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Cultists kill 150 people in Edo, as Obaseki vows action against cultism

10 months after: Obaseki releases names of 11 Commissioners designate

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday forwarded the names of 11 Commissioners designate to the State House of…
Shiites protest in Abuja and the traffic jam caused, top left

Updated: Police, soldiers kill 8 Shiite protesters, arrest 42 in Abuja

DSP Josephine Adeh, the spokesperson for the police, said that the protesters who came from Niger, Bauchi, Gombe, Borno and…

Oforma’s death in Anambra politically motivated- Andy Uba Organisation  

The Senator Andy Uba Gubernatorial Campaign Organisation, SAUGCO, has called on the Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano and security…
NSCDC uncovers suspected ‘baby factory’ in Badagry

Anambra NSCDC nabs 4 with adulterated crude oil

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Anambra has arrested four persons allegedly conveying about 90,000 litres of…
fleeing POS agent Bolarinwa busted for stealing employer’s N400,000 

Suspected fraudsters Tersoo, Terver defraud POS operator in Benue

The Benue Police on Tuesday arraigned Torhile Tersoo, and Azua Terver, both 21-year-olds, before a Makurdi Magistrates Court 3B for…
the tanker fire in Rivers Tuesday

3 dead, houses gutted in petrol tanker fire

Witnesses said the driver of the petrol truck was trying to evade paying bribe at a police checkpoint when the…
An empty COVID-19 isolation centre in Lagos

Bed occupancy in Lagos COVID-19 centres drops sharply

Lagos COVID-19 bed occupancy rate dropped from the 53 per cent reported on Sept. 5, to its current 36 per…
Senate adopts the House of Representatives report on the establishment of the Nigeria Peace Corps (Establishment) Bill, 2023.

Senate to FG: Consider N300bn fund for Emergency Intervention on roads

The Senate has urged the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, consider an Emergency Intervention Fund to the…
The Buhari supporters

My takeaways from UNGA76, the protests and others

There are some from the so-called “Yoruba nation” group and the so-called “Indigenous People of Biafra” (IPOB) terrorist group who…
L-R Tobi, Olujobi Victor and Akinrodolu

2 fake U.S. soldiers Akinrodolu, Tobi jailed for romance scams

Akinrodolu and George were jailed alongside Oluwajobi Victor, slammed with a separate charge of fraud by the Economic and Financial…
House of Representatives hits back at Senate, ignore bills for concurrence

Supremacy battle: Reps hit back at Senate, ignore bills for concurrence

The House of Representatives and the Senate have again engaged in a battle of supremacy over Bills sent for concurrence.
Gov. Inuwa Yahaya says his administration will continue to borrow funds to address development deficits in Gombe

Gombe Govt. stops salaries of 731 workers

Gombe State Government has suspended the payment of salaries of 731 workers for being absent from work in the month…
Baba Ijesha, right, in court Tuesday with Kehinde Aghedo

Baba Ijesha defiled minor twice, Child Forensic Expert tells court

A child forensic interview expert, Mrs Anike Ajayi-Kayode, on Tuesday, narrated before an Ikeja Special Offences Court how Nollywood actor…
Justice Samuel Chukwudumebi Oseji

Supreme Court loses Justice Oseji to death

Oseji who hailed from Idumuje-Unor community in Aniocha North local government area of Delta State was born 2 June 1954.
Sikiru Smith

Gunmen kidnap Air Vice Marshal Sikiru Smith in Lagos

Gunmen have abducted Air Vice Marshal Sikiru Smith (retd.), in the Ajah area of Lagos State.
Mr Samuel Ben

Gunmen kidnap councillor in Akwa Ibom; third abduction in 3 weeks

Police on Tuesday confirmed the kidnap of Mr Samuel Ben, councillor representing Ward 6 Central in Eket Local Government Area…
Ali Modu Sheriff

PDP replies ex-Borno Gov. Ali Modu Sheriff

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has told the former Governor of Borno state, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, to perish the…
A cross section of Special Guests at the occasion perform the Groundbreaking Caption 2: Director, InnerCity Mission Pastor Omoh Alabi addresses the audience during the ceremony

Chris Oyakhilome Foundation to build new school in Ewu

In its effort to contribute to nation-building and economic development, Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International (COFI) through the Inner City Mission…
Commodore Jamila Abubakar

Chadian soldiers sell guns for $20 when broke: Nigerian Navy

Commodore Jamila Sadiq Abubakar, who represented Chief of Naval Staff, Awwal Gambo, said Chadian soldiers, when broke, pawned guns for…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide dismisses speculation of leadership tussle among members following death of its former leader Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu.

Ohanaeze declares Wednesday ‘Igbo Mourning Day’

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has cancelled its earlier scheduled Igbo Day celebration, to announce “Igbo Day of Mourning”.
Nigeria govt. shuts Federal Secretariat, Abuja

Federal Secretariat Abuja shuts down Thursday

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan, disclosed the government’s decision in a circular
A Nigerian Air Force fighter plane

20 Nigerian fishermen killed as fighter jet bombs wrong target

The fighter jet early on Sunday bombarded Kwatar Daban Masara in Lake Chad, which straddles Nigeria and neighbouring Niger, Chad…
Gov. Kayode Fayemi

NGF awaits Supreme Court verdict on VAT

Fayemi said the forum believes that the controversy over VAT required both political and legal measures to be settled.
Dashe Arlat Dasogot, Chairman, Plateau State Internal Revenue Service (PSIRS)

Plateau generates N17bn IGR in 9 months

Mr. Dashe Arlat Dasogot, Chairman, Plateau State Internal Revenue Service (PSIRS) has said that the service generated N17 billion from…
Covid-19

Covid-19: Nigeria logs 12 more deaths as Rivers leads new cases

No fewer than 296 new infections and 12 COVID-19 related deaths were recorded in the country in the past 24…
2,000 Nigerians banned from traveling abroad for evading COVID-19 tests

2,000 Nigerians banned from traveling abroad for evading COVID-19 tests

The Presidential Steering Committee(PSC) on COVID-19 has banned over 2,000 Nigerians and foreigners from traveling abroad and into the country…
Femi Fani-Kayode

Fani-Kayode speaks again on why he joined APC

Fani-Kayode visited Kalu, alongside the Majority Leader, House of Representatives Alhassan Doguwa, and a member of the House of Representatives…
LASG gives reasons for removal of gated streets

Tokunbo Wahab wins Excellence Recognition Award

Tokunbo Philip Wahab, the Special Adviser on Education to the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwoolu was has been honored…

ActionAid trains youths against violent extremism

ActionAid Nigeria in collaboration with PIBCID has begun the training of 500 youths against violent extremism in Kogi State.

Gombe govt. doles out N591m for victims of Billiri crisis

Gombe State Government on Monday began payment of N591 million to 554 victims of the Billiri crisis, which occurred last…