Category: Nigeria

Troops of the 63 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Asaba, Delta State, on Sunday arrested a fake soldier, Green Ogonna

The Lagos State Government yesterday said it had facilitated settlement of N1,242,765,569 debt among residents through mediation in the last

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the Federal Government’s slashing of the 2020 budgetary allocations for basic health care

The nation yesterday woke up, yet again, to the news of killings by bandits, this time in Kaduna State. Barely

Lagos State Safety Commission has opened registration of religious and social centres in the state in preparation for full reopening.

• Organisers urge NFF encourage youths’ participation Organisers of the African Freestyle Football Championship, Feet ‘N’ Tricks, have revealed that

For six months running, Cross River State has remained without a substantive chief judge, as the National Judicial Council (NJC)

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) caretaker committee in Ekiti State has disagreed with the former governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, on

Palpable fear yesterday gripped officials of Agbado/Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos State following the death of the

Two persons were feared dead when groups of Cameroonian and Nigerian traders clashed in Deira, Dubai this week, a witness

Pensioners laud Makinde over payment of N3.2 billion gratuities The Oyo State House of Assembly yesterday urged Governor Seyi Makinde

• ‘Officials must state why certain info can’t be made public’ A current move by the Federal Government to stop

The joint task force under the Kogi state police command on Tuesday evening said it has gunned down two notorious

Oil marketers yesterday said it was impossible for its members to sell petrol at the new government regulated N121.5 per

FIVE years after he was declared wanted in connection with alleged diversion of N5.5 billion during the administration of former

TWO more aspirants from the anti-Godwin Obaseki camp have collected the Expression of Interest and Nomition Forms to bid for

FROM the Federal Government on Tuesday came an advisory to Nigerians: If you are 55 years old and above, avoid

HOURS after a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos ordered the immediate release of former Abia State Governor Orji Uzor

THE Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has ordered Deputy Governor Lawrence Oborawharievwo Ewhrudjakpo to appear before it tomorrow to

Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force headed by Governor Seyi Makinde on Tuesday said it is yet to relax the ban

The Senate on Tuesday approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s $5.513 billion external loan request to finance the revised 2020 budget. The

This time, perhaps, is the most of the troubling and worrisome of times in the life of the Nigerian born

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), Defence Headquarters (DHQ) and other security agencies

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has decorated the Corps Public Education Officer,

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has decorated the Corps Public Education Officer,

Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has praised President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the Special Forces command headquarters in Doma, Nasarawa

Owners of mechanic workshops, automobile dealers and occupants involved in trading along the Apo road corridor, known as Outer Southern

There is no agreement between the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Edo State Governor

Businesses got on Monday a new lease of life as government commenced the phase two of the ease of lockdown

Department of State Service (DSS) has said its investigation revealed alteration in the exemption certificate issued by the National Youth

The Federal Government on Monday lifted the ban on religious gatherings across the country. This was disclosed by the Secretary

Medical doctors in Delta State have begun a two-day warning strike in protest of their abducted colleague, Dr. Wisdom Iboyitete,

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has opposed the proposed plan by the Federal Government to pay some unemployed

A magistrate’s court sitting in Osogbo yesterday remanded four men for allegedly killing a corps member, one Adebayo Mukaila, in

With chants of ‘Say no to Rape’ and ‘Justice for Uwa’, protesters, including students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN),

The Adamawa State Police Command has nabbed 69 people suspected to have been involved in kidnapping, armed robbery, homicide and

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says his administration is committed to boosting the growth and development of the state’s

Mr Nwachuckwu Enwonwu the new Oyo State Commissioner of Police has assumed office in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria

The Lagos State Government has asked the Court of Appeal in Lagos to restore its power to register and license

Rep. Benjamin Kalu (APC-Abia), has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing Prof. Godswill Obioma as Registrar of the National Examinations

‘Killer-cop’ fired 30 bullets at us, says eyewitness A policeman who went berserk yesterday and shot his colleague dead has

Pastor of the Household of God Church, Lagos, Reverend Chris Okotie yesterday restated his earlier viewpoint that the Christian Association

The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Kayode Popoola, on Sunday said the government had begun “systematic maintenance of

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared that President Muhammadu Buhari failed to address the nation on May 29, being

Lagos-based rights group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to provide spending details of

If there has been any incident during this COVID-19 pandemic that illustrates the shifty nature of this government, it is

