PHOTOS: Northern governors visit Makinde over Shasha crisis
Some northern governors have paid a visit to Seyi Makinde, their Oyo state colleague, over the Shasha crisis. There has been tension in the area after an ethnic clash that led to the…
COVID-19: 109m Nigerians to be vaccinated in 2 years, says NPHCDA
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has said that it planned to vaccinate approximately 109 million Nigerians that will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccination over the course of 2 years. The…
APC Offers Night Registration For Ashamed PDP Members In Enugu
As the ongoing nationwide registration/ membership revalidation exercise of the All Progressives Congress (APC) continues, the Enugu state caretaker committee chairman of the party Dr. Ben Nwoye, has urged …
I didn’t forge any oil contract – John Abebe, Obasanjo’s in-law tells court
John Abebe, a businessman and brother-in-law of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, denied before an Ikeja Special Offences Court, of forging parts of an oil contract. An…
Shasha crisis: Makinde to inaugurate judicial panel
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State declared on Monday that his government will ensure that justice is served on all the victims of the crisis that erupted between Hausa and…
LCC owes local, foreign lenders N11.6bn, $31.1m
The Lekki Concession Company (LCC) on Monday said it owes local and foreign lenders N11.6 billion and $31.1 million respectively. Managing Director of the LCC, Yomi Omomuwasan disclosed this in…
Edo teenager Osaro dies after gun in his pocket blows off his testicles
Pandemonium rocked Ayen, a small community in Uhunmwode local government area of Edo state, last weekend, when a locally-made gun carried by a 17-year-old boy accidentally exploded, and…
Classic fraud scheme: Ikorodu hotelier Ebiesuwa Fredrick, wife jailed 40 years
A hotelier in Ikorodu, Ebiesuwa Abayomi Fredrick and his wife, Tinuola Idayat Oyegunle, have been sentenced to 40 years imprisonment each. EFCC spokesman Wilson Uwujaren…
APC registration: Lai Mohammed cries foul, demands cancellation of exercise in Kwara
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has demanded the immediate cancellation of the ongoing APC membership registration exercise in Kwara for…
Bloodletting in Shasha Ibadan must stop now – Atiku
Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on Monday said the bloodletting in Shasha area of Ibadan, Oyo State must stop now. Several people lost their lives…
No toll yet at Lekki Toll Plaza, says LCC boss Omomuwasan
The Managing Director (MD) of the Lekki Concession Company (LCC) Mr. Yomi Omomuwasan has said the firm would not immediately begin collecting toll, after taking possession of…
Lagos Assembly reconstitute chairmen of House committees
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. (Dr) Mudashiru Obasa, on Monday announced the chairman of the reconstituted committees of the House. At a sitting where the amendment to two…
Senate President congratulates Okonjo-Iweala on her emergence as WTO DG
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, congratulates Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her emergence as the first African and first female Director-General of the World Trade Organization ( WTO). Lawan also…
Ethnic crisis: IGP deploys intervention and stabilization forces to Oyo
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has ordered the deployment of Police Intervention and Stabilization Forces to Oyo after…
BREAKING: Okonjo-Iweala appointed as WTO DG
The former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation. Okonjo-Iweala, whose tenure begins March 1, is the first woman and African to hold the…
We’ve received go-ahead to implement reduced car import levy – Customs
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has received directive from the ministry of finance, budget and national planning, to implement the reduced import levy on vehicles. Hameed Ali, the Customs comptroller-general,…
Support group threatens to sue Tinubu if he refuses to contest 2023 Presidential election
The APC National Leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dominated Nigeria’s politics for over two decades and long been expected to make a run for the country’s…
Why Tinubu’s associates are worried over APC revalidation exercise
It appears all is not well with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the moment. The ongoing party’s registration and membership revalidation exercise seems…
JUST IN: Omisore, supporters arrive Ile-Ife, ahead of planned defection to APC
The former deputy governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore on Monday arrived at his polling Unit at Ward 6 in Ile-Ife to officially defect to the ruling party, All Progressives…
Many herders undergoing trial, says Presidency
The Presidency has declared that many herders are undergoing trials in several parts of the country for alleged killings and criminal activities. It challenged the Nigeria Police Force to publish the names of…
Again, suspected herdsmen strike in Ondo, kill three farmers
No fewer than three persons were allegedly killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen at Ijugbere forest in the Owo Local Government Area of Ondo on Saturday. The deceased were said to be farmers in the area. The Senior Special…
Policemen to remain at Lekki tollgate until…
The Lagos Police Command has insisted its men will remain at the Lekki toll gate until further notice from the Commissioner Hakeem Odumosu. Its spokesman Muyiwa Adejobi…
Valentine’s day gift: Woman gives husband photos of girls he liked on Instagram
A woman is trending on social media after giving her husband a surprise gift on Valentine’s day – images of pictures he’s liked of other women on Instagram. She carefully added the picture on little wooden sticks, displaying each one…
UAE extends ban on Nigerian flights till March 10
As the Covid-19 controversy between Nigeria and the UAE deepens, Emirates Airline has informed its partners that the February 28 date of reopening flights would not be…