Bandits Kill 214, Kidnap 746 In Three Months – Kaduna Govt
THE Kaduna State Government has said that no fewer than 214 persons were killed because of attacks by terrorists, communal clashes and reprisals across...
Benue ‘Rejected’ You’, President Buhari Mocks Gov Ortom
THE rift between the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, and the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has appeared to widen as the Presidency...
Former IGP, MD Abubakar Chairs Zamfara Governor-Elect, Dauda Transition Committe
THE Zamfara State Governor-elect Dauda Lawal has constituted a 60-member Transition Committee as he prepares to take office.
The office of the Governor-elect, in a...
Eid: FG Declares Friday, Monday Public Holidays
THE Federal Government has declared Friday, April 21 and Monday, April 24, 2023, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid Al-Fitr celebration.The Minister...
NSCDC CG Summons Adamawa Commandant Over Gov Election Controversy
THE Commandant General (CG) of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has summoned the Adamawa State Commandant of the...
Another Building Collapses In Abuja, Kills Two Workers
TWO workers were feared dead and six others injured at a construction site at Ademola Adetokunbo Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja, after a structure collapsed...
Bandits Kill Immigration Officers, Lecturer In Fresh Taraba Attacks
TWO immigration officers have been killed by suspected bandits along the Takum Ussa Local Government Area link road in Taraba State.Confirming the incident to...
Malami, Finance Minister, Others Fail To Appear Before Reps Over Illegal Crude Sale
THE Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami and other government officials failed to appear before the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on...
Retire Now, FG Orders Immigration Boss Jere
THE Governing Board of the Nigeria Immigration Service, on Wednesday, served a retirement notice to the acting Comptroller-General of the Service, Isah Idris, effective...
Gunmen Abduct Nasarawa Deputy Governor’s Office Driver
UNKNOWN gunmen have reportedly abducted Mr Daniel Ogoshi, a driver attached to the Office of Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Dr. Emmanuel Akabe, News...
How Arrested PoS Operator ‘Blew Away’ N280M Mistakenly Sent To His Account
A POS operator simply identified as Alfa Rafiu has been arrested in Kwara State for allegedly squandering N280m mistakenly sent to his account.The suspect,...
Dead Stowaway Found On KLM Flight From Lagos
A STOWAWAY believed to be a Nigerian was on Monday found dead in the wheel well of a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777...
Eight Kidnapped Female Students Escape From Bandits In Kaduna
THE eight female students at Government Secondary School, Awon in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State have escaped from the hands of their...
Gunmen Abduct Ex-NBA President, Okey Wali Again
OKEY Wali, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and former President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), has been taken hostage by gunmen in...
IGP Replaces Adamawa CP Over Gov Poll
THE Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has ordered that the Commissioner of Police on election duty in Adamawa State, Mohammed Barde withdraw...
ICICE Offers Free Medical Care To 700 Indigent Abuja Women, Children
THE International Centre for Islamic Culture and Education (ICICE) has offered free medical treatment to over 700 indigent women, children and the elderly in...
JUST IN: INEC Writes IGP To Probe, Prosecute Adamawa REC
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday, resolved to write the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba to probe and prosecute its Resident...
INEC National Commissioners Meet Over Adamawa Poll
ALL National Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday had a closed-door meeting at the commission’s national headquarters in Abuja over...
Look For Shawwal Noon Thursday, Sultan Tells Muslims
AS the 1444 Hijra (2023) Ramadan draws to an end, the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), under the leadership of its President-General...
‘Aviation Not Essential Service’, Union Replies Minister As Strike Continues
ONE of the aviation unions on a two-day nationwide strike has described as “a fallacy”, a claim by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika...
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Tinubu Returns To Abuja After Christmas Break, Ghana Trip
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after nearly three weeks in Lagos.The Airbus A330 conveying the president and his personal aides arrived at...
NFF Appoints Eric Chelle As Substantive Super Eagles Coach
THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed the appointment of Éric Sékou Chelle as substantive Head Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles.This was reached at...
