The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State has prohibited sectional and unauthorised meetings by aspirants or their allies ahead of the forthcoming local government Primary elections. In a public notice issued on Wednesday, signed […]

The house of representatives has asked President Bola Tinubu to mandate Wale Edun, minister of finance, to unfreeze all accounts of the National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA) within 72 hours. The lower legislative chamber passed […]

Saudi Arabia’s official death toll from this year’s Hajj exercise has reached 1,301, with extreme heat and unauthorised trips cited as major contributing factors. The Saudi government released a statement acknowledging “numerous cases” of heat […]

President-elect John Mahama has condemned acts of vandalism Police in Ghana have arrested more than 100 people – mostly opposition supporters of President-elect John Mahama – over acts of lawlessness. Supporters of the newly elected […]

The President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday, appointed highly detribalised Nigerian and intelligence officer per excellence, Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi as the new Director General of the Department of State Services, DSS. Mr. Tosin Ajayi replaces the […]

A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and ally of former vice president Atiku Abubakar, Segun Sowunmi, has said he would not hesitate to leave the opposition party if he chose to support President […]

Tinubu Should Fix His Troubled Government, Broken Economy, Not Meddle In The Affairs Of The Opposition At the 14th meeting of the APC today, President Bola Tinubu took yet another swipe at the African Democratic […]

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested Dada Taiwo, aged 35, of No 34 Agbado Crossing, for fatally stabbing his girlfriend’s elder brother, Damilola Momoh, over a borrowed phone. Olaife Momoh of No 11, Sowemimo Street, Akera, […]

At least 550 people have died during the Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in the scorching heat, it has been reported. Temperatures reached at least 51.8C (125F) in the shade in the […]

Igbo elders have asked Igbo living in other parts of Nigeria to shun the planned nationwide protest against hardship from August. A statement by Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro on Tuesday said the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, the […]

President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, conferred the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic on American billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, in Lagos. This was confirmed in post on […]

Ground Rent: Avoid Diplomatic Problems, Falana Warns Wike Against Sealing Embassies The senior advocate warned the FCT minister that sealing embassies on Nigerian soil violates the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations. Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), […]

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared a nationwide 7-day warning strike, commencing on Monday, August 26, 2024, at 12 am. The strike is in response to the abduction of Dr. Ganiyat Popoola, […]

An American citizen, name withheld was at 1:23 p.m. today restrained from committing suicide on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos The American, who is in his early 30s was driven to the Third Mainland Bridge […]

Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has revealed that his administration’s ongoing infrastructural transformation of Aba is inspired by the development template used by former Governor and current Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu […]

Governor Peter Mbah has inaugurated the Committee for the implementation of the New National Minimum Wage for Civil and Public Servants in Enugu State, giving the committee a maximum of one month to submit its […]

The Nigeria Police Force has successfully dismantled a cartel dealing in Jewelry worth billions of Naira obtained from armed robbery operations in Abuja and its environs. A statement from the force spokesperson, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, […]

The Ebonyi Independent Electoral Commission (EBSIEC) on Sunday declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of all the local government areas in Saturday’s local council polls in the state. Mr Jossey Eze, Chairman […]

Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, has said it is facing an overwhelming influx of severely malnourished children in seven northern states at its medical facilities. A statement issued by the […]