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Armed Men Besiege Govt Secretariat In Oyo
Some armed intruders laid siege on the Oyo State Government Secretariat early Saturday, attempting to enter the Governor’s Office and the state House ...
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Over 300 Drones, Missiles Fired From Iran, Say Israel Army
Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles towards Israel in its unprecedented attack overnight, injuring at least 12 people, an Israeli army ...
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None of SDGs is Possible unless Climate Crisis is Under Control – UN agency
By Usman Aliyu Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary, UN Climate Change says none of the Sustainable Development Goals will be possible unless the climate ...
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‘I Am A Man,’ Bobrisky Tells Court
Crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky on Friday told the court he identifies as a male after he was found guilty of abusing ...
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Ex-CBN Gov. Emefiele Released After Meeting Bail Conditions
The Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has been released after meeting the bail conditions granted him by the ...
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Kwara Governor, IEDPU President, Extol Virtues Of IPU Chairman, Omomeji Morogun At Fidau Prayer
Eminent personalities, including the representatives of Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Friday attended the fidau prayer for the late chairman of Ibagun ...
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Court Jails Bobrisky Six Months for Naira Abuse
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, April 12, 2024, sentenced Idris Okuneye, a.k.a Bobrisky, to ...
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Coastal Road To Be Completed In Eight Years, Cost N4b Per Km – FG
The Minister of Works Dave Umahi says the Lagos-Calabar coastal road construction will take eight years and cost N4bn per kilometre. Umahi spoke ...
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Mammoth Crowd At The Burial Of Ex- IPU Chairman, Fidau Holds Friday
Mammoth crowd on Wednesday 10th April, 2024 attended the janazah( burial)of the late chairman of Ibagun Progressive Union (IPU), Okelele area, Ilorin, Alh ...
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Eid: Yahyah Seriki Greets Muslims, Mourns Passing of Justice Belgore
Ambassador AbdulFatai Yahaya Seriki-Gambari, CEO of Kursi Investment, philanthropist, and seasoned politician, has conveyed warm Eid greetings to Muslim faithfuls, urging them to ...
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Corporate Affairs Commission Places First Bank Record On Caveat As Board Crisis Worsens
The Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, has placed the record of First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) Holdings on caveat pending the resolution of the ...
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Legal Icon, Ola-Olu Ali Proffers Solution To Nigeria’s Problems
A Legal Luminary, Professor Yusuf Ola Olu-Ali has attributed the plethora of challenges plaguing the Nation to lack sacrifice of citizens. Professor Ola ...
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Sustain Lessons of Ramadan, FOMWAN Urges Muslims
The Federation of Muslim Women in Nigeria (FOMWAN) has urged Muslims to sustain the lessons of Ramadan as they concluded this year’s Ramadan ...
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Eid-El-fitri: Governments Urged To Stabilize Food Prices
Both the federal and state governments in the country have been urged to find ways to reduce and stabilize food prices in the ...
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Governor AbdulRazaq Distances Self From Trial of Cleric in Kwara
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara state has distanced himself from the purported prosecution of a Muslim cleric, Sheikh Abdulrazaq Solihudeen. The clarification was ...
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Just In: FG Add Additional Day To Eid-El-Fitri Holiday
The Federal Government has approved Thursday 11th April, 2024 as an additional public holiday to celebrate this year’s Eid -El-Fitr. This was made ...
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Emefiele Arraigned On Fresh Charges, Remanded In EFCC Custody
A former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele has been remanded in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ...
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Eid-El-Fitri: NSCDC, FRSC Deploys 4,470 Personnel To Beef Up Security In Kwara
In a bid to ensure the safety and well-being of residents and visitors during the Eid-El-Fitr celebration, The Kwara State Command of the ...
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NSCDC Official, 9 Others killed In Sokoto Palliative Distribution Stampede
No fewer than ten persons, including a volunteer with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, lost their lives in their bid to ...
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BBC Documentary on Kankan School; Stop Blaming Past Govts, Take Responsibility – PDP Tells Gov. AbdulRazaq
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kwara State chapter has asked the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) led by governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to take ...
