BREAKING: Five cops feared killed as hoodlums raze Enugu police station
Gunmen on Tuesday morning attacked Iwollo Oghe Police station in Ezeagu local government area of Enugu state. It was gathered that no fewer
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How Ebubeagu, Police arrested 38 suspected bandits in Ebonyi
THE Southeast Security outfit codenamed “Ebubeagu” in Ebonyi State, in collaboration with the police have arrested 38 suspected bandits in the state. 37
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International friendly: Rohr picks Musa, Ekong, 22 others for Cameroon
Coach Gernot Rohr has selected captain Ahmed Musa, deputy captain William Ekong and home boys John Noble and Anayo Iwuala among the 24
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Don’t blame me for your failure, Amokachi replies Raheem Lawal
Former Super Eagles assistant coach Daniel Amokachi has replied Raheem Lawal over an allegation that he was unfairly dropped from the 2013 Africa
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Taiwo was billed to go on UK course from June 12, says sister of late pilot, Asaniyi
Mr Asaniyi Rufus, father of the late 29-year-old pilot, Asaniyi Taiwo, who flew the crashed military plane, has said that only God can
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Chief of Defence Staff to military: it’s time to get over shock of plane crash
Officers and men of the Nigerian Armed Forces have been urged to maintain the high spirit and not allow the death of the
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Over 116 killed by herders, militias in Benue, Plateau in 2 days
No fewer than 116 persons were weekend killed by killer herders in communities in Benue and Plateau states. While over 100 were killed
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Presidency slams Southern governors open grazing ban, says they offered no solution.
The Presidency yesterday described South’s governors ban on open grazing as legally questionable. It accused the governors of playing politics with serious security
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UBA appoints Anyanwu to the Board
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) has announced the appointment of Mrs. Caroline Anyanwu to its Board of Directors, effective May 19, 2021.
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New pump price of petrol: NNPC awaits FG, labour resolutions today
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation is not halting the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, despite the recent recommendation of the
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Saudi Arabia orders mosques to use loudspeakers for only calls to prayer
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs has imposed restrictions on the use of loudspeakers in mosques, allowing the use of loudspeakers only for
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Chapel Hill Denham joins UN-supported responsible investment
Chapel Hill Denham has become a signatory to the UN-supported Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI), joining a global network of nearly 4000 signatories representing
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Onyeama to new diplomats: change the stories about Nigeria
Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama has urged officials of the ministry on diplomatic posting to change the narratives about Nigeria in the
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Yeni Kuti gets car gift from fans as she turns 60
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s eldest daughter, Yeni Kuti, has received a car gift from her fans as she turned 60 on Monday. The co-host of ‘Your
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JUST IN: FG to relocate Kaduna Forestry College
Following the recent kidnap of 37 students at Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, the Federal Government has concluded plans to temporarily relocate the
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I’m the only Nigerian governor who does not receive monthly salary – Obiano
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State, weekend, said he is the only Nigerian governor who do not receive monthly salary. The governor explained
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Again, INEC office in Enugu set ablaze
Hoodlums have razed the Igboeze South Local Government Area office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Enugu State. This came barely a
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Breaking: IPOB, Cameroonian separatists to exchange weapons, personnel – Report
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and a pro-independence movement in western Cameroon, ‘Ambazonia Governing Council’ (AGovC), have agreed to exchange weapons and
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JUST IN: Buhari meets with Fayemi, Buni, Bello in Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met with the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), Dr Kayode Fayemi, in the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
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UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson sets wedding date
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds have set a wedding date for next year after delaying plans due to
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We must defend ourselves against killer herdsmen, Ortom tells Benue people
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State weekend said though the state was under siege of armed herdsmen, there was no need for anyone
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FACT-CHECK: No! Buhari has not named Danjuma Alli Keffi as new COAS
Claim: Several news blog including theconclaveng.com, everyday.ng, freshreporters.com, naijaonpoint.com.ng, others reported that the General Officer Commanding 1 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major-General Danjuma All-Keffi,
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Drug baron held with N8b cocaine at Lagos airport
A suspected drug baron has been arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos with 36 blocks of cocaine weighing 27.95kg. Officials
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Man dies after watching football match with girlfriend in Lagos
A man, Chika Uba, has died after taking his 32-year-old girlfriend, Amaka Joseph, to watch a football match on Adeniyi Jones Avenue in
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State of the Nation: We won’t support secession, say S-West govs, APC leaders
CHAIRMAN of the South-West Governors’ Forum, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, yesterday, insisted that governors from the region will not support any secessionist agenda, just
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Count us out of your battle, IPOB tells Uzodinma, Okorocha
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra has asked Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State and the immediate past governor of the state, Rochas
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Gunmen attack INEC office, police division in Anambra
GUNMEN on Sunday attacked B Division of the Nigeria Police Divisional Station and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa, Anambra. The
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Tension, tears, drama as Attahiru, others are laid to rest
Mr. George Olufade, the father of the co-pilot of the ill fated Beachcraft 350, Alfred Ayodeji Olufade, was all sorrow yesterday as he
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We got Akeredolu’s support for Yoruba Nation rally in Akure –Sunday Igboho. Soldiers, policemen standby and watch.
The Ondo State capital, Akure, was on Saturday agog as hundreds of Yoruba Nation agitators, under the aegis of Ilana Omo Oodua, trooped
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Why breast milk quality varies among nursing mothers, according to paediatricians
A Consultant Pediatrician and Head of Department at the Massey Street Children Hospital, Lagos, Olanike Olutekunbi, says the breast milk of a mother
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