BREAKING: Pupils storm streets over mates’ death in Lagos
Pupils of Babs Fafunwa Millennium Secondary School took to the streets on Wednesday to protest the death of their mates. An articulated truck
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20 Bangladesh students sentenced to death for political murder
Bangladesh sentenced 20 university students to death on Wednesday for the 2019 murder of a young man who criticised the government on social
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Insecurity: My people may resort to self-help, says Benue Senator
THE Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on the Army, Senator Abba Moro, on Tuesday, raised the alarm that the people of Benue State may
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I never had sex with Fani-Kayode for six years, says ‘ex-wife’
The Customary Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja Tuesday adjourned till Wednesday to hear an application by a former beauty queen
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Court orders autopsy on corpse of Imo businessman killed by suspected soldiers
A Federal High Court in Owerri, Imo State, on Friday, ordered that an autopsy be carried out on the corpse of Noel Chigbu.
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Enugu Electricity Distribution Company announces power outage on December 4 in parts of Imo State.
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company has announced that there would be a power outage on Alaoji-Owerri 132KV line 1, scheduled to hold on
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Omo-Agege became Deputy Senate President as compensation, says Lasun
A former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Lasun Yusuff, has said Senator Ovie Omo-Agege was made the Deputy Senate President as
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Pope Francis appoints Bishop Badejo, others to Vatican Communications’ Dicastery
Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Emmanuel Badejo of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo to the Vatican Dicastery for Communications. The appointment was announced
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Missing child: Appeal court frees Prophet Babatunde of Sotitobire church
The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo State capital, has discharged and acquitted the founder of Sotitobire Praising Chapel, Akure, Alfa Babatunde,
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JUST IN: Former Edo State Governor, Igbinedion loses mother at 85
A former governor of Edo State, Mr Lucky Igbinedion, has lost his mother, Mrs Maria Oredola Igbinedion. The statement reads, “With gratitude to
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Wike presents N483bn 2022 budget
Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike has presented a 2022 budget appropriation estimate of N483, 173,307,96 billionto House of Assembly. Christened “Budget of consolidation”, the
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Nigeria records two cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant – NCDC
Nigeria has joined the growing list of countries that have confirmed cases of the new COVID-19 variant called Omicron. The Omicron variant was
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BREAKING: Court voids ex-Emir Sanusi’s banishment from Kano
A Federal High Court in Abuja has declared as unlawful and a violation of the fundamental human rights of the ex-Emir of Kano,
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Gov Ugwuanyi appoints BBNaija star, Whitemoney, Enugu creative arts ambassador
The Governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, on Friday appointed reality TV star, Whitemoney, as the state’s creative arts ambassador. This was announced
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I watched my brother die, Aliko Dangote tells Tinubu
ALHAJI Aliko Dangote on Friday disclosed how his younger brother, Sani, died. Aliko Dangote, the richest African, who said he watched helplessly as
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Criminals should not enjoy support from any ethnic group – Lawan
Senate President, Senator Ahmed Lawan, has said that criminals should be allowed to face the full wrath of the law and not enjoy
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Security forces rescue 544 abducted persons in Zamfara within two months – Matawalle
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State on Friday said security forces rescued no fewer than 544 abducted persons in the last two months
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Buhari to Igbo leaders: Demand for Kanu’s release has serious implications
Confronted with a fresh appeal for the release of the detained leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu,President Muhammadu
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DSS detained, interrogated me for hours during visitation to Nnamdi Kanu –Lawyer
Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel for the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said that the Department of
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Passengers stranded as railway workers begin strike nationwide
Angry railway workers on Thursday turned back passengers as they shut down passenger and cargo train services of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC)
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Disengaged workers draw over N17bn from pension savings
As the economic headwinds persists and workers continue to lose their jobs, a total of N17.4 billion was withdrawn by disengaged workers from
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Collapsed building has approval for 21 floors, says Deputy Governor
Lagos Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, has said that the collapsed 21-storey building under construction in Ikoyi on Monday has approval for
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eNaira: CBN plans app for persons without bank accounts
The Chief Executive Officer of Bitt Inc., Brian Popelka, has said a phone application for people without bank accounts will be rolling out
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IGP to visit scene of Ikoyi building collapse
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Alkali Usman, has departed the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, to visit the scene of the building collapse in
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Soldiers, police mobilise to rescue abducted UNIABUJA staff members, children
Soldiers from the 177 Guards Battalion and their counterparts from the Federal Capital Territory(FCT), police command, have mobilized to rescue the six kidnapped
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Privatisation: Consumers demand review as power generation drops to 3,844MW
Power generation in Nigeria dropped from a peak of 4,224.9MW on Sunday to 3,844.3MW by 6am on Monday, data obtained from the Federal
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Collapsed Ikoyi Towers:Rescue team in search of over 45 trapped victims
Following recovery of six bodies from the collapsed 21 Ikoyi Towers, on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos which occurred on Monday, over 45 victims
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BREAKING: Tottenham appoint Antonio Conte as new manager
Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday appointed former Chelsea, Juventus and Inter Milan boss Antonio Conte as the new manager after signing an 18-month contract.
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Suspected bandits invade UNIABUJA staff quarters, kidnap four lecturers
Suspected bandits in the early hours of Tuesday invaded the University of Abuja Staff Quarters and kidnapped four lecturers and some of their
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Court adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s human rights suit to Nov 19
A Federal High Court in Abia State has adjourned a suit filed on behalf of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi
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