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Insecurity: Gov. Radda launches Katsina community watch corps
Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina state has launched the Katsina State Community Watch Corps, which will complement efforts by security agencies to ...
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Tinubu orders immediate action to tackle flooding, Yahaya Bello chairs committee
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed an immediate plan of action to mitigate the impact of any disaster and the need to stem the ...
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Police Parade Suspected Killers Of Journalist, Two Others
The Zamfara State Police Command has paraded two suspects, Mansur Haruna and Ibrahim Nababa, over the killing of a veteran journalist, Hamisu Danjibga, ...
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Kwarapoly Hails AbdulRazaq Over Rice Palliatives, Others
Management and staff of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin have expressed their gratitude to the state governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq over the rice palliative extended ...
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How Obasanjo, Soyinka, Akintoye, Adebanjo, others secured my release — Sunday Igboho
AFTER two years of incarceration in Benin Republic, Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, yesterday, commended Yoruba leaders and ...
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FG not paying fuel subsidy, NNPC insists
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited said Monday that the federal government is not paying fuel subsidy as is being speculated in ...
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Killer Police Drambi Vandi Sentenced To Death For Bolanle Raheem’s Murder
The Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square annex, Igbosere, Lagos island has convicted and sentenced to death by hanging, ...
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Insecurity and the plight of kidnap victims, part one
By abiodun KOMOLAFE Temitope Oladipo Fayehun must be passing through hard times. A native of Ilesa in Osun State, Fayehun’s ordeal started on ...
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FG To Restart TradeMoni Scheme November, Earmarks 50,000 Per Beneficiary
The Federal Government will restart the Tradermoni scheme in November with each beneficiary getting N50,000 to support their business. While the interest-free loan ...
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FG To Launch Conditional Cash Transfer To 15m Households October 17th – Minister
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Betta Edu says the Federal Government will launch the conditional cash transfer policy for 15 ...
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Minister gives more update on suspended N-Power
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, has given more reasons as to the indefinite suspension of one of the ...
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Flood Ravages Taraba Community As Residents Cry For Help
Farmlands, domestic animals and residential buildings worth millions of naira have been swept away by flood in the Mayo Selbe community of Gashaka ...
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Akpabio, Other Ex-Govs Sued Over Salaries, Pensions
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and nine other former governors in ...
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Over 200 Killed In Israel As Hamas ‘Massacred Civilians’ – Army
The Israel death toll from the Hamas surprise attack Saturday has surged to more than 200, the army said, accusing the Palestinian militants ...
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Again, Gov AbdulRazaq seeks immediate dredging of River Niger
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has again called on the Federal government to expedite action on the dredging of the Rivers Niger and ...
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UNILAG Alumni Holds Reunion In Kwara, Donates To Rehabilitation Center
It was a moment of thanking God and recalling the old memories for the 1984 set of the Mass Communication Department of the ...
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World Leaders Reacts To Israel-Palestine War
Countries around the world have reacted to a wave of Palestinian attacks by land, sea and air that Israel’s army says left more ...
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Ozekhome’s Kidnappers Bag 20 Years Imprisonment
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court Abuja has sentenced the kidnappers of Prof. Mike Ozekhome and Delta State Commissioner for Higher ...
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FG Still Paying Subsidy For Petrol, Says PENGASSAN
The National President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) Festus Osifo says the Federal Government is still ...
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Police Name ‘Prime Suspect’, List Naira Marley, Sam Larry, Others In Mohbad Case
The Lagos State Police Command has identified Ms Feyisayo Ogedengbe, an auxiliary nurse, as the prime suspect in Mohbad’s death, while Naira Marley, ...
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Cult Clash: Gov. Abiodun Lifts Curfew
Ogun State government has lifted the curfew imposed on Sagamu town, following deadly clashes between rival cult groups last month. According to a ...
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12 Of Our Students Still In Bandits’ Den, Says Vice Chancellor
The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Gusau (FUGUS) Prof. Mu’azu Abubakar Gusau has said 12 students of the university kidnapped by bandits ...
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Tinubu’s Certificate Saga: Atiku Suffering From Serial Electoral Losses, Says APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) claims the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar is suffering from multiple electoral losses ...
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Certificate Controversy: Supreme Court Rarely Admits Fresh Evidence – Ubani
A former Chairman, Section of Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL), Nigerian Bar Association, Monday Ubani, says it will be difficult for the ...
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Mohbad: Primeboy Surenders Self To Police
Ibrahim Owodunni aka Primeboy has turned himself in to the police. This was disclosed in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer ...
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2024 budget will prioritize ongoing projects, Says Gov. AbdulRazaq
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday led policy direction talks with top officials to guide the government’s ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) ...
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Expert Tasks NIPR Council On Bill Seeking New Nomenclatures For Members Serving In MDAs
The Governing Council of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations(NIPR) has been urged to present a new bill to the National Assembly for ...
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Court martial declares Maj-Gen guilty of $1.476m theft
A Special Court Martial set up by the Nigerian Army has found the former Group Managing Director and Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian ...
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Atiku To Address World Press Conference Today Over Tinubu’s CSU Certificate Saga
The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) Atiku Abubakar is expected to address the issue of President Bola Tinubu’s academic records ...
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Gov AbdulRazaq inspects ongoing Sugar Film Factory Project
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday inspected the trendy sugar film factory project. Designed to make Kwara a major hub in the ...
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Insecurity: Zamfara Governor Inaugurates Community Protection Guard
Governor Dauda Lawal, on Wednesday, inaugurated the steering committee of the Community Protection Guard (CPG). A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Idris, ...
