Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers attacked three persons in their motor car, along Kaduna railway station on Friday night, inflicting serious injuries on one, abducted the other person, and killed the third person instantly. A source who refused to …
There have been reports that Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) met with former president, Goodluck Jonathan, in Abuja. The purpose of that meeting was apparently to sound out Jonathan ahead of the 2023 general …
Residents of Ogun State have cried out to President Muhammadu Buhari, saying they were being killed by Fulani herdsmen and officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). They called on the President to put an end to incessant killings and youths une…
Popular actor, Bolanle Ninalowo, is one man that is enamoured with his family and he shows this by constantly sharing pictures of his wife and two children on his social media pages. In a recent interview, the Nollywood hunk asserted that he was …
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, on Saturday, commiserated with former Senate Majority Leader, Mr Victor Ndoma-Egba over the death of his wife, Mrs Amaka Ndoma-Egba. Ayade, in a statement by Christian Ita, his Special Adviser on Media and Pu…
President-elect Joe Biden’s team is making a fundraising push for its transition operations as the General Services Administration has yet to ascertain Biden as the election winner — a move that would open up millions of dollars in federal money for…
The Nigerian Law students have opened up on why they sued the Academic Staff Union of Universities and relevant ministries representing the Federal Government for the persistent strike which has led to the shutdown of various public universities s…
Liverpool would be without Mohamed Salah for the trip to Leicester City after the Egypt star tested positive for COVID-19 while on International duty. The star forward celebrated his brother’s wedding during the break, prompting deliberations that h…
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, has disclosed how Nigeria can solve problem of electricity. Kyari speaking at a media interactive session with National Association of Energy Corresponden…
Counsel for some #EndSARS protesters in Lagos State, Mr Adesina Ogunlana, has said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu will have to appear before the Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing the alleged killing of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at the Lekki tollg…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 143 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The NCDC in a tweet via its Twitter handle on Friday night, said a total of 9 States, including the FCT recorded the 143 infections in the last 24 …
Shehu Sani, former Kaduna Central Senator, has urged the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to call off the prolonged industrial action. Sani was reacting to the latest decision reached by the Federal Government in a bid to pacify ASUU. In …
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has refuted the allegation that a policeman attached to Femi Gbajabiamila killed a newspaper vendor in Abuja. The incident occurred within the Three Arm Zone on Thursday when the House of Representa…
President Muhammadu Buhari, has received reports by the Judicial Commission of Inquiry probing Ibrahim Magu, the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The commission led by retired Justice Ayo Salami has been inve…
ECOWAS Court of Justice has fixed November 30, 2020 to hear suit no. ECW/CCJ/APP/14/19 involving ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) and Cross River State Government. EBID accused Cross River of failure to adhere to the terms of the lo…
The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated Governor Dapo Abiodun over the death of two pupils, who died allegedly after taking the state government deworming drugs. The PDP said it was worried over the unfortunate death…
Gov. Samuel Ortom says he has no plan to return to the All Progressives Congress (APC) which he left for the Peoples Democractic Party (PDP) to win a second term as Benue governor. This is contained in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary…
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria on Thursday warned the Federal Government against victimisation of Nigerians who participated in the #EndSARS protests, including the freezing of their bank accounts. The National President of PFN, Rev. Felix Om…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said Atiku Abubakar’s choice of Peter Obi as his running mate in the 2019 election got his Ebonyi counterpart, Dave Umahi upset with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Wike said with Umahi’s defection to the …
Shehu Sani, former Kaduna lawmaker, has taken a swipe at the Nigerian government for describing the Lekki massacre as one without bodies. Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information, on Thursday had insisted that there were no killings at the Lekki toll-g…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has described the killing of a newspaper vendor in Abuja by one of the security details as horrible, saying he is distraught by the incident. Gbajabiamila, in a statement he personally…
The naira tumbled to 620 against the British pound sterling at the parallel market on Thursday, even as the euro rose to N565. The naira fell by 2.1 per cent against the pound from 607 on Wednesday, and by 1.4 per cent against the euro from 560. T…
Gernot Rohr is ‘not good enough’ to coach Nigeria to success, according to former Super Eagle Yakubu Aiyegbeni. With the Super Eagles producing a sub par performance in the latest international break, questions have arisen over the Franco-German ta…
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party is set to review its manifesto to align with Nigeria’s current socio-political realities. Our correspondent gathered that this was one of the decisions taken at the party’s National Caucus meeting which ende…
Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, has said he is fed up with being blamed for the club’s problems. This comes after Antoine Griezmann’s former agent, Eric Ohlat, accused him of running a “regime of terror” at the club. Messi was met by a group of jou…
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with former President Goodluck Jonathan on his 63rd birthday. Jonathan turns 63 on November 20, 2020, and Buhari congratulated him for a life of service that has brought honour and goodwill to the country. …
The detained Imo State House of Assembly lawmaker, Heclus Okoro has been granted bail and released from the state correctional centre. The legislator, who is representing Ohaji/Egbema state constituency in Imo House of Assembly, was arrested on Frid…
Ogun State government has called on all residents to be at alert for possible diseases of public health concern which are common during the dry season. In a release by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, the likes of Yellow Fever, Measles a…
Unknown gunmen have killed the younger brother of the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters in Oyo State, Mrs Funmilayo Orisadeyi The victim, Isaac Orisadeyi Adedoku, was reportedly shot dead on Nihort-Idi-Isin, Ibadan. Confirmin…
Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Jibrin Barau has disclosed that the Nigeria Senate would get a harmonised 2021 budget from its Committee on December 3. He said some Chairman of Committees have submitted their budget reports on a…
The number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States crossed 250,000 on Wednesday, as a third coronavirus wave brings a fresh surge in infections and puts immense strain on the healthcare system. The number of people hospitalized with the virus rose…
Popular Nigerian disc jockey and activist DJ Switch says the Nigerian government is a dictatorship with a democratic face. WATCH VIDEO BELOW.... The popular disc jockey who streamed live the shooting at the Lekki Toll Gate during the #EndSars prote…
An Abeokuta High Court on Wednesday sentenced a 39-year-old man, Musiliu Owolabi, to death by hanging for killing his lover, Afusat Idowu. Owolabi, an automobile mechanic was sentenced on one count of murder. Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu ,the Chief Jud…
Nigerians on social media on Wednesday dragged the Federal government and Nigeria Broadcasting Commission after CNN released its findings from an independent investigation carried out on the October 20 shooting incident at the Lekki tollgate. Footag…
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the 2020 Finance Bill. The decision was taken at a meeting of the council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, briefed…
The Federal High Court in Lagos has further adjourned till December 9 to rule on the no-case submission filed by Internet personality, Ismaila Mustapha, alias Mompha, in response to the money laundering charges slammed on him by the Economic and Fin…
A former Commissioner for Information and State Orientation in Ebonyi State, Chief Egwu Chima, has said that Governor Dave Umahi’s defection from the PDP to the APC would not add tonic to the APC. Chima, a chieftain of the APC and one-time chairman …
Ten new Coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Yobe State by the Nigeria Centre for Disease, (NCDC), on Wednesday. The reported new cases were among the 152 confirmed cases recorded on Tuesday across 12 states of the federation. According to NCDC’…
Douye Diri has been affirmed as the duly elected Governor of Bayelsa State, by a seven-man panel of the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The apex court, in a unanimous judgement by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, dismissed the six appeals filed against Diri an…
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that the federal government would meet all agreements with unions in the educational sector. Buhari gave the assurance while expressing concern over the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universit…
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