The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) RS11.35, Egbeda Unit Command in Oyo State, has impounded a…
Year: 2020
INEC Acting Chairman fixes continuous voter registration timeframe
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, plans to resume its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in the…
No more pension for Tinubu, Fashola, others – Sanwo-Olu
by Ade Jacobs Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has disclosed that the state will no longer…
Presidential Amnesty Programme unproductive, unsustainable – Expert
A senior Policy and Research Lead at Nextier SPD, a development consulting firm, Ndubuisi Nwokolo, has…
99 Lagosians apply for N10 million Relief Fund in Agboyi-Ketu LGA
99 applicants submitted forms to access funds from its N10 million Relief Fund for victims of…
AFCON qualifier: We’ll make Nigeria proud – Musa
Captain of the Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, has said Nigerians will be proud of the…
There’ll be 100% returns on $13m fertiliser blending plant, Tambuwal assures investor
…woos more investors with incentives By Peter Emiechina The governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal,…
Fraud: Civil servant arraigned over N1m employment scam
Abdulkadir Bello, a 27-year-old civil servant in the Kaduna State Civil Service, has been arraigned before…
Philippines: Reporter shot dead in front of his house
Virgilio Maganes, a radio commentator who survived a 2016 assassination attempt has been shot dead in…
Mexican journalist murdered while on duty
Ife Osemedua A Mexican journalist, Israel Vazquez, who worked with El Salmantino online daily newspaper in…
COVID-19: 94 new cases confirmed in Nigeria
By Deborah Hassan 94 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the country, the Nigeria Centre…
Full text of Gov Tambuwal’s lecture on Post Covid-19 delivered to African Bar Association
‘RESETTING AFRICA’S SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL AGENDA IN POST COVID-19 ERA; HOW LAWYERS CAN LEAD’. BY H.E…
Why my music genre is unique – St. Remix
By John Adie An upcoming artiste, St. Remix, has promised to take the music industry by…
Nigeria’s Mafia Bankers: How they control top banks through the back door
By Ade Jacobs One of the unforgettable quotes in Mario Puzo’s iconic mafia novel, The Godfather,…
UN sends belated congratulatory message to Biden
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has congratulated Americans for “a vibrant exercise of democracy” in the Nov.…
Musa, Iheanacho, Etebo arrive Super Eagles camp
Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa, Kelechi Iheanacho and Oghenekaro Etebo were among the early arrivals at…
Yellow Fever outbreak claims 8 lives in Bauchi
The Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BSPHCDA) says that an outbreak of yellow fever has…
Kano Govt proposes N30m for housing estates in 5 Emirate Councils
Kano State Government says N30 million has been proposed in the 2021 budget to kick start…
Coalition gives reasons for delay in distribution of Covid-19 palliative
Two members of the Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) have explained the delay in the distribution of…
FAAN denies imposition of arbitrary charges
By Ade Jacobs The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has debunked claims by airlines operators…
Akwa Ibom Govt calls on NBC to review broadcast codes
By Saidu Idris The Akwa Ibom State Government has called on the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC)…
Politics as a circus
Sylvester Asoya The Medieval and Renaissance periods gave the world interesting court jesters. These clowns, who…
I commend Russia for not congratulating Biden – Fani-Kayode
By Femi Fani-Kayode The Kremlin has said that Vladimer Putin will not congratulate Joe Biden until…
There can be no Nigeria without Igbos – Wike
By Moses Okorie The Rivers State Governor, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has stated that there can be…
Ex-NIMASA DG re-arraigned by EFCC over alleged N304.1m fraud
The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, November 9,…
Council boss decries high level of destruction in Bakassi by hoodlums
Chairman of Bakassi Local Government Area, Iyadim Amboni Iyadim has decried the recent high volume of…
New acting INEC Chairman emerges as Yakubu hands over
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Monday, handed over to…
Police Brutality: Taraba Panel of Inquiry receives 11 petitions
The Judicial panel of Inquiry and Restitution for victims of police brutality set up by the…