A two-day first-in-Africa drive-through exhibition of arts and crafts is on-going in Abuja. Staged by the…
Month: November 2020
Ibadan court dissolves 7-year marriage
A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan on Friday dissolved the seven-year marriage between Abiola Giwa and…
Bauchi speaker elected Conference of Speakers’ chairman
The speaker of Bauchi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abubakar Suleiman, has been elected as…
LASEMA, NEMA battle Lagos Tank Farm fire
By Ade Jacobs Officials from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, are still battling with…
We will not be deterred by threats – Amnesty International
By Deborah Hassan Amnesty International (Nigeria) has raised the alarm over threats and attacks on staff,…
OPINION: United Countries of America
By Olukorode Yishau You need to have been from one end of the United States of…
OPINION: We have different paths to tread in life
By Femi Adesina There’s a board in my office at State House, Abuja, which I recommend…
COVID-19: NCDC announces 180 new infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced an additional 180 new cases of the…
Obasanjo, Fayemi, others celebrate Akala at 70
Some dignitaries in the Nigerian political class have eulogized the virtues of Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala at…
We can restrict movement if need arises – Immigration Service
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has the powers to restrict movement as a border…
Transport company deploys 50 buses, opens Kaduna-Lagos route
Kaduna-based transport company, Kaduna Line, has deployed 50 buses to ease transportation problems for commuters from…
Lagos NUJ constitutes Caretaker Committee following botched elections
A special State Executive Council (SEC) meeting comprising all Chairmen and Secretaries of various Chapels of…
Lawmaker urges FG to develop tourism for GDP improvement
A federal lawmaker, Hon. Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, on Thursday night called on the Federal Government to pay…
Obasanjo speaks on Ladoja’s impeachment
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that former Gov. Rashidi Ladoja was impeached and removed as…
Only Technology Can Sustain Nigeria’s economy – NCC Boss
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Danbatta has revealed that…
#EndSARS protest forces INEC to postpone bye-elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again postponed conduct of bye-elections in 11 states of…
Tambuwal is a silent achiever – Wike
By Deborah Hassan Gov. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has commended his Sokoto State counterpart,…
Traditional rulers pass vote of confidence on Ayade
Days after the Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V, criticised the governor of…
How Jang diverted N2bn MSME fund to 19 Accounts in 5 days – Witness
By Deborah Hassan A senior manager and head of Jos branch of Zenith Bank Plc from…
Nigeria: The audacity of new thinking
By James Eze I’ll begin this conversation by saying that I am human, Igbo and Nigerian.…
Omo-Agege laments diversion of 13% derivation by oil producing states
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has decried the diversion of the 13…
Alleged N1bn Fraud: EFCC arraigns civil servant
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, November 5, 2020, arraigned the chairman of…
Unusual deaths in Enugu: We’ve sent patients’ samples for investigation – Govt
By Kenneth Onuora Following reports of alleged unusual deaths in Ette Uno and Umuopu communities of…
2021: Ayade presents N277B budget of Blush and Bliss
Cross River State governor, Professor Ben Ayade, on Thursday presented a N277 billion 2021 Appropriation Bill…
IS militants execute kidnapped Iraqi engineer in western Iraq
The extremist Islamic State (IS) militants has reportedly executed an Iraqi engineer kidnapped on Oct.27, in…
Arab League, UN push forward political process in Syria
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit and the visiting UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen on…
Ilorin market women screened for breast cancer
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Quinta Health, began free screening of market women in Ilorin for breast…
Court rules on Emir of Zazzau saga Nov 6
A High Court in Kaduna State adjourned until November 6, ruling in a suit filed by…
Fire guts Oando tank farm in Lagos
A tank farm belonging to Oando Plc located at Marine Beach in Apapa area of Lagos…
Stop Buhari from foreign medical trips – Senate
The Senate on Thursday urged State House officials to stop President Muhammadu Buhari from embarking on…