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Eid el-Adha: Lagos APC, PDP greet Muslims, preach peace, love

Rivers 2023: APC asks court to disqualify PDP governorship candidate, 31 others

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

The party asked the court to disqualify all the candidates of the PDP over alleged delay by the party to…
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike (right); former Cross River State governor, Donald Duke (middle) and Peoples Democratic Party national vice chairman, Chief Dan Orbih during the flag off of the construction of flyover bridge (11) at Ikwerre road, Rumuokuta and Rumuola junction in Rumuokuta on Thursday.

Wike to Atiku: Rivers will not play ‘Father Christmas’ with 3.2m votes

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike on Thursday warned that Rivers State will not play Father Christmas with it…
Gov. Abiodun, Tinubu, Obasanjo and Gbajabiamila in Abeokuta

What Obasanjo said about Tinubu’s presidential ambition – Gbajabiamila

Nimot Sulaimon

4 years ago

The Speaker, who was present at the closed-door meeting between Obasanjo and Tinubu on Wednesday in Abeokuta, said from what…
Aisha Buhari commits to ending drug addiction in Nigeria

Aisha Buhari commits to ending drug addiction in Nigeria

Michael Adesina

4 years ago

Aisha Buhari, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday expressed determination to strengthen advocacy towards ending the menace of…
Nigerian govt. shreds Atiku's economic plan, says it is poor photocopy

Atiku drops ‘solutions’ for electricity crisis, denies interest in generator company

Michael Adesina

4 years ago

Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar on Thursday boasted that he had the most proactive plan…
Aubameyang to Chelsea imminent

Chelsea preparing bid for Aubameyang

Michael Adesina

4 years ago

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's future at Barcelona remains far from clear despite playing well since joining the Catalan club during the January…
Eight family die in accident involving their vehicle and a stationary truck at the Amanwozuzu junction, Ikeduru LGA of Imo state.

10 dead, 15 injured in multiple accident on Jos-Bauchi highway

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 years ago

The Sector Commander, Alphonsus Godwin, said on Thursday in Jos that the tragedy involved a truck and six other vehicles.
Atiku, Obi vs Tinubu: Supreme Court set to deliver judgement

We are not endorsing any political candidate for 2023 – PFN

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 years ago

Addressing newsmen at the end of the meeting at its secretariat, National Secretary, PFN, Bishop Cosmas Elechukwu, said the body…
Femi Gbajabiamila joins 'Buga' challenge

Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila joins ‘Buga’ challenge (video)

Michael Adesina

4 years ago

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has joined the league of prominent Nigerians who have publicly danced to…
Troops, bandits in gun duel; 10-month-old child rescued

Troops, bandits in gun duel; 10-month-old child rescued

Michael Adesina

4 years ago

A 10-month-old child and two adults were rescued by troops conducting patrols around Ungwan Namama, along the Zaria-Kano road on…
camp of notorious bandit Lawal Kwalba

Troops clear camp of notorious bandit Lawal Kwalba (photos)

Michael Adesina

4 years ago

Nigerian troops hit the camp of a notorious bandit, Lawal Kwalba, in Rafin Dawa in the Dende general area of…
Buhari in Maiduguri

Be proactive, take fight to hideouts of terrorists: Buhari orders security forces

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 years ago

Buhari also directed the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development and its agencies to come up…
President Buhari in Borno

President Buhari hits Maiduguri (photos)

Michael Adesina

4 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday visited Maiduguri, Borno State to commission new buildings built for teachers

Prophet Adetuberu storms Liberty Stadium Friday for deliverance crusade 

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 years ago

According to Adetuberu, the three-day crusade which is tagged 'captives of the mighty' would surely be a great turn around…
Victims of flood disaster resulting from days of torrential rains in Gulani LGA of Yobe

13,000 flood victims to get N33,000 monthly in Yobe

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

Save the Children will provide the cash stimulus support of N33,000 monthly, for a period of five months to 1300…
Professor Christopher Imumolen

I’ll Fix Education Sector In 6 Months – Accord Presidential Candidate, Professor Chris

