Some dignitaries in the Nigerian political class have eulogized the virtues of Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala at…
Year: 2020
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…
Buhari meets Council of Traditional rulers over insecurity
By Deborah Hassan President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with members of the National Council of…
There is error in Obaseki’s certificate, PDP admits
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has admitted the error in Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki’s University…
Angry mob lynch driver, conductor in Ebonyi for killing five pupils
By Kenneth Onuora Angry mob at Oshiri in Onicha local government area of Ebonyi State, on…
122m Nigerians at risk of contracting NTDs, health ministry warns
The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) has cautioned that no fewer than 122 million people in…
Kwara gets N7.1bn UBEC grant after 7 year blacklist
By Deborah Hassan For the first time since 2013, Kwara State Government has received a N7,151,142,190…
China bars travellers from virus-hit Britain, Belgium, Philippines
Mainland China has barred entry to non-Chinese visitors from Britain, Belgium and the Philippines. It demanded…
Bayelsa Senatorial Re-run: Face of a deserter
… Anxiety grips Bayelsa APC, as false documentation trails its candidates By Peter Obiechina Still smarting…
Court remands farmer for defiling neighbour’s 5-year-old daughter
By Deborah Hassan A 30-year-old farmer, Ishak Aminu, was on Thursday remanded in a correctional centre…