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Ekiti farmer Owajulu to rot in jail 10 years for raping teenager

The police charged Owajulu on June 12, 2021 with rape contrary to Section 31(2) of the Child’s Rights Law, Cap.…
FILE PHOTO: Nigerian soldiers accused of mutiny during a court martial session in 2015

Army arraigns six soldiers before court martial

The GOC said that court martial was meant to punish erring personnel as well as act as a deterrent for…
Osun, Borno and Lagos States are taking the lead INEC releases update on the pre-online registration in the ongoing nationwide CVR.

Fresh CVR registration hits 10.2m: INEC

The commission said that out of the people that completed their registration, 2,928,447 did it online, while 3,615,798 did physical…
Gov. Oyetola

Osun shooting: Oyetola vows to find trigger-happy policemen

Oyetola called for thorough investigation of the incident, with a view to ensuring that the culprits are decisively dealt with…
VP Yemi Osinbajo

Osinbajo presides over FEC meeting

At the last meeting, FEC approved N169.7billion for the reconstruction of four roads under the tax credit scheme.
Melaye and Buhari

Dino Melaye to Buhari: Stop the imposition now

Buhari, who met with APC governors in Abuja on Tuesday asked them to allow him choose a presidential candidate that…
Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs

Rivers 2023: Lulu-Briggs emerges Accord Party governorship candidate

In his victory speech, Lulu-Briggs, thanked the party for the confidence reposed in him as he promised to run an…
Buhari replaces ex-ministers, sends nominees' list to Senate

Drop the idea: APC NWC top shot tackles Buhari on consensus candidacy

"Any initiative that potentially took away the rights of party members to elect candidates would potentially mobilise Nigerians against the…
We’ll reserve 40 percent positions for women and youths -- Ajadi promises

We will reserve 40 percent of positions for women, youths: Ajadi promises

Youthful vice presidential hopeful, Mr. Olufemi Ajadi, has advised Nigerian youths and women to vote wisely in the 2023 presidential…
Godspower Oshodin

ECOWAS appoints Oshodin as Youth Ambassador

According to the ECOWAS Youth Council, Oshodin is a very hard working man, who is diligent in the area of…
Ongoing construction work at the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Blue Line Project at Marina.

Lagos announces new traffic diversions for rail, bridge projects

Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) would be deployed along the affected axis to ensure seamless movement.

Buhari arrives in Madrid

The Nigerian leader will speak to the gathering of top members of the Spanish business community and their Nigerian counterparts…

Police in gun battle with bandits in Abuja: 1 killed, 4 rescued

The operation was carried out by the command in partnership with Destiny Hunters commenced at about 06:00hrs on May 31.
Bauchi governor, Bala Mohammed doles out N75,000.00 (300 Saudi Riyals) to more than 3,000 pilgrims from the state in the holy land of Mecca.

After failed presidential bid, Bala Mohammed to snatch governorship ticket

After his failure at the presidential primary of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP weekend, Governor Bala Mohammed is set to regain…
Police Kill 4 bandits in shootout in Benue

Ebonyi gun battle: 3 ESN operatives killed, 2 native doctors nabbed

“This was sequel to an attack on a police patrol team on Monday, during which the hoodlums murdered a policeman…
L-R Siraj and Sani Ibrahim Tanko

2 sons of CJN Tanko get APC, PDP tickets in Bauchi

One of the sons, Siraj Ibrahim Tanko, won the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for Bauchi North Senatorial seat.
Suspected pirates

Report reveals the yearly heist of Niger Delta pirates

The report comes as the UN Security Council on Tuesday urged greater action to stop piracy in the Gulf of…
Lagos impounds 150 commercial motorcycles, arrests 10 persons

Okada ban begins in Lagos today, residents assured of safety

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on May 18 announced the ban, after a meeting with the Commissioner of Police, Area Commanders and…
Tinubu

Tinubu Unstoppable in APC presidential politics: Kperogi

The fear of Buhari and his cabal is that should a primary election be held, the chances that Tinubu would…
Dr Samuel Kanu-Uche, Prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria

My ordeal in the hands of Fulani kidnappers – Methodist Prelate Uche

The cleric was kidnapped on Sunday along with two others. He was Freed on Monday after paying a ransom of…
Former Senator representing Anambra Central Ebenezer Ikeyina: emerges factional Presidential candidate of SDP for the 2023 general elections.

Sen. Ikeyina emerges SDP presidential candidate

Out of the 311 delegates accredited, 308 voted in favour of Ikeyina, two voted against while only one vote was…
Muhammad Kashim Ibrahim

Bauchi PDP governorship candidate Kashim Ibrahim withdraws

The party’s spokesman, Malam Yayanuwa Zainabari, told a news conference in Bauchi on Tuesday that Kashim withdrew from the race…
Abdullahi Adamu

Crisis rocks APC: NWC members accuse Adamu of using Buhari’s name to blackmail them

The NWC alleged that Adamu took decisions unilaterally and that  when it suits him, he invoked the name of Buhari…
Okorocha pays N500m, beats deadline for APC presidential screening

Okorocha pays N500m, beats deadline for APC presidential screening

Rochas Okorocha has perfected his bail conditions which involve the payment of N500 million and has arrived at the venue…
Lawan and Oyegun

Ahmad Lawan screened by APC panel, states agenda if elected President

Lawan who stormed the Transcorp Hilton Hotels, venue of the screening with dozens of Senators, friends and political associates was…
Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation

Opebi-Ojota link bridge: Lagos releases urgent information that’ll affect movement

Explaining the diversion plan, Oladeinde advised residents on Opebi to use Opebi Link Road to access Tunde Osilaja Street to…
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)

No laboratory for generating monkeypox in Nigeria – NCDC

Nigeria said it welcomes scientific cooperation with all foreign countries, and has received material support from the United Kingdom, Germany,…
Osinbajo being screened

No cause for alarm: We’re ahead of PDP, others – Osinbajo

Osinbajo spoke after being screened by the Chief John Odigie-Oyegun-led APC 2023 seven-man presidential screening committee which began on Monday…

2023: APC Presidential Screening Committee screens Osinbajo, Akpabio, others

Osinbajo arrived at the Transcop Hilton Hotel, Abuja, venue of the screening in company of chieftains of the Yemi Osinbajo…
Nasarawa Govt. disburses N592m bursary to 16, 000 students

What Buhari told us about successor: Gov. Sule [Video]

He debunked the notion that the President has determined a preferred candidate. But on the contrary, he said the President…