Road traffic crashes claim 143 lives in Edo, Delta, Anambra
By Deborah Coker The zone Rs 5 of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says no fewer than 143 lives were lost in various road […]
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Police refute claim of attack on minister’s convoy
The Police Command in Osun has denied the report that the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, was attacked and shot at by hoodlums in Osogbo. The […]
Road crashes claim 392 lives in 3 states – FRSC
Mr Ayodele Kumapayi, Zonal Commanding Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Zone Rs 5, said 392 persons lost their lives in road crashes in Edo, […]
Mane redeems self as Senegal beat Egypt to claim first AFCON title
Sadio Mane made up for an earlier penalty kick miss with the decisive kick on Sunday in Yaounde as Senegal claimed their first Africa Cup of […]
Police debunks Gani Adams’ claim of bandits relocation to kwara
The police command in Kwara says there is no relocation of bandits or kidnappers to the state as claimed by Are Onakakanfo of Yoruba Land, […]
Poly Student Jailed for Impersonation in Ibadan
Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 convicted and sentenced one Shoneye Idowu Segun to one year in prison for Impersonation, an offense which contravenes section 33 (2) (b) of the […]
Petroleum tanker accident claims 1 in Enugu
An accident involving a petroleum tanker at Ekulu Bridge, Abakpa Nike, Enugu East Local Government Area, claimed one life on Saturday, the News Agency of […]
COVID-19: NCDC discharges 796 patients
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has discharged additional 796 people after testing negative to Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the aftermath of their treatment. The […]
Road accidents claim 29 lives in 2 months in Osun – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Saturday said 29 people were killed in road accidents between January and February in Osun. The Sector Commander, […]
Troops clear corpses of ISWAP terrorists in recaptured Marte – See photos
Nigerian Troops have cleared members of Boko Haram splinter faction and self-proclaimed Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) from five communities in Marte Local […]
Humanitarian Minister sad over ethnic violence in Ibadan
By Chimezie Godfrey The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster management and social development, Sadiya Farouq has expressed sadness over the avoidable ethnic violence that occurred […]
APC: Irepodun stakeholders dismiss Lai’s claims
Stakeholders from Irepodun LGA have faulted claims made by Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, concerning the APC registration exercise in Kwara State. A statement […]
Cries for Justice: Sasha and the Burden of Political Leadership, By Salihu Moh. Lukman
The reported clash between Hausas and Yoruba traders in Sasha, Ibadan on Thursday, February 12, 2021 should be alarming for every Nigerian. Given that […]
NUT faults ASUSS claim on Supreme Court judgment
The leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has accused the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) of misinterpreting the Supreme Court judgment […]
APC and the Question of Values, By Salihu Moh. Lukman
Following the report about the controversial attempt by Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode to join the APC and the insistence by many APC members and leaders […]
‘I have not left PDP,’ Fani – Kayode insists
Former Minister of Aviation and ex Presidential Campaign Spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Femi Fani-Kayode, has debunked claims that he has joined […]
INEC and the Creation of New Polling Units, By Jibrin Ibrahim
One of the realities of Nigeria is that every administrative decision or process is read as and understood as being political. Currently, INEC is […]
Improved security: Lai Mohammed backs claim with figures
The Minister of Information and Culture has given facts and figures to support his position that security situation in Nigeria improved and was better than […]
The Sunday Igboho I Knew, By Babafemi Ojudu
It was in 2009. The Appeal Court sitting in Ilorin ordered a rerun in a number of polling units in the election between Segun […]
What happened to Akufo-Addo? By Azu Ishiekwene
If we could cast a vote in the December 8 presidential election in Ghana, President Nana Akufo-Addo, would have won […]
How we remember Maradona, By Azu Ishiekwene
When the news of the death of Diego Maradona broke, I was in a friend’s office. Our initial spontaneous reaction was sorrow and regret. And […]
OPINION: Sule Lamido and the International Day of Disabled Persons
By: Adamu Muhd Usman December 3, was set aside every year as International Day of people with disabilities. The annual observance of the International […]
Army harps on appropriate ideological narratives to defeat terrorism
By Chimezie Godfrey The Nigerian Army has harped on the use of appropriate narratives by religious leaders to defeat the ideologies of religious based terrorists […]
DHQ dismisses Boko Haram’s claim on rice farmers massacre
The Defence Headquarters has dismissed the claim by the Boko Haram terrorists that the recent massacre of rice farmers in Borno was retaliation for the […]
Court orders settlement in case linked to Nigerian civil war
A three-judge panel of the ECOWAS Court has ordered 10 of the third party applicants in a proceeding relating to the payment of compensation by the […]