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Don’t allow Ikoyi Osborne foreshore turn to slum – Residents tell Sanwo-Olu
A former Kogi State deputy governor, Mr. Aboyomi Amoniyi; former Director of Lands, Lagos State, Mr. Rotimi Okunfulure; the chairman, Board of Trustee, Residents of Osborne Foreshore Residents…
Fighter jets bombard ISWAP tax collectors assaulting commuters in Kukawa
The Air Task Force of Operation Hadin Kai has eliminated tax collectors of the Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP, in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, PRNigeria reports.…
Umahi rescues baby detained in hospital over bills, employs mother
It was like a prayer answered to Mr. and Mrs. Sunday Igboke from Oriuzor in Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State as they on Monday received the sum of N500,000 from Governor…
N120bn Hard Drugs Seized From Lagos Ports In 11 Months
No fewer than 300 tonnes of Illicit drugs valued at N120billion have been impounded at Lagos and Tincan Island ports by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) this…
Why APC can’t hold national convention now – Buni
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday explained why it can no longer organise its national convention before the end of the year. The party attributed the…
Saraki’s cousin, ex-Kwara commissioner re-arraigned for money laundering
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday re-arraigned Ope Saraki, a cousin to former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and a former…
PenCom Knocks Off Odukale’s Claim On Shares Of FBN Holdings Plc
As the squabble for the soul of FBN Holdings Plc, the oldest bank in the country, continues, the regulator of the Pension industry, the National Pension Commission (“PenCom”) has knocked…
Killing of OAU student: Hotel MD on the run, implicated by staff — CP
The Managing Director of Hilton Hotel and Resort, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Raheem Adedoyin, is on the run following the killing of a student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife,…
Nigerian Arrested For Trafficking Over 350 Million Naira Cocaine In Mumbai India
Officials of the Mumbai Police Crime Branch Unit 4 arrested a Nigerian national for allegedly possessing commercial quantities of Mephedrone (MD) and cocaine, collectively worth Rs 5.36 crore,…
Oga Bello, other Nollywood celebrities mourn late Baba Suwe
Veteran Actor, Adebayo Salami, popularly known as Oga Bello, on Monday said the death of Nigerian Comedian, Babatunde Omidina, fondly called Baba Suwe, has left a huge vacuum…
FG Have Disbursed N56.84bn Survival Funds To 835,161 Beneficiaries – Minister
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Chief Niyi Adebayo, has disclosed that a total of N56.84 billion had been disbursed to operators of micro, small and medium scale enterprises…
Finally, UTH conducts autopsy on late OAU post-graduate student
The Osun University Teaching Hospital on Monday conducted autopsy on the late Timothy Adegoke, a post-graduate student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State. The News…
In 5 years, we delivered to Nigeria 712km of railway – CCECC
China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, CCECC, weekend, said it has proven over time to be a reliable supporter in infrastructure upgrade and creation for the…
Don’t Succumb To Pressure To Release Nnamdi Kanu – Northern Coalition Warns Buhari
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has rejected Igbo leaders call on President Muhammadu Buhari to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of…
Lagos Won’t Submit EndSARS Report To FG – Presidency
The Presidency has said that states’ judicial panels on police brutality and extrajudicial killings won’t submit their reports to the Federal Government. Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina,…
BREAKING: Uzodimma appoints 17 commissioners
The Imo state governor Hope Uzodimma, has appointed seventeen commissioners into the executive arm of the government. The names of the commissioner nominees were announced at the…
Why US removed Nigeria from religious freedom violators’ list – Presidency
Femi Adesina, presidential spokesperson, said Nigeria was removed from the list of countries blacklisted for “engaging in violation of religious freedom” by the US because it discovered…
We Saved 1.3m Jobs, Will Lift 35m People Out Of Poverty – FG
The federal government has said that it has saved over 1.3 million jobs from collapse through its Economic Sustainability Plan programs (ESP), across the country. It also…
JUST IN: APC Fixes February For Convention
President Muhammadu Buhari is favourably disposed to February 2022 as ideal date to hold the national convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor of Kebbi State…
Households, Restaurants Switch To Charcoal, Firewood As Gas Price Hits The Roof
The rising price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, popularly called cooking gas, has forced many households, restaurants and other users of the commodity to switch to charcoal and firewood. Aside…
X3M Ideas, Dentsu MCGarryBowen, Insight Publicis, Noah’s Ark win big at 2021 LAIF Awards
…..X3M Ideas Named Agency of the Year It was a night of honour, glitz, glamour, and celebration of creative excellence at the 2021 edition of the Lagos Advertising and Ideas…
₦20 Billion Fund: Kogi Government Gives EFCC 48 Hours To Retract Statement
The Kogi State Government has given a 48-hour ultimatum to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to apologise and retract the statement that it has returned N19.3 billion…
Why Tinubu Is Always Having Problems With His Associates – Bucknor–Akerele
Senator Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele, former Deputy Governor of Lagos State is a member of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In this interview…
JUST IN: Many Feared Dead As Fire Guts Rivers Jetty
Many persons, including two children, are believed to have been killed in a fire outbreak at the popular Nembe-Bonny Jetty Waterfront in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.…