260 Cadillac cars for Zamfara monarchs
Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle on Wednesday, in Gusau, distributed 260 vehicles to traditional rulers in the state. The flag-off was performed by
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Stay away from politics, NYSC tells corps members
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Major-General Shuaibu Ibrahim, has warned Corps members to stay away from partisan politics as the
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Two feared dead, another council HQ burnt in Anambra even as Soludo sets up reconciliation committee.
The headquarters of Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State was yesterday reportedly set on fire by gunmen. The hoodlums, who stormed the
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African countries urging firms to exit Nigeria, Minister tells Reps
The Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, on Thursday, told the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts that several
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IGP redeploys Imo, Adamawa, Edo and Kaduna CPs
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Alkali Baba Usman has ordered the deployment of Police Commissioners to Edo, Adamawa, Kaduna, and Imo States. A
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We can’t leave Imo for you, Uzodimma tells hoodlums
Governor Hope Uzodimma has vowed never to surrender Imo State to hoodlums, assuring he would work to install lasting peace in the state. The
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Enugu 2023: Unspoken interests driving zoning commotion
By Onyedi Ojiabor In Enugu State, the question of zoning or power rotation is the most contentious issue in the politics of succession
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Market women, landowners clash in Onitsha
Market women, mostly widows, numbering over 500 at the Pocket Layout Market Woliwo, Fegge, Onitsha South Local Government Area, Anambra State, on Thursday,
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NFF board divided over new Super Eagles’ coach
The Nigeria Football Federation is still in turmoil over the Super Eagles failure to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar as
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Attacked train: Families of abducted passengers protest. We are not sleeping, says DHQ
An expectant mother and her husband, a couple and two sisters are among those being held by terrorists who attacked an Abuja-Kaduna train,
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BREAKING: FG approves barring outgoing calls over NIN/SIM linkage
The Federal Government has ordered telecommunications companies to immediately bar all outgoing calls for all Nigerians who have failed to link Subscribers Identity
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Enugu guber: Why Edeoga is best candidate to succeed Ugwuanyi – Group
A social mobilization group, Concerned Enugu Citizens for Good Governance (CECGG) has thrown its weight behind Chief Chijioke Edeoga as the right candidate
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Ethnicity shouldn’t be a factor in selecting varsity VCs –Prof Falola
Renowned professor of History and African Studies and alumnus of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Prof. Toyin Falola, shares his thoughts
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Emefiele: How CBN is reviving economy
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that its various interventions in various sectors are responsible for the revival of the nation’s
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I foresaw Obiano’s problems – Former Deputy Gov
Former Deputy Governor of Anambra State, Dr Nkem Okeke has opened up barely one month after he left office amidst controversy over his
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Muslims who return to alcohol, other forbidden acts after Ramadan wasted their time fasting – Chief Missioner, Ansar-ud Deen, Sheikh Ahmad
The Chief Missioner, Ansar-ud Deen Society of Nigeria, Sheikh Abdur-Rahman Ahmad, discusses the essence of the Ramadan fast in this interview with ABIODUN SANUSI
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NBA challenges Body of Benchers on discipline in legal profession
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has expressed concern about the declining capacity of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LDPC) to effectively deal with
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Why I don’t vote, Pastor Adeboye opens up
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has explained why he doesn’t vote, saying voting for any
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Mr Ibu’s poisonous ordeal
Nollywood actor and comedian John Ikechukwu Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, has confirmed that he is back stronger after being poisoned for the
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APC members storm party secretariat to protest planned substitution of exco list
Some aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area (LGA) of Lagos State on Friday stormed the
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Ramadan: Senate president urges prayer for peace, security in Nigeria
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, urged Muslims to pray for the peace and security of the country. He said this while felicitating
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Train attack: Over 21 passengers still missing, says NRC
The Nigerian Railway Corporation has confirmed the safety of about 170 passengers that were on board the attacked AK9 Abuja to Kaduna train
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Arewa Group to Nigerians : North Has Failed, Let’s return power to South
Worried by the brewing political tension due to clamour for power shift to the South, Arewa People’s Democratic Coalition (APDC) has vowed to
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UK court jails Yoruba activist Adeyinka Grandson for attacks on Igbos, others
A Nigerian based in west London has been jailed for four and a half years for posting inflammatory messages encouraging violence in Nigeria.
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Road to 2023: Supporters group agog as governor Yahaya Bello formally declares for presidential race
Governor Yahaya Bello’s supporters group under the umbrella of, “Got Your Back Nigeria”, are excited as the governor formally declares intention to run
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Northwest states may hire mercenaries to fight terrorists -El-Rufai
Northwest States of Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, Kebbi, Sokoto and the neighbouring Niger may resort to hiring mercenaries if the federal government fails to
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Arrest anyone enforcing Monday sit-at-home in Anambra, IPOB tells Soludo. Only Kanu court dates are recognized for sit-at- home.
The spokesman for the Indigenous People of Biafra, Emma Powerful, has said the separatist group is not responsible for the violence and criminal
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Qatar 2021: Nigeria lose to Ghana on 1-2 goal aggregate
The Super Eagles of Nigeria this Monday evening lost to the Black Stars of Ghana in the Qatar 2021 World Cup qualification match
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Kaduna govt confirms attack on Abuja-Kaduna train
The Kaduna State Government has confirmed the attack on an Abuja-Kaduna train by terrorists. The State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs,
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2023 Governorship: Ihe Abia rejects Abia PDP’s joint zoning formula. Says it will breed rancour.
Ihe Abia, a nascent political pressure group in Abia State and Southeast has called out the Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu on his
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