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Governor Fayemi charges new HOS, Agbede to build a 21st century public service

Fayemi charges new HOS Agbede to build a 21st-century public service

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi on Monday swore in the state's new Head of Service, Mr Bamidele Agbede, charging…
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and his team monitoring the mock accreditation exercise using the BVAS at Salvation Grammar School Alekuwodo Osogbo ahead of the #OsunDecides2022 Election that will take place on 16th July 2022 on Monday

Osun election: INEC commences mock accreditation

INEC mock accreditation exercise will take place in six local government areas, two registration areas/wards across the three senatorial districts…
Edo High Court remands 38-year-old Pastor, Simeon Okehielem, for allegedly raping and impregnating a house wife, Mrs Isoken Vivian Aigbedo.

Osun herbalist Kehinde Ola remanded over 800k fraud

The defendant unlawfully and fraudulently obtained the sum of N800,000 from one Adesoji Omolewa under the pretext of taking care…
Timothy Olaoluwa

SOS: Six-month-old baby with hole in his heart needs N5.4m to survive

The parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Awoyemi Olaoluwa are reaching out to the general public to offer an urgent financial…

Encomiums as top banker, Adeyemi Odusanya bids father farewell

The event had in attendance the high and mighty in all the strata of the nation’s economy - banking sector,…
Kenneth Aguba

Apostle Chinyere offers help to homeless Nollywood actor Aguba

Pictures of Aguba in a dirty environment has been trending on the internet since Monday morning as multiple reports said…
NECO

No examination on Eid-el-Kabir day – NECO

The National Examinations Council (NECO) said no examination was scheduled for July 9, contrary to insinuations in some quarters that…
Attack on INEC office in Enugu State

Updated: Gunmen overpower security officials at INEC office, destroy 748 ballot boxes

Gunmen who attacked the INEC building in Igboeze North Local Government Area office in Enugu State did not only raze…
Some of the innovators

Nigeria’s Well of Science among finalists in £1.1m Afri-Plastics Challenge

Another solution is ShoppersBag, a solution by Well of Science from Nigeria. ShoppersBags are reusable, recyclable and biodegradable bags that…
NECO

Islamic group urges NECO to shift exam from Salah Day

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has appealed to the National Examinations Council (NECO) to shift its examination date to Saturday…
Hoodlums set INEC office ablaze in Enugu

Hoodlums set INEC office ablaze in Enugu

Criminals have burnt down the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu State.
President Muhammadu Buhari approves the appointment of chief executives and renewal of tenure of some officers of parastatal agencies.

Nigerian govt. replies U.S. senators over allegation of Christians persecution

The Federal Government of Nigeria on Monday condemned the call by five US Republican Senators asking for the redesignation of…
Yobe Govt. approves N2.1 billion for payment of retirees

Gov. Buni condoles with families of 10 auto crash victims in Yobe

Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe on Monday condoled with the families of 10 persons who died in a recent…
Hajj

Messy Hajj airlift operation: Nigeria gets succour from S/Arabia

NAHCON appeal to intending pilgrims to remain calm and prepared for onward conveyance for the 2022 Hajj.
Ex- Ekiti governor Ayodele Fayose

N6.9bn fraud: Judge stalls Fayose’s trial

Fayose is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for N6.9billion fraud and money laundering charges.

FCTA to upgrade Dei Dei livestock market

Dealers of livestock are warned not to take advantage of the Eid-el-Kabir festive period to make a brisk business, by…
IInspector-General of Police (I-G), Usman Baba orders his officers to be firm and ruthless to criminals during Easter celebrations

IGP Baba calls for preventive policing

According to him, preventive policing is important because it prevents the occurrence of crime, engenders peace and ensures the provision…
Zamfara security guards

Arewa Forum wants joint vigilante task force in North west

According to the forum, the inauguration of CPG will reduce and checkmate bandits’ movement, fight them and stop their carnage.
Ex- Kano lawmaker Yusuf Sulaiman says emergence of Abdullahi Ganduje as National Chairman of APC has sent jitters to the camp of the PDP.

Ganduje approves N33m for Kano scholarship students

The fund is part of the counter-part funding under the France – Kano State Government Scholarship Scheme.
The quadruplets of Naja’atu Isiyaka during donation of food and baby care items to them by Hajiya Aisha Matawalle, wife of Zamfara governor

Zamfara quadruplets get gifts from governor’s wife

Presenting the items to the families at the Federal Medical Centre Gusau, Hajiya Aisha Matawalle expressed delight and rejoiced with…
Some of the suspects arrested in recent operations by the police. They include five members of of fraud syndicate who specialized in hacking into bank accounts of individuals and corporate bodies to steal monies arrested while attempting to hack into a company’s account to steal N3.4 billion.

Hackers attempting to steal N3.4bn from company’s account busted

Police equally arrested a notorious arms dealers and two kidnap suspects in Kaduna leading to the release of two kidnapped…
The tool abandoned by the transformer vandals

Transformer thief electrocuted in Okija, gang members flee

According to Ezeh, the deceased was not operating alone, as other members of his gang took to their heels immediately…
4th from right: Ex- Borno governor, Kashim Shettima, Chairman of the investiture ceremony of the Managing Editor Northern Operation of The Nation Newspaper and Rotarian Yusuf Alli 5th from right) as the 11th President of the Rotary Club of Abuja Maitama, in Abuja and other dignitaries at the event

Nigeria lacks selfless, charitable leaders – Sen. Shettima

Shettima said he is not surprised that Rotn. Yusuf Alli was chosen as the as the 11th President of the…
At least 460,500 U.S. dollars have been lost in at least three scam cases involving fraudsters posing as officials of government of Singapore

How to know Nigerian online scammer: Code word uncovered will surprise you

In internet chat rooms professional scammers use the term to identify their own kind and quickly move on to a…
University of Port-Harcourt Teaching Hospital, UPTH

UPTH speaks on ‘death’ of 19 babies in its incubators

The 'anonymous source' also claimed relatives are lights from their phones to aid doctors and nurses who were taking care…
NNPP chieftain, Buba Galadima explains why Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, cannot be a running-mate to Peter Obi in the 2027 presidential election

Northern voters will never vote for Peter Obi: Kwankwaso

Both Obi and Kwankwaso are in the race to become the next president in the February 2023 election. Kwankwaso is…
Col. Milland Dixon Dikio head of Presidential Amnesty Programme

Amnesty Programme cancels training contract with ECN

Mr Neotabase Egbe, the Special Adviser, Media to the Interim Administrator, Col. Milland Dikio (retd), explained that the contract was…
Bamidele Ademola-Olateju writes on migrants

Leaders urged to stop feeding Nigerian youths to Sahara, Med Sea

Bamidele who mans the Ministry of Regional Integration and Diaspora Relations, said good governance would dissuade young Nigerians from emigrating…
Ogun workers during protest

Ogun workers suspend indefinite strike, resume work 

The unions on the 27th of June began an indefinite strike over unpaid deductions from salaries, and 21 months of…
Cherry Eromosele

Eromosele becomes Executive Vice President, Marketing, Comm., Interswitch

She will also be accountable for developing and institutionalizing sound and sustainable processes that help realize Interswitch’s brand, marketing and…