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Kerosene price increases from N195 to N235 in Enugu

Some Enugu residents are worried about the increase in the price of kerosene in the metropolis, from N195 to N235…

2 Nigerians Azuonwu, Amadi posing as Bruno Mars scam Texas woman of $100K [Photos]

Two Nigerians identified as Chinwendu Azuonwu and Basil Amadi are facing trial in Houston, after scamming a 63-year-old Texas woman…

Terrorists didn’t kill 20 soldiers in North-East

The Nigerian Army has dismissed reports of the killing of 20 soldiers by Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)…
NSCDC men on patrol

Husband impersonates wife during teacher’s recruitment exam

The operatives of Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), on Wednesday, apprehended a man in Osun State for impersonating…
Governor Douye Diri:, imposes curfew on Bayelsa waterways as part of measures to check cases of insecurity along the creeks in the state

Bayelsa seeks better partnership with U.S

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa on Wednesday said his administration would consolidate on the existing relations between the state and…

Rivers State varsity gets N16.6bn for upgrade of facilities, establishment of new campuses

Rivers Government releases N16. 6 billion for the upgrade of facilities and establishment of new campuses at the State owned…

Cancer: Don’t rely on miracles, Akeredolu’s wife warns Nigerian women

Founder of Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria (BRECAN), Betty Akeredolu has warned Nigerian women not to rely on miracles and…
Bauchi

Gov. Bala Mohammed signs 3 bills into law

Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has signed into law, a bill establishing the Bauchi state Oil and Gas Academy, Alkaleri,…

Lagos court jails armed robber 21 years

A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday sentenced one Shola Agboola to 21 years imprisonment for armed…
An Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abduljabbar Kabara, was on Thursday sentenced to death by hanging by an Upper Shari’a Court sitting at Kofar Kudu in Kano State for alleged blasphemy.

Banned Sheikh Kabara ready for debate with other Islamic clerics

Lawyers representing Kano-state banned Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasir-Kabara said their client was fully ready to debate with other Muslim Ulamas, as…
COVID-19 cases soar in Nigeria

COVID-19 uptick in Nigeria, more deaths reported

Nigeria reports COVID-19 uptick on Wednesday with more deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the Nigerian Centre…
Wife of Lagos governor, Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu,

Sanwo-Olu tasks students on cleaner environment

Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, the wife of Lagos State Governor, on Wednesday charged students to become agents of positive change of…
No civil servant was promoted by Gov. Ayade in 7 years – TUC

Operatives raid baby factory in Calabar, rescue 24 pregnant ladies, 11 children

Security outfit rescues 24 pregnant ladies, 11 children in a raid on a suspected baby factory in Anantigha area of…
Gov. Atiku Bagudu

Bagudu flags-off housing scheme for flood victims

Governor Atiku Bagudu on Wednesday flagged-off the construction of a housing estate of two-bedroom bungalows at Zauro LGA for indigents…
Police acting in concert with military operatives rescue 23 kidnapped victims from a gang of gunmen in Kajuru LGA of Kaduna State.

Police Inspector shoots self in stomach, dies in Imo

According to an eye witness the officer went into a private room, locked himself in and shot himself in the…

NUJ calls for immediate release of kidnapped NTA reporter

The reporter, a nursing mother, was abducted at a gunpoint along the railway line, Woji in Obio/ Akpor LGA on…

Lawan warns politicians against ethnicizing insecurity

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has warned politicians against ethnicizing the spate of insecurity in the country.

Insecurity: Senate urges Buhari to review ECOWAS protocol

Members of the Senate on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to immediately review the ECOWAS protocol of free movement.

Police parade suspects arrested over murder of Sherifat Adisa, 2 others in Ibarapa

The Police Command in Oyo State have arrested no fewer than 11 suspected kidnappers terrorising the people of Ibarapa area…

Police arrest suspects linked to kidnap of Council boss, top farmer in Oyo

Police parade suspects linked to series of kidnapping, murder and other crimes in Ibarapa zone and other areas of Oyo…

Lagos police arrest landlady’s daughter for beating male tenant to death

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested one Ms Tina Essi, for the alleged murder of 49-year-old Christian Akparie in…
National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS)

Declare Miyetti Allah terrorist group now – NANS tells Buhari

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Southwest zone has called on President Mohammadu Buhari to declare Miyetti Allah Cattle…

Ondo varsity postpones election over SSANU union strike

The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU), Western Zone, has postponed the union election of Olusegun Agagu University of…
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says federal government must renegotiate with states for solutions to the nation's current economic challenges.

Resident doctors debunk Obaseki’s allegation of corruption in health sector

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Edo State Hospital Management Board chapter, has debunked corruption allegation against doctors in employ…

Obasanjo’s ex-aide, directors’ legal tussle threatens oil firm

A former Special Adviser on Energy in the Olusegun Obasanjo administration, Prof. Anthony Adegbulugbe, and two directors of Green Energy…

Pfizer expands access to cancer drugs in Africa

U.S drug firm, Pfizer, has announced a partnership with IDA Foundation to provide equitable access to quality cancer treatments.

Just In: Fani-Kayode bursts Yahaya Bello’s bubble, says I’ve not left PDP

Femi Fani-Kayode says though politicians are in a season of political consultations, he has not left his the Peoples Democratic…

Machado-Onanuga resumes as Perm. Sec. TESCOM

Mrs. Toyin Machado-Onanuga has resumed office as Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM).
Buhari nominates Kolawole Alabi as FCCPC Commissioner

FEC approves N9.4bn to complete digital switch-over

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved N9.43 billion to complete the digital…
Odumakin

Okei-Odumakin condemns attack on Soyinka’s house

Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, President, Women Arise and Centre for Change, has condemned herdsmen attack on Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka's…