Customs team repels smugglers’ attack
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says its patrol team from Federal Operations Unit Zone A, Lagos, was attacked by smugglers on Saturday afternoon, during an […]
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Tributes as PDP stalwart laid to rest
Family members, neighbours and politicians on Friday paid glowing tributes to late Dr Adegbola Dominic, who was Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Lagos chairman until his death. […]
UPDATE: How Officer sustained injury, 4 soldiers died foiling attack on Military Base
About four soldiers were killed yesterday while foiling a terrorist attack launched by the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Ngamdu, a border […]
Islamic Movement in Nigeria cautions UN body over ‘malicious’ security report
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria has cautioned the United Nations Department of Safety and Security office in Abuja over a “malicious” statement it issued on […]
J-Power: Jigawa in reverse gear, By Adamu Muhd Usman
A worker, is a person who performs labour for his living, especially manual labour and a civil servant, is the one who is employed or […]
FG refutes loss of life in Federal Secretariat’s fire incident
By Rosemary Ogbonnaya Sequel to the fire outbreak that occurred at the Federal Secretariat (Federal Ministry of Education Wing) last night, the Federal Government has […]
Heckling Urchins in Diaspora, By Hassan Gimba
For some time now, the social media has been inundated with video clips of some Nigerians displaying to the world the attitudes of the urchins […]
Argungu Polo tournament to attract international teams – Bagudu
Kebbi State Governor, Abubakar Bagudu, has assured that the 2022 Argungu Polo tournament will attract teams and sponsors from across the globe .The Governor gave […]
Nigerian Army condemns Officer in video dehumanizing corps member, apologises
By Chimezie Godfrey The Nigerian Army has condemned the dehumanizing of corps member by a female officer as seen in a video clip making the […]
Attack: Bandits kill one, abduct scores in Sokoto
The Police Command in Sokoto State on Saturday confirmed the killing of one person and the abduction of several others, as a result of an […]
Our chairman is hale, hearty – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) says its Chairman, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, is hale and hearty. It said that the chairman had received medical […]
Shell trains 40 Imo youths for Assah North-Ohaji South gas project
LEADING energy company, The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) has commenced a one-year professional and vocational training for 40 youths from the […]
Buhari endorses construction of barracks for NDLEA staff
President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed the construction of barracks for workers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) across the country. The Chairman of […]
Ethnic, religious tensions: Osinbajo tasks leaders on sacrifice, risking popularity
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says leaders must be willing to make sacrifices and risk their popularity in order to attain long-lasting resolutions in situations of conflict, […]
Release of abducted pupils excite Niger governor’s wife
The Wife of the Niger State Governor, Dr Amina Bello, has commended the state government efforts that led to the release of the abducted pupils […]
Malaria: FG to focus on lessons from SuNMaP 2
The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) says it will focus on the lessons learnt from the just concluded Support to National Malaria Programme Phase 11 […]
COVID-19: Lagos uses 400 oxygen cylinders per day for severe cases, says Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu says severe COVID-19 patients in the state currently utilise 400 oxygen cylinders per day since the outbreak of the […]
Zazzau Royal Stool:A symbol of hospitality and honour
By Mairo Muhammad Mudi The last time I wrote about Zazzau Emirate was more than 10 months ago before the emergence of Amb Ahmad Nuhu […]
Redirect N4.8bn to monitor WhatsApp calls to pay doctors’ salaries, SERAP tells Buhari
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari “to urgently redirect the proposed spending of N4.8bn of public money to monitor WhatsApp messages, […]
Imo attack: Police confirm 2 officers, 3 bandits dead
The Police Command in Imo says two of its officers died while three bandits were killed during an attack on the Izombe Police Division on […]
WHO announces 3 new drugs for COVID-19 clinical trials
Three new candidate drugs are being tested in the latest phase of global Solidarity clinical trials to find effective treatments against COVID-19, the World Health […]
Lagos records 42 COVID-19 related deaths in 8 days
Prof. Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, says 42 persons have died from COVID-19 related complications in the state between Aug. 1 and Aug. […]
LAPO to partner Edo govt. on health service delivery
The Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO) says it will support Edo government to achieve an effective health service delivery in the state. Dr Honestus Obadiora, […]
Court adjourns John Abebe’s forgery trial till Oct 22
The trial of John Warimeme Abebe for an alleged $4million fraud continued on Monday, August 2, 2021 before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, […]
NHRC received 230 cases in 3 months in Kano – Official
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it received 230 cases between April and June in Kano. NHRC Zonal Coordinator, Alhaji Shehu Abdullahi, disclosed this to […]