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FILE PHOTO: Aftermath of a rainstorm

Rainstorm wrecks havoc in Zamfara

Heavy rainfall on Friday, wreaked havoc in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, forcing residents to abandon their homes and businesses.
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi State

Yahaya Bello supports financial autonomy for states’ legislature

Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has declared his support for financial autonomy for states’ Legislative Assemblies to enable them to…
Commissioner of Police, Mr Sama’ila Dikko and police Sergeant, Mr Kabiru Isah with the victim's family

Police sergeant Kabiru Isah returns accident victim’s N1.2m

A Nigerian police Sergeant Kabiru Isah, has returned N1.2 million belonging to a victim of an accident to his relatives…
Buhari with the Sultan of Sokoto Saad Abubakar

Buhari gives assignment to Sultan Abubakar, religious leaders

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked religious leaders to unite in support of the fight against terrorism, kidnapping, banditry and COVID-19…

Insecurity: CAN declares 3-day nationwide prayer

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has declared a three-day prayer for the peace and unity of the country in…
African China

Insecurity: FG not sincere with masses, says African China

Popular Nigerian musician Chinagorom Onuoha, also known as African China, has said the Federal government is not sincere with themselves…
Nigerian Army recalls its students

Army recalls bookish soldiers to join Boko Haram frontline

A leaked memo by the Nigerian Army Headquarters has ordered a large number of its personnel studying in universities and…
Appeal Court affirms judgement of the lower Court which outlawed the Indigenous IPOB and described the body as a terrorist organization.

Remove IPOB from terrorism list – Ohanaeze youths to Buhari

Youths of the South-East Zone of Nigeria have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to remove the Indigenous People of Biafra…
Lebanese Kfouri Suleiman a,k.a Simo arrested by NAPTIP

Lebanese national Simo impregnates 7 minors in Jos

Plateau Police Command has arrested a middle-aged Lebanese national identified as Simo, for allegedly sleeping with 14 under-aged girls in…
Aisha Yesufu claims only 'Commander-in-Chief' can tackle Boko Haram

Why I won’t link NIN to my phone number – Aisha Yesufu

Nigerian activist and the convener of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) advocacy group, Aisha Yesufu has vowed not to…

Five arrested for killings in Osun

Five suspected hoodlums have been arrested by the Police Command in Osun for allegedly attacking a residence in Ede and…
Parents of the abducted Greenfield University Students beg the Federal Government to pay ransom

Abductors of Greenfield University students want N100m more

Parents of the remaining 16 students of Greenfield University, abducted by terrorists have cried out for help over the settlement…
Gimba Yau Kumo and Fatima Buhari : marriage has collapsed

Fatima Buhari’s marriage to Gimba Yau Kumo has collapsed: Presidency

Fatima Buhari's marriage to Gimba Yau Kumo, the former managing director of the Federal Mortgage Bank has broken down, the…
Gimba Yau Kumo and Fatima Buhari : marriage has collapsed

$65m fraud: Presidency breaks silence on allegation against Buhari’s son-in-law

The presidency on Friday night broke its silence on President Muhammadu Buhari's purported son-in-law, Gimba Yau Kumo declared wanted for…

Edo suspends NCWS indefinitely

Edo state government on Friday said it has suspended all activities of the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS), in…

Lagos: Anger trails FreeTV as subscribers bemoan poor reception

Subscribers to FreeTV, recently launched in Lagos as the country’s official Free-To-View digital terrestrial television (DTT), have expressed disappointment over…
Governor Seyi Makinde: says 300,000 Oyo residents to receive HIV test kits

Makinde reiterates commitment to tackling poverty

Governor Seyi Makinde said his administration remains committed to tackling hunger and poverty in Oyo state.
Uduak Frank Akpan

Iniobong Umoren: My Story by Uduak Akpan [Interview]

Uduak Frank Akpan, who confessed killing Iniobong Umoren, a job seeker in Akwa Ibom narrated what happened before he killed…
Uduak Frank Akpan's father

‘I was not happy my son killed Ini Umoren – Frank Akpan

Frank Akpan, the father of suspected killer of Iniobong Umoren, has said he didn’t know about the crime until the…

Yahaya Bello fights for Buhari, warns governors, leaders, politicians

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has come in defense of President Muhammadu Buhari, warning governors, leaders and politicians to mind…
Baba Ijesha

Explainer: Why Baba Ijesha not released on bail

The Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), Lagos State Ministry of Justice, has stalled any possibility of releasing Olanrewaju James, popularly…
Bayelsa governor, Douye Diri

Gov. Diri urges INEC to adopt electronic voting

Governor Douye Diri on Friday recommended the use of electronic voting in future elections in order to stop electoral fraud…
EObaseki

Indian COVID-19 variant not in Edo – Obaseki

Edo State Government on Friday declared that there was no record of Indian COVID-19 variant in the state, as being…

Kwara governor hosts Emir of Ilorin, others (Photos)

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara state played host to the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari and many others.
Nigerian Army destroys unserviceable ammunition, explosives in Imo state

Army destroys outworn ammunition, explosives in Imo

The 34 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Obinze, near Owerri, has begun the demolition of unserviceable ammunition and…
Willie Obiano

PDP warns Obiano against deducting salaries

The People's Democratic Party (PDP) has warned Governor Willie Obiano against deducting workers’ salaries, as it is unfair.
Uduak Frank Akpan

How I Killed Iniobong Umoren: Uduak Akpan

Uduak Frank Akpan, the suspect in the murder of job seeker, Miss Iniobong Umoren, gave a chilling account of how…
Kachalla the Nigerien gunrunner arrested in Zamfara

Zamfara Police nab Kachalla Nigerien gunrunner, arming bandits

Police in Zamfara State have arrested a Nigerien gunrunner, who had sold about 450 AK 47 rifles to bandits and…
Niger govt. confirms NAF fighter jet killed six children

NAF airstrike neutralises bandits in Kaduna

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) airstrike has neutralised bandits in aerial missions in Chikun, Birnin Gwari Local Government Areas (LGAs)…

Slain Akwa Ibom jobseeker Iniobong Umoren laid to rest (PHOTOS)

The remains of slain Akwa Ibom job seeker, Iniobong Umoren, was on Friday buried amid tears by friends and family…