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Law Banning Charcoal Production, Intact – Kwara Government
Kwara State Government has reaffirmed the ban on production of charcoal in the state, adding that the law is intact. The State Commissioner ...
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Okuama Soldiers Killings: We Can’t Sleep With Our Eyes Closed – Urhobo Residents
Leaders and representatives of Ewu, Okparabe, Arhavwarien, and other Urhobo-ethnic nationalities in Delta State, under siege by soldiers carrying out cordon-and-search operations in ...
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Petrol: Oil marketers propose N550/litre price to Dangote
As the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC Limited, moves to end petrol scarcity in Lagos and its environs, Dangote Refinery and oil marketers ...
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Jigawa Suspends Commissioner Over Alleged Mismanagement Of Iftar Feeding Funds
Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has suspended Aminu Kanta as the Commissioner of the Ministry of Commerce. The suspension follows allegations of ...
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Things To Know About Monday’s Total Solar Eclipse
When a rare total solar eclipse sweeps across North America on Monday, scientists will be able to gather invaluable data on everything from ...
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FG Declares Tuesday, Wednesday Public Holidays To Celebrate Eid-el-Fitr
The federal government has declared Tuesday, 9th and Wednesday, 10th April, 2024 as public holidays to mark Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, ...
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Ramadan: Empower Indigent Muslims, Rather Than Bankrolling Hajj Travels – Cleric
The Chief Missioner of Igbomina-Ekiti Muslim Forum, Alhaji Abdulkadir Salaudeen on Sunday admonished wealthy Muslims to empower indigent ones among them rather than ...
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Again, Kwara Poly Sheds More Light On Encroachment Of Its Land, As Alumni Demands Political Will From Govt To Reclaim Property
The Alumni Association of the Kwara State Polytechnic Worldwide on Thursday facilitated a stakeholder’s public gathering on how the institution would recover portions ...
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Fake EFCC Officer Nab In Kwara
The Ilorin Zonal Command of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested one Akogun Rasheed Usman, an alleged fraudster from Babanla in ...
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Kwara Govt Speaks On Ex-Gov. Ahmed Travail With EFCC, Reacts To BBC Story On Kankan LGEA School
Kwara State Government has refuted claims that it is behind the current corruption trial of former Governor Abdulfatahi Ahmed, saying the burden of ...
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Okuama Killings: Army Confirms Recovery of Stolen Weapons
The Chief of Civil-Military Affairs, Nigerian Army, Major General Nosakhare Ugbo, said yesterday that the Army has recovered some of the arms and ...
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Court Awards ₦5m Damages Against EFCC For Wrongly Parading Photographer As Fraudster
Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has awarded the sum of N5m as damages against the Economic and Financial Crimes ...
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EFCC To Arraign Bobrisky Over Alleged N180.7m Laundering, Abuse Of N490,000 Today
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will today, arraign popular cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky before a Federal High Court sitting in ...
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Illegal Fuel Depot Discovers In Lagos
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Beecroft has discovered an illegal fuel depot at No 3 Silver Bird Road, Ilasun Lekki, on Tuesday, and ...
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FG Increases Electricity Tariff For Band A Customers
The Federal Government has jacked up the electricity tariff for Band A customers. Band A are those who enjoy electricity supply for 20 ...
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Fire Guts Owode Market In Offa
Property worth millions of Naira have been destroyed in the inferno that gutted the popular Owode market in Offa, Offa local government area ...
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Gunmen Abduct Students Traveling In Delta
Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped an undisclosed number of students who were traveling along the East-West Road in Ughelli, Delta State. According to reports ...
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13 Passengers Die In Kogi Auto Crash — FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has disclosed that 13 persons were killed in a road accident at Obajana market in Kogi State, ...
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Maiduguri Varsity Lecturer Killed In Office
A lecturer in the Department of Physical and Health Education, PHE, at the University of Maiduguri, UNIMAID, Dr. Kamar Abdulkadir has been killed ...
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How Bandits Attack Luxury Bus, Rob Passengers, Set Bus Ablaze In Ogun – Police
Ogun State Police Command has confirmed that armed bandits, Friday night, intercepted an Abakaliki-bound luxury bus, robbed all passengers on board and then ...
