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5 corps members died in Akwa Ibom – NYSC Coordinator

The Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Akwa Ibom, Mr Julius Amusan, said on Thursday that five corps members serving…
Kogi APC identifies a woman killed during a rally of the opposition SDP in Kotonkarffe part of the state last Saturday as its member.

$100m loan: National Assembly approves Kogi’s request

The Kogi State government says it has received the approval of the National Assembly to obtain a foreign loan of…

Why truck-related accidents recur

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday said poor maintenance of articulated vehicles and inadequate drivers’ training were among…

Pope Francis creates new diocese for Okpaleke, rejected bishop of Ahiara

Pope Francis has established the Diocese of Ekwulobia, Anambra State and named Bishop Peter Ebere Okpaleke, the rejected bishop of…

Electoral Offences Bill: INEC wants NASS to hasten passage

Prof Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has called on the National Assembly to hasten the passage of…

Coronavirus: Nigerian who returned from France quarantined in Lagos

A Nigerian man who returned from France has been quarantined in Lagos over Coronavirus after he developed headache and respiratory…

Coronavirus: Youth assembly calls for grassroot sensitisation

The President of Yoruba Youth Assembly, Mr Olarinde Thomas, told the Federal Government on Thursday to embark on grassroots sensitization…

NAHCON urges pilgrims to get refund for Lesser Hajj

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), has urged pilgrims who paid for lesser Hajj (Umrah) to contact their tour…

Late Kolade Johnson suffered six gunshot wounds – Pathologist

A pathologist, Dr Oluwaseun Williams, on Thursday testified before an Ikeja High Court that Kolade Johnson, a 35-year-old football fan…

598 students bag distinction from LASPOTECH

Mr Samuel Sogunro, Rector, Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), Ikorodu, says 598 students who bagged distinctions were among 16,315 that would…
Oshiomhole

APC Crisis: Buhari, Oshiomhole meet in Aso Rock

Embattled National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has stormed the Presidential Villa on Thursday to meet with…

NBA praises Zainab Bulkachuwa as she bows out

The life of Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa reminds one of what the Nigerian girl- child can achieve if given the chance…
nysc MEMBERS

Four Niger corps members get merit award

Four members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Thursday received the Niger state government merit awards for outstanding…

N-power: FG apologises, sets date for release of stipends

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Job Creation and Youth Empowerment, Mr Afolabi Imoukhuede, said that the federal…

Boko Haram terrorists not recruited into military – Olonisakin

The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin, has dismissed reports that repentant and rehabilitated Boko Haram members were being…
Mr Matthew Kolawole, Speaker, Kogi Assembly

2023: My ambition not known to anyone – Kogi Speaker

Speaker of Kogi House of Assembly, Prince Matthew Kolawole, has refuted insinuations that he is nursing an ambition to contest…
NYSC corps members

NYSC: 3,049 corps members pass out in Kaduna

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), on Thursday, conducted the Passing Out Parade (POP) ceremony for 3,049 Batch ‘A’ 2019…
Oshiomhole

Drama as Kano court nullifies Oshiomhole’s suspension 

A Federal High Court in Kano on Thursday nullified the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman of the…

Buhari announces Mensem as Appeal Court President

Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Hon. Justice M.B. Dongban Mensem as the Acting President of the…

Court reinstates Oshiomhole as APC Chairman

A ruling of the FCT High Court suspending the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has…

Senate approves Buhari’s $22.7bn loan request rejected by Saraki

The Nigerian Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to borrow $22.7 billion- a request which was rejected by the…
Oshiomhole

Are we having the funeral of APC so soon?

As a matter of fact, it appears the only seal in the crack of the APC at the moment is…

The best way to fight Coronavirus – Sanwo-Olu’s wife

Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu on Thursday emphasized the need for residents of the State to…

Cross River shuts medical facility over sub-standard operations

The Cross River Ministry of Health has shut down a medical facility in the Boje community of Boki Local Government…

Coronavirus: UNICEF charges Nigerians to seek information from trusted sources

The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has urged Nigerians to always source for relevant information on preventive measures about coronavirus…

Twitter tests its own version of stories, see reactions

The hashtag #RIPTwitter is currently trending on the social media platform after the micro-blogging website, Twitter rolled out its own…

Akparanta Nigerian-born New York prison officer pleads guilty for sexually abusing inmates

Colin Akparanta, a Nigerian-born correctional officer at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan, New York, has pleaded guilty for an…

Abuja’s isolation centre for coronavirus cases still under construction

Nigeria's capital Abuja has no isolation centre yet for possible cases of coronavirus, as the facility being built at the…
The 2015 All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Rivers State, Dr Dakuku Peterside has said the victory of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the just concluded presidential election represents a promising moment in Nigeria's history.

No second term for Peterside at NIMASA, Buhari appoints successor

Dr Dakuku Peterside will not have a second term as the director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency…
Oshiomhole

Oshiomhole replies traducers: I am still APC chairman

Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has insisted he remains the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), despite the order…