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FG frees 15 inmates from Katsina custodial centre

Coronavirus: 115 inmates regain freedom in Nasarawa

No fewer than 115 inmates regained their freedom from six Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) centres in Nasarawa State, following President…

Coronavirus: Kaduna discharges 5th patient, confirms 3 new cases

The Kaduna State Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that it had discharged one more patient out of the six…
Ramadan: Medical experts drop important message

Ramadan: Cleric urges Muslims to pray for Allah’s mercy

An Islamic cleric, Sheik Abdul Isola, has urged Muslim faithful to use forthcoming Ramadan to pray for Almighty Allah’s mercy…

Coronavirus: Ogoni youths advocate community support

The National Youth Council of Ogoni People (NYCOP), the youth wing of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni…
Cattle dealers in Bauchi lament negative consequences of the scarcity of the old and new naira notes in the country on their business.

Lockdown: Miyetti Allah wants cattle markets to open

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MCBAN, has appealed to Nasarawa State Government to allow partial operation in…

Second WHO staff tests positive for coronavirus in Bauchi

Another World Health Organisation, WHO staff has tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Bauchi.
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WAEC, NECO exams postponed indefinitely

The Federal Government has announced the indefinite postponement of this year’s West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination and the National…

Abia killing: IGP removes CP, sets up investigative panel

The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu has removed the Abia State Commissioner of Police, Okon Ene over the…
Police: rescue Joy Fatoba's twins after they were locked up for three days in Igbara-odo, Ekiti State

Coronavirus lockdown: Police arrest 30 footballers in Kano

The Police Command in Kano on Tuesday confirmed it had arrested 30 youths allegedly involved in a football match in…
The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika says Nigeria's national carrier, Air Nigeria will soon be launched with a Boeing 737.

COVID-19: Five Governors denied flight approval

Five governors have been denied flight approval by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika since the closure of the airports…

Coronavirus: Buhari writes CJN, canvasses release of prisoners awaiting trials

President Muhammadu Buhari has called for urgent measures towards the speedy trial of cases and decongestion of custodial centres in…

Edo police parade 60 suspects for rape, murder, robbery 

Operatives of Edo State Police Command on Tuesday paraded 60 suspects arrested from across the state for various crimes ranging…

Victory is near in Boko Haram war – Gen Udoh

The Chief of Training and Operations, Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Enobong Udoh, has charged troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) to…

COVID-19: Why number of cases increased in Lagos – Banky W

Popular Nigerian singer and actor cum politician, Bankole Wellington also known as Banky W has explained reasons for the increase…

Customs seizes 1,000 bags of rice in Adamawa

No less than 1,000 bags of smuggled foreign rice have been discovered by the Nigeria Customs Services in a residential…

Lagos discharges nine more Coronavirus patients

The Lagos State government, on Tuesday, announced the discharge of nine more Coronavirus patients, having tested negative twice for the…

Man electrocuted in Abakaliki

A middle-aged-man whose identity is yet to be ascertained was electrocuted in Abakaliki on Tuesday, according to an eye-witness.

Akinjide, a legal colossus – Afe Babalola

Eminent lawyer, Afe Babalola, on Tuesday described the late Chief Richard Akinjide as a legal colossus and a professional who…

South-South Govs mourn Kyari

The South-South Governors Forum has commiserated with President Muhammadu Buhari over the death of his Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba…

Buhari mourns ex-Attorney-General, Chief Richard Akinjide

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with government and people of Oyo State over the passing of an illustrious son, former…

Scores of bandits killed in Military’s airstrike in Niger

Defence Headquarters on Tuesday announced that the Air Component of Operation Gama Aiki, on April 19, killed several armed bandits…

Governor Abiodun urges Ogun students to join COVID-19 fight

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state called on students in the state to cooperate with his administration in the fight…

Bayelsa govt warns against consumption of dead fishes littering coastline

Bayelsa Government on Tuesday urged residents to abstain from harvesting, processing, eating or selling dead fishes currently littering the Atlantic…
The two-week nationwide warning strike declared by ASUU disrupts ongoing second semester examinations of the University of Benin (UNIBEN).

Coronavirus: UNIBEN enforces use of face masks

The Management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) has directed compulsory use of face masks by staff and students seeking…

Enugu Commissioner for Youths, Sports assumes duty

The newly-appointed Enugu State Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Mr Manfred Nzekwe, has assumed work amidst the ravaging pandemic in…

Coronavirus: Firms make donation to Anambra

The Anambra Government on Tuesday took delivery of additional food items donated by companies for distribution to residents of the…
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Lockdown: Imo NYSC presents palliatives to less privileged children

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Imo has under its Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) Scheme presented palliatives…

Coronavirus: Kaduna mechanics resort to home-services

Some automobile mechanics in parts of Kaduna have resorted to rendering home-services to their customers to make ends meet while…

Updated: Richard Akinjide, ex-justice Minister dies at 88

Nigeria's Second Republic Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Chief Richard Akinjide, is dead. He was 88. He died in…

Coronavirus: Ogun sets 249 prisoners free

In an attempt to decongest the facility and avert prisoners contracting Coronavirus, Chief Judge of Ogun State, Hon. Justice Mosunmola…