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School Feeding: FG Targets Over 10 Million Children, Says No Child Will Be Left Behind
The Federal Government, on Tuesday, said the soon-to-be resuscitated National Home Grown School Feeding Programme will cater for over 10 million pupils across ...
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NLC President Ajaero In Protective Custody — Police
The Imo State Police Command, on Wednesday, said the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, is in protective custody, hours ...
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Senate Confirms Seven Of 10 INEC RECs Appointed By Tinubu
The Senate has approved the appointment of seven of the nominees of President Tinubu as Resident Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral ...
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OAU Students Protest Colleagues’ Arrest By EFCC
Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife in Osun State have protested the arrest of their colleagues by operatives of the Economic and ...
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NLC President Ajaero Brutalised By Police, Hospitalised – Spokesperson
The Nigeria Labour Congress has accused the police of beating up its President, Joe Ajaero after he was arrested in Imo State on ...
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Tinubu Writes Reps, Seeks Approval Of N2.1trn Supplementary Budget
President Bola Tinubu has written the House of Representatives seeking the approval of the sum of N2,176,791,286,033 as 2023 supplementary budget to address ...
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Chief of Army Staff Lagbaja Warns Officers Against Leaking Classified, Secret Documents On Social Media
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, warned against the recurring leakage of classified and secret army operational documents to the ...
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Police Council Confirms Egbetokun As IGP
The Nigeria Police Council has confirmed Kayode Egbetokun as the substantive Inspector General Of Police (IGP). Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State disclosed ...
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Group builds capacity of artists on creative storytelling
By Usman Aliyu TellThatStory, a creative non-governmental media group based in Benin City on Monday convened a conference on creative storytelling for artists ...
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Fubara: Call Wike To Order, Clark Tells Tinubu
Amidst the political crisis rocking Rivers State over the plot to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara, elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has asked President ...
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Gov. AbdulRazaq Inspects Projects At Ilorin General Hospital, Expreses Satisfaction
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday paid a visit to some of the medical facilities being put in place at the state ...
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At Last, Court Grants Tani’Olohun Bail
An Ilorin Chief Magistrate’s Court on Monday granted bail to a traditionalist, Abdullazeez Adegbola, popularly known as ‘Tani’Olohun who was standing trial for ...
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Police To Partner PoS Agents, Computer Artisans To Tame Kidnapping In Kwara
The Nigeria Police Force, Kwara State Command has resolved to collaborate more with the point of sales operators and computer professionals in a ...
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Kwara Government Donates Mattresses To NYSC
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, on Monday, presented five hundred mattresses to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in the state for the ...
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Experts Canvass Patronage of Local Engineers
Experts in engineering in the country have said that patronage of indigenous engineers remains a key factor that will galvanize homegrown development for ...
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2 Persons Suffocate Inside Diesel Reservoir
The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of two people who suffocated while clearing a diesel reservoir on Saturday night in ...
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Japa: Canada Plans College Crackdown Amid Foreign Students Pressure
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is introducing new measures to tighten standards on colleges, responding to criticism that Canada’s education sector is ...
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NCTC Partners CAN On Counter Terrorism
The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), are partnering to ...
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FUTMinna Lecturer Found Dead With Her Throat Slit
A lecturer with the Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna in Niger State, Dr. (Mrs) Adefolalu ...
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Corruption: Tinubu Should Sign Executive Order On Unexplained Wealth, Says Ndume
Senator Ali Ndume has called on President Bola Tinubu to sign an executive order on unexplained wealth. Ndume, who is the lawmaker representing ...
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NLC Threatens Boycott Of Meeting With FG If Labour Minister Attends
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to boycott its meeting with the Federal Government on Monday, October 30, 2023, should the Minister ...
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NIPSS DG Lauds Kwara Poly As Institution Trains Staff On Leadership, Ethics
The Director General, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos, Pro. Ayo Omotayo has described the Management of Kwara State ...
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POS Agents Seek EFCC’s Collaboration, Introduce ‘Crime Unit’
Point of Sales, POS, operators in Kwara State, under their umbrella body, Kwara Association of Professional Point of Sale Agents, KAPPSA, have expressed ...
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Tinubu Commissions 15 Projects In UNILORIN
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commissioned 15 newly completed projects at the University of Ilorin, saying that he was thrilled by the University’s prudent ...
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Oyo Govt. Warns Against Destruction of Water Facilities
The Oyo State Government has appealed to residents of the State to take ownership of public infrastructure, saying it was adopting measures to ...
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NGF Chairman Canvasses More Women Inclusion In Governance, Bags Lifetime Achievement Award
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday won a lifetime achievement award for his transformational gender inclusion policy in the state as prominent ...
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Sokoto: Gov. Ahmed Pardons 73 Inmates
The governor of Sokoto state, Dr Ahmed Aliyu, Thursday, invoked his power on prerogative mercy to release 73 inmates who have been serving their ...
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S’Court: Labour Party Reject Verdict, Accuses Executive Of Hijacking Judiciary, Legislature
With Thursday’s judgment of the Supreme Court affirming the electoral victory of President Bola Tinubu, the Labour Party (LP) claimed the legislative and ...
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S’Court Verdict On Tinubu Disappointing, Thrashed Nigerians’ Expectations — PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the Supreme Court verdict affirming President Bola Tinubu’s victory in February 2023 poll is disappointing and “thrashed” ...
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NGIJ Mourn Demise Of Tukuwei Perry, Says It Is A Great Loss To The Nigeria Media
Foremost Investigative Group, the Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists, NGIJ, is saddened with the sudden demise of one of its member, Peremobewei Tobi ...
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Group Advocates Nigeria-Benin Permanent Joint Commission
An advocacy group peopled by Nigerians and Beninese has called for the establishment of a Nigeria – Benin Permanent Joint Commission. The main ...
