NSE resumes March with N69bn growth amid uptick in BUA Cement
Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) commenced the week and month on Monday on a bullish trend, following uptick in BUA Cement, Zenith Bank […]
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Kano Assembly wants vocational centre upgrade to Technical College
The Kano State House of Assembly has called on the State Government to upgrade the Gwarmai vocational training centre in Kunchi Local Government Area of […]
UN amplifies condemnation of Zamfara schoolgirls’ abduction
President of the UN General Assembly Amb. Volkan Bozkir has added his voice to the growing condemnation of Friday’s abduction of hundreds of […]
New Police Commissioner assumes duty in Sokoto
The new Commissioner of Police, posted to Sokoto State, Mr Kamaldeen Okunlola has resumed, becoming the 45th CP in the state. This is contained in […]
Makinde to declare Hijrah holiday from next Year
…charges Muslims and non-Muslims to embrace peaceful coexistence …as state marks Mawlud Nabbiyy celebration Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Wednesday, declared that […]
2020 Budget: Senate approves N11.35bn for Police Trust Fund
By Haruna Salami The Senate on Wednesday approved the sum of N11,352,457,101.70 as the budget for Nigeria Police Trust Fund, NPTF in the 2020 fiscal […]
IGP decorates Tijani Baba, Zanna Ibrahim, Moses Jitoboh as DIGs
The newly promoted Deputy Inspectors General of Police, DIG Tijani Baba, DIG Zanna Mohammed Ibrahim, mni and DIG Moses A. Jitoboh, mni were on Monday […]
CAF holds group stage draw for Confederation Cup
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Monday held the group stage draw of the 2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup at CAF headquarters in Cairo, […]
Humanitarian Minister grieves over NAF plane crash
By Chimezie Godfrey Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Farouq has expressed deep sorrow following the crash of a Nigerian Air […]
NDLEA seizes 1,292 kilograms of illicit drug in Ondo forest, arrests 9 suspects
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Ondo State Command, have arrested nine dealers of illicit drugs and seized from them a […]
Farmer- Herder Crises: Malami proposes commission for pastoralism
By Chimezie Godfrey The Attorney General of the federation and the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has proposed the establishment of a commission for pastoralism […]
COVID-19 Vaccine: NAFDAC develops guidance, guideline for regulatory preparedness
By Chimezie Godfrey The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has developed guidance and guidelines on the regulatory preparedness for Emergency […]
Nasarawa: Police arrest alleged killer of APC chairman, 27 others
The Police Command in Nasarawa State, has arrested another suspect linked to the killing of Mr Philip Shekwo, the former state Chairman of the All […]
FCTA to confront menace of scavengers, cultism, drug abuse head-on – Minister
FCT Administration will confront head-on the menace of scavengers, cultism and drug abuse as part of its strategies to ensure the security of lives […]
ACF advises INEC on Polling Units, Yakubu disagrees
The pan northern socio-cultural organization, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has strongly advised the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) to convert existing Voting Points and Voting […]
Ash Wednesday: Mass will be a little different – Priest
Rev. Fr. Anthony Godonu, the Priest-in-Charge of Catholic Church of the Presentation, Festac Town, Lagos State, has said that the Ash Wednesday service this year […]
America: An Empire in the Twilight Zone
“Whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad.” -Author unknown By Osmund Agbo When I set my foot on the marvel that […]
Polaris Bank rewards first millionaire, 60 winners in First ‘Save & Win’ Promo draw
Polaris Bank on Tuesday unveiled Mr. Lucky Okunzuwa, a customer with the Bank’s Akpakpava branch, Benin, Edo State, as the first millionaire at the […]
COVID-19: Oyo records 58 new cases
Oyo State on Thursday recorded 58 new coronavirus cases, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The latest figure has brought the total […]
APC suspends membership registration in Delta
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended its membership registration/revalidation exercise in Delta. The state APC Publicity Secretary, Mr Sylvester Imonina, announced the […]
APGA ready to win 2021 Anambra election’ — State Chairman
The State Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Anambra State Sir Norbert Obi says the party will win the State’s November 6 governoship […]
Lawyer appeals to Lagosians over planned protest at Lekki Toll Plaza
A Lagos-based lawyer-cum-rights campaigner, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN) on Wednesday appealed to Lagos residents to refrain from further protests at the Lekki Toll Plaza. […]
Kaduna: Bandits kill 23 persons in five LGAs
Following the security situation across the state within the last 24 hours, the Kaduna State Government has received reports from security agencies of the killing […]
Refugee Commission meets Cameroonian Officials over Buhari’s repatriation directives
By Chimezie Godfrey The Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Senator Basheer Garba Mohammed Lado has met with officials of […]
Police arraign 4 persons for alleged possession of Indian hemp
The Police on Monday arraigned four persons in an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court in Osun, over alleged possession of substances suspected to be Indian […]