The 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri, Borno State, has confirmed the arrest of a soldier for allegedly killing a truck driver in the...
The Ogun State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the state’s 2024 appropriation bill of N703.028 billion. This followed the review of the capital and recurrent...
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has declared three days of mourning in the state in honour of his Ondo State counterpart, Rotimi Akeredolu. Akeredolu, who...
The Federal Government has resolved to close the Iyana Oworonshoki- Adeniji Adele section of the Third Mainland Bridge for repairs on January 9. The Federal Controller...
The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, on Thursday signed the state’s 2024 budget of N300 billion into law. Mohammed presented the budget to the state House...
The Commissioner for Infrastructure, Lands, and Housing in Ondo State, Raimi Aminu, has resigned his appointment. In a letter sent to journalists on Thursday in Akure,...
The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Thursday signed the state’s 2024 budget of N159.5 billion. The governor signed the appropriation bill after it was presented...
The Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman, has endorsed internal auditing as a tool for preventive-anti-corruption and anti-fraud strategies. Also backing the minister’s position was Patrick...
For Yahya Abdullahi, 38, the memory of losing his son to a water-borne disease in 2021 still troubles him. Mr Abdullahi and his family live in...
The World Bank has predicted that persistent insecurity, armed conflict, and deteriorating livelihoods will continue to affect local government areas in Borno, Kaduna, Katsina, Sokoto, Yobe,...
The Ogun State government has warned employers in the state against late filing of employees Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax returns for the year 2023,...
Apex northern socio-political group, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on security in Plateau State...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar lll, has condemned the killings of over 150 innocent people in Plateau State by yet to be identified...
The Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, on Wednesday signed the state 2024 appropriation bill. The government presented the 2024 budget estimate of N410.1 billion and tagged...
The Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has declared three-day mourning in honour of his predecessor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, in the state. Akeredolu died in a German hospital...
The Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has appointed five personal aides a few hours after he took the oath of office. He took over as the...
The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, on Wednesday signed the state’s 2024 appropriation bill of N613 billion. The governor presented the budget to the State House...
Zamfara State government has ordered the indefinite closure of 11 cattle markets over the activities of bandits in the state. This is the second time in...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday described the death of the Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, as a huge national loss. Akeredolu died in a...
The President of the Baptist Conference in Plateau, Rev. Keoleh Saleh, said on Wednesday the church lost nine of its members in recent attacks in the...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Sunday killed 12 persons in Kurya village, Rabbah local government area of Sokoto State. Residents of the community told journalists...
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday described the late Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, as a fearless statesman and compassionate leader. Akeredolu died in a German hospital...
The Ondo State Acting Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has been sworn in as the new governor of the state. This followed the death of Governor Akeredolu after...
The Ondo State government has confirmed the death of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu after a long battle with leukaemia and prostate cancer. Akeredolu died in the early...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu, has reported at the state police headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta, over allegations of vote-buying...
The Director General of World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, has described the year 2023 as a year of achievements and “avoidable suffering.” Ghebreyesus, while...
Fire has gutted the house of the late Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Akwa Ibom State, Obong Udo Ekpenyong, in Ukanafun Local Government...
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghalli Na’abba is dead. Though details of his death are sketchy, but a source said the former Kano...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, said on Tuesday more than 50,000 soldiers are presently involved in several security operations across the country. He...
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday ordered security agencies to fish out perpetrators of Christmas Day attacks in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State....
Hundreds of members of Islamic Shi’ites group on Monday, joined their Christian counterparts to celebrate the Christmas service at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Samaru, Zaria, Kaduna...
Police operatives in Enugu have arrested eight suspects in connection with the murder of a traditional ruler in the state. The traditional ruler of Akutara in...
Two persons died while one sustained injuries in an accident along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Monday. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)...
The Zamfara State government has earmarked N1.95 billion in the 2024 budget for the reconstruction of palaces for 18 traditional rulers in the state. The state...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, on Monday, commended the troops of Operation Safe Haven for their efforts in tackling insecurity in Plateau State....
The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Ignatius Kaigama, has dismissed a report on the Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, approval of blessings for same-sex marriages. He made the...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Sunday killed eight persons and injured four others in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State. Jibia whose border post...
Governor Caleb Mutfwang on Monday confirmed the killing of at least 50 people by gunmen in several communities of Mangu and Bokkos local government areas of...
Gunmen reportedly attacked the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Nkweagu, Abakaliki local government area of Ebonyi State, and killed three worshippers on Sunday night. The Catholic...
The Labour Party National Chairman, Julius Abure, has decried the effects of bad leadership on Nigerians as Christians across the world celebrate Christmas this year. In...
The South-West Security Network, codenamed Amotekun Corps, has arrested 12 suspected kidnappers and armed robbers in Ondo State. The Corps Commander of Amotekun in the state,...
Troops of 1 Division, Nigerian Army, have killed 14 suspected bandits and rescued kidnapped persons in Niger and Kaduna States. The spokesman for the 1 Division,...
The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has dismissed a report on his alleged involvement in the illegal withdrawal of $6.3 million...
The Nigerian Army on Sunday handed over 66 persons rescued from bandits and kidnappers at Gundumi forest to the Sokoto State government. The Garrison Commander, 8...
Gunmen on Saturday night killed 15 persons in Mushu village, Bokkos local government area of Plateau State. The spokesman for Operation Safe Haven, Capt. Oya James,...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has foiled attempts by drug traffickers to flood Nigerian communities with large quantities of illicit drugs during the yuletide...
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Professor Folashade Ogunsola, has blamed the devaluation of the naira for the impoverished situation of lecturers in...
Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has ordered an immediate investigation into acts of the misconduct and unprofessionalism levelled against officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service...
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, said on Saturday he would not pay the sacked local government chairmen until the Supreme Court gives him the go-ahead....
The abducted judge of the Akwa Ibom State High Court, Justice Joy Unwana, has regained her freedom. The judge was kidnapped alongside her driver while returning...
