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Choose Your Next Governor Or Buhari Will Decide For You – IPAC Tells Anambra Voters
The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has urged eligible voters in Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra to shun apathy and come out and vote for candidates of their…
Why I didn’t visit Ikoyi building immediately – Sanwo-Olu
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has revealed why he did not visit the site of the Ikoyi building collapse immediately after the incident occurred on Monday.…
NDLEA Underfunded, I Brought My Personal TV To Office When I Assumed Office – Marwa
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd), has decried poor funding of the agency, saying he had…
Anambra Election: US Threatens Visa Ban Against Troublemakers
The United States has threatened to impose visa ban on those who foment trouble in the Anambra governorship election. The warning was given in a statement issued by the US Mission in…
Building collapse: Lagos Assembly makes move, may summon officials
There are indications that the Lagos State House of Assembly may summon government officials to answer questions in relation to the recent collapse of a multi-storey building in the Ikoyi area of…
CLOSE-UP: From shoe seller to real estate tycoon — the grass-to-grace story of Femi Osibona
On Monday, tragedy brought Femi Osibona into the news. For some Nigerians, he is the owner of the 21-storey building that collapsed in Ikoyi, Lagos. Before the unfortunate incident, he…
Wizkid And Tems Bag 5 Nominations At The 2021 Soul Train Awards
Grammy-winning Nigerian superstar, Wizkid, has bagged five nominations at the 2021 Soul Train Awards. His partner-in-Essence, Tems also bagged four. Wizkid's and Tems' nominations come in the…
Security operatives clash with gunmen trying to hijack inmate at Lagos court
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says a gunman was shot during an attempt to hijack an inmate at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) in Lagos. According to NAN, Olarotimi Oladokun, NCoS…
Lagos Building Saga:Lagos Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat Lied, Exclusive Document Confirmed 15…
Newsnowonline assertion that deputy governor of Lagos state, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat was economical with the truth when he contradicted the LABSCA General Manager, Gbolahan Oki that…
JAMB Remits N3.51bn As 2021 Operating Surplus
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has remitted the sum of N3.51 billion to the national treasury as part of its 2021 operating surplus. The 2021 remittance,…
MTN, Unilever To Construct FG Roads – Fashola
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has disclosed that MTN, Unilever and other private entities have indicated an interest in keying into the tax…
On his way to the US, Bob-Oseni branched at Ikoyi building site and ended up under the rubble
Wale Bob-Oseni, a real estate dealer and executive director of African Bureau for Legislative Empowerment, was on his way to the US on Monday. Then he got a call from Femi Osibona, owner…
Police Seal Plateau Assembly, Bar Factions From Entry
Following the crisis rocking the Plateau State House of Assembly over who should be recognised as the authentic Speaker between Ayuba Abok who represents Jos East Constituency and Yakubu Sanda who…
REWIND: ‘He built 125 houses in S’Africa’ — what Ashimolowo said on Osibona, Fourscore Homes owner
Matthew Ashimolowo, senior pastor of Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC) in London, recently spoke on his relationship with Femi Osibona, managing director of Fourscore Homes. Fourscore Homes is the firm…
‘Mistakes were made from all angles’ — Sanwo-Olu speaks on Lagos building collapse
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos state governor, has spoken on the collapse of a 21-storey building in the Ikoyi area of the state. Speaking on Wednesday when he visited the site of the…
Nigerians pay N5.7tr for darkness eight years after privatisation
• Payment for transformers, wires, poles persist as supply averages 4,000MW • Fashola, Mamman, El-Rufai, NASS, others’ attempts fail to spark optimism in sector • Grid…
Death toll climbs to 22 in Lagos high-rise collapse
Two more bodies were pulled out early Wednesday from the debris of a collapsed Lagos high-rise building, bringing the death toll to 22 people, the emergency services said. The…
Road construction cause of Ikeja gas leakage — Eyewitnesses
Some eyewitnesses at the Ikeja gas leakage have revealed that the cause of the incident is due to the ongoing road rehabilitation in the area. When The PUNCH visited the scene of the…
162 Stranded Nigerians Return From Libya
No fewer than 162 stranded Nigerians in Libya arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos in the early hours of Tuesday. They were received by officials of the…
Police Officers Shot Dead In Rivers
Two officers attached to Mile One Police Station in Diobu, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, have been killed by yet to be identified gunmen. A witness said the deceased officers were shot dead…
Ikeja gas leakage now under control –NEMA
The gas leakage in Ikeja has been brought under control, the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has announced. It stated that people could go about their normal…
JUST IN: Gunmen Raid Staff Quarters Of Abuja School, Abduct Vice Principal
Mohammed Nuhu, Vice Principal of Junior Secondary School (JSS), Yebu in Kwali Area Council of Abuja, has been abducted. A teacher, who preferred anonymity, said kidnappers…
Ikoyi building: RCCG pastor, 22 artisans stuck in rubble
A pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Ola Ogunfuwa and 22 of his workers are among those stuck in the rubble of the Ikoyi building which collapsed on…
FACT CHECK: Have police reinstated DCP Kyari after probe of role in Hushpuppi’s fraud?
Over the weekend, multiple reports on social media and blogs claimed that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has reinstated Abba Kyari, suspended deputy commissioner of…