There’ll be improvement in security this year -Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says the country will witness a significant improvement in security in 2021. In a series of tweets to commemorate the armed forces...
Boko Haram, ISWAP weakened, no longer have authority over territories in Nigeria – Defence Headquarters
The Coordinator Defence Media Operations, Major-General John Enenche, on Friday downplayed the power of Boko Haram in Nigeria. Enenche boasted that Boko Haram no longer...
NDDC: Expose me with facts – Malami reacts to Akpabio ‘bribe’
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has refuted allegations that Minister for Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio, bribed him in...
Governor Wike is spreading COVID -19 in Rivers state – APC
A faction of Rivers chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, loyal to Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, the Transportation Minister, has accused Governor Nyesom Wike of turning...
‘How we formed robbery gangs inside prisons’
In his neighbourhood in Agege, a Lagos suburb, the fear of Wale a.k.a. Walesstic was the beginning of wisdom. His name sent jitters down the...
Nigeria sets new record, posts highest Coronavirus cases
Nigeria sets a new COVID-19 record on Friday, posting its highest infections in a single day, with Lagos, Plateau and Abuja taking huge lead. Figures...
Fani-Kayode mocks Buhari as pigeons refuse to fly during Armed Forces Remembrance day
Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, has mocked President Muhammadu Buhari over an incident with pigeons during the Armed Forces Remembrance Day ceremony on Friday. As...
Universities closure: Students threaten to beat up lecturers
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin, Prof Lilian Salami, on Wednesday, says the school management is ready to resume academic activities in a safe...
Ondo election: Court dismisses suit against Akeredolu’s victory
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed a legal action challenging the validity of the primary election that produced Mr Rotimi Akeredolu as...
This is not fact checked to be true: Bishop Kukah has offended many with his anti-Buhari remarks —Presidency
The President has cautioned an Islamic group, the Muslim Solidarity Forum, to be mindful of its utterances against the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew...
COVID-19: PTF incompetent, dissolve it now— PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party has called on the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to dissolve the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 over alleged incompetence. In...
Nigerian billionaire, Bolu Akin-Olugbade dies of COVID-19
Nigeria’s billionaire, Bolu Akin-Olugbade is dead. The 61-year-old businessman passed away on Wednesday. The socialite died at the Paelon COVID Centre, Ikeja, Lagos. Until his...
Stop interfering in NDDC affairs, Edwin Clark warns Akpabio
Edwin Clark, chairman of Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has asked Godswill Akpabio to stop “interfering” in the affairs of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)....
Nigerian man who battled depression for 7 years ‘commits suicide’
Dele Bandele, a Nigerian man, who was earlier declared missing by friends, has reportedly been found dead. Friends of Bandele had earlier taken to the...
Increase subvention to Ekiti varsity, non-academic staff urge Gov Fayemi
As the non-academic staff of the Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti (EKSU) under the auspices of Joint Action Committee of Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and...
Davido shares childhood letter he wrote to his late mum
David Adeleke, an Afropop singer better known as Davido, has shared a letter he wrote during childhood to Veronica Adeleke, his late mother. The multiple...
UNILAG announces resumption date
The authorities of the University of Lagos have approved January 25 as the resumption date for academic activities. Head of the Media Unit of the...
COVID-19: Ortom tests negative, isolates as close aides become positive
The Benue State Government has confirmed that Gov. Samuel Ortom tested negative for COVID-19. A statement by Ortom’s Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr Terver Akase,...
NRC testing Abuja-Kaduna rail e-ticketing platform — to launch next week
Rotimi Amaechi, the minister for transportation, says the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) is only running a test of the electronic ticketing platform. In a tweet...
2023: PDP begins Southwest reconciliation, meets Ogun leaders
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Reconciliation Committee in Southwest is in Ogun State. The committee met with former Governor Gbenga Daniel and some PDP leaders...
FG defends ultimatum to block sim cards, blame Nigerians for rowdy exercise
Nigerians are to be blamed for the ongoing rowdy exercise to link their sim cards to the National Identity Numbers (NIN), the government has said....
Nengi was never removed as Face of Bayelsa girl Child – Gov. Diri
Bayelsa State government has cleared the air over reports that Nengi was removed as the Face of Bayelsa Girl Child upon the appointment of first-class...
COVID-19: Police arrest, arraign Lagos club owner Owede Bruno
The Police on Wednesday arraigned Owede Bruno, the owner of Club Victoria in Lagos. He appeared before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court for flouting...
Wizkid’s Babymama warns ladies sending unclad pictures to her 9-year-old son
Shola Ogudu, Mother of Wizkid’s first son, Boluwatife, has called out ladies who are fond of sending her son unclad photos. Shola, took to her...
Former Speaker, Dimeji Bankole set to marry Kebbi state Governor’s daughter
The wedding bell is tolling for former speaker of the House of Representatives Dimeji Bankole, three years after he divorced his first wife. Bankole will...
