Lagos PDP suspends Doherty, appoints acting chairman
The Lagos State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party on Friday, suspended Mr Adedeji Doherty as its chairman. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the suspension followed a vote of no confidence passed on Doherty over…
Shippers’ Council suspends demurrage over bad roads
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council has said it would seek the suspension of demurrage on behalf of shippers. In a statement signed by Rekiya Zubair, Head Public Relations of NSC, the state of the roads informed the…
Nigeria’s yearly exports to South Africa exceed $3.8bn — Envoy
The Consul General of Nigeria to South Africa, Abdulmalik Ahmed, has said that Nigeria’s yearly exports to South Africa now exceed $3.8bn. Speaking at a press conference which took place on Friday in…
FACT CHECK: Melaye claims people died after taking COVID-19 vaccine — this is FALSE
You must have seen the video by Dino Melaye, former senator, in which he claimed that some people died after taking a COVID-19 vaccine. This claim is not…
10-year-old girl throws stepbrother inside well in Akure
A 10-year-old girl, Suliya Abubakar, said she threw her stepbrother, Usman Abubakar, aged 20 months, inside a well because her stepmother maltreats her. Abubakar said this while she was being paraded…
Kankara abduction: UN lauds Nigerian government’s swift action
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has commended the Nigerian government over the rescue of the abducted 344 students of Government Science School Kankara in Kastina…
Abduction of schoolboys: APC in ‘blood business’ with bandits, insurgents — PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party says the revelations trailing the “abduction and release of 600 students by bandits have further exposed the All Progressives Congress as a party in league with…
COVID-19: NCDC confirms 11 new deaths, 806 infections
The daily count of deaths resulting from COVID-19 complications increased to its highest in the past three months, with 11 new fatalities confirmed across Nigeria on Friday. According…
COVID-19 second wave: Lagos bans carnivals, concerts, street parties
In view of the observed increase recently in the number that has tested positive of COVID-19 in Lagos State, the state government has given fresh directives to check a second…
Forget about incident, face education – Buhari tells rescued pupils
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday admonished the 344 pupils of Government Science Secondary School Kankara rescued from bandits to forget about the incident and face their education.…
I’m sorry for kidnapped victims number gaffe — Garba Shehu
Presidential spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu, has expressed sadness over his misrepresentation of figures while reacting to the abduction of more than 300 students of Government Science Secondary…
Middle Belt, southern leaders give FG 90 days to repeal 1999 constitution
Prominent leaders from various ethnic groups from the South-West, South-East, South-South and the Middle Belt have described the 1999 Constitution as a fraud put together to perpetually subjugate other nationalities under the…
CBN orders closure of money transfer operators’ naira accounts
The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed the Deposit Money Banks to close all naira accounts of International Money Transfer Operators. It disclosed this on Friday in a…
British lawyer charged with £484,000 fraud, gets N100m bail
Amanambu, 53, was accused of swindling a Briton of Nigerian ancestry, Chukwudi Ajudua, of the sum in London, within a period of 10 years. She is facing a two-count charge,…
Lai Mohammed drags #bringbackourboys campaigners
Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed has poked fun at Nigerians who mounted a #bringbackourboys campaign, hours after gunmen captured hundreds of Kankara schoolboys…
How troops rescued 344 abducted students – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters said the troops of Operation Hadarin Daji successfully rescued all 344 abducted students of Government Science Secondary School Kankara, Katsina State on…
PDP begs aggrieved members not to defect to APC
Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Walid Jibrin has appealed to aggrieved members of the party not to defect to the ruling All Progressives…
Dapo Ojora: Photos from Wake & Service of Songs
Former Senate President of Nigeria, Bukola Saraki, and his wife Toyin were among the prominent personalities and family members who attended the wake and service of…
Man beheads friend over argument surrounding ingredients to make soup
A 27-year old Indian hemp farmer, Owalum Benedict Ochin, has been remanded to prison custody by Akure Magistrate’s Court for beheading his friend and roommate identified as…
NCC remits 362 billion naira into Federation accounts in five years – Danbatta
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, remitted over 362 billion naira within the past five years to the nation’s federation accounts. Its Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Prof.…
Sex without explicit consent is rape, rules Denmark
Denmark has strengthened its laws against rape by criminalising sex without explicit consent, in a long-awaited victory for sexual assault survivors and rights…
President Buhari hints at change of security heads
In what appears like a hint that the much-expected change in the leadership of security apparatuses will soon happen, President Muhammadu Buhari has said those that will remain as heads of security agencies next year will be…
Survival of African democracies and the ‘Trump Syndrome’
Africans always look forward to advanced democracies, especially the United States, for answers to the continent’s problematic electoral processes. President Donald Trump’s handling of this year’s election has shown…
BREAKING: Buhari to meet Kankara schoolboys by 3pm today
President Muhammadu Buhari will meet with the released Kankara schoolboys by 3pm today. Mustapha Inuwa, secretary to Katsina state government, told TheCable on Friday that the…