The new Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, on Saturday, appointed Dr. Folashade Ayoade as the Secretary to the State Government. Ayoade served as SSG under the...
The House of Representatives Special Committee on Oil Theft has resolved to collaborate with the military and other security agencies to tackle the scourge in the...
A 37-year-old woman, Bilikisu Kazeem, died during a gun duel between police operatives and kidnappers on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday. The spokesperson for the Ogun...
Gunmen on Friday kidnapped the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Abia State University (ABSU), Prof. Godwin Emezue. The spokesperson for the Abia State police command, Maureen Chinaka, who...
Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji on Friday killed 10 suspected bandits and arrested one of their leaders in clearance operations in the North-West. The Information Officer...
Gunmen on Saturday kidnapped the chairman of Tipper, Lorry, and Quarry Park Management System (PMS) in Oyo State, Alhaji Akeem Akintola. Akintola, who is popularly known...
Former presidential spokesperson Femi Adesina has publicly expressed concern about what he deems “misrepresentation” of the content within his new book, “Working With Buhari: Reflections of...
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, on Friday, confirmed that Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, the Chief of Naval Staff, will be investigated following allegations...
In a bid to combat rising kidnapping rates, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has taken a two-pronged approach. On Friday, he declared...
The former speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, has dismissed his impeachment by colleagues as illegal. He was impeached by 18 out...
The Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has relaxed the curfew imposed on the Mangu local government area of the state. The governor had on Tuesday imposed...
Troops of the 82 Division, Nigerian Army, have destroyed an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) factory in Okigwe local government area of Imo State. The Acting Deputy...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has taken responsibility for the airstrike that killed several people in Nasarawa State last year. At least 37 were killed in...
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has approved the immediate suspension of the Provost, Ila Oragun College of Education, Dr. Jimoh Afolabi, over alleged financial impropriety....
Fire on Friday gutted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Oyo State. The state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr. Adeniran Tella, who disclosed this...
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the prison sentence of the former Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE), Alex Okoh, for contempt. Justice Anwuli...
At least 10 persons escaped death on Friday after a private jet crash-landed at the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport in Ibadan, Oyo State. The jet with...
Gunmen on Thursday abducted the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr. Philip Aivoji. The PDP Publicity Secretary in the state, Alhaji...
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, adjourned the hearing of a bail application filed by the suspended Dean of the Faculty...
The troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have arrested some suspects in connection with the recent deadly attacks in the Mangu local government area of Plateau...
Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima has revealed that President Bola Tinubu has approved N50 billion for the take off of the Pulaaku Initiative in selected northern...
A glimmer of hope flickers for Nigeria’s electricity woes, as plans to inject 30 dormant megawatts (MW) from the Kashimbilla hydropower plant into the national grid...
The Lagos State government might soon soar into the aviation industry, as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu revealed plans for a state-owned airline and a brand new airport...
The troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have killed three suspected notorious bandits in Karim Lamido local government area of Taraba State. The Brigade’s Public...
Police operatives in Plateau have arrested 17 suspects in connection with the recent attacks and killings in Mangu, Bokkos, and Barkin-Ladi local government areas of the...
Justice Abubakar Musa of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Thursday vacated an arrest order on the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes...
Armed men suspected to be bandits killed two people and abducted 29 others in two communities of Batsari local government area of Katsina State on Tuesday....
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters claimed on Thursday troops operating in various theatres of operation killed 94 suspected terrorists in the last week. The Director of Defense...
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the remand of the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar,...
The Ondo State House of Assembly on Thursday confirmed the former Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly, Olayide Adelami, as the state’s deputy governor. Governor Lucky...
The Nigeria Customs Service on Thursday handed over large kilograms of cocaine and other assorted drugs worth N4.2 billion to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency...
The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, on Thursday berated President Bola Tinubu over his private visit to France. The president...
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday expressed disappointment over the inability of security agencies to curb the spate of killings in Plateau State. He was reacting...
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has expressed concern over the recent spate of violence in Plateau State, particularly the deadly attack on Kwahaslalek village in the...
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made the disclosure, on Thursday, when he spoke at a dialogue themed: ‘Tinubu’s Economic Reforms: Gainers and...
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has breathed new life into the long-delayed Fourth Mainland Bridge project, announcing a construction start date of “by the end...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, remanded some loyalists of the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, over their alleged involvement in the explosion...
A few weeks after the Economist Intelligence Unit described Lagos State as the fourth worst city to live in the world, the state has been ranked...
A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has backed the planned relocation of some departments of the apex bank from Abuja...
Following the tragic death of 30 peopl in Mangu Local Government Area on Wednesday, the Plateau State Government has called for a thorough investigation into the...
Police operatives in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have arrested a suspected kidnapper in the city. The FCT Commissioner of Police, Mr. Haruna Garba, disclosed this...
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere has scrapped the positions of the acting leader and deputy leader. The positions are presently occupied by Chief Ayo Adebanjo and...
The Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has appointed Tayo Oluwatuyi, as the Secretary to the State Government. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan...
Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, restrained the Inspector-General of Police and the Department of State Services (DSS) from withdrawing the...
The Kogi State government has stopped payment of salaries of 231 workers in the state civil service for failing to update their records. The state’s Head...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday urged the North-East governors to increase funding for education. The Chief of the UNICEF Field Office in Borno...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday demanded that the death certificate of a former director of legal services at the ministry of petroleum...
The presidency has dismissed a rumour on the planned restoration of Lagos as Nigeria’s capital. The rumour which surfaced on social media followed the recent decision...
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has disclosed that the apex bank was working to reduce the headline inflation rate to...
In a bid to bolster community safety, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has urged chairmen of the six area councils to prioritize enhancing local...