BVN-generated NIN can’t be used for SIM integration -NIMC
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has asked Nigerians to complete their national identity number (NIN) registration irrespective of generating same through bank verification number...
COVID-19: Osinbajo welcomes research group’s report on drug quality
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has welcomed efforts by a team of Nigerian professors and scientists investigating the effectiveness and roles some drugs can play in...
Some Governors award contracts to family members – Wike reveals
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has dared other Governors to reveal the identities of contractors handling projects in their various States. Governor Wike threw the...
COVID-19: Bola Ahmed Tinubu Health Centre shut down
Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos State, has shut Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT) Health Centre in Aboru, to curb the spread of coronavirus....
Orisabunmi didn’t die of COVID-19 – Nephew
A nephew to the late Nollywood actress, Folakemi Aremu popularly known as Orisabunmi, has debunked the rumour going around that she died of COVID-19 complications....
Orisabunmi, siblings’ death: Family opens up on cause of death
The family of the late Nollywood actress, Mrs Folakemi Aremu, popularly known as Orisabunmi, has reacted to multiple reports on her cause of death. There...
Nengi removed as Face of Bayelsa Girl Child, replaced by 1st class Law graduate
The Governor of Bayelsa state, Douye Diri, has removed reality TV star, Nengi Hampson, as the Face of Bayelsa Girl Child, and replaced her with...
Uganda election: Davido declares support for Bobi Wine against Museveni
Afropop sensation, David Adeleke, also known as Davido has declared support for Bobi Wine for the Uganda Presidential election. Mr Wine who is also a...
Man begs for forgiveness after impregnating 17-year-old daughter
A 36-year-old man has begged for forgiveness after impregnating his 17-year-old daughter. The man identified as Peter Moses confessed before an Ore Chief Magistrates’ Court...
Resist any attempt to commercialize covid-19 vaccine – Falana to Nigerians
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has urged Nigerians to resist any attempt to commercialize covid-19 vaccine by some persons. Resist any attempt to...
FG working on type and quantity of COVID-19 vaccines to procure -Finance minister, Zainab Ahmed
Zainab Ahmed, the minister of finance, budget and national planning, says the federal government is working on the type and quantity of COVID-19 vaccines to...
PIB: Demons frustrating passage of PIB will be defeated this year – Lawan
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, declared Tuesday in Abuja that the demons frustrating the passage and Presidential Assent to the Petroleum Industry Bill...
2023 elections: INEC to review, introduce new technologies
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said that it was reviewing its adopted technologies for elections, with the view of introducing new ones to...
Miyetti Allah trying to infiltrate Amotekun – OPC
Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) has warned the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) to desist from “plot” to infiltrate the Southwest Security Network...
Sultan directs Muslims to look out for new month moon
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Tuesday, directed Muslim faithful to look out for the new moon of Jumada al-akhir 1442AH from Wednesday....
Nigeria Armed Forces Day: FG orders closure of roads, Federal Secretariat
The Federal Government on Tuesday announced preparation for the 2021 Nigeria Armed Forces Day. The government ordered the closure of roads accessing Arcade, the phase...
Resign if you are helpless, Funmi Falana tells Buhari
Funmi Falana, human rights lawyer, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign if he is unable to provide security for citizens. Her comment follows the...
LASAA: Sanwo-Olu suspends over 100 staff recruited ‘back-door’
Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has suspended more than 100 staff of the Lagos State Advertising and Signage Agency (LASAA). The workers were engaged between June 2020...
George Obiozor emerges Ohanaeze Ndigbo President General
A former Nigerian ambassador to the United States, Israel, and Cyprus, Prof. George Obiozor, has emerged President General of the Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo....
COVID-19 second wave: Ekiti Govt imposes curfew, bans public gathering of more than 20
The Ekiti State Government has imposed a curfew from 8.00 pm to 6.00am and as well banned all gatherings of more than 20 people in...
COVID-19 vaccine doesn’t contain microchip, FG tells Nigerians
The National Orientation Agency has clarified that the coronavirus vaccine to be procured by the Federal Government does not contain a microchip. The agency said...
APC trying to undo the people’s will — Obaseki hails victory
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state, has hailed the ruling of the federal high court, Abuja, on the certificate forgery case brought against him by...
NIMC workers suspend strike, to resume NIN enrolments
Workers of the National Identity Management Commission have suspended the industrial action which they embarked upon on Thursday over the fear of COVID-19 spread in...
Body of lady missing on Christmas day found in mortuary in Rivers
The body of Miss Beauty Ngegbarane, a 20-year-old lady who declared missing on Christmas day in Rivers State has been found lying in a mortuary...
EFCC confirms investigation of Gov Ayade’s Commissioner for Environment
The Zonal Head, the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) Uyo, Edeh Akpa Uchenna has confirmed that the Commissioner for Environment in Governor Ben Ayade’s...