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
[...]
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
[...]
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).
[...]
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
[...]
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
[...]
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).
[...]
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
[...]
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,
[...]
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
[...]
Pastor Kumuyi kick-starts Global Youth Convocation, IMPACT, for young people’s transformation
The General Overseer of DeeperChristain Life Ministry, Pastor (Dr) W.F. Kumuyi has kicked off a Global Youth Convocation (GYC) with the theme: ‘IMPACT.’
[...]
I can’t release Nnamdi Kanu, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday night, said detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, should answer for his actions. He
[...]
How I sponsored myself through university selling meat after dad’s death – 24-year-old graduate
24-year-old Ebonyi-based butcher, Michael Ebe, alias Demo, who recently graduated from the Ebonyi State University with a degree in Political Science, tells GODFREY GEORGE how
[...]
Fire at Port Harcourt Refining Company minor, says NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has said the fire incident at the Port Harcourt Refining Company on New Year’s day was minor. The
[...]
How I battled incurable ailment in 2021, by actress Kemi Afolabi
Nollywood actress, Kemi Afolabi-Adesipe, has recounted how she was diagnosed with an incurable disease which led her to sell her properties and secure
[...]
NLC to FG: Dare us, we’ll shut down Nigeria if fuel price increases
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is not about to back down on its objection to the plan by the federal government to hike
[...]
Godfathers removed me for protecting Anambra treasury – Ngige
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has said that political godfathers removed him as governor because he refused to do
[...]
Katsina to lift ban on telecom services before January, says Masari
The Katsina State Government has said it will lift the ban on telecommunication services in the remaining seven affected Local Government Areas before
[...]
Oil belongs to Nigeria not Niger Delta, says Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday took an exception to Chief Edwin Clark’s reaction to his (Obasanjo’s) insistence that Niger Delta cannot lay claim
[...]
Child visit: Fani-Kayode shuns court order, ex wife cries out
Precious Chikwendu, the estranged wife of a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has accused him of shunning a court order directing him
[...]
My arrest intended to eliminate me –Nwosu
Former governorship candidate of the Action Alliance (AA), Chief Uche Nwosu, has alleged that his arrest, on Sunday, during the outing service of his
[...]
2021: Succession game ahead of next general elections
The succession games in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) shaped the polity in the outgoing
[...]
CISLAC kicks as DSS operatives invade Abuja office
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre has faulted the invasion of its office in Abuja by men of the Department of State Services.
[...]
Ramaphosa pays tribute to late Nobel Peace laureate Archbishop Tutu
South Africa President, Cyril Ramaphosa says the passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu marked another chapter of bereavement of the nation’s farewell to
[...]
Super Eagles camp open Wednesday in Abuja
The Super Eagles Bolton White Apartments camp in Abuja is expected to come alive on Wednesday with all the players bar the Britain-based
[...]
Goods worth billions razed in Abuja supermarket fire
Goods worth billions of Naira were destroyed in a fire outbreak that engulfed the Next Cash and Carry Supermarket building in the Jahi
[...]
2023: Abaribe’s Governorship ambition won’t distract me – Ikpeazu
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has said that the decision of Senate Minority leader, Chief Enyinnaya Abaribe to contest the 2023 governorship
[...]
Police arrest four, impound 22 cars in Abuja over illegal races
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory said it has arrested four suspects and impounded 21 cars over illegal car races and
[...]
Somalia’s president says PM suspended as elections spat deepens
Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed announced Monday that he was suspending Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, a day after the two men sparred
[...]
Woman arrested for hiding drug in food for boyfriend
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 22-year-old woman, Amaka Ogonachukwu for allegedly attempting to smuggle wraps of cocaine concealed
[...]
CDD extols Desmond Tutu’s virtues
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) on Monday extolled the virtues of the late South African cleric, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, describing him
[...]