The Defence Headquarters on Friday claimed that several Boko Haram terrorists have been killed and their hideouts destroyed in the Kuduru and Kwaimbana forest areas of...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Wednesday evening killed at least 17 vigilantes in Dukku town, Rijau local government area of Niger State. Three bandits were...
Yahaya Shariff-Aminu, the man who was sentenced to death for blasphemy in Kano State, has appealed his conviction at the State High Court. In the notice...
The Academic Staff Union in the Colleges of Education (COEASU) on Thursday directed its members nationwide to immediately embark on an indefinite strike over welfare and...
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Thursday condemned the increase in the petrol price and electricity tariff in the country. The Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC)...
Ondo State Security Network Agency, better known as Amotekun, has arrested three suspected members of a kidnap syndicate, operating along Owo/Ose area of the state. The...
No fewer than 20 persons have been reportedly abducted by bandits in Adagbi village in Galkogo district in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The...
The captain of a boat involved in a mishap that killed not less than 13 persons in Lagos waterways, around Kirikiri area last month, was on...
Some unknown gunmen have kidnapped the Medical Director of the Ondo State General Hospital, Ido Ani in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, Dr. Olufemi...
Again, a 34-year-old pastor, Chukwudi Chukwumezie, has been arrested by men of the Anambra State Police Command for the alleged rape of a 15-year old girl...
Members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) both present and past found culpable of fraudulent acts will be prosecuted as the scheme launches its anti-corruption...
Principals of secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have said students can now resume as the schools are in total compliance with Covid-19 measures....
A Kaduna based doctor, Clement Bakam has died of complications from COVID-19, officials confirmed. In a statement on Wednesday, public relations officer of the Nigerian Medical...
Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers on Wednesday invaded the Ikeja, Lagos, home of the late billionaire businessman, Chief Moshood Abiola, and stole property worth millions...
A 42-year-old suspected cannabis sativa ( Indian hemp) farmer, Clement Akor, begged officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to spare his 10 hectares...
The Imo State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has vowed not to return to reopen primary and secondary schools in the state, amid...
The price of fuel has again been increased to N151.56 per litre by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government. Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC), a subsidiary...
Nineteen of the 22 students taking the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Gombe who contracted covid-19 have recovered from it. Gombe state epidemiologist,...
Authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, on Tuesday, rejected reports that it was planning to reopen. A circular purportedly issued by the university’s Registrar...
Police on Tuesday arraigned a 24-year-old suspected killer, Lukman Tijani, at the Osun State Magistrate Court, Okuku, for allegedly killing a woman, daughter and her niece...
Gunmen on Monday abducted the Medical Director of the Ondo State General Hospital, Dr. Olufemi Adeogun. Eyewitnesses told journalists on Tuesday the hoodlums also abducted two...
At least eight people including women and children died in a canoe accident at Tungar-Gegero, Jega local government area of Kebbi State on Monday. The Chairman...
The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has called on members of the public to assist it with video clips, evidence, or information they may have involving the...
The Anambra Police Command has rescued 12 children suspected to have been kidnapped from different parts of the country. Three suspects were also arrested. Police public...
No less than 418 health workers in Ondo State have so far contracted COVID-19 since the outbreak of the pandemic in Nigeria. This disclosure was made...
Two persons were confirmed dead in a boat mishap at Offin Ibeshe, Ikorodu area of Lagos State on Monday. The General Manager of Lagos State Waterways...
The National Examination Council (NECO) said on Monday the September 10 deadline for the registration of schools and candidates for the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination...
The Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State University, Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun, said on Monday students of the institution would resume in batches. The vice-chancellor, who stated this...
The Rivers State chapter of the International Federation of Women Lawyers has accused the police of hindering rape and defilment cases in the state. FIDA’s Litigation...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared that it is unreasonable to contemplate the reopening of Universities in the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic...
Protests by aviation workers in the country against the planned concession of major airports in the country have received the express backing of the Nigeria Labour...
The Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria, Cross River State branch, has called on the wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, and the Minister of Women Affairs,...
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has warned the Federal Government of Nigeria of an impending strike due to failure of the government of...
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers who were on their way to an operation on the Awa-Ijebu/Ijebu-Ode Expressway. The Police Public...
The Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ahmad Abdurrahman, said on Sunday no policeman was missing in the state contrary to reports in several quarters. The...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has lifted the suspension on the printing of admission letters, and inter-university transfers, among others. The JAMB Head of...
The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) on Sunday announced the date for the commencement of the NBC/NTC examinations. The Registrar/CEO of NABTEB, Prof. Ifeoma...
Gunmen on Saturday killed the councillor representing ward six in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Karma Agagowei. Agagowei was attacked by the hoodlums while...
The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Mohammed Matawalle has revealed that plans are underway to introduce serious punitive measures in the form of death sentence on...
The Special Visitation Panel set up by the Federal Government to look into the crisis rocking the University of Lagos will begin its sitting on Monday....
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested a 27-year-old farmer over alleged murder of a herdsman, Shuaib Adamu, in Oyo State....
Fire on Saturday razed a one-storey building in the Mushin area of Lagos. Eyewitnesses said the fire outbreak started at about 8:00 a.m. and destroyed the...
The Rivers State Police Command on Saturday confirmed the arrest of a police officer who allegedly shot a 19-year-old boy in the leg for impregnating a...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday, visited the scene of the helicopter crash in the Opebi area of the state. Three persons were killed when...
Boko Haram jihadists killed two men and seized two others when they attacked farmers outside Maiduguri, Borno State, on Friday. A military source told journalists on...
A leader of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) movement, Aisha Yesufu, has condemned Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, for expressing readiness to sign the death...
The Kaduna State government has placed a ban on tricycle operators using some parts of the state. Aisha Sa’idu-Bala, Director-General, Kaduna State Transport Regulatory Authority (KADSTRA),...
The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) said on Friday it had commenced an investigation into the Lagos helicopter crash. The Bell 206b3 helicopter operated by Quorum Aviation...
Police on Friday arraigned a 34-year-old banker, Temidayo Fabumoye at the Igbosere Magistrate Court, Lagos, for allegedly stealing N3.8 million from his employer. The police prosecutor,...
The third victim of Friday’s helicopter crash in the Opebi area of Lagos has died. The spokesman of the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Mr. Tunji Oketunmbi,...
