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Buhari congratulates Wabba, other NLC leaders

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Mr. Ayuba Wabba on his re-election as President of the Nigerian Labor Congress, NLC and…
Minimum Wage: NLC urges FG to compel debtor-states to pay

Wabba wins second term as NLC president unopposed

Mr Ayuba Wabba, President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has promised to double his efforts in protecting the interest and rights…
Condom distribution in Nigeria fell by 55 per cent over the past year, UNAIDS says in its 2025 World AIDS Day report

Condom Day: NGO to distribute 600,000 condoms in Nigeria

The AIDS HealthCare Foundation (AHF), a Non-Governmental Organisation, says it will distribute over 600,000 condoms across the country as part…

WFN charges women to defend nation’s democracy, endorses Atiku

The Women For Nigeria (WFN), a pressure women group, has called on women, and all Nigerians to rise up in…

Residents jubilate as Ajimobi rescues, evacuates accident victims to UCH

Passers-by and jubilant residents of Iwo Road, Ibadan, on Tuesday, hailed the humanitarian gesture of the Governor of Oyo State,…

N13bn Ikoyi tower: EFCC moves for bench warrant against ex-NIA boss, Oke and wife

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is making moves to secure a bench warrant against the sacked Director General…

N650m laundering: Court adjourns, Akinjide’s trial to March 6

A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Wednesday adjourned the trial of former Federal Capital Territory…

Fayemi’ wife holds road show, mobilises women for Buhari/Osinbajo

The wife of Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, has urged Ekiti people to vote en-masse for President Mohammadu Buhari…
Nigerian

Man axes lover to death, buries her in shallow grave

A man has allegedly axed his one-night-stand lover to death in Montrose suburb area of Zimbabwe following a misunderstanding between…

Meet Nigerian innovator who built West Africa’s first AI-powered smart bench

Taiwo Okanlawon In 2018, a young Nigerian innovator, Yagazie Patrick Anyanwu, set out to redefine how people interact with technology…

N-Power to treble from 500, 000 to 1.5 million – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has stated that the job creation and empowerment initiative of the All Progressives Congress (APC) government…

Edo govt to fathers: Stop Impregnating your daughters

Mrs. Magdalene Ohenhen, the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development in Edo State, on Wednesday raised the alarm over…

Killings: Police declare emergency in areas in Rivers

Due to wanton killings, kidnappings and robbery on the popular East West road and outcry of commuters who are regularly…
Cholera

Cholera kills 130 people in Zamfara – Group

The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Emergency Working Group says no fewer than 130 people died of cholera in…

Saraki urges Federal Govt to end ASUU strike

The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has called on the Federal Government to work towards ending the ongoing…
Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal, FRSC and other FRSC Officers.

FRSC wants sale of alcohol banned at motor parks

Mr Joseph Aremu, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Imo has called for the outright ban of…

Over 81,000 IDPs will vote in Adamawa – NOA

No fewer than 81,000 registered Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) possessing Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) will participate in the 2019 general…
Massive PVC collection in Ondo: 55,859 cards distributed in record-breaking five-day period

2.3m voters registered in Borno – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday said that 2, 315, 956 eligible voters were registered for the 2019…

Mineral exploration: Saudi Arabia to spend $3.8bn

Saudi Arabia will invest around 3.8 billion dollars to enhance access to Geo-science data and reduce regulatory red tape as…

Trump, Kim to meet in Vietnam Feb. 27

U.S. President Donald Trump says he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam on Feb. 27 to…
INEC justifies N1.5bn demand for CTCs of National Register of Voters and Polling Unit as requested by Messrs V.C. Ottaokpukpu and Associates

Elections: INEC to deploy 23,000 staff in Niger

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is to deploy 23,000 staff to conduct the general elections in Niger, according to…
Ex-governor Abdulfatah Ahmed

2019 Polls: Kwara governor disowns fake campaign posters

Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has disowned campaign posters circulating in parts of the state promoting him as the Kwara…
Massive PVC collection in Ondo: 55,859 cards distributed in record-breaking five-day period

461,988 PVCs uncollected in Adamawa – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that 461,988 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have yet to be collected in…

20,000 South Sudan refugees return home from Uganda – UNHCR

The UN Refugee Agency on Wednesday said that over 20,000 South Sudanese Refugees had voluntarily returned home from Uganda following…

APC supporters throng Aper Aku stadium to cheer Buhari

The ultra-modern Aper Aku stadium, Makurdi, was on Wednesday filled to capacity as hundreds of thousands of supporters of the…

APC lauds peaceful campaigns in Kebbi

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kebbi, says the ongoing campaigns ahead of the general election were the most peaceful…

Group calls for violence-free elections

Noble Youths Mass Support Association (NYMSA), a non-governmental organisation, has called on the electorate to eschew violence and promote peace…

German cabinet approves revised abortion law

A compromise on an advertising ban on abortions that was labouriously wrung out between Germany’s coalition partners is expected to…

Child abduction: Enugu police arrest 2 ladies

The Enugu State Police Command said it had arrested and commenced investigations on two ladies who allegedly abducted a child…
INEC sets aside eight days for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for the September 21, 2024 Edo governorship election.

PDP chieftain urges Anambra electorate to pick PVCs before Feb. 8

Mr Godwin Ezeemo, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Anambra has appealed to the electorate yet to collect their…