Lagos police nab three-man syndicate specialised in defrauding passengers
The Lagos state Police Command on Saturday said its operatives arrested three persons who specialised in defrauding passengers of their property at Omole
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Umahi splashes over N2bn on youths, women to celebrate anniversaries
Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi, yesterday flagged off the 2nd phase of the state government empowerment programme for youths and women. According to
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NNPC acquires Oando petroleum company
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited on Saturday announced the acquisition of OVH Energy Marketing, owner and operator of the Oando branded retail service
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Independence anniversary: Nigeria shall rise again – Atiku
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has congratulated Nigerians on the celebration of the country’s 62nd Independence Day anniversary,
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Atiku promises to support Wike for president in 2027
Worried by the danger posed to his ambition in next year’s presidential election by the camp of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, the Peoples
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What Buhari told Nigerians on his 62nd Independence Day speech (Full text)
INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA DELIVERED ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S
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53 Kuje, Suleija inmates register for WASCE
About 53 prisoners from Kuje and Suleja custodial centres will write theWest African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). In a statement, the Superintendent
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Housing allowance: PDP refutes bribery allegation
he Peoples Democratic Party has refuted the bribery allegation over housing allowances returned by officials of the party. The PUNCH reported that no fewer
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100 million Nigerians living in poverty won’t provide revenue —Peter Obi
Last Monday, September 19, 2022, His Excellency, Dr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, was a guest of the
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BREAKING: Appeal Court reverses Adebutu’s nomination as Ogun PDP Gov candidate
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside an earlier judgment of the Federal High Court given in favour of a factional
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Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, others face Nigerians in debate
The United Nations Development Programme, human rights organisation, Yiaga Africa and Channels Television have launched a televised programme series designed to provide a
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Fed Govt to set up micro LNG plants in communities
Federal Government has said it is pursuing the opening of micro Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plants across communities to address rising prices of
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NECO withholds Niger result over N500m debt
The National Examinations Council has revealed that the Niger State Government owes the examination body N500m as debt from unpaid examination fees of
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Tinubu not ill, in London — Source
An APC leader has dismissed as false, claims that presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is sick and recuperating in a London hospital. The
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Scandal rocks PDP NWC as members return N122.4m
Barely 24 hours after launching its campaign, the crisis that has hit the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) escalated yesterday as some members of the
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Pay N8m ransom or we bring your son into kidnapping, bandits warn Abuja monarch
Marauding bandits, who two weeks ago abducted 17 persons in the remote community of Tekpeshe in Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital
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NSCDC foils kidnap attempt of foreigner, one killed
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps said it foiled an attempt by some gunmen to abduct a foreigner on a farm in
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Crude oil theft: IYC fingers Nigeria military, tasks EFCC to probe bank accounts
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has alleged military complicity in the crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region. The IYC allegation is
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Gombe PDP cautions ex-Police minister over anti-party acts
The Gombe State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Sunday, warned the former Minister of Police Affairs, Adamu Waziri, alleging that he
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KIDNEY FAILURE: Metamorphosis of a not-so-silent killer
A recent visit to a public health centre by Southsouth Regional Editor, Shola O’Neil ignited a deep interest in probing the ordeal of kidney disease
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ECOWAS Shipping Line to commence operations in Q1’23
Sealink, a shipping line in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) floated by a consortium of West Africa’s maritime and financial institutions,
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Urinary tract infection not transmissible through sex, sharing toilet – Physician
An Ogun State-based internal medicine specialist, Dr Olusina Ajidahun, discusses the causes, prevention and treatment of Urinary Tract Infection in this interview with
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We need leader to motivate youths to make more money from talents than oil –Emeka Agba, solid minerals exporter, philanthropist
Chief Emeka Agba is the chief executive officer, Agba Gold Nigeria Limited, as well as Tiger Base Global Limited. He has notable interest in solid minerals. He also owns other
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INEC asks ADC to conduct national convention. Nwosu loses out.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has asked the Board of Trustees Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, Senator Patricia Akwashiki to conduct
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Wike: I never said Tinubu offered me senate ticket. It’s all lies.
The Rivers State Government yesterday described as false media reports quoting Governor Nyesom Wike as saying that the presidential candidate of the All
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2023: Newlyweds, Charly Boy, large crowd march on Abuja for Obi-Datti
A newly wedded couple, Blessing and Desmond Adamson shocked the public yesterday when they drove straight from their wedding ceremony to join thousands of
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LP lauds Nigerians’ donation to Obi’s campaign
The leadership of Labour Party on Saturday expressed appreciation to supporters of its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, who had continued to render financial
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Lawyers’ suit against #Obidatti23 rally in Lagos for Sept. 28.
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday adjourned till September 28 to hear a motion for an injunction seeking to stop the
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Horror! Undergraduate allegedly kills parents, abandons decomposing corpse in room
A yet-to-be-identified man suspected to be student of one of the universities in Anambra State has allegedly killed his father and mother in Nnewi, the
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Please obey the court judgment, NANS appeals to ASUU.
The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) has called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to obey the Court order and
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