Kano Hisbah arrests pharmacist for taking young woman to his house
The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested one Yahaya Zakari for allegedly taking a young woman to his house at Sabuwar Gandu in Kano metropolis. […]
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Presidential Executive Order 5: Coalition tasks FG on revamp of Ajaokuta Steel Company
By Chimezie Godfrey CSO Coalition for the Revival of Ajaokuta Steel has urged the Federal Government to move the administration of Ajaokuta Steel Company from […]
Boko Haram: Breaking the conflict trap in the Lake Chad basin,By Jibrin Ibrahim
Following a Special Report General Saleh Bala and I had written for the United States Institute for Peace (USIP) entitled “Civilian-led Governance and Security in […]
AFN assures Nigerians on athletes’ performance, appoints new head of medical commission
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), has assured Nigerians of the performance of its athletes ahead of Friday’s track and field events at the ongoing […]
Trader in court for allegedly threatening to kill housewife
A 65-year-old trader, Mosunmola Adebayo, on Tuesday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly threatening to kill a housewife. The police charged Adebayo, who […]
PIB, Electoral Bill: Reps pledge to protect Nigerians’ interest
Following outcries on the passage of Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) and the Electoral Amendment Bill, the House of Representatives has pledged to always protect the […]
Court rejects Nnamdi Kanu’s plea to be moved to Kuje correctional Centre
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday declined the request of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu to be moved […]
FG extends NIN-SIM verification deadline to October 31, 2021
…As focus shifts to remote, hard-to-reach areas, schools, health centres The Federal Government has approved the extension of the deadline for National Identity Number (NIN)-Subscriber […]
Army urges public to disregard video denigrating troops
The Nigerian Army has urged members of the public to disregard `doctored video’ meant to denigrate the professional conduct of troops in the South eastern […]
Man beats wife to death in Adamawa over N1,000
Barely one week after the police in Adamawa apprehended a man for beating his wife to death, a similar incident has re-occurred in the state. […]
Alleged blackmail: Court fixes Sept. 28 to hear suit against businesswoman
Justice Yusuf Halilu of an FCT High Court on on Thursday, fixed Sept. 28, to hear a suit filed a businesswoman, Chinyere Amuchiena. The Inspector-General of Police, […]
Cholera: FCTA intensifies sensitisation as death toll reaches 60
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has intensified communitysensitisation on cholera and severe diarrhoea diseases outbreak, as death toll rises from 54 to 60. The […]
Civil Society Group set to interrogate FG over delay on ASCL
By Chimezie Godfrey A non-governmental organisation, NGO Network is working in collaboration with CSO Coalition for Ajaokuta Steel revival. The Project Director, NGO Network, Mr […]
Police rescue 4 victims from kidnappers in Kaduna
Police Command in Kaduna State said on Monaday that its operatives had rescued four persons kidnapped on a highway in Jema’a Local Government Area of […]
Alleged contempt: Absence of Counsel stalls suit by 147 ex-militants against Amnesty Coordinator
Absence of Counsel on Monday, stalled an alleged contempt suit filed against rtd Col. Milland Dikio, Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme over non compliance of […]
We didn’t take over Bodija Eid Ground, Oyo Govt insists
The Oyo State Government has explained that it took the decision to develop the 11,435.711-square-metre open field in Bodija as a recreation facility in order […]
NSCDC arrests 2 suspected oil thieves in Delta
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Delta Command, has arrested two suspects for being in possession of illegally refined Athomotive Gas Oil (AGO). […]
Eld-el-Kabir: FRSC to test run body, vehicle cameras to check assault
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said it would test run body and vehicle cameras to check assaults on officers and men during the Eld-el-Kabir […]
Troops degrade terrorists’ operational capabilities — DHQ
The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Hadin Kai have degraded the operational capabilities of the Boko Haram and Islamic States West Africa Province […]
Newly deployed firefighting truck will boost emergency response says, Gov Buni
Gov. Mai Mala-Buni of Yobe, said that the deployment of a modern firefighting truck by the Federal Fire Service (FFS) to Yobe will boost emergency […]
NAF fighter jets eliminate 120 Zamfara bandits in airstrikes at Sububu forest
At least 120 armed bandits were eliminated in multiple airstrikes executed by the Nigerian Airforce (NAF) fighter jets at Sububu Forest in Zamfara State, PRNigeria […]
Court remands man for allegedly abducting, defiling 17-year-old girl
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday ordered that a 26-year-old man, Sixtus Chinedu , who allegedly abducted and defiled a 17-year-old girl should be […]
Popular Nigerian singer, Sound Sultan, is dead
Popular Nigerian Singer, Olanrewaju Abdulganiyu Fasasi, better known as Sound Sultan, is dead. A statement on Sunday by his brother, Kayode Fasasi, on behalf of […]
Yobe govt sells Gashua Hotel at N80m – Commissioner
The Yobe Government on Friday said it had sold its hotel in Gashua to ONY Architects Ltd, Abuja at the cost of N80 million. The […]
NCDC confirms deadly Delta variant of COVID-19 in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has detected a confirmed case of the SARS-CoV-2, known as the Delta variant in Nigeria. The NCDC Director-General, Dr […]