Six weeks after Kagara abductions, Niger announces reopening of schools
The Niger State government has directed its public schools to reopen on Monday (today). Schools have remained closed for almost two…
COVID-19: NCDC reports 104 new Infections, seven deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced 104 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 162,593.…
Respite as NDDC Completes N16bn permanent headquarters after 26 years
The Completion of the N16 billion Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Headquarters Complex situated along Eastern By-Pass, Marine base, Port Harcourt has come after much toil and expectations.…
Lagos PDP warns Sanwo-Olu against plan to shelve council polls
Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu against a plan to shelve the local council elections in the state or adopt any undemocratic means to foist…
Calabar port ships first cocoa export to U.S. in 14 years
Nigeria has shipped 7,000 metric tonnes of cocoa through the Calabar Port in Cross River State to the United States of America (U.S.A.) for the first time in about 14 years. Starlink Global and Ideal Limited…
Telcos may lose N25b over prolonged SIM ‘lockdown’
• As more Nigerians get NIN • Stranded customers lament the inability to retrieve lines despite having NIN • MNOs decry NIMC back-end facilities; employ ‘Pareto Principle on subscribers • NATCOMS wants…
Fury’s dad casts doubt on Joshua fight
Tyson Fury’s father John has cast doubt over whether his son’s fight with Anthony Joshua will go ahead, reports rte.ie. Joshua’s promoter, Eddie…
Opposition swells over $1.5b refinery rehabilitation, N120b monthly subsidy
• Port Harcourt refinery generated zero revenue in 2019, TAM a financial mess, says Atedo • Atiku wants NNPC, refineries, others privatised • IYC backs NLC against fuel price increment, urges FG to…
Police arrest Wariboko Basoene over abduction of Rivers monarch Aaron Ikuru
The Rivers State Police Command said that it has arrested one Wariboko Basoene, in connection with the kidnap of King Aaron Miller Ikuru, the Okama of Ikuru in Andoni…
127,000 Lagosians receive COVID-19 vaccine in Lagos
No fewer than 127,885 Lagosians have taken the COVID-19 vaccine, 10 days after the exercise began, the government has said. Commissioner for…
Buhari praises Tinubu for inspiring many leaders, talents
President Muhammadu Buhari has poured encomiums on Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who will be celebrating his 69th birthday on Monday. In a birthday tribute,…
‘You’re part of the rot Nigeria has become’ – Presidency bombs Atiku
The Presidency on Sunday attacked former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, saying he is part of the rot the nation has become. The presidency was reacting to comments made by Atiku over huge cases of…
Former NFF’s Technical Director, Kashimawo Laloko is dead
Kashimawo Laloko, former Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has died at the age of 76. He reportedly died on Sunday after a short illness. The…
Police arrest 16 IPOB members with guns, bombs
Sixteen members of the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) have been arrested, along with guns and bombs, by the police. The police in a statement Sunday accused…
‘It’s time for another Muslim governor in Lagos’ – Group
The National President of the All Christian Leaders and Ministers Forum, Pastor Sam Ogedengbe, has said a Muslim should emerge as the Lagos State governor in…
Imo monarch attacks Okorocha inside plane
There was a mild drama inside the business class section of Air Peace at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri on Sunday, as the former chairman of the Imo State…
Governors, APC, others eulogise Tinubu at 69
Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Adegboyega Oyetola (Osun), Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe) and Dapo Abiodun…
We’re not part of Oduduwa Republic – Northern Yoruba community
The Yoruba ethnic community in the 19 Northern States has said that it has nothing to do with the calls for Oduduwa Republic. President of the Yoruba Welfare Group…
#EndSARS: Those who instigate violence have means to flee Nigeria, says Keyamo
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN), has said that those who become victims in war are usually not the intended targets but the hapless ones…
2023: Akwa Ibom groups drum support for Senator Tinubu
Stakeholders across political divides are beginning to mobilize support for the candidacy of Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, a national leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) to succeed President Muhammadu Bihari. A new support…
2023: Ignoring south-east would be costly mistake – PDP chieftain
Prof Gregory Ibeh, chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has told the two leading political parties to trade cautiously with unfolding plot to ignore the quest by the South East geopolitical zone to have a shot at…
Kyari takes over investigation of attack on Ortom
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Muhammed Adamu has set up a Special Investigation Task Force to further probe the attack on Benue Governor Samuel Ortom. The team led by the…
Chadian leader hails Nigeria’s new service chiefs, says end of Boko Haram has come
President Idriss Deby Itno of Chad has expressed the hope that the task of defeating Boko Haram insurgency would now be less cumbersome as Nigeria introduces new security apparatus and changes in the leadership of the…
Optimism but concern as megaship still stuck in Suez
Hope rose Sunday salvage efforts would free a mammoth container ship blocking the Suez Canal for six days, crippling international trade and causing losses worth millions of dollars. The MarineTraffic and VesselFinder…