Insecurity: Matawalle tasks northern leaders on unity
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara on Sunday appealed to northern leaders to unite and end the incessant banditry and kidnapping ravaging the region. Matawalle made […]
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Lagos LG polls: Voters seek improvement in election logistics
Some voters at Saturday’s local government elections in Lagos State have called for an improvement in logistics by the election umpire. They made the call […]
Fake news is time bomb, say AbdulRazaq, Premium Times, NPAN chiefs
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara on Friday joined media executives to call for urgent actions to halt the spread of fake news, saying the earlier […]
Centre for Arms Control not recruiting, warns against fraudsters
The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) on Friday warned the public against fraudsters touting recruitment in the name […]
How fake news hurts the Reporter/Editor relationship in Newsrooms
By Ephraims Sheyin It used to be so easy. A reporter brings a story and the excited editor goes through it and simply publish it, […]
UPDATED: Rights Commission launches probe into death of rape victim, Keren -Happuch
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said that it would investigate Premiere Academy, Lugbe, Abuja over allegations that a boarding student, 14 year old […]
Group urges NASS to enact law against purveyors of fake news
A group under the aegis of Abuja Grassroots Project has urged the National Assembly to enact a legislation against the purveyors of fake news in […]
Police deny killing 4 persons
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom has denied killing four persons in Oron Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman for the command, SP […]
Violence spreads to Jo’Burg over jailing of S/African ex-president
By Chimezie Godfrey Violent rioting has erupted in two South African provinces following the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma, with supporters blocking roads and […]
COVID-19: NCDC registers 110 new infections
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) registered 110 new COVID-19 cases, with no related death in the daily infection chart. The centre disclosed this on […]
COAS donates N2m to veteran actor Usmañ Baba-Pategi
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, on Monday, donated two million naira to veteran actor, Usman Baba Pategi, popularly known as Samanja […]
Terrorism in Nigeria, a global threat – Monguno
The National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, has urged international community to see the threat of terrorism in a particular country as a […]
Family to Police: Go beyond Chidinma’s arrest in Ataga’s murder
The family of late Michael Usifo Ataga has issued a statement calling for an in-depth investigation of the murder of Usifo Ataga and urged the […]
NDLEA secures 30 convictions in 10 days in Jigawa, says commander
The Jigawa Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that it successfully secured 30 convictions in 10 days, following the resumption […]
PDP devolves e-registration committee into sub-committees
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has devolved its Committee on Electronic Registration into Strategic Sub-Committees. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, said the […]
FRSC not recruiting – Spokesperson
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has cautioned job seekers against online fraudsters posing as its recruitment agents. This is contained in a statement by […]
The Minister’s Code, By Azu Ishiekwene
There’s a growing feeling in high political circles that the media is too free for its own good, and maybe also, for the good of […]
INEC removes Polling Units from Shrines, Churches, Mosques, Royal Palaces
The Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC says it has removed 749 Polling Units from inappropriate locations across Nigeria. Some of the inapproriate places include Shrines, Mosques, […]
Twitter writes FG over suspension, seeks dialogue
The Federal Government on Tuesday confirmed that Twitter has formally written to seek for dialogue on issues leading to the indefinite suspension of its operations […]
Mikel Obi visits Yahaya Bello, harps on youth leadership
Ace Nigerian Footballer, Mikel Obi, has harped on the need for youth leadership in Nigeria while on courtesy visit to Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi […]
June 12: Lalong decries use of social media against democracy
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has decried the use of social media in threatening Nigeria’s democracy. The governor decried this at a dinner he organised […]
Protest: 5 persons arrested, released
The Police Command in Lagos has arrested five persons suspected to have participated in protests that rocked some parts of the state on Saturday, Mr […]
I’ve not resigned as Imo Deputy Govornor, says Prof. Njoku
Prof. Placid Njoku says he has not resigned as Deputy Governor of Imo. This is contained in a statement by Njoku’s Chief Press Secretary, Ozioma […]
Suspension: Twitter approaches FG for dialogue
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the microblogging platform, Twitter, has approached the Federal Government for dialogue with a view to […]
Badaru appoints SA on media content
Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa has approved the appointment of Malam Habibu Muhammad, as his Special Assistant (SA), on media content development.Alhaji Adamu Fanini, Secretary […]