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Democracy: No nation progressive without good governance-ONF
By Friday Omakpo In attempts towards strengthening a united Nigeria Front through advocacy and campaigns, “One Nigeria Forum” has called for a better ...
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Tinubu Appoints Nine New INEC RECs
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of nine new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a ...
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Court Sacks Ghandi As Soun, Orders Fresh Selection Process
The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ogbomoso has upturned the appointment of the new Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Olaoye, citing illegality ...
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Why We Choose Foreign-Made SUVs Over Nigerian-Made Ones – Senator Karimi
As controversy continues to trail the planned purchase of luxury vehicles by federal lawmakers with many Nigerians criticising the idea, the Chairman of ...
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Kwara Commissioner Interacts With Journalists, Seeks Support
The Kwara State Commissioner for Communications, Honourable Bolanle Olukoju on Tuesday sought the support of journalists in projecting the activities of Governor AbdulRahman ...
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Court Jails Two For Internet Fraud In Kwara
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of two persons over offences bordering on internet ...
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Robbery: Benue Assembly Gives Gov. Alia 72 Hours To Appoint Security Adviser
The Benue State House of Assembly has given Governor Hyacinth Alia a seventy-two-hour ultimatum to appoint a special adviser on security. The House ...
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Senate Justifies Luxury Vehicles For Members, Says Ministers Have Three SUVs
The Senate has justified the planned purchase of luxury vehicles for lawmakers in spite of dissenting voices in the last few days. Briefing ...
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New EFCC chairman issues directives to operatives
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede, has directed staff members of the commission to declare their ...
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Kwara Commences Disbursement Of Support Funds For 21,000 Indigent
The Kwara State government has commenced the disbursement of support funds for another 20,751 beneficiaries in the State. The beneficiaries of another layer ...
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‘Victory For Our Exploited Continent’, Tinubu Hails UK Court Verdict On P&ID Case
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, described as a victory for Africa, Nigeria’s win in the $11bn Process & Industrial Developments (P&ID) Limited arbitration ...
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‘Awards Obtained By Fraud’, Nigeria Wins $11bn P&ID Case
Justice Robin Knowles of the Commercial Courts of England and Wales has ruled in favour of Nigeria in the enforcement of a $11bn ...
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Akogun, friends donate Solar street light to Oke-Ode Specialist Hospital
Comr. Abdulrasheed Akogun in conjunction with 3 other friends earlier today donated 7 solar street lights worth #500,000 to the Government owned Specialist ...
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Group Tasks New EFCC Chairman to Address Promotion Imbalance, Recruit Quality Advisers
Anti-corruption Watch Group, AcWaG, has advised newly appointed Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, chairman, Bar Ola Olukoyede, to address internal imbalance within ...
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Review Planned N500m Payment For Inmates’ Release, Falana Tells Minister
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has asked the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to review his plan ...
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Army Recruits 6,315 To Boost Fight Against Terrorism
The Nigerian Army has recruited a new set of 6,315 soldiers into the force as part of efforts to shore up its manpower ...
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Elections: Cardinal Onaiyekan Accuses INEC Chairman Mahmood Of Dishonesty
Bishop Emeritus of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Mahmood Yakubu of misleading Nigerians and not ...
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Stop Lawmakers From Taking Delivery Of 360 SUVs, Group Tells Court
A group has asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to stop members of the House of Representatives from taking delivery of 360 ...
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EWAG Lauds Gov. AbdulRazaq Over Appointment Of Nnafatima’s As SSA
The Edu LGA Women Advocacy Group (EWAG) has lauded Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for the appointment of Hajia Mariam Nnafatima Imam as Senior Special ...
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Soun of Ogbomoso Announces Coronation Date, Inaugurates 36-Man Committee
The Soun of Ogbomoso in Oyo State, Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye, has inaugurated a 36-man committee for his coronation. The committee, named Central ...
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Drama As Counsels Disagree On Motion Withdrawal On Tani’Olohun Case
Two counsels who were representing a traditionalist, Abdulazeez Adegbola Tani’ Olohun who is standing trial before an Ilorin Magistrate’s Court on alleged defamation ...
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Gaza conflict precipitating famine, Varsity Don warns
A Professor of Plant Anatomy and Taxonomy in the University of Ilorin, Abdullahi Alanamu AbdulRahman, has warned against the looming famine across the ...
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Kwara Governor Pledges Support For Ilorin Central Juma’at Mosque
The Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday pledged his support for the maintenance of the multi- billion naira ultral- modern Ilorin Central ...
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Kwara Gov Appoints New SSAs, Names Profs Mahmood Jimba, Opoola As Chairs Of Pilgrims’ Boards
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has returned popular thespian Eyiwuni Muka Aramide (Muka Ray) as Senior Special Assistant
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Tinubu withdraws nomination of Imam Kashim Imam as FERMA Chairman
President Bola Tinubu has directed the withdrawal of the nomination of Engr. Imam Kashim Imam to serve as the Chairman of the
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Tinubu Appoints Olusi As MD Bank of Industry
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Olasupo Olusi to serve as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of
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37 years after: Letter bomb didn’t kill Dele Giwa — Saka
THIRTY-seven years after the death of the founder of Newswatch, a public affairs analyst and public relations consultant, Mr. Deyemi Saka,
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4,000 inmates languishing in jail due to inability to pay N500m fines — Minister
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said yesterday that over 4,000 inmates held in prisons across the country were unable to pay N500 ...
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KWSG Charges Monarchs, Residents On Cooperation As Army Flags Off Operation Still Water III
The Nigerian Army has flagged off a military exercise in parts of the Ifelodun local government of Kwara State to flush out