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Gov. Seyi Makinde: big blow from Supreme Court over Oyo councils

Makinde flags off N1bn flyover in Ibadan

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Wednesday, flagged off the construction of a flyover bridge at General Gas, on…

FEC approves $1.5bn for refinery rehabilitation

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved 1.5billion dollars for the rehabilitation of…
Court awards N1 million fine against ICPC for unlawful detention of Professor Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar of JAMB.

N900m fraud: Ex-JAMB Registrar, Ojerinde arrested

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested a former Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of…
COVID-19 Vaccine

Anambra to begin COVID-19 vaccination Thursday

Anambra State Government will roll out the COVID-19 vaccination programme from March 18 to March 27.
DPR

DPR seals 2 Lagos filling stations

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Wednesday sealed two filling stations in Lagos for under-dispensing of petrol.
Princess Catherine Odu: appointed Secretary to Ondo State Government.

Akeredolu appoints Catherine Odu as Ondo first female SSG

Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu appoints Princess Catherine Oludunni Odu as first female Secretary to Ondo State Govt and special advisers
Court

Jimoh Falola to wash public toilets for 30 days for rudeness

A cantakerous man based in Ibadan, Jimoh Falola, now knows how to restrain his mouth, after he was punished for…
accident

2 dead, 5 injured in Ogun auto crash

Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) said two persons died and five others injured when a truck and a…
Police: rescue Joy Fatoba's twins after they were locked up for three days in Igbara-odo, Ekiti State

Enugu man, Gabriel Arum, 2 sons arrested over theft of iron gate

Police arraign Gabriel Arum, his son, Kenechukwu and Ifeanyi Obasi for allegedly stealing security gate valued at N100,000 in Enugu
The three OPC members arrested by the Police after they nabbed Wakili

Wakili: 3 OPC members charged with arson, murder, remanded

Police arraign three OPC members involved in the arrest of alleged Ibarapa warlord, Abdullahi Wakili on charges of conspiracy, murder…
Fraud

Falola to wash public toilets for contempt of court

An Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan on Wednesday, ordered a man, Jimoh Falola, to wash public toilets for 30 days…
Oyo RTEAN Executives dissolved

Road transport employers donate medical equipment to Ogun govt

The Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), on Wednesday, donated medical equipment to the Ogun government.
Kyari: CUPP, a political mediocre tool, toothless bulldog - Group

DPR cautions Kwara residents against panic buying

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Kwara Office, has advised residents against panic buying of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).
Nigeria's leader Buhari

Niger Delta leaders restate support for Buhari, Akpabio

Youths in the Niger Delta region on Tuesday endorsed the current drive by the Federal Government to eradicate corruption in…

Photo News: Buhari presides over virtual FEC Meeting

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, 17th Mar 2021 presided over the virtual Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting at the Council…
Kano State Government enrolls over 3.8 million pupils in schools.

Free education: 3.8m pupils enrolled – Kano govt

The Kano State Government said it has enrolled over 3.8 million pupils in schools since the inception of the Free…
gas

Abakaliki residents lament high cost of cooking gas

A cross-section of Abakaliki residents has urged the Federal Government and Petroleum Products Price Regulatory Agencies to urgently address the…
IPOB members march for Biafra

Biafra claims Bakassi Peninsula, hoist Biafran flags

The Biafra Nations League, BNL in the Bakassi Peninsula, is threatening to unleash mayhem on any security agency prepared to…
US Consulate Visa applicants

US consulate contacts Nigerian visa applicants denied in Trump era

The US consulate has announced it has contacted Nigerian immigrant visa applicants who were denied visas during the Trump era
Libyan returnees

Nigeria receives 118 stranded Libyan returnees

Another batch of 118 Nigerians stranded in Libya, was on Wednesday received in Abuja.
Hijab: The scene at Surulere Baptist Secondary school in Ilorin on Wednesday

Hijab: Schools defy Gov. Abdulrazaq, violence at Baptist Surulere

Violence erupted between Christians and Muslims at Surulere Baptist Secondary Ilorin today, as officials turned back Hijab-wearing students.
Niger Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello

Unpaid N1.27bn benefits: Niger to meet ex-councillors

The Niger Government on Wednesday expressed readiness to meet with protesting former councillors in the state over their unpaid N1.27…
Chude Jideonwo

Chude Jideonwo reveals struggles with mental illness, Tourette’s syndrome

Red Media Africa boss, Chude Jideonwo reveals shocking personal health struggles in an interview with actress Elvina Ibru
Lagos night clubs

Night club owners appeal to Lagos govt over COVID closure

Night club owners have appealed to the Lagos State Government to lift the ban on their business, in a petition…
Lagos Red Line Rail Project

Lagos Red Line Rail begins operation late 2022

Lagos Red Line Rail will become operational latest by the fourth quarter of 2022, the managing director of LAMATA, Abimbola…
Hakeem Odumosu with the rescued baby

Lagos police boss Odumosu keen to adopt rescued baby

The Commissioner of Police (CP), Lagos State, Mr Hakeem Odumosu, said he would adopt a baby boy who was rescued…
Dr Stephen Ukenna

Covenant lecturer Stephen Ukenna arrested for raping 17-year-old student

Dr. Stephen Ukenna, a lecturer in Covenant University, Ota, has been arrested by for raping a 17-year-old student of the…

NCDC announces 179 cases of COVID-19, two deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 179 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, increasing infections in the country…
D-G of WTO, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says Seven Trade support programmes for will boost Nigeria’s export of sesame and cowpea products.

Okonjo-Iweala to Nigeria: Burna Boy, Wizkid Grammys services to export

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of World Trade Organisation (WTO), has applauded Nigeria’s Afrobeats stars, Burna Boy and Wizkid, for winning…
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State.

Kwara orders reopening of 10 mission schools shut over hijab controversy

The Kwara State Government has ordered reopening of 10 mission schools shut in February for refusing Muslim students to wear…