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Rivers APC: Amaechi loyalists suspend Abe, others

By Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt The battle for control of Rivers chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC dovetailed into a…

Dino Melaye breaks silence on viral wedding invitation card

Senator Dino Melaye (SDM) has broken the silence on his wedding invitation card that recently surfaced online.

Buhari salutes Itse Sagay at 80

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday rejoiced with foremost scholar, teacher, legal luminary, author, and anti-corruption crusader, Prof. Itsejuwa Sagay, as…

Lizzy Anjorin sends warning to Sanwo-Olu (Video)

Nollywood actress, Lizzy Anjorin-Lawal has sent a warning message to Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu over the imminent second…
70 suspected robbers, others smashed in Oyo

NSCDC deploys 2,100 personnel in Plateau

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it had deployed 2,100 personnel to Plateau state.

MURIC commends Buhari for rescuing Kankara boys

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the successful rescue of the abducted students of Government…
Goodluck Jonathan

Jonathan in Gambia to forge national consensus

Former Nigerian President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, arrived in the Gambia on Friday to support the country’s ongoing constitutional review…
Lagos announces date for full re-opening of Third Mainland Bridge

Third Mainland Bridge: Area boys slow down construction

The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, has lamented the disruptive activities of ‘Area Boys’ who sometimes…
Dr Bukola Saraki

Okowa salutes Saraki at 58

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has congratulated former President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki as he turns 58…
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres

UN chief welcomes release of Kankara boys

UN chief, António Guterres, has welcomed the release of the 344 Kankara schoolboys in Katsina state.

National Theatre’s Festival of Unity great initiative – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has commended the General Manager, National Theatre, Lagos, Prof. Sunday Ododo,…

COVID-19: Akwa Ibom cancels state events

The Akwa Ibom Government has cancelled all state events requiring large gathering, as it confirmed 48 new cases of COVID-19…

Edo jailbreak: Obaseki mulls pardon for inmates who stayed back

By Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state, on Friday disclosed that a website will soon be launched with…
emi Falana (SAN): Explains how FG frustrated Ibori’s Trial in the UK

Group accuses Femi Falana of inciting violence during #EndSARS

A Coalition of Civil Society (CSOs) under the umbrella of Coalition for Justice, has dragged Nigerian frontline human rights lawyer,…

Amaechi, Abe continue battle to gain control of Rivers APC

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt There seems to be no end in sight for the crisis afflicting the Rivers chapter of Nigeria’s…

Ekiti jobs: Gov. Fayemi sends a mail to unhappy applicant

Governor Kayode Fayemi has responded to the accusation that the 2020 recruitment process of teachers by Ekiti State Government was…

COVID-19: Plateau records 182 cases in 1 week

Plateau has recorded 182 cases of coronavirus in the past one week, the Commissioner for Information announced on Friday.
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi

Enugu hosts Carol of 9 Lessons

The Enugu State Government celebrated the festival of songs of nine lessons and carol on Friday night, with prominent citizens…

Orile Agege LCDA empowers residents with 20 mini buses

Mr Johnson Babatunde, the Executive Chairman, Orile Agege Local Council Development Area (LCDA) has empowered 20 youths in the residents…

COVID-19: Minister issues new guidelines to market, offices, worship centres

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has issued new guidelines to markets, offices, worship centres, transportation and among others as…
Nigerian Girl child

Girl-Child Education: NGOs urge women to sustain advocacy

Some Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have urged women to sustain advocacies on girl-child education and ending violence against women and girls…

APC, APGA raise objections against Abia LG poll

All Progressives Congress (APC) and All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia have expressed disappointment with the conduct of Friday’s…
Nigerian Girl child

Women called to sustain girl-child education advocacy

Some Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have urged women to sustain advocacies on girl-child education and ending violence against women and girls…
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres

Kankara abduction: UN lauds Nigerian government’s swift action

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has commended the Nigerian government over the rescue of the abducted 344 students of Government…

Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases surpass 77K, Gombe reports 6 deaths

COVID-19 cases in Nigeria overshot the 77,000 mark on Friday, with 806 new cases reported, although lower to the record…

Ebonyi NSCDC decorates 17 newly-promoted officers

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ebonyi on Friday decorated 17 newly-promoted operatives with their new ranks.

Lagos steps up campaign on planning permit process

Spurred by the need to adequately sensitize citizens and stakeholders on the need, benefits and seamless process of obtaining legal…
COVID-19 testing in Nigeria

COVID-19: 11 Nigerians dead, Lagos, Abuja lead in 806 new infections

Eleven Nigerians have died in the last 24 hours as the nation recorded 806 new cases of COVID-19, with Lagos…
60 year old Malam Bala and his son, Sunusi 35, died in a well at Sabon Garin Bauchi, in Wudil LGA of Kano while draining water from it.

10-year-old girl throws stepbrother inside well in Akure

A 10-year-old girl, Suliya Abubakar, said she threw her stepbrother, Usman Abubakar, aged 20 months, inside a well because her…

Buhari: Kankara schoolboys’ abduction meant to embarrass govt

President Muhammadu Buhari gave a new meaning to the kidnapping of 344 Kankara schoolboys: he said it was done to…