Two arrested for impersonating Rivers CP, defrauding victims
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested two persons for allegedly impersonating the Commissioner of Police, Okon Effiong, and defrauding unsuspecting members of
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Buhari, Jonathan, others became president unprepared – Kukah
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan-Kukah, has said that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), former presidents Goodluck
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One stabbed to death as NNPP welcomes decampees from the PDP
A middle aged man was Sunday stabbed to death during a rally organized by the New Nigeria Peoples Party to welcome decampees from
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BREAKING: Court restrains INEC from engaging MC Oluomo for materials distribution
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from engaging Musiliu Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo-led Lagos State Parks
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BREAKING: 17 rescued as passenger boat capsizes near 3rd Mainland Bridge
Emergency responders from the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) rescued 17 passengers whose boat capsized in the early hours of today (Monday) The
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Elections: US issues advisory to citizens in Nigeria on possible violence
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has issued an advisory to its citizens in Nigeria alerting them on possible violence ahead of the
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Akwa Ibom hospital makes history, performs first full cardiac pacemaker procedures
A major breakthrough in healthcare delivery was recorded on Wednesday, 15th February, 2023, by the Akwa Ibom State Government, especially in the area
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Lagos announces travel advisory for APC mega rally
The Lagos State Government has announced travel advisory for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Mega Rally on Tuesday at Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos. The
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Elections: PCRC official advises youths to resist financial inducement
An official of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Mr Chima Chukwunyere, has advised Nigerian youths not to be swayed by financial inducement
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JUST IN: Again, protest rocks Ogun over naira scarcity, banks burnt
Again, protest has erupted in Ogun State over the naira scarcity, with videos online showing two banks set on fire in the Sagamu
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Flooding: FG warns again, says Adamawa, Bayelsa, 30 others at risk.
THE Federal Government has called out on Nigerians to get prepared as 32 states, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja are on
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Ikpeazu commissions Nigerian-British University in Abia, gives scholarship to 20 students
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has commissioned the British-Nigerian University at Obuzor-Asa, Abia State with the assurance of his administration’s support and commitment towards the
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Naira swap: EFCC vows to clamp down on saboteurs
In a bid to fight financial crisis arising from the new Naira notes swap, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it
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Seven days to election, G-5 yet to adopt presidential candidate
LESS than one week to the presidential and National Assembly elections, the G-5 governors led by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State have failed
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Imo govt closes Nekede zoo, relocates animals to Jos
Animals at the Imo State Zoological Garden, Nekede were at the weekend relocated to an unknown destination in preparation for the conversion of
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.Ex-US president Jimmy Carter enters hospice care at home
Former President Jimmy Carter, who at 98 years old is the longest-lived American president, has entered home hospice care in Plains, Georgia, a
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US troops capture Islamic State leader in Syria raid
Helicopter-borne United States troops working with Syrian Kurdish-led forces on Saturday captured an Islamic State provincial official in Syria, the US military said.The
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Abducted doctor regains freedom after 11 months in ISWAP captivity
THE Principal Medical Director of Gubio General Hospital, Borno State, Dr. Geidam Bulama, who was abducted March 2022 by the Islamic State of
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IPOB raises alarm over planned bank attacks in Southeast
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has raised the alarm that its intelligence unit, the M-Branch, has uncovered plans by some criminal elements,
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We’re devastated over Atsu’s death, Chelsea mourn
Chelsea have mourned the death of its former player, and Ghana international, Christian Atsu. The body of Atsu was found after a huge
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Ondo residents besiege market, swap old naira notes for foodstuffs
RESIDENTS of Okitipupa, Okitipupa Local Government Area, Ondo State appeared to have found succour in Hausa traders in Sabo Market in the town
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JUST IN: Obasanjo’s in-law bags seven-year imprisonment for forgery
Dr John Abebe, the in-law to the former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has bagged seven years imprisonment for forgery and laundering. Justice Mojisola Dada
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Naira exchanges N461.25 to dollar at Investors, Exporters window
The Naira on Friday exchanged at N461.25 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window. The figure represented a slight increase by
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Army court-martials 68 officers, soldiers for various offence
he new General Officer Commanding (GOC) for 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Sokoto, Maj-Gen. Godwin Mutkut, yesterday inaugurated a 12-member Special and
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PTI matriculates 1,718, seeks new ways of exploring fossil fuel
The Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) Effurun, Delta, has stressed the need to adopt new ways of exploring fossil fuel, using the local and
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Christian Atsu found dead under Turkey earthquake rubble
Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu has been found dead in the earthquake rubble in Turkey.9 His manager, Murat Uzunmehmet, told DHA news agency on Saturday that
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Anambra CP preaches against violence
The Commissioner of Police in Anambra, Mr Echeng Echeng, has called on citizens, especially youths, to shun all forms of violence under any
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Kebbi group joins calls for removal of EFCC chairman
A coalition of youths in Kebbi State, the home state of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has joined the calls
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Breaking! Old N200 notes still legal tender
The old N200 notes will still remain legal tender till the next 60 days, so declared the President, Muhammad Buhari in a nationwide
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BREAKING: PDP rally in Rivers cancelled over insecurity – PCC
The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council has announced the cancellation of the rally of its candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in Port Harcourt. The
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