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Governor Yahaya Bello appoints 215 new aides
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has approved the appointment of 215 new aides. The new appointments were contained in a notice issued and ...
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Why coup is spreading in Africa – US Consular General
Following rising coup plots in some African countries, the United States Consular General in Nigeria, Will Stevens, has attributed the growing trend to ...
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Over 200,000 Passports Ready For Collection – Minister
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says 204,322 international passports are now ready for collection out of the backlog of over 300,000 he ...
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Gov. AbdulRazaq Reappoints KW-IRS Boss, 2 Others As Media Aides
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has reappointed Engr (Mrs) Folashade Omoniyi as Executive Chairman of the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS) for ...
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Missing organs: Police nab, dock 14 for raising false alarm
Following rising cases of alleged missing male repoducrive organs in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), operarives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have ...
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FG’s removal of VAT on diesel for 6 months is to push down price – Minister
Minister of Information and National Orientation Alhaji Mohammed Idris Malagi has announced that the federal government waived value-added tax (VAT) on diesel for ...
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New Minimum Wage May Be Negotiated To N100, 000 Up To N200,000 – NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says the new minimum wage may be negotiated to N100,000 or N200,000 owing to the rising cost of ...
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Chicago University Releases Tinubu’s Academic Records To Atiku
The Chicago State University (CSU) has released the academic records of President Bola Tinubu to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. The university handed ...
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NLC, TUC Suspends Planned Strike, FG To Pay Workers N35,000, See Details Of MOU
Organised labour have suspended its planned nationwide indefinite strike action for the next month. This was contained in a memorandum of understanding signed ...
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Alleged diversion of 13, Hilux vehicles: Borno CJTF sacks president, suspends others
The Borno state Auditor General of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), Bashir Abbas, has said the leadership of CJTF, Borno state, after ...
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New Commissioner of Police In Kwara, Olaiya Talks Tough In Tackling Insecurity
The new Commissioner of Police in Kwara State, Victor Olaiya has vowed to boost security by dealing ruthlessly with all manner of crime ...
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Gov. Kefas Pardons 17 Prison Inmates, Commutes Four On Death Row To Life Imprisonment
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has reversed the death sentences of four prisoners to life imprisonment and pardoned 17 others at various correctional ...
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FG Removes VAT On Diesel For Six Months, Gives Labour Other Offers
The Federal Government has waived valued-added tax (VAT) on diesel for six months. Information and National Orientation Minister Mohammed Idris said this in ...
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BUA Begins Sale Of Cement At N3,500 Per Bag Today Monday
BUA Cement Plc has reviewed the timeline for the implementation of its reduced ex-factory price of N3,500 per bag, saying Nigerians can begin ...
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Kwara Executive okays N239bn 2023 revised budget
Kwara State Executive Council has approved for Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to present to the State House of Assembly, a draft revised 2023 budget ...
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Nigeria at 63: The Struggle for a Better Nigeria Continues – Ajia
The President and Founder of MAI Foundation Alhaji Ibrahim Mohammed Ajia has said that the struggle for a better Nigeria continues, noting that ...
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NNPP Extends Warm Wishes to Nigeria on Its 63rd Independence
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), representing the aspirations and dreams of the Nigerian people, would like to extend its warmest congratulations and ...
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7th Nat’l Youth Games Ends, See Medal Table
The seventh National Youth Games which started on September twenty has come close on Saturday 30th of September with Delta Delta state retaining ...
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Tinubu Orders Cash Transfer To Additional 15m Poor Households
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday said his administration will commence the cash transfer to 15 million poor households in October. The President stated ...
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‘Travails Of A Mismanaged Giant,’ NLC’s Full Statement On Nigeria’s Independence Anniversary
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a statement on the state of the nation as Nigeria marks its 63rd independence anniversary. Read ...
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SERAP Sues 36 Governors Over ‘Failure’ To Account For N72bn Subsidy Palliative
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has accused the 36 state governors of failing to account for the spending of N72 billion ...
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NGIJ Congratulates Tinubu, NASS, Nigerians on 63rd anniversary, Urges Govt. to See Journalists as Partners
The Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ) has joined well meaning Nigerians globally to extends its warmest felicitations to President of the Federal ...
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KWIRS Engages Hoteliers On Ease of Doing Business, as Association Appeals to Gov. AbdulRazaq Over 50% Annual Renewal Fees
Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS) and members of the association of hotel owners in the state have held crucial meeting on ease ...
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Subsidy removal: Tinubu Announces Provisional Wage Increase of N25,000 For Low Grade Workers, See Full Adress
Tinubu disclosed this on Sunday during his Independence Day broadcast. He said the N25,000 additional wage will cover junior Federal Government workers for ...
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Kwara Youth Celebrate Philanthropist, Razaq Olohuntoyin Over Road, Light Projects
A group of youth in Kwara State on Saturday stormed the streets in the Oke-Ogba Community of Ifelodun local government area to express ...
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Osun Govt Cancels Independence Anniversary Celebrations
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has cancelled the Independence Day celebrations in the state. The event was billed for Sunday, October 1st, ...
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Former Kwara Commissioner of Works Clears Air on Alleged EFCC Invitation
The immediate past Commissioner of Works and Transport in Kwara State, Hon. Rotimi Illiyasu has denied being invited or detained by the Economic ...
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Your Sacrifices Won’t Be In Vain, Shettima Assures Nigerians
Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured Nigerians that their sacrifices will not be in vain, saying the promises made by the Tinubu administration ...
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Afenifere Asks Obasanjo To Apologise To Oyo Traditional Rulers
The Yoruba socio-cultural group Afenifere has asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo to apologise to the Oyo traditional rulers. On September 15, Obasanjo ordered ...