Strike: You can’t gag workers, NLC warns lawmakers
The Nigeria Labour Congress has advised members of the National Assembly, particularly members of the House of Representatives, to drop their proposed bill
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Ogun warns against illegal activities in forest reserves
The Ogun State Government has threatened to deal with anyone engaged in illegal tree felling in the state’s forest reserves. The government said
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Panic as herdsmen kill three farmers in Ebonyi
Suspected herdsmen have killed three persons in their farms at Amaeze Ishiagu in Ivo local government area of Ebonyi state. Daily Sun gathered
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Knights of St. John International mourn late Catholic Bishop of Ilorin Diocese, Rev. Olawoore.
The Knights of St. John International (KSJI), an international solidarity organisation of the Roman Catholic Church, has joined the Church in Nigeria in
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‘NPA to refund N40.13b, $921.64m to Fed Govt’
The Auditor-General for the Federation has indicted the Nigeria Port Authority (NPA) for failure to recover and remit N40.126 billion, $921.636 million and
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BREAKING: Veteran Juju musician, Dayo Kujore, dies at 63
Veteran Juju musician, Dayo Kujore, has died at the age of 63. Kujore who was among the pioneers of the Nigerian styled musical
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I sold my Range Rover to complete house project, says actress Nkechi Blessing
Nollywood actress, Nkechi Blessing Sunday, has revealed that she sold her Range Rover in 2021 to enable her complete her house project. The
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FAAN arrests 90 persons including Patovilki, Lakewood, NAHCO staff for forgery, theft at Abuja, Lagos airports
Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has revealed that it has arrested over 90 persons including staff of Patovilki Nigeria Limited, Lakewood Services,
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14 year old rescued by neighbours from suspected ritualist in Imo
A 14-year-old boy (name withheld) at weekend narrowly escaped being killed by his father’s friend for ritual purposes . The teenager whose piercing
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Eyelashes, miniskirts, 10 other things forbidden in Mummy GO’s church
The founder of Rapture Proclaimer Evangelical Church of God, Funmilayo Adebayo, popularly known as Mummy GO (General Overseer) has sparked a series of
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Obi Cubana to youths: we rise by lifting others
Chairman of Cubana Group Obinna Iyiegbu aka Obi Cubana has advised youths to make their contributions to lifting the nation. The business mogul,
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Sierra Leone set for AFCON return after 25-year absence
Sierra Leone could not have asked for a tougher start to their first Africa Cup of Nations in a quarter of a century
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Anti-Buhari comments: DSS yet to invite Kukah, says spokesman
The Department of State Service DSS is yet to invite the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Mathew Kukah, over his recent criticism of the
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Ex-Assembly Speaker and several others kidnapped by Gunmen in Imo
The former Speaker of the Imo State 8th Assembly, Hon. Lawman Duruji has been abducted by Gunmen. It was reliably gathered that Duruji
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BREAKING: Buhari in a closed-door meeting with Tinubu in Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari is meeting with National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The
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Deploy Super Tucanos, additional military to Zamfara, APC chieftain urges FG
A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress in Zamfara State, Dr Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, has appealed to the Federal Government to deploy fighter
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5 die as herdsmen sack 5 Enugu farm settlements
Enugu State Governor, Chief Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has convened an emergency security meeting of stake- holders in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area following incessant herdsmen
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AFCON kicks off in Cameroun
The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations will finally take place this month, following a seven-month delay. 24 teams from Africa will battle it
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Restructuring not threat to Nigeria’s unity – Ohanaeze
President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Prof George Obiozor, has said restructuring is not a threat to the unity of Nigeria. Prof. Obiozor who
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P-Square, Fireboy, Angelique Kidjo, others join Faces of Afrobeats campaign
Faces of Afrobeats campaign, organised to celebrate African indigenous music, has featured Beninese Grammy award-winner Angélique Kidjo, and Nigerian superstars, P-Square and Fireboy
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AuGF queries management of Bank of Agriculture says thebank is at risk of becoming distressed.
The Office of the Auditor General for the Federation has raised the alarm over the possibility of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) becoming
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Umahi suspends commissioner, SSA, principal secretary
Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi, yesterday suspended the Commissioner for Lands and Survey, Mr. Emmanuel Uguru. The Governor also suspended his Senior
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Obama, Oprah Winfrey, others mourn veteran Hollywood actor Sidney Poitier
Former President of the United States, Barack Obama; globally-renowned media personality, Oprah Winfrey; and other notable figures have sent glowing tributes to veteran
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AFCON champions to earn $5m as CAF raises prize money
Champions of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations will return home with a prize money of five million U.S. dollars (about N2.8 billion).
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As APC crisis deepens, Buhari demands convention timeline
All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders are rallying to keep the party on track for its crucial national convention following Thursday’s warning by President
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We’ll shut down Nigeria if fuel prices increase – Niger Delta activist
A Niger Delta rights activist, Israel Joe, has asked the Federal Government not to make real its proposed increase in prices of petroleum
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Okorocha: Uzodimma has a killer squad
Former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has accused Governor Hope Uzodimma of setting up a killer squad known as Hopism Strike Force (HSF).
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2023: Businessmen woo Osinbajo as campaign posters flood FCT
Some businessmen in the six geopolitical zones have asked Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to join the 2023 presidential race, describing him as “the
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IPOB warns South-East schools not to sing National Anthem
The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) has warned South East schools against disobeying the order banning the recitation of the Nigerian anthem. Its spokesman,
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Man caught with mutilated human body parts in Osun
A man, whose identities could not be immediately ascertained, living in Igege, Osun State, was on Wednesday caught with a mutilated human body
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