Focus on fixing Nigeria rather than on 2023 elections – Cleric urges FG
An Ondo State-based cleric, Pastor Adewale Giwa, has urged the Federal Government to pay more attention to fixing problems troubling the country rather than dissipating […]
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World Bank, El-Rufai commend Kyari, as NNPC intensifies petroleum sector reform
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited started its activities for the week at the World Bank Nigeria Development Update in Abuja, with a fresh […]
Kidnappers release 10 out of 13 abducted Zaria LG staff – Police
The Kaduna State Police Command have confirmed the release of 10 out of the 13 abducted staff of the Zaria Local Government, Kaduna state. ASP […]
Police investigate death of 3 persons in Ondo apartment
BY OLA MUDOPE, Akure – The Ondo State Police Command on Sunday said it have commenced investigation into a case suspected to be murder in […]
$3.48bn loan: Nigeria risks losing assets to China – Experts warn FG
Economic and financial experts have warned the Federal Government that Nigeria risks losing key national assets to China in the event that it defaults in […]
Subsidy removal will worsen Nigerians’ suffering — PFN tells FG
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria has told the Federal Government that removing fuel subsidy will worsen the suffering of the majority of Nigerians who are […]
Covid-positive Czech president appointed new PM from plexiglass box
Czech President Milos Zeman has appointed opposition leader Petr Fiala as the country’s new prime minister. Mr Zeman – who tested positive for coronavirus last […]
Fatal crash leaves 3 dead along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta- The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of three persons along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Sunday in an […]
Army, police dismiss reported clash in Imo
The Nigerian Army, 34 Artillery Brigade, Obinze, Owerri and the police command in Imo have dismissed social media reports of a clash between personnel of […]
NDLEA arrests 70-year-old woman, others with hard drugs
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Operatives of The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 70-year-old woman, Beatrice Aigbedion, with over 5,000 kilograms […]
Danbatta tasks NODITS on effective actualisation of mandates
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has urged […]
Terrorists planning to attack military bases in Ogun – DSS
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – The Department of State Services (DSS) has raised an alarm over plans by terrorists to attack military bases in border […]
Angola bans flight to many African countries due to new variant of coronavirus
The Angolan authorities on Saturday announced the suspension of flights to South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and Tanzania due to the emergence of […]
Video-making teenager shoots 5-year-old dead in US
A five-year-old child was shot and killed in Minnesota by a teen who was filming a social-media video with friends, police said. The shooting happened […]
#EndSARs Report: SERAP sues Buhari, demands arrest of indicted security operatives
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to compel President Muhammadu Buhari […]
Buhari tasks universities to use FG interventions for research activities
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Universities to take advantage of the Federal Government’s interventions to boost research activities. Buhari made the call on Saturday […]
Lawmaker empowers 1000 women, youths with N20m capital in Sokoto
Alhaji Bala Kokani, the member representing Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency in Sokoto State, has presented start-up capital to 1000 women and youth in the constituency. The […]
COAS charges troops to sustain onslaught against insurgents, bandits
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has directed troops of the Nigerian Army to sustain ongoing onslaught […]
Omicron variant: Virologists urge FG to ban travels from South Africa, others
Renowned virologists in Nigeria have called on the Federal Government to be swift in its emergency response to the recently-discovered B.1.1.529 strain of COVID-19, first […]
Minister commissions road, drainage system, solar energy street light projects in Maiduguri
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Dr. Mohammed Abubakar has commissioned roads, drainages network as well as solar […]