC), Alhaji Isa Kwarra, on Wednesday in Abuja said the commission…
APC planning to cause civil unrest ahead governorship poll - Edo Govt

AAU: Obaseki replaces Osadolor with Adagbonyi as Acting VC

Obaseki in Nov. 5, 2021, dissolved the Governing Council of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma and appointed Prof. Osadolor, as Acting…
Dare Osamo

Lagos DPP files fresh charge against Dare Osamo, lawyer, banker joined

Dr Jide Martins, Director of the Lagos State DPP, made this known during proceedings on Wednesday at an Ikeja High…
Afghanistan Police

Driver murders mother, 2 daughters

A man simply identified as Ramin has been arrested for murdering a woman and two of her daughters in Kabul,…
Police detain 43-year-old Ekiti mother, Damilola Clement, for allegedly hitting her 9-year-old son on the head with a pestle.

Yobe man Mai Goni batters father to death with pestle

Mai Goni battered his father on the head with a pestle on Tuesday at about 7: 30 p.m.,the Police Command…
Fuel scarcity: Passengers lament soaring transportation fares in Ilorin

Gridlock in Ibadan as fuel scarcity worsens

Commenting, Alhaji Bukola Mutiu, the Chairman Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Oyo State Chapter, related the queues to…
Odumakin

Why APC, PDP must rotate power – Okei-Odumakin

According to her, the two leading political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), were…
Oyo governor Seyi Makinde questions antecedents of coalition politicians against the ruling APC ahead of the 2027 general election.

Oyo govt shuts IBEDC offices despite N450m indebtedness to company

IBEDC said the move of the government is retaliatory as the company cut off power supply to government secretariat for…
Families of deceased Plateau civil servants cry out

Lalong lauds establishment of 6 new law school campuses

If the bill is also passed by the house of representatives and approved by the president, it will increase the…
Senate sets up committee to probe NNPCL’s subsidy regime

Senate confirms Buhari’s nominees as members of Judicial Service Commission

The nominees who are from Akwa-Ibom and Niger States are to represent the South-South and North-Central zone on the Commission,…
file: an ESN Commander Benjamin like Ejike

Ejike IPOB/ESN gunman, 3 others killed in shootout with army

Troops confronted Ejike and and his IPOB/ESN colleagues following distress call that they were enforcing a sit-at-home order and firing…
NSCDC operatives uncovers huge illegal refinery in forest at the boundary between Rivers and Abia States, arrest six alleged operators

NSCDC destroys 8 illegal modular refineries in Abia

The illegal refineries were destroyed by operatives of the Anti-vandal Unit of the command, codenamed “Operation Sting”.