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Court sentences IGP to prison
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Tuesday, sentenced the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, to three months in prison for disobeying ...
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IGP committal to prison: IGP not aware of any Court order – Force PRO
Nigeria Police Force, has said that the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, did not disregard Court Order or rule of law ...
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Oyetola’s aide dares Osun Gov. over 12,000 workers claim
The Chief Press Secretary to the former Governor of Osun, Ismail Omipidan, has debunked the claim of Osun Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, that ...
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Gov. Adeleke inaugurates Review Committee and Panel
The Executive Governor of Osun state, Senator Ademola Adeleke, today, Tuesday, 29th November 2022 conducts the Swearing-In of the four panels contained in ...
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FG commences 14 days paternity leave for civil servants
Federal Government has approved the commencement of a 14-working-day paternity leave for federal civil servants. The Head of the Civil Service of the ...
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Gov AbdulRazaq appoints Jiddah as SA special duties
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed a new Special Adviser on Special Duties, Abdul-Razhaq Jiddah A statement issued by the Chief Press ...
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FG approves promotion exams for civil servants on Grade Levels 06-13
Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, has approved the release of the timetable for the conduct of the ...
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Gov Adeleke orders 3 kings to vacate palaces, suspends OSIEC chair, members
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has ordered the immediate past chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Oba Gboyega Famodun, and two ...
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Man caught with 101 PVCs bags 1 year in prison
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC says a magistrate court in Sokoto has prosecuted one Nasiru Idris who was found to be in ...
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Kwara Finance Commissioner to Feature on Raise Life Class for November
Chief Mrs Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence, Commissioner of Finance in Kwara State, has emerged Teacher of the November edition of Raise Life Class, a ...
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Governor Nyesom Wike will end up in jail – Ned Nwoko
The verbal war between Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and Senator Ned Nwoko has taken another dimension. Wike had in a video aimed ...
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2023: Peter Obi lists what is required to turn Nigeria around
The Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi has said that to get Nigeria working again is not rocket science but requires extraordinary ...
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Commission launches special disability desk in NSCDC offices Nationwide
In a bid to protect the rights of Persons With Disabilities, National Commission of Persons With Disabilities, NCPWD has launched a special Disability ...
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NIS directs passport offices to work Saturdays
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has directed passport offices across the country to work on Saturdays to clear backlog of passport applications. This ...
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2023: S/Court Dissociates CJN, Ariwoola from political comments on PDP’S G-5 Govs
The Supreme Court on Saturday in Abuja dissociated the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola from a political statement on the ...
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EFCC to rehabilitate ‘Yahoo boys’
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to rehabilitate Nigerians prosecuted for internet fraud. The programme targets youths that have been ...
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Cleric caution parents against exposing children to TV, social media early
An Abuja-based Islamic cleric, Imam Abdurahman Ribado, has cautioned parents and guardians against exposing their children to television, internet and social media at ...
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Court Sacks LG Chairmen, Councilors
Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, has nullified the October 15 Local Government elections conducted by the Osun State ...
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Vote your conscience, CAN tells Nigerians
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday urged Nigerians to vote according to their conscience in the 2023 presidential election. It said ...
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Lawmakers To Investigate MOU Between Nigeria And China
The Nigerian House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the Execution of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Communications and Digital ...
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Chinese Company Establishes Energy Centre In Nigeria
A Chinese Energy and Technology company, COMCORE in partnership with Macosine Design Nigeria Limited has established an energy research centre in Abuja, to ...
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Paris Club refund: NGF moves to prevent illegal payment to consultants
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) says it will explore all legal options on the disbursement of the $418 million Paris Club refund and ...
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N109b Loot: Ex-A-G Idris returned $900,000 cash To FG – witness
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama was told that the embattled suspended Accountant-General of the Federation (AG-F), Ahmed ...
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KWSG promotes 9,175 Civil Servants in 3 Years, 2,096 Others Undergoing Promotion Examinations
Kwara State government has promoted a total of 9,175 civil servants between 2019 and 2021. The government has also commenced the 2022 promotion ...
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Uba assumes office as NYSC Acting DG
Following the removal of Brigadier General Muhammad Kaku Fadah as Director General, National Youth Service Corps by President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, Mrs Christy ...
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Senate endorses N48bn pipeline security contract to ex-militant leader, Tompolo
The Senate has endorsed the Federal Government’s N48 billion oil pipeline surveillance contract to Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo. The ex-Niger Delta ...
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13% derivation: Delta just access 44.7bn out of N240bn — Commissioner
Delta Government says it has accessed N44.7 billion out of the N240 billion due it from the 13 per cent derivation fund owed ...
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IGP Alkali Commissions Ultramodern Police Station in Kwara, Commends AbdulRazaq’s investments in security
Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, on Tuesday, commissioned a newly built ultramodern Police station sited at Madi area of Ilorin West ...
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Ahman Pategi Varsity VC Extols Late KWASU VC’s Virtues
Vice chancellor of Ahman Pategi University,Prof. Mahfouz Adedimeji has described the death of the vice chancellor of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Prof ...
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SDP berates Kwara govt over alleged negligence of township roads
The Kwara State Chapter of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, has berated Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq led administration over what they describe as a ...
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NDLEA arrests Saudi-bound woman with cocaine concealed in her footwear
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a Saudi-bound widow with cocaine in Lagos airport over her attempt to traffic 400grams of ...
