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Bandits strike again in Katsina, kidnap 84 children

Katsina state is fast becoming a playground for armed hoodlums and bandits as police confirmed the kidnapping of 84 school…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar

Atiku tells Buhari what do about bandits

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari's led administration to speed up the prosecution of terrorists and…

COVID-19 is real – Cleric warns Nigerians to observe protocols

Pastor Emmanuel Oluwole of the Christ Glory Church, Ilorin, has urged Nigerians to continue to observe the Covid-19 safety measures…
Maritime

$4.6bn Ibom Deep Seaport to create over 300,000 jobs

The Government of Akwa Ibom has disclosed that the approval of 4.6 billion dollars Ibom Deep Seaport (IDSP) will create…

Lagos seals off Cubana club for breaking COVID-19 protocols

The Lagos State Safety Commission has sealed off the multi-billion naira Cubana nightclub house in the government reservation area, of…
65 victims of human traffickers

NAPTIP, FIWON partner against human trafficking in Osun

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), on Saturday in Osogbo, advised Informal Workers in Osun…
Governor Nasir El-Rufai

El-Rufai reacts to fresh killings in Southern Kaduna

Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai of Kaduna State has reacted to the new the killing of six children and a woman…
COVID-19 cases soar in Nigeria

Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases shoot up: No respite for Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna

Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases worsen on Saturday, as the nation posted the second highest figures since the pandemic entered the country…
NCDC boss Ihekweazu: covid-19 cases ebbing away

Nigeria posts 920 new COVID-19 cases, death toll hits 1.218

Nigeria reported six new COVID-19 related deaths on Saturday, taking the death toll to 1,218.

Fire razes female hostels in Zamfara College of Education — Registrar

    A fire outbreak at the Zamfara State College of Education, Maru, has razed a female hostel in the…

Drama as Police lawyer presents wrong witness before Lagos Panel

By Muhaimin Olowoporoku It was drama at the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Saturday as counsel to the…

WizKid, Tems make Obama’s 2020 list of favourite music

Michael Adeshina Nigerian artistes Wizkid and Tems have made former US President Barack Obama’s list of ‘Favourite Music of 2020’.…
Five firefighters, some vigilante operatives were among 20 people injured following a tanker explosion at a petrol station in Kaduna city

Diesel-laden tanker explodes at Otedola Bridge, 11 injured

No fewer than 11 people sustained injuries when a diesel laden tanker exploded on the Otedola Bridge on Lagos-Ibadan expressway…

DCP Abba Kyari dragged before Lagos panel over alleged extortion of N41m

Estate agent, Afeez Mojeed drags Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, before Lagos Judicial Panel over allegations of torture and…

Okungbowa Edo head of service kidnapped, driver killed

Edo State Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa, has been reportedly abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers.
Food market

Lagos markets record drop in prices of perishable food items

With barely one week to Christmas, prices of perishable food items were observed to be plummeting.

Okomu Oil rewards 87 staff with long service awards

The Managing Director, Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc, Dr. Graham Hefer, said a strong institution and motivated staff are veritable…
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, rejects invitation to serve as a Judge in the forthcoming Miss World Nigeria Beauty Pageant.

How to secure schools in Northern Nigeria

Sen. Shehu Sani, a former Senator representing Kaduna Central, has suggested ways on how the government could secure schools in…

#EndSARS: Man claims he lost his leg after he was shot at Lekki tollgate

By Muhaimin Olowoporoku A 27-year-old carpenter, Lucky Philemon, who claims to be one of the protesters allegedly shot when soldiers…

Sen. Abiru sends congratulatory message to Tinubu

Sen. Adetokunbo Abiru, representing Lagos East Senatorial District on Saturday congratulated Sen. Oluremi Tinubu on the conferment of an honorary…

How we rescued Kankara schoolboys – Military

By Rotimi Ijikanmi The Nigerian military on Saturday made some disclosures on how it carried out the rescue operation of…

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…