Stakeholders renew commitment to tackle housing deficit
Stakeholders in the housing sector have renewed their commitment to addressing Nigeria’s housing challenges, with...
EFCC arraigns Lexicon Multiconcept Media CEO for fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned the CEO of Lexicon Multiconcept Media...
“Enough is enough!” —Tinubu orders security chiefs to crush violence in troubled states
The President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has issued an order to national security agencies demanding stringent...
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NDLEA boss justifies proposed mandatory drug tests for corps members
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), has justified...
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Former Governor of Anambra State and Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, joined global dignitaries, religious leaders, and...
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Ghana has, for the first time in its democratic history, launched a formal investigation into a sitting Chief Justice following...
Read moreBurkina Faso says foiled coup plot orchestrated from Ivory Coast
Burkina Faso’s military government says it has thwarted a “major plot” to overthrow the junta and destabilize the country, accusing...
Read moreGunmen attacks Kwara community, seven killed
Gunmen have launched an attack on Ilesha Baruba (Baruten Local Government Area) and Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State,...
Read moreUS accuses Burkina Faso’s Captain of using country’s gold for personal gain
The United States through its Africa Command (AFRICOM) has accused Burkina Faso’s leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré of using the country's...
Read moreBlack students in the US raises fund to bury slain 77yrs old Nigerian driver
Black students in Philadelphia have set up a fundraising campaign to bury the 77-year-old Nigerian Uber driver shot and killed...
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Oyo’s paramount ruler, the Alaafin, Oba Akeem Owoade, has dismissed a viral YouTube video alleging a royal supremacy clash between...
Read more2027: Ekiti APC endorses Tinubu, Oyebanji for reelection
The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has advocated President Bola Tinubu and Governor Biodun Oyebanji for the 2027...
Read moreNiger state police command nabs suspects impersonating officers
The Niger State Police Command has apprehended four suspected swindlers who roam around major markets in Niger State. They were...
Read moreHow a Ghanaian is in-line to become the next Pope
Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, a Ghanaian prelate, could make history by becoming the first black Pope. Following the death...
Read moreAbia state NUT to commence strike on Thursday
The Abia State Standing Committee of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT has finalized plan to commence a strike action...
Read moreTinubu expresses condolence over the passing of Pope Francis
The president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed condolences over the passing of the Pope...
Read moreUganda’s Karuma bridge reopened to ease cross-border transport
Cross-border transportation between Uganda, South Sudan, and the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has received a major boost...
Read moreFour workers dies in Bauchi water plant tunnel accident
The Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed a tragic incident which led to the death of four workers at the...
Read moreNDLEA intercepts narcotics hidden in religious books shipment
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a drug trafficking attempt to smuggle narcotics hidden in 20 sets...
Read moreUnivesity of Ilesa student dies by electrocution
Gbolahan Ojolo, a 100-level student of the University of Ilesa, Osun State has reportedly died from electrocution on Friday. The...
Read morePresidency debunks claim that Shettima was barred from the Presidential Villa
The presidency has debunked rumour and false report circulating that the vice president, Kashim Shettima has been barred from entering...
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Hon. Ife Ehindero urges students to leverage NELFUND, receives NACAS ambassador award
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Akungba-Akoko installs 25-year-old graduate princess as regent
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Four workers dies in Bauchi water plant tunnel accident
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Akungba: Properties destroyed as fire razes small businesses
Lagos police debunk alleged arrest of Boko Haram suspects
The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed as false a recent newspaper report claiming that hundreds of suspected Boko Haram...
Read moreFG opens national grid to private investors
To address the recurrent collapse of the national electricity grid, the Federal Government has opened it up for private sector...
Read moreTwo died after drowning at an abandoned mining site
Two young brothers, identified as Umar Muhammed(7) and Ibrahim Muhammed (9) have drowned in an abandoned mining site operated by...
Read moreNatasha demands security reinstatement after gunmen attack family house
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has called on the Inspector-General of Police to reinstate her security details following a violent attack on...
Read moreQuadri Alabi, boy who blocked Obi’s convoy, released from detention”
Quadri Alabi, the 17-year-old boy who became popular during the 2023 presidential election for standing in front of Labor party...
Read morePolice arrest two for operating fake university centre in Ekiti
Ekiti State detectives have arrested two suspects, Adesanmi Sunday and Akinola Olugbenga Olaolu, for allegedly running a fake study centre...
Read more51-year-old man sentenced to death for robbery, attempted murder
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced a 51-year-old man, Owoeye Rotimi Ojo, to death by...
Read moreNSCDC busts five illegal crude oil dumps, arrests seven suspects
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has uncovered five illegal crude oil dumps in the Jahi/Katampe axis of...
Read moreArmy recruitment: Only 200 South East persons registered, official says as IPOB warns Igbo leaders against enlisting youths
Despite ongoing efforts by the Nigerian Army to boost participation in its recruitment drive, only 200 youths from the South-East...
Read moreYobe supports 127 law school students with tuition, laptops
The Yobe State Government has supported 127 newly admitted students of the Nigerian Law School with tuition fees and laptops. ...
Read moreEFCC, SEC to clampdown ponzi schemes in Nigeria
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have vowed to hunt down Ponzi scheme...
Read morePolice officers caught receiving cash from foreigner identified, to face disciplinary action
The Nigeria Police Force has launched disciplinary action against some of its officers seen in a viral video receiving cash...
Read moreFederal Government approves plans to prevent flooding
The Federal government has announced that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has approved innovative measures to prevent potential flooding disasters in...
Read moreKatsina Police arrest car thieves, reject N1m bribe
Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command have arrested two suspected car thieves and rejected a N1m bribe offered in...
Read moreFRSC establishes 200 mobile courts to prosecute traffic offenders
Ahead of its Easter special patrol operations across the country, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday set up...
Read moreCBEX investors will get their money back – EFCC assures
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has assured Nigerians who invested in the troubled CBEX digital trading platform that...
Read moreMauritius’ former finance minister under fresh fraud probe
Former Finance Minister of Mauritius, Renganaden Padayachy is now police custody over a fresh fraud investigation. This is only two...
Read moreReturn home, Nigerians are dying Obi tells Tinubu
The Labour party flagbearer for the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to put off...
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Hon. Ife Ehindero urges students to leverage NELFUND, receives NACAS ambassador award
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Four workers dies in Bauchi water plant tunnel accident
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Uromi killings: Edo government reacts to IPOB’s N6bn claim
The Edo State Government has refuted baseless claims made by the indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB, that the state governor,...
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Niger gov clarifies dreadlocks order, targets cultists not citizens
Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, has walked back his earlier directive ordering the arrest of individuals...
Rivers administrator summons suspended Fubara, deputy for inquiry
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral (Rtd.) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has summoned the suspended...
Jigawa approves hijab for female guards, backs students abroad
The Jigawa State Government has directed three private security companies operating within the state to permit...
CBEX crypto fraud: EFCC, Interpol move to track suspects in N1.3 Trillion scam
Thousands of Nigerian investors have been thrown into panic and uncertainty following the sudden shutdown of...
FCCPC shutdown shops for deceptive repackaging of rice in Utako market, Abuja
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has shut down multiple shops after discovering tricky...
Man bags jail sentence for rejecting naira as legal tender
Justice Alexander Owoeye, of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced...
NASENI blames poor funding, public perception for Nigeria’s technological setback
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has expressed concern over the country’s sluggish technological progress, linking it...
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