Some sections of the Lagos popular Balogun market have been razed by fire on Wednesday morning. “A major fire outbreak has been reported in Martins street, Lagos Island,” Lagos State governor spokesman Gbenga Akosile tweeted. Akosile said the a combined team of the state safety workers are on ground to curtail the spread of the […]

Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the North, Rev. Yakubu Pam, has said that Leah Sharibu remains a worthy ambassador of Jesus Christ even amid persecution by Boko Haram on account of her faith. He insisted that whatever might have happened to her in the cause of her captivity in the last […]

The Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Warri, Dr. John Afahera, has said that the country has adopted corruption as a department in its polity. Speaking at the thanksgiving service by the Managing Director of Delta State Oil Producing Area Commission (DESOPADEC) Askia Ogieh, at St. Matthias Catholic Church, Uzere, Isoko South Council, the cleric expressed concern […]

• Gov orders arrest of Fulani leaders Plateau State Governor, Simon Bako Lalong, yesterday spat fire over the recent killings in the state, declaring that he is not taking the matter lying low. He stated this during a stakeholders meeting at Little Rayfield, Government House, Jos following the alleged gruesome murder of no few than […]

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Abuja charged public servants and government officials not to be afraid of audit if they have done the right thing. He encouraged them to see audit as a means of improving their performance and not as a threat. The President stated this at the opening of the second edition of […]

The Boko Haram conflict in the northern part of Nigeria has put more than a million Nigerians beyond the reach of humanitarian workers, an aid group, Doctors Without Borders, said. The aid group, known by its French acronym MSF, said its members and other agencies have no access at all to the 1.2 million people […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the promotion of 3,295 members of its staff nationwide. The commission made the announcement in a statement issued by Director Voter Education and Publicity, Mr Oluwole Osaze-Uzi, in Abuja. Osaze-Uzi said that those promoted had sat for the 2019 promotion examination and were properly evaluated before their […]

Oba of Benin, Omo N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, yesterday pleaded with Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to reconsider reversing the creation of new emirates in Kano State. The first class monarch and paramount ruler of Benin Kingdom made the appeal when he visited Ganduje at Government House, Kano. Accompanied by the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi […]

• Urges overhaul for better results • Why Kalu’s seat can’t be declared vacant now, by Senate Senate President Ahmad Lawan yesterday expressed concern over the near collapse of the country’s security architecture, which he admitted had not been working effectively. He, therefore, called for the overhauling of the security system for better results. Lawan, […]

• N’East IDPs get N98b aid from EU • FG should re-partner Israel to end terrorism, says pro-Jew group Director-General, Centre for Justice on Religion and Ethnicity in Nigeria, Kallamu Dikwa, has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to expose the financiers of Boko Haram in the country before the terrorist group plunges the nation into a […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has described the Nigerian Civil war of 1967-1970 as a national tragedy that should never be allowed to repeat itself, adding that it is important to ensure that equity, justice and fairness prevail in Nigeria. Osinbajo stated this at a town hall meeting to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the war […]

The Bayelsa Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), on Monday, said it arrested three cybercafé operators for selling JAMB UTME 2020 forms above the approved N4,700. The State Commandant of NSCDC, Mrs Christiana Abiakam-Omanu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the arrest was made following complaints by JAMB officials to […]