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Over 800 Suspected Scammers Arrested In Myanmar-China Joint Operation
More than 800 people suspected of being cross-border scammers were arrested in a joint police operation by Myanmar and China, the junta and ...
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ASHRAAF Islamic Foundation to Hold 7th Annual Ramadan Lecture, Prayers for Nation On Saturday
By Abdulrahman Aliagan, Abuja, The foremost Islamic organisation, ASHRAAF Islamic Foundation under the leadership of Imam Sharafudeen Abdulsalam Aliagan has set to hold ...
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Easter Celebration: NSCDC Deploys 3,300 Officers To Beef Up Security In Kwara
In response to the increased activities expected during this period, The Kwara State Commandant of the Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps, Commandant ...
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Why Nigeria Is In Turmoil – Shaikh Kolawole Jumu’a
A Popular Islamic Scholar, Shaikh Dr. Kolawole Jumu’a has said that, the problem Nigeria is facing is lack of Godly leaders. According to ...
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Gender Balancing: Tellthatstory Empowers Women in African Storytelling
By Usman Aliyu Benin, March 26, 2024 (NAN) In a bid to amplify women’s voices and perspectives in storytelling within the creative industry, ...
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It’s Not Late To Negotiate With Bandits, Give Them Promising Future — Former Minister
A former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has urged the Federal Government to explore non-kinetic approach in dealing with the menacing phenomenon of ...
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Prayers Won’t Fix Nigeria’s Problems, Says Presidency
The presidency on Tuesday reiterated the current administration’s commitment to tackling the infrastructural deficit in the country, calling on all Nigerians to cooperate ...
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48 Cultists Surrender Arms, Relinguish Membership In Ogun
No fewer than 48 cultists have renounced cultism in the Sagamu area of Ogun State. The repentant cultists who were members of different ...
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Court Sentences Chinese National to Death By Hanging For Killing Girlfriend
Kano High Court has handed down a death sentence by hanging to a 47-year-old Chinese national, Frank Geng-Quangrong, for the murder of his ...
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EFCC Arrests Five for Illegal Mining, Recovers Three Truckload of Assorted Minerals
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have again arrested five persons for possession and conveyance ...
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One Dies, Several Injured In Kwara Cult Clash
A clash between a suspected cult group has left one person dead, and several others injured. Many vehicles were also destroyed during the ...
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FEC Approves Construction Of 28 Roads, Bridges Worth N1.267trn
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the construction of 28 roads and bridges across the country worth over 1.2 trillion Naira. The ...
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Gumi Has Been Invited For Questioning Over Comments On Bandits — FG
The Federal Government says Kaduna-based Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi has been invited by security agencies for questioning over some comments he made on ...
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Our Executive, Anjarwalla No Longer In Nigerian Custody – Binance
Binance, the global cryptocurrency exchange, has confirmed that its executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, is no longer in Nigerian custody. The spokesperson for Binance, Samantha ...
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How To Correct Name, Date of Birth, Others on NIN Using Mobile App – NIMC
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has unveiled a mobile application for Nigerians to modify their data on the National Identification Number (NIN) in ...
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RE: Gov. Abdulrasaq Moves To Replace Engr. Kale Kawu In Rural Electrification Agency
In a recent report making round on social media about the above matter, the writer did not only make a mess of the ...
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Customs Boss Seeks Support Of Emir Of Ilorin, Sister Security Agencies For Effective Operation
The newly deployed Controller, Kwara Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, Compt. Mathew Ojeifo has paid a courtesy visit to the Emir ...
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N1.5m Recovered As Four Die In Auto Crash – FRSC
Four persons have lost their lives in a fatal road accident in Bauchi State, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said. The ...
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‘Challenging Times’, Tinubu Says No 72nd Birthday Celebrations
Ahead of President Bola Tinubu’s 72nd birthday anniversary on Friday, March 29, 2024, the Presidency has urged well-wishers and friends of Nigeria’s first ...
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SSANU, NASU End Warning Strike, Direct Members To Resume Work
Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), on Sunday, ended their seven-day warning strike. ...