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Akpabio: NDDC forensic audit ready in July, board members soon

Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, said the final report of the forensic audit of Niger Delta Development Commission…
Controversies over leadership of APGA continue with the incumbent Dr Victor Oye denying claims that he was sacked by Supreme Court on Friday.

Victor Oye: APGA holds Anambra primary today despite INEC query

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) will conduct its primary today ahead of the November Anambra governorship election, the chairman,…
Ibrahim Ahmed Bichi: committee uncovers private school teachers on govt payroll

Kano uncovers 3000 private school teachers on its payroll

Kano State Government said it has uncovered on its payroll no fewer than 3000 teachers working for private, community and…
Kaduna Governor El-Rufai and NLC president Ayuba Wabba

ICYMI: NLC begins another showdown with El-Rufai

NLC President Ayuba Wabba rallies forces for resumption of the suspended strike against Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna
No civil servant was promoted by Gov. Ayade in 7 years – TUC

Ayade appoints APC members into cabinet

The Governor of Cross River State Ben Ayade has appointed members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) into his cabinet.
Lagos bans Commissioners, others from bringing personal assistants from outside

#EndSARS: Most Lekki victims suffered minor injuries, says Muri-Okunola

Lagos Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, on Tuesday testified before the Lagos State Judicial Panel that many of the people…
Chidera Igwe

Canada based Nigerian girl Chidera Igwe writes her first novel at 11

Nigerian girl Chidera Igwe,11, is a Grade 5 student at St Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School in Canada. She has written…

Temitope Fagade: Sculpting Memory and Heritage in Gold

Jennifer Okundia Temitope Fagade sits at the crossroads of the gravity of ancestral memory and the pull of global modernity…

Killer-labourer Ikechi goes to jail for life in Lagos

Justice Modupe Nicol-Clay of a Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), on Tuesday sentenced a 32-year-old…

Nigeria takes delivery of $1m Saudi donated equipment

The Federal Government has taken delivery of medical equipment worth one million dollars donated by the government of the Kingdom…
Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State

Oyetola restates commitment to agriculture development in Osun

Governor Isiaka Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State on Tuesday restated the commitment of his government to making agriculture the bedrock…

Ogun sympathises with victims of Ogere inferno

By Adejoke Adeleye The Ogun State Government has extended condolence to the families of those who lost their lives in…
Police debunk reports that it directed its personnel in Kogi going to Anambra for governorship election to pay N10,000 as transport fare

Gun duel in Edo: Police dislodge kidnappers’ barricade, shoot one dead

Operatives of Ehor Division of Edo State Police Command, on Tuesday dislodged a blockade made by hoodlums suspected to be…
Governor Seyi Makinde: reacts to Supreme Court judgment

Makinde approves establishment of LAUTECH campus in Iseyin

Governor 'Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Tuesday, approved the relocation and establishment of the College of Agriculture and Renewable…

Edo govt reads riot act to property developers

The Edo State Government has warned property developers erecting buildings without approval from relevant regulatory authorities to either discontinue or…
Police rescue wife of retired AIG Hakeem Odumosu who was abducted in her residence in Arepo area of Ogun State about a week ago

Lagos Police partner NGOs to fight sexual offences

The Commissioner of Police (CP) in Lagos State, Mr Hakeem Odumosu, has vowed to bring to justice anyone found to…
Kingsley Moghalu

Moghalu becomes UN Academic Council board member

Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, a presidential candidate in the 2019 general election, has been elected member of Board of Directors of…
Mr Olufunmi Olatunji

Sanwo-Olu mourns Eti Osa LCDA Chairman, Olufunmi Olatunji

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed sadness over the sudden death of the Chairman of Eti-Osa East Local…
National Assembly cleaners mop rain drenched area of the Senate

Come and fix our roofs: Embarrassed Senate begs FCDA

Embarrassed by its leaking roofs, the Senate today pleaded with the Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCDA) to expedite action on…
Zainab Ahmed Minister of Finance

Senate to engage Finance Minister on 2017-2020 Economic Recovery Plan

The Senate has mandated six of its Committees to engage the Minister of Finance, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, on the Federal…
Fidelis Nweze

Just In: Ebonyi Commissioner Nweze is dead

Ebonyi Commissioner for Infrastructure Development Engr. Fidelis Nweze is dead.
Lai Mohammed

FG to ECOWAS court: We only suspended Twitter, not Twitter accounts

In its defence of Twitter ban at ECOWAS court, Nigeria says the matter is not for the enforcement of any…

U.S. varsities admit 13,000 Nigerians

The United States Consulate’s Public Affairs Officer, Mr Stephen Ibelli, said about 13, 000 Nigerian students are admitted to U.S…

Photos as Buhari inaugurates National Steering Committee for NPRGS

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, inaugurated National Steering Committee (NSC) for the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS).
Lagos Assembly urges LASG to support schoolgirl suffering teargas injury

Lagos Assembly wants ritualists punished, endorses Bill

A bill to criminalise illegal trading in human organs has scaled second reading at the Lagos State House of Assembly,…
EFCC Chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa

Human Trafficking: Bawa advocates strengthening of enforcement activities

The Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, advocated strengthening of investigation…
President Muhammadu Buhari: his govt ordered to pay Rivers, Akwa Ibom $3.37b

[ICYMI] Buhari establishes Private Equity Fund

President Muhammadu Buhari has on Tuesday, established a private equity fund to alleviate Nigerians from poverty.

EFCC arraigns Kyari for N99.7m fraud in Maiduguri

The Maiduguri Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, June 21, 2021, arraigned one Alhaji…

Fake ponzi scheme operator jailed 7 years in Port Harcourt

Justice A.T. Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has convicted and sentenced a fake…

N.5m fraud: Ex-banker Hannatu Nuhu bags 1 year imprisonment

The Maiduguri Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has secured the conviction and sentence to one-year…