Cabals In Tinubu’s Govt More Dangerous Than Buhari’s, Ex-Minister Says
FORMER Youth and Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, says the cabals around President Bola Tinubu are more dangerous than the clique around former President Muhammadu...
El-Rufai, Al-Mustapha, Atiku’s Allies Hold Closed-Door Meeting With SDP
SEVERAL prominent opposition figures held a closed-door meeting with officials of the Social Democratic Party in Abuja on Tuesday.The agenda of the meeting has...
Alhanislam Named Among ‘100 Most Reputable Africans’ 2025
POETVOCATE and Pan africanist, Maryam Bukar Hassan, has been listed among the 100 Most Reputable Africans for 2025. She is recognised for her impactful...
Suspended Edo LG Chairmen Remitted N12bn To PDP Leaders, Governor Okpebholo Says
EDO state governor, Monday Okpebholo, revealed on Tuesday that the 18 local government chairmen were suspended for failing to address findings that approximately N12...
More Troubles For El-Rufa’i’s Ex-Chief Of Staff As ICPC Files Fresh Money Laundering Charges
THE Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has charged former Chief of Staff, to former Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State,...
Court Bars Ex-IGP, Mike Okiro From Contesting As Ohanaeze President
A STATE High Court sitting in Enugu has issued an interim injunction restraining apex Igbo socio-political group Ohanaeze Ndigbo from entertaining the candidacy of...
You Can Count On Nigeria’s Support, Tinubu Tells Ghana’s New President
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has congratulated John Mahama on his swearing-in as Ghana’s president and said Nigeria will support the West African country.Mahama was inaugurated...
Federal Govt To Flag Off Ikom-Etomi-Agbokim Waterfalls Road Wednesday
THE Federal Government of Nigeria will officially flag off the construction of the Ikom-Etomi-Agbokim Waterfalls Road on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, in a highly...
From Classroom to National Politics: Meet Ghana’s First Female Vice President
GHANA was in a frenzy mood when President John Mahama was sworn in in Accra, the capital of the country, on Tuesday.At the centre...
Abuja Explosion: ‘How Student Brought Bomb To School’, Eyewitness Narrates
AN eyewitness account of the explosion that rocked the Islamiyyah school in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday, has said the bomb was...
KPMG Banking Survey: UBA Emerges Top Five In Customer Experience, Excels In SME, Retail...
AFRICA’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has cemented its position as a leading customer-centric institution, emerging among the Top 5 banks,...
Three Persons Crushed To Death As Container Falls On Tricycle In Oyo
THREE persons repeatedly died in Ogbomoso on Tuesday when a container-laden truck lost control and fell on a commercial tricycle at Takie Junction around...
Katsina Governor, Dikko Radda Reshuffles Cabinet
GOVERNOR Dikko Radda of Katsina State on Monday reshuffled the State Executive Council to ensure optimum performance of the administration’s ‘Building Your Future’ agenda.This...
Kano Local Govt Chairman Appoints 60 Aides
THE Chairman of Nasarawa Local Government Area in Kano State, Yusuf Imam, popularly known as ‘Ogan Boye’, has approved the appointment of 60 aides...
In Context King Morocco’s Impetus On Moroccan Sahara, Ghana Suspends Diplomatic Ties With So-Called...
THE Republic of Ghana has decided to suspend diplomatic relations with the so-called “sadr”.
This decision was communicated in an official document from the Ministry...
China New Virus: NCDC Reactivates COVID-19 Emergency Protocols
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) declared yesterday that Nigeria is not at risk yet of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection.In China, thousands...
How Jigawa Killer Bride, Ex-Lover Connived To Poison Groom, Wedding Guests
TWO weeks after a wedding ceremony in Jigawa State turned tragic, leaving one guest dead and the groom critically ill, events took a new...
Bauchi Governor, Bala Mohammed Fires Five Commissioners
BAUCHI State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has reshuffled his cabinet and sacked five commissioners.According to a press release issued to journalists on Tuesday by the...