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NPC seeks constitutional backing for traditional rulers to tackle insecurity
The Director General, National Productivity Center, Doctor Kashim Akor has advocated for more constitutional roles for traditional rulers especially in the area of ...
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Truckers lament N150, 000 towing fee by Lagos
Truckers, under the auspices of the Amalgamation of Container Truck Owners Association of Nigeria, have lamented the imposition of N150, 000 as towing ...
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Kwara: EFCC arrests Yahoo boys, recovers cars, other items
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday arrested 18 suspected Internet fraudsters, popularly called Yahoo Boys, in Ilorin, the Kwara ...
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Speakership tussle: Police foil attempt to burn Ekiti Assembly
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Ekiti State Police Command, on Friday botched attempts by hoodlums to burn down the ...
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EFCC docks fake FBI commander, other for $2.8m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arraigned one Ijeboi Dennis and Obade Monday Christian before Justice Abubakar Baba Shani of the ...
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Floods: UN donates $10.5m to Nigeria for food, shelter, water
The United Nations (UN) has released $10.5million from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF) and the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to alleviate the ...
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Gov Zulum writes UN over killing of aid worker by Nigerian soldier
Borno state Governor Babagana Zulum has written a condolence letter to the United Nations (UN). His memo followed the killing of a humanitarian ...
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Gov Oyebanji swears-in new commissioners, special advisers in Ekiti
The Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, has sworn in newly appointed commissioners and special advisers. Oyebanji also appealed to members of the ...
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Buhari Orders Immediate Implementation of Enhanced Salary for Judicial Officers
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved and directed that measures be taken for immediate implementation of the enhanced salary and welfare scheme for judicial ...
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Bandits ask Katsina community to pay N10m over killing of colleague, As Police arrest village head for complicity
Katsina State Police Command has arrested a community leader of Gobirawa village in Faskari Local Government Area, Malam Surajo Madawaki for complicity in ...
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Kogi govt threatens action against EFCC over alleged harassment of officials
Kogi State Government has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of illegal harassment of its officials “over a bail-out fund allegedly ...
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Operate within ambit of law – I.G tells police special constabulary
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Usman Alkali has tasked police special constabulary to operate within the ambit of the law. Alkali gave the ...
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Diaspora Mortgage Scheme opens globally after NDIS – Dabiri-Erewa
Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), said that the Diaspora Mortgage Scheme would be opened to global ...
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Katsina govt approves over N2b for families of 13,315 bandits’ attacks
Katsina State Executive Council has approved the payment of N2,671,330,300 to carter for the needs of widows and orphans left behind by the ...
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Kwara Gov swears in new Special Adviser, Permanent Secretaries
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has inaugurated five new permanent secretaries to fill some vacancies in the leadership of the State Civil Service. ...
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2023 Census: NPC/NOA holds road show to sensitise Kwara residents on e-recruitment
The National Population Commission (NPC) in collaboration with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) on Wednesday embarked on a road-show in Ilorin metropolis to ...
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Alleged N4 billion fraud: OYACA confirms arrest of Civil Servants
Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency (OYACA) on Wednesday, announced that some serving and retired civil servants of the State have been arrested for a ...
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2023: Reason we met with Tinubu – CAN leadership
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has said that its interactive session with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was ...
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Create community theatres, Lai Mohammed tasks states, local councils
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, on Wednesday urged state governors and local government chairmen to prioritise establishment of community theatres ...
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Gunmen kill 11, injure 8 in Plateau attack
Gunmen have killed 11 persons and injured another 8 in a late -night attak on Maikatako community in Bokkos Local Government Area of ...
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Woman bites NSCDC personnel during demolition exercise
A woman affected by the ongoing demolition of illegal structures at Katampe in the FCT has bitten a personnel of the Nigeria Civil ...
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Buhari inaugurates emblem fund with N10m
President Muhammadu Buhari says N134.7bn has been approved for the payment of Security Debarment Allowance, SDA, to all veterans. The President also announced ...
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10,000 patients benefits from Eye Care intervention in Kwara
The Kwara Government on Tuesday disclosed that about 10,000 patients with different eye ailments have benefitted from free medical intervention by the state ...
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Gov Abiodun Inaugurates 2.35km Journalists Estate Road
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has inaugurated 2.35 kilometres Arepo Journalists Estate Road with a promise that his administration would continue to ...
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Lagos lawmaker Abdulsobur Omititi dies at APC mega rally in Jos
A serving member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Abdulsobur Olawale is dead. Popularly known as Omititi, represented Mushin II state ...
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2023 Budget: Lawmakers propose N200bn for flood mitigation
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Appropriation to make provision of two hundred billion in the 2023 appropriation year, for ...
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World’s population reaches 8 billion- UN
The United Nations says the population of people around the world has now reached 8 billion. In a statement, the UN Secretary General, ...
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FG repatriates 159 irregular migrants from Libya
The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), on Tuesday successfully repatriated another 159 Nigerian irregular migrants from Libya. ...
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Head of Service calls for strict adherence to guidelines for foreign travels
Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, has charged Protocol Officers and those in-charge of International Travel Desks in Ministries, ...





















































