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Adeboye charges Ooni to promote unity, progress of Yoruba people

Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, has tasked the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi,…

N/Delta: Chevron, IITA partner to train 40 youths in agriculture

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL)and International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan, had concluded arrangement to train 40 youths from the…

Customs intercept cannabis worth N150m

The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday said it intercepted cannabis worth N150 million and…

Police, NSCDC to hold grounds in liberated areas – Minister of Defence

The Nigeria Police Force and Nigeria Security and civil Defence Corps will henceforth hold ground in the areas that have…

Man, 31, arraigned for fondling woman’s breast in Lagos

For allegedly fondling a woman’s breast, a 31-year-old man, Yusuf Akpata, was on Thursday brought before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court…

Buhari fighting “necessary war’’ against corruption — Sen. Lawan

Sen. Ahmed Lawan (APC- Yobe) has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption crusade as a “good’’ and “necessary war’’ worthy of…

Germany signals interest in Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas

Nigeria’s quest to expand its Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) market into Europe received a major boost on Thursday as a…

57 million Nigerians now have access to financial services-CBN

The Bankers Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday said 57 million Nigerians, which represents 66 per…

Senate urges Military to beef up security in IDPs camps

Senate President Bukola Saraki, on Thursday urged the Military to beef up security in the Internally displaced Persons(IDPs) camps in…

Amosun calls for better land border security

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has urged the nation’s Interior Ministry to ensure that it budgets more…

Dickson stops borrowing to pay salaries

Bayelsa State Government has asked its workforce to brace up for the global economic challenge, as the practice of augmenting…

UNAIDS charges FG to increase local funding for HIV/AIDS

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has charged the Nigeria’s Federal Government scale-up local funding to close the…

Towards 2030 HIV-free Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government’s projection to end the reign of the dreaded HIV/AIDS pandemic by 2030 in Lagos…
The Kaduna University (KASU) chapter of ASUU suspends its strike after the state government acceded to some of its demands

Suspended lecturer sues KASU

Femi Adi/Kaduna Kaduna State University, KASU, lecturer, Dr. John Danfulani, who was suspended by the school authorities for an alleged…

Man docked for N300m land scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Victor Ochola before Justice A. R. Mohammed of the Federal High…

Money Laundering: Prosecution rejects ex-Gov Akwe Doma’s document

The trial of Aliyu Akwe Doma, a former Nasarawa State governor, and two others, continued on Wednesday before Justice A.…

Buhari resumes from 6-day vacation

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday resumed work at the State House in Abuja after a 6-day vacation. In compliance with Section…

Pumping machine thief dies inside well

Yusuf Muhammed It was a sad end for a man who allegedly tried to steal a pumping machine in a…
Aisha Alhassan also known as Mama Taraba

Mama Taraba loses at Supreme Court

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The hope of Nigeria having the first female elected governor was finally dashed by the Supreme Court on…

UNAIDS charges FG to scale-up funding for HIV/AIDS

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has charged Nigeria’s Federal Government to scale-up local funding to…

Partnership with EFCC essential to curb oil theft – Army

Brig Gen S. O. Olabanji, Commander, 2 Brigade Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has said that the Economic and…
You have a case to answer, court tells Nyako, son, others

Murtala Nyako wrongly removed, Appeal Court rules

After 18 months of being removed from office, former governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako has now gotten some restitution…

Dambazau praises Lagos over N4.8bn security equipment for police

Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Lt. General Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.) on Wednesday described the security equipment purchased by the…

LAGBUS driver bags 10 hours community service for reckless driving

A LAGBUS driver, Idowu Oladipopu, was on Thursday sentenced to 10 hours of community service by Magistrate Bola Olagbegi-Adelabu for…

Court of Appeal nullifies impeachment of former Gov Nyako

The Yola Division of Federal Court of Appeal on Thursday declared the impeachment of former Gov. Murtala Nyako of Adamawa…
Police dock two employees of FoodCo in Ibadan for allegedly stealing two loaves of bread worth N2,600 from their employer.

Bakers to raise price of bread in Kogi

Kogi Union of Bakers says it will increase the price of bread in the State in line with current cost…

Cabal of Corruption in Buhari’s oil ministry, Kaduna IPMAN alleges

Femi Adi/Kaduna There is a cabal of corruption working at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and its affiliate, Petroleum Product…

100,000 Nigerians live outside Nigeria as refugees – U.S

Ms Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, on Thursday said that about 100,000 Nigerians were currently living…

Artefacts Rescuers Association kicks against Digital Museum

The Artefacts Rescuers Association of Nigeria (ARAN) says the proposed digital museum to be inaugurated later in the year may…

Police boss, NOA, NDE agree to collaborate in Lagos

Cyriacus Izuekwe The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, has assured two Federal Government agencies, National Orientation Agency, NOA,…