Police arrest four officers for extortion, assault in Kogi
By Idris Ibrahim The Kogi State Police Command has arrested four officers who allegedly extorted money from a traveler and physically assaulted another separate passenger […]
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1, 000 delegates expected at APC state congress in Kwara
About 1, 000 delegates are expected at the Kwara All Progressives Congress (APC) state congress on Saturday. Mr Samuel Isa, APC Organising Secretary in the […]
IRIAD tasks govt, stakeholders on digital transformation for the girl child
By Chimezie Godfrey The Initiative for Research, Innovation and Advocacy in Development (IRIAD) has called for the provision of access to the internet and digital […]
COAS flags off Army exercises to curb insecurity
… Calls For Synergy among stakeholders By Chimezie Godfrey The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has flagged off three Nigerian Army […]
CBN donates building to NTA Abeokuta
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Abeokuta branch, on Friday handed over a newly constructed guard house to the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) in Abeokuta. […]
Eid-el-Kabir: FCT minister urges residents to imbibe ideals of sacrifice
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has urged residents to imbibe the ideals of sacrifice and nation building as exemplified by Prophet […]
Court remands farmer for attempted culpable homicide
A Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Wednesday ordered that a farmer, Victor Allahnanan, be remanded in a correctional centre for attempted culpable homicide. […]
Amaechi tasks Oyo State Govt on Ibadan inland dry port
Minister of transportation Rotimi Amaechi has urged Oyo State government to participate in putting infrastructures in place for the Inland Dry Port in Ibadan. Amaechi, […]
Enugu Govt tasks town unions on community development
The Enugu State Government, on Thursday, tasked town unions’ executives to embark on projects that would impact positively on lives and economy of community dwellers. […]
Sports fans can’t watch 20th NSF events live, organisers say
Sports fans hoping to watch live games of the rescheduled 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) will not have the opportunity to do so, the organisers […]
UPDATE: Cryptocurrency ban in interest of Nigerians – Emefiele
By Haruna Salami The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN on Tuesday said its directive to banks to discontinue transactions on crypto currency was to […]
Plane crash: NAF releases names of victims
In an update on the military plane crash in Abuja on Sunday the Nigerian Air Force, NAF has released the names of its personnel killed […]
Lies against MFM/Olukoya: Court Grants N500m Damages, Perpetual Injunction against Maureen Badejo
An Ogun State High Court of Justice, holden in Abeokuta, Nigeria, has slammed N500 million (about $1 million) damages against a U.K.-based blogger, Maureen […]
Project Nigeria’s image, uphold standards that bring back honour, Buhari tells Ambassadors
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja urged Ambassadors-Designate, Consuls-General, Charge’ D’ Affaires Entitre to continually project the strengths of Nigeria, showcase priorities of the government […]
Sule Lamido and the message of peaceful coexistence
By Adamu Muhd Usman “I have a history to protect, a reputation to promote, a heritage to maintain and an attitude to exhibit, failure is […]
Dame Patience Jonathan bags Award
The former First Lady of Nigeria from 2010-2015 who is also former President of African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) and Chairperson of A. Aruera […]
One life lost is one too many, By Majeed Dahiru
By Majeed Dahiru On Sunday morning, the 14th day of February 2021, a day that is annually celebrated as the day of love, I […]
SOSF supports Rivers State Cassava, Plantain farmers
Skills Outside School Foundation in partnership with and support from ACT Foundation, Access Bank, Bank of Agriculture and International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) […]
Zulum leads Borno, Yobe elders to meet Buhari
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday led a high delegation of elders and stakeholders from Borno and Yobe States to a meeting […]
WTO: Buhari congratulates Okonjo -Iweala on election as DG
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her appointment as Director General of the World Trade Organisation WTO. Senior Special Assistant […]
Buhari vows to protect all religious, ethnic groups
President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed that his government will protect all religious and ethnic groups, whether majority or minority in line with its responsibility […]
Nigerian bandits have their cake and eat it, By Azu Ishiekwene
The fight against terror in Nigeria has been a theatre of the absurd. What began as a tiny spark of itinerant fanatics taking a […]
NCC sensitises students on safer internet practice
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has joined the rest of the world to celebrate the Africa Safer Internet Day (ASID), which is the continent’s version […]
FEC approves N9.4bn to complete digital switch-over
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved N9.43 billion to complete the digital switch over, which had […]
Reps setup joint c’ttee to screen new Service Chiefs
The House of Representatives has set up a 40-member joint committee to screen Service Chiefs newly appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari. The announcement was made […]