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Governor Nyesom Wike on Port Harcourt refinery

Killers of security personnel in Rivers arrested

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday said some of the gunmen responsible for the attack and murders of…

Ndigbo community pledges support for Gov. Makinde

The Igbo indigenes residing in Oyo state, under the umbrella body of the Ndigbo Community, have pledged their support for…
Some recovered stolen rail track sleepers in Kaduna

Police arrest five vandals stealing rail tracks in Kaduna

The Police Command in Kaduna State on Saturday said it arrested five suspects vandalising rail track sleepers and recovered two…

Buhari phones Ganduje, hails Emir of Kano

President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed Kano Emir, Aminu Ado Bayero for building stronger ties with other traditional institutions in the…
NLC says its members arrested and detained during protests will now be paid allowance for the period of time their freedom are curtailed.

No going back on warning strike in Kaduna, NLC vows

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kaduna State Council has vowed to proceed on its proposed five-day warning strike starting from…

Ogun State adire festival to hold in US

Preparations for the Festival of Adire, Arts and Crafts and Ofada Rice received a boost recently as the Ogun State…
wife of Rasheed Olanrewaju Kareem Receiving a cheque from Justice Okuwobi chairman of Lagos Judicial Panel

Lagos judicial panel awards N11 million to victims of police brutality

By Muhaimin Olowoporoku The Lagos State Judicial panel hearing cases of police brutality and SARS-related abuses on Saturday awarded N11…

Sanwo-Olu calls for religious tolerance, security

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has charged religious leaders to continue to preach religious tolerance among the…
Kaduna International Airport

Union to shut down Kaduna airport

Aviation unions have announced plans to shut down flight operations at the Kaduna State Airport from Monday, 17 May 2021.
Jigawa State Hisbah Command destroys beer bottles

Jigawa Hisbah confiscates 308 bottles of beer

The Jigawa State Hisbah Command said it had confiscated 308 bottles of assorted alcoholic drinks in the Gumel Local Government…
NSCDC men on patrol

NSCDC recovers stolen vehicle in Ebonyi

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ebonyi command, said it has recovered a stolen vehicle on Idembia-Okoffia road…
FILE PHOTO: Aftermath of a rainstorm

Rainstorm wrecks havoc in Zamfara

Heavy rainfall on Friday, wreaked havoc in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, forcing residents to abandon their homes and businesses.
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi State

Yahaya Bello supports financial autonomy for states’ legislature

Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has declared his support for financial autonomy for states’ Legislative Assemblies to enable them to…
Commissioner of Police, Mr Sama’ila Dikko and police Sergeant, Mr Kabiru Isah with the victim's family

Police sergeant Kabiru Isah returns accident victim’s N1.2m

A Nigerian police Sergeant Kabiru Isah, has returned N1.2 million belonging to a victim of an accident to his relatives…
African China

Insecurity: FG not sincere with masses, says African China

Popular Nigerian musician Chinagorom Onuoha, also known as African China, has said the Federal government is not sincere with themselves…
Lebanese Kfouri Suleiman a,k.a Simo arrested by NAPTIP

Lebanese national Simo impregnates 7 minors in Jos

Plateau Police Command has arrested a middle-aged Lebanese national identified as Simo, for allegedly sleeping with 14 under-aged girls in…

Five arrested for killings in Osun

Five suspected hoodlums have been arrested by the Police Command in Osun for allegedly attacking a residence in Ede and…

Edo suspends NCWS indefinitely

Edo state government on Friday said it has suspended all activities of the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS), in…

Lagos: Anger trails FreeTV as subscribers bemoan poor reception

Subscribers to FreeTV, recently launched in Lagos as the country’s official Free-To-View digital terrestrial television (DTT), have expressed disappointment over…
Uduak Frank Akpan

Iniobong Umoren: My Story by Uduak Akpan [Interview]

Uduak Frank Akpan, who confessed killing Iniobong Umoren, a job seeker in Akwa Ibom narrated what happened before he killed…
Uduak Frank Akpan's father

‘I was not happy my son killed Ini Umoren – Frank Akpan

Frank Akpan, the father of suspected killer of Iniobong Umoren, has said he didn’t know about the crime until the…
Baba Ijesha

Explainer: Why Baba Ijesha not released on bail

The Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), Lagos State Ministry of Justice, has stalled any possibility of releasing Olanrewaju James, popularly…

4,250 Edo residents trained to boost food security

No fewer than 4,250 youths and women in Edo state have commenced a six-day training on agribusiness to boost food…
Mohammed suspends Bauchi Govt. tasks 17 new Permanent Secretaries on professionalism, integrity, swears in new appointees

Bala Mohammed: Buhari known for giving lopsided appointments

Bauchi governor, Bala Mohammed said Southern Governors are right in their claim that Buhari's administration gives lopsided appointments.
Monzor Olowosago

Buhari belatedly rejoices with Olowosago, publisher of Oriwu Sun

President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced, although belatedly with Chief Monzor Olowosago, Publisher of Ikorodu-based Oriwu Sun, a community newspaper.
ICPC says all actions it has taken against former Governor Nasir El-Rufai were in strict compliance with the law, including ACJA 2015

El-Rufai pledges more infrastructure in Zaria

Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Friday pledged to provide more infrastructure in Zaria and other parts of the…

Customs repel attempt to abduct officer in Oyo

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, on Thursday revealed that three persons were killed as the…
Police declare 4 persons missing in Ebonyi community

Why native doctors buried two young men alive in Ebonyi – Police

Police explain why two young men whose decomposed bodies were recently discovered in a shallow grave in a forest in…
Chief Judge of Edo, Esther Edigin

Edo Chief Judge bows out of office May 17

Justice Esther Edigin, the seventh substantive Chief Judge of the state, will be bowing out of office on Monday.
Gunshots as two NURTW factions clash in Lagos

Cult clash claims 8 lives in Akwa Ibom

The Police in Akwa Ibom has confirmed the death of eight people in a supremacy cult clash in Esit, Eket…