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Lockdown: Lagos scales up enforcement, impounds 20 vehicles

Lagos State Government on Saturday scaled up enforcement, with 20 vehicles and several motorbikes impounded for violating the Coronavirus lockdown…

Obaseki appoints new Chief of Staff

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has appointed Osaze Ethan Uzamere as his Chief of Staff.

Kano in grim harvests, too many VIPs drop dead in 24 hours

There are concerns in and out of Kano that the coronavirus pandemic may have been responsible for too many deaths…
Fegalo Nsuke MOSOP president

Coronavirus impacting Ogoni communities severely – MOSOP President

The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) says the impact of the fight against the Coronavirus is…

Lockdown: Edo varsity commences 2nd semester

The management of Edo University, Iyamho, has announced the commencement of the 2nd semester for the 2019/2020 academic session, via…

Diri pays surprise visit to Swali Waterside Market, Yenagoa

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State on Saturday, April 25 paid a surprise visit to the popular waterside Swali market…

Rivers: Wife of slain auto-mechanic delivered of baby boy

Mrs Adaugo Ikwunado, the Pregnant wife of the late Chima Ikwunado, an auto-mechanic allegedly tortured to death by officers of…

Ibrahim Ayagi renowned economist dies, Buhari mourns

President Muhammadu Buhari has paid tribute to renowned scholar and professor of economics, Prof. Ibrahim Ayagi who died on Saturday.

Coronavirus: Commonwealth Medical Association commends UBTH, seeks more support

The Commonwealth Medical Association (CMA) has commended the management of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), over its effort…
Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, TRACE, said it has commenced operation "SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE DRIVING... A MUST" to ensure safe driving in all nooks and crannies of the state during the yuletide.

Security: Ogun Security Trust Fund donates patrol bikes to TRACE

To further enhance activities of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement (TRACE), Ogun State Security Trust Fund (OGSTF) has provided 10…

Guild of Editors demands end to journalists’ harassment in Ebonyi

The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has noted with deep concerns, the persistent harassment of journalists in Ebonyi State on…

Medical doctor infects four people with Coronavirus in Ekiti

Ekiti State has recorded four more Coronavirus cases , Governor Kayode Fayemi said on Saturday.

Lockdown: Rivers court convicts 5 offenders, 33 remanded in isolation center

At least five accused persons who violated the provisions of the Rivers State Quarantine Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Other Infectious Diseases)…

Ramadan: Abiodun urges Muslims to pray against coronavirus

Ogun state governor Prince (Dr) Dapo Abiodun has urged Muslims to use the Ramadan to pray against the world pandemic…

12 fresh Coronavirus cases hit Osun

Twelve new Coronavirus cases have hit Osun State, the government announced on Saturday.

Sexual abuse: Rivers police nabs 8 members of Diobu Vigilantes

Eight Members of Diobu Vigilante in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of the state, have been arrested by Rivers…
Tin Can Island port in Lagos: ships with various goods arrive

Coronavirus: Sifax Group confirms isolation of some of its staff

The Sifax Group, owners of Port and Cargo Terminal, Tin Can Island Port, Lagos, on Saturday said that some of…

Coronavirus deaths surpass 200,000 worldwide

The deadly Coronavirus pandemic has killed over 200,000 people in the world, according to figures from John Hopkins University.
Atiku Bagudu

Kebbi governor pledges quality educational infrastructure

Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi says his administration is committed to the provision of necessary infrastructure to schools towards achieving…

Coronavirus: NNPC donates ambulance, medical kits to Kano

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has donated an ambulance and other medical consumables to Kano State Government to prevent…
Taiwo Akerele

Akerele: The ‘poli-trics’ of Obaseki’s CoS resignation

News of the resignation of the Chief of Staff to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, Francis Taiwo Akerele, pervaded…

Sanwo-Olu sets 209 prisoners free over rising Coronavirus cases

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the release of 209 prisoners across various Correctional Centres in the state.

Whale washes ashore in Nigeria dead

A whale has been washed ashore in Bonny Island, in Rivers State. It was dead and decomposing, provoking fears of…

Lagos to hold mass burial for bodies not evacuated from morgues in two weeks

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday said the government would conduct mass burial for bodies in state mortuaries not…

An open letter to INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu

A Nigerian writes INEC chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu on why it is difficult for INEC to publish the results of…

Buhari shocked over death of Sarkin Malaman Sokoto

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of Sarkin Malaman Sokoto, Alh. Buhari Siriddawa, describing it as ”not…

Fact Check: Did Nobel laureate Tasuku Honjo say coronavirus man made?

A statement allegedly made by Professor Tasuku Honjo, Japan’s Nobel prize winning Professor of Medicine, that Coronavirus is not natural…

COVID-19: Police officer tests positive in Lagos, sneaks into Ondo

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has expressed worries over the level of porosity of the entry points to Ondo state as a…

Tinubu mourns close security aide Lateef Raheem

The National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has commiserated with the family of his Chief Security Officer, Lateef…

Lagos records another COVID-19 death

The State Ministry of Health disclosed this via Twitter on Saturday, hours after an additional 80 cases of Coronavirus were…