Michael Adesina

4 years ago

Professor Chris Imumolen, the Presidential candiate of the Accord Party has unleashed several empowerment schemes for farmers and other practitioners…
A case of monkeypox

Bayelsa confirms 13 monkeypox cases

Nimot Sulaimon

4 years ago

Preventive measures against Monkeypox to include proper handling and cooking of food, fumigation, and setting of death traps for rodents…
Ogbu

Lagos man Moses Joseph jailed 37 years for defiling minor

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

The prosecution had alleged that the defendant, on Sept. 17, 2021, about 11:00 p.m. indecently treated the minor by inserting…
Four members of blackmail syndicate who specialised in taking nude pictures of their victims for extortion arrested by police in Anambra State.

4-member sex blackmail syndicate busted in Anambra

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

The suspects used social media to lure their unsuspecting male victims into fake love/friendship affairs and thereafter take them to…
Osun APC reveals next step following Supreme Court judgment which affirms Gov. Adeleke of PDP as winner of July 16, 2022 governorship poll

Osun election: Court dismisses suit against Adeleke’s nomination

Nimot Sulaimon

4 years ago

Due to Adeleke's failure to submit his name within the time frame set by INEC, the plaintiff asked the court…
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) said Gov. Chukwuma Soludo has not began campaigning ahead of the Nov 8 Governorship Election in Anambra because he is focused on infrastructure development for now.

Soludo bans Anambra youths from levying developers

Nimot Sulaimon

4 years ago

The act was illegal and ran foul of the Prohibition of Fraudulent Practices on Land and Property law of 2012…
ASUU

ASUU Strike: Why Tuesday’s meeting ended in deadlock

Nimot Sulaimon

4 years ago

ASUU expressed anger that the “award”, presented by the Nimi Briggs-led team, came in a manner of "take-it-or-leave-it," on an…
General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Bolaji Oreagba

LASTMA, Fire Service to deepen collaboration

Nimot Sulaimon

4 years ago

The LASTMA General Manager averred that the agency had always enjoyed the prompt response from the Lagos command of the…
Labour Party, LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi

Peter Obi blows hot, accuses APC, PDP of launching calumny campaign against him

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 years ago

Obi, in series of tweets on Thursday said it had become evident that the opposition parties had adopted negative strategy…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu puts politics aside to pour encomiums on Chief Olabode George, a chieftain of PDP, in Lagos on 80th birthday

‘You are disillusioned’: Fani Kayode bombs Bode George for attacking Tinubu

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 years ago

He said it was clear that George had some personal axe to grind with Tinubu, saying for him, “it is…
Sowunmi asks members of opposition to stop criticizing Tinubu's government and not to conflate political setbacks with a collapse democracy.

Ogun 2023: PDP disowns Segun Sowunmi

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

The party noted that Sowunmi in a suit with suit number AB/267/2022 instituted at the State High Court of OGUN…
Abia Govt announces restriction in operation of tricycles and motorcycle in Aba and Umuahia between 7 pm and 6 am, with effect from July 1.

Gov. Sanwo-Olu extends Okada ban to more LGAs in Lagos

Michael Adesina

4 years ago

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has extended the ban on the operation of commercial motorcycles popularly called Okada to four more local…
Ogun government rolls out figures to disprove claim of diversion of funds allocated to LGs in the state from Federal Govt by Gov. Dapo Abiodun

Ogun Assembly confirms Gov. Abiodun’s commissioner-nominees

Michael Adesina

4 years ago

The Ogun House of Assembly on Thursday confirmed the appointment of two commissioner-nominees sent to it by Gov. Dapo Abiodun.
Emirates announces it will resume flight services to Nigeria from 1 October 2024 with a daily service between Lagos and Dubai.

Emirates suspends flights to Nigeria from September

Michael Adesina

4 years ago

Emirates Airlines said it plans to suspend all flights to and from Nigeria on Sept. 1, to limit further losses
Customs intercepts 119,940 liters of petrol along Badagry creeks

Customs intercepts 119,940 liters of petrol along Badagry creeks

Michael Adesina

4 years ago

The Nigeria customs service Seme Area command intercepted 3,998 containers of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) equivalent to 119, 940 litres…
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