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Lagos leads in daily COVID-19 cases again

Lagos records uptick in COVID-19 cases

By Abujah Racheal/Abuja Lagos recorded an uptick in COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said.…
Buhari, Jonathan meet in Abuja

Buhari panics over UN move to expel Libyan foreign fighters

President Muhammadu Buhari has raised the alarm that the expulsion of foreign fighters in Libya, in consonance with a UN…
Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi reacts to claim by one Ms Fagbule that he duped her of $180,000 with a promise of marriage

Ooni sends message to Yoruba communities

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has said that it is taboo for Yoruba communities to conspire against their…
Cultists invade Edo

Edo begins digital registration of workers

The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki on Saturday said that the digital registration of all workers across the 18…
Marwa: The Icon turns 70

Intending couples to do drug test before marriage

Nigeria's anti-drug Czar Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa is pushing his drug war to a new level as he said anyone intending…
Usman Alibaba of the PDP wins Sabon Gari constituency in Kaduna

PDP trounces APC in Kaduna bye-election

Alhaji Usman Ali Baba of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) trounced his All Progressives Congress opponent to win the bye-election…

Indian PM Modi writes President Buhari

The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, has written to President Muhammadu Buhari, on the health benefits of Yoga, particularly…
Atiku Bagudu

Bagudu vows to lead hunters, vigilantes in battle against bandits

Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu, has vowed to lead hunters and vigilantes in the battlefield against bandits ravaging the state.

Gov. Yahaya congratulates Amina Mohammed

Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe state has congratulated Amina Mohammed on her re-appointment as Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations…
Chief Gani Adams, the Aare-Onakakanfo of Yorubaland says the gap left by late Afenifere leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo would be difficult to fill.

Gani Adams warns FG: ‘Grazing routes invitation to anarchy’

The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams has warned the Federal Government to drop the idea of pushing for grazing…

Ooni hosts MTN C.E.O, sends message to Nigerian youths

The Arole Oduduwa and Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, on Saturday urged Nigerian youths to select…

Lagos PDP, APC lock horns over LG poll

The Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, have locked horns in the build up…
Usifo ataga and his mum Sylvia Ataga

‘They murdered my son’, laments mum of slain Usifo Ataga, CEO of Super TV

When Sylvia Ataga, mother of Michael Usifo Ataga took to Facebook on 17 June, to celebrate his 50th birthday, his…
JAMB

2021 UTME: Candidates, parents express frustration

Some parents, whose children sat for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Saturday expressed their frustration and disappointment…
Amina Mohammed and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres

Breaking: Buhari congratulates Guterres, Amina Mohammed

Buhari congratulates the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres and his deputy Amina Mohammed for their reappointment
Atiku won 2023 Presidential election: PDP replies Lai Mohammed

Buhari committed to economic diversification – Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said President Muhammadu Buhari’s government is committed to diversifying the economy and…
Kwara govt says it will pay arrears of pension and gratuity for local government retires among others from N3.5bn Sure-P refund of FG

Purported defection of 20,000 members from Kwara APC false – Group

A group, Kwara Political Front (KPF), has raised the alarm over purported defection of over 20,000 members of the All…
kafayat layeni

Kafayat Layeni: Faleke apologises to Lagos APC family

Rep James Abiodun Faleke has apologised to members of the All Progressives Congress over the certificate forgery scandal, involving Alhaji…
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, (AIG) Zone 9, Umuahia, Isaac Akinmoyede, has lamented that secondary schools' students and artisans are now involved in cultism. Akinmoyede who is former Commissioner of Police in Plateau and Imo noted that cultism is now “really a big headache” for the police and the society.

How DPO escaped death from Edo Vigilante’s gunshot

The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 5 Headquarters, Benin City, AIG Isaac Akinmoyede, has called for strict supervision and regulation…
CP Ari Muhammed Ali, Delta State Commissioner of Police

Nollywood producer arrested with guns in Delta

Operatives of the Police Rapid Response Squad (RRS), on patrol, have arrested a Nollywood star, Mike Omoruyi, with guns in…
Suluka Abimbola

Ekiti teenager Suluka Abimbola stages own kidnap

The Police in Ekiti State have arrested a 16-year-old girl, Suluka Abimbola, alongside three accomplices for faking her own kidnap.
Post-UTME

2021 UTME: Mixed reactions trail exercise in Lagos

Mixed reactions trail the conduct of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), which started in all centres across Lagos…

Canada committed to improving Nigerians’ health, wellbeing

Mr Nicolas Simard, the acting Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, has reiterated Canadian Government’s commitment to work with donors, Federal…
Yahaya Bello

Kogi launches special website

The Kogi State government has launched an e-compendium, a special website to showcase the achievements, projects, news, and events of…
Governor Dapo Abiodun with LASEMA official at OPIC Plaza on Friday

OPIC Plaza gas fire: LASEMA gives final death toll, explains cause

The fire that gutted a moving cooking gas truck in Lagos on Thursday came from the kitchen of a Chinese…
Woro attack

Abdulrahman leads 20,000 rebels out of Kwara APC

About 20,000 members of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara have dumped the party to join a third force political…
Post-UTME

2021 UTME hold smoothly in many centres, power outage in some

Many candidates who sat for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Mararaba and some parts of Abuja, described…
PDP

Ex-Taraba PDP lawmakers protest neglect

Former members of the Taraba State House of Assembly have expressed dismay at the alleged failure of being involved in…
Police

Bandit arrested, AK47 rifle recovered in Kaduna

The Police Command in Kaduna State said its operatives arrested a suspected bandit and recovered an AK-47 rifle in the…

Bauchi residents lament erratic power supply

Some residents of Bauchi metropolis have expressed concern over the erratic power supply in the area.