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State has jailed a 35-year-old man, Abdullahi Sani, and his 20-year-old girlfriend, Sarah

A financial expert, Dr Titus Okunrounmu, has commended the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

Lagos State Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Mrs Yetunde Arobieke said the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) has

• Arewa leaders urge govt to protect citizens • Masari receives three kidnap victims Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN),

The military high command has assured that measures are being emplaced to ensure that armed bandits do not escape from

As virus purportedly kills council boss in Rivers Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio has directed immediate closure of

Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumini Usman, yesterday explained that he ordered the arrest of an errant judge to serve as

• Grants 2,366 building approvals within a year • Unfolds plans to meet 40% food need Lagos State government yesterday

The security architecture in Nigeria has once again come under the spotlight after a new report said the Nigerian Government

***Condemns arbitrary arrests of Delta state journalists The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has petitioned the Inspector General

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking the House of Representatives’s approval for a loan of $5.5 billion (about two trillion

Kano State Government has said the distribution of food items donated by Federal government as palliatives during COVID-19 lockdown will

There is an indication that President Muhammadu Buhari may have directed his new Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari

Schools will remain closed until the Federal Government is sure pupils could attend classes without the risk of contracting COVID-19.

Youths condemn barricade of Ikoku market despite Wike’s unlocking order Rivers State government has described as ludicrous claims that the

Oshiomhole pledges fair primary, gov’s aide rejects consensus candidate The Obaseki Mandate Forum (OMF) yesterday purchased the expression of interest

• Dreams of winning AFCON, qualifying for Qatar 2022 World Cup Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Amaju Pinnick, has restated

Group seeks total rejection The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate the circumstances

About 500,000 persons engaged in Nigeria’s social investment programme N-Power will have to look elsewhere for means of livelihood as

The President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan yesterday expressed concern over the danger posed by the high rate of out-of-school

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), yesterday said it was yet to have on any meaningful engagement with Federal

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel, has sent his felicitations to the children of the State on the occasion

This was contained in a statement that was signed by the Deputy Director Information in the ministry Rhoda Iliya and

The National Assembly will resume on Thursday from its Sallah break to consider President Muhammadu Buhari’s Appropriation (Amendment) Bill, 2020.

A report that President Muhammadu Buhari cancelled about 150 memos authorised by former Chief of Staff, the late Mallam Abba

The House of Representatives said on Tuesday it will not succumb to blackmail in its quest to unravel the corruption

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, has forfeited her May salary to secure the release of

The Lagos State government has further extended the deadline for filing Annual Tax Returns to June 30. Yearly returns for

The Police Command in Ebonyi has rescued two siblings, aged five and 10, who were abducted from their home in

With the decision of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), currently led by the

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike yesterday announced that no part of Rivers State would be under any lockdown from today

THE suspended kingmakers of Orin-Ekiti in Ido/Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State have threatened to take legal action against

THE Lagos State government is working out modalities for the resumption of schools after the ongoing lockdown of some sectors

The Kebbi State Government says it has received 83 additional Almajiri (Qu’anic education pupils) repatriated from Kano State. The development

The naira has for the first time in several weeks made marginal recoveries at the Investors’ and Exporters’ (I&E) Forex

THE crisis arising from the demolition of Prodest Hotel took a twist on Monday following a disagreement between the Rivers

As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to ravage economies globally and impacting businesses negatively, the National Pension Commission (PenCom), said

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to pilot the use of electronic voting machines at the earliest time possible

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Abubakar Sadiq, has renewed the loyalty and support of the Nigerian Air force

The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal (AM) Sadique Abubakar said that 94 Special Forces (SF) and 35 personnel

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has urged corps members who at present are not in their States of service,

Lagos State Government has lined up a-week long programme to commemorate Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s one year in office. He was

The House of Representatives has asked the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, to ensure that all schools in the

COVID-19 patients being discharged from the Minna Isolation centre, has disclosed that they were not adequately treated and tested to

A governorship aspirant in Ondo State, Chief Olaide Owolabi Adelami, has promised to bring panache to government, if elected. He

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has commiserated with the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Olusola Oke (SAN), over the death

THE Chief Imam of Ojikutu Central Mosque, Ebute-Metta, Lagos, Alhaji Ibrahim Hassan Olowo, has hailed a non-governmental organisation (NGO), the

President Muhammadu Buhari and members of his family on Sunday observed the Eid-El-Fitr prayer at the presidential quarters in line

The Rivers State Government has again joined issues